Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
BY LINTON WELLS

through the green-trimmed branches.
The knife slashed at the parachute
harness and dropped to the ground.
Wildly, Jimmy tumbled on. to bring
up q second later, in one OF the lower
limbs, the chute like a white cloud.
enveloping him. He laughed. He was
unhurt.
A few seconds later he tumbled 20
the ground in the middle Of a. staring
excited crowd at the foot of the tree
ana felt his arm caught in a mastery
grip. The next he saw was the silver
shield of a New York policeman.
IF this amt disturbin' the peace.
show me what Is" he heard you'll
just come along, young Teller, and tel,
the judge what circus you're bally-
hooin' for"
Jimmy stared in stupefaction for
minute. Then he realized what the
words meant. He shook his head
too stunned to speak. OF course. It
was against the law to do this sort
Of thing Inside the city. He had for.
gotten.
Suddenly he smiled. "Correc..
chief he agreed "I1 GO TO any
Judge you say-only for two seconds
come with me. I've just landed IN
the L. S. A. and ! want to see IL I
have any friends left"
Without paying any particular AZ.
tention to whether the officer was az
his side or not. Jimmy broke away and
| ran toward the steps OF his club.
laughing, hysteriCal crowd carried
the policeman along in his wake. until
Jimmy Brandon was literally washed
up onto the steps Of the Hudson Club.
where willing hands carried him
inside.
After that, there was pandemonium.
The beWildered policeman was the
recipient of a years salary within 10
minutes. from joyful members who
had bet properly on the race. On
the shoulders of a dozen OF his friends
and scores more whom he knew
Jimmy was marched to the bullet in
board and there shown the notice az
his reinstatement as a member IN
justification of his act in having
struck his rival at the bar.
That was all that Jimmy remem-
bered. The hours of daylight remain
ing were a nightmare of extra editions
Of newspapers. with his name in head
lines, kilograms, cablegrams. te,e
phone calls and toasts.
II was only after he had been for
an hour in the Crane library. alone
and quiet with Billy and his sister,
that he Gained. Rogers. il seemed
had arrived 10 minutes after him and
| disappeared.
Wonder where he is?" Billy mur,
INJURED. Papers said he gave out a
statement that he's going to travel.
He is. l fancy" Jimmy replied.
| HONEYMOON.
HONEYMOON? The word came
simultaneously from the Inns Of the
two listeners. But I thought"
Billy began.
w.. .,,,;yo5 Hc Al = ,.V
just before | got TO Cherbourg He
flashed a quick look at Natalie. ITS
all off. old son. Races have nothing
to do with love; they're for supremacv
only. And women seem To love q
beaten man.
A little later when her brother
went QUITO mix much needed cock
tail. as he declared. Natalie crossed
pensively to the window and stood
looking out on the seething traffic of
the avenue.
Jimmy. just behind her. stiHed the
words that rushed TO his lips. He
| thought Of Northumberland
| his friend and OF that oree word At
the end Of Natale's message to him
Love"
"Why did you say that. Jimmy"
the girl murmured at last. THAT -
Races have nothing to do with love.
You were bitter?'
AT Frances YOU mean"
"At-anv one. What We're you
thinking of"
Jimmy hesitated Then he looked
up. "Of you. Natalie he said. "Of
YOU and-and Mai. BroadmOUv. And
the word with which YOU ended his
| telegram You see. Id almost for
| gotten that"
| She turned. smiling quietly. And
| if you knew that you were as foolish
as men sometimes are"
Jimmy took Il quick breath. Tel
me-
Natalie looked away II always
send love to Cecil. To his wife. too
| she's in Paris there. Didn't YOU know
he was married six months ago. while
he was teaching me to fly
Natalie
In the next instant. she was swept
/ tmpetuously into his arms Jimmy
had no need to ask more. He didn't
care. He knew. from her eyes. all he
needed to know.
The traffic of the avenue passed
UNDECIDED. the world which Jimmy
Brandon had just encircled. whirled
on unheeded. delicious silence
came. And when Billy Crane returned
with his cocktails. he swung about
gasped. and finished the three him
self. reiterating what he had at first
said-they, they were greatly needed.
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