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droning or laundering engines
rose on the air where mechanics
warmed up the big birds of the
mail service. Only in the fligh
office itself a light family showed.
Dick knocked and entered. Car
michael was sitting at his desk, a
cigar between his teeth and the
copy of an illustrated French
magazine in his hands.
Well, youngster, what are you
doing here?" he asked in his in
dolent though pleasant voice. His
eyes were humorous. but with
wrinkles of lazy Indifference in
their corners.
i've come to ask you, sir, if
you'll let me fly the east run to-
night. It's my first assignment.
I've no objection to your COM
hitting suicide" said Carmichael
cheerfully. Naturally that's your
affair. But don't expect me to
lend you one of Old Man Rand's
planes to do it in"
But listen-L know that I"
Look at this one," Carmichael
interrupted, holding up the mag
aZine, with a full page drawing of
a slim and sensuous figure, wear.
ing stockings and a picture hat.
do you read French? 1t says
underneath"
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From that time there had never
been any question about Dicks
career-either in his mind or in
any one else's. He had gone
straight to the Army Cadet
School, specializing in pursuit
work. He flew with that uncanny
skill which seems instructive and
which men bring to the callings
which they love. After gradual
ton. he had obtained a pilots
license, and headed straight, for
the Air Mail.
A movie and a magazine put
the day behind Dick in the Western
city where the airport was sit
uated Toward darkness he re-
turned to the field, but with lit
tie hope. The storm had indeed
increased. 1t drove sharp flakes
against his face stingingly, and
under foot several inches had set
tied. Above there was a profound
gloom, impossible to penetrate.
Even the lights OF the field
seemed to stream out feebly when
he had reached the airport, and
the great rotating beacon made a
futile attempt to send its warning
signal outward through the cur
tain of snow.
Lawson had gone; everyone had
gone. The hangers We're white,
ghostly, and silent. No sound of
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You're a crazy kid" he said.
you'd think this was your only
chance to fly the mail. You'll
have plenty Of chance-dont
worry
Il know, but l wanted to take
this trip tonight. 1 don't mind
the storm. I would show Car.
michael what I could do. I'd get
through all right
when you've flown as long AS
]. have" said Lawson somberIy,
You won't be so sure of what
you can do. Why. over your
route, if this snow continues.
there won't be a two hundred
foot ceiling. And when you come
to the pass, The Trap, 1 mean.
If you don't see two blinkers in
line, you're out Of luck. In this
weather you couldn't see even
one light" .-
give done blind flying. I'd go
by my instruments"
Lawson laughed good-naturedIy,
as his level eyes took in Dicks
eagerness, his almost pleading de-
sire to run the risk.
We'll, sit tight then, boy, and
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said quickly.

Captain, why don't you let me
try it," Dick blurted out.
What Carmichael might have
answered was left unsaid. There
came a knock at the door. 1t
swung open. Dick saw the lights
of a car, and on the threshold two
figures in furs. powdered with
snow
They came into the room, and
Carmichael rose, smiling with sud.
den cordiality. In flying in
slant Dicks eyes surveyed the
short, thick.set man who had en-
tered. and knew him. Old Man
Rand! Old Man Rand, himself
The veteran of the air mail, the
impassioned believer in its destiny,
a strong man and yet q kind one.
His bushy eyebrows moved and
twitched; he spoke in gruff,
growing voice as If to disguise
his own kindness. but there was
no doubling the sincerity of those
frosty blue eyes.
The other newcomer was girl,
slim under her furs. She came in
delicately, gracefully. smiling a
little, and Dick had a sudden i'm
preston of someone who was very
happy. who liked life and the
world and the people in it.
Then he did not look at Old
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Thrilling Mystery Story Le Love and Danger in the Air MAJ
Carries Letter for Owner Of
Field Whose Daughter
Believed in Dicks Ability
To Get Through

IT know that. I've had fifty
hours of blind flying in the
Army"
Rand looked at Carmichael AMI
Carmichael shook his head slow
ly. Then the girl stepped for
ward. She came close to Rand,
and a little affectionate move
ment, and put her hand under
his arm,
Father, I think he's right.
Somehow 1 think he could do it.
There was long pause. while
Dick waited. Then, Old Man
Rand thrust his hand into the
pocket of his coat, drew out a
letter, and handed it to Dick.
When can you start?"
Twenty minutes, sir" Dicks
voice was sharp with excitement.
Right! Good luck"
>. He was going. he was going! He
found himself out on the field,
pushing through the binding snow,
towards the hangers. Suddenly
something touched him. and he
turned. Breathlessly, Old Man
Rand's, daughter had come run
ming after him.
You will see that he gets that
letter." she said quickly. Even
Tiff you have to look him up
my brother, Tom, l mean"
I'm pu, it in his hands myself"
said Dick.
Thank you" Her voice was
very soft. Then she turned.
Ten minutes later Dicks plane
found its voice with a sudden roar.
Dick climbed into the cockpit and
began to warm up the engine.
There were risks and dangers be-
fore him. But now they were
doubly worth while. Above the
thunder of the motor at this mo-
ment of starting, there seemed to
whisper still the low voice of a girl
who had thanked him, who trusted
him to take the mail through.
The m, MICS pulled the blocks.
He reached for the throttle
pushed it open.
He was off on his first mail
flight!
Copyright, 1929. by King Features
syndicate, IncD
Does Dick negotiate the danger
Gus pass? Read "The Sky II ider"
i'm this newspaper tomorrow.
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thought; later it was apparent
that she avoided. his eyes.
The girls started upstairs to-
gether but Junior called from the
hall below.
Hey. sis; come on, now" And,
when Iris paid no attention, "Oh,
very we'll. Just as you say
wait, Mimi in a frightened
whisper. The girl ran back to her
brother, talking in a low tone. pro-
testing fiercely. But he answered,
loudly enough. "a hundred or
nothing, old lady. And make it
snappy."
But Junior
"Ill wait right here-but not for
long. Guess it's worth a century,
isn't it? Or shall l call Dad?"
mo! Oh" Iris brushed past
her cousin who followed mechan-
ically-dashed into her room and
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maybe the weather will change.

maybe the weather will change.
It's some time yet before night
From Carmichael himself, the
carelessly ironic superintendent,
Dick had no better satisfaction;
and he wandered off to wait as
patiently as he could.
Dick Trent had been born in
an air generation. Years before,
he had spent the ten dollar bill
his Aunt Martha had sent him
on his fifteenth birthday for a
ride in an ancient plane that
crashed on its very next flight.
His father had found out where
the money had gone. and had
stormed, His mother had wept.
Dick had looked properly penitent,
and two weeks later had done 1t
all over again.
He had been drawn to the air
as if by instinct. and could no
more resist the call Of flving than
a future Hamlet could have kept
away from a local stock company
performance.
So in the end. his father ceased
storming. and even his mother
ceased to weep, but instead
watched him with a smile of
happy pride, and some wonder at
this strange. happy-go.lucky boy
who was her son.
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ILLS was MdILcI LUZ CAuAGoLIN
Dick was young enough to ex.
ult. He had been signed on by
the Rand Air Transport Company
the previous week; he had been
sworn in by the Postoffice De-
partment, and he had flown the
route as a passenger by day and
by night. And all the time he
had been waiting to win his
wings in his first mail flight
alone.
And now this storm.
He had the news soon enough.
AS he approached the flight Of
flee he saw Lawson, an older
pilot who had taken him under
his wing since his arrival at the
field. Lawson had just come out
Of the radio shack. above which
the wind snarled through the
swaying antennae wires.
"AN off for tonight If this keeps
on" Lawson said.
What does Carmichael say?"
Dick asked. Captain Carmichael
was the superintendent Of the big
field.
He says he doesn't see any use
in committing suicide
Dick greaned and the older
man gave short laugh.
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Then there was an afternoon
when Iris disappeared with no
explanation and came in for
dinner excited ard triumphant
and with the curiously furtive
atmosphere Mary had sensed in
her cousin after meetings with
Danny Mullins.
"She'S seen him." flashed
through Mary's mind. And she
pictured a brief, clandestine con-
tact between Iris and a tall boy.
nervous and fearful. bounded by
the police.
She forgot this. however, in
Juniors strange behavior. He
flashed a malicious look at his
sister across the table and kept
grinning in a sardonic way
throughout the long meal. Iris
stared at first. defiantly as Mary
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CHAPTER 81

AAANAS DAt@NLhAAAStAlSA
CHAPTER 81
Mary had wondered what Danny
Mullins, would do now that the city,
so far as she knew, was empty
swept of his kind. She never
guessed, of course, how simple
their problem was.
Toward the end Of the week be-
fore her visit to Long Island, the
telephone at Mystery Place sum-
moned the Spook and the caution
with which he answered dropped
away when he heard ORourke's
rasp.
20. K, Danny. Pull out safer
noon"
"Yeh? That on the up and down,
Spike?"
So once again the overcrowded
bridge and along the Albany Post
road, loaded with eight. sail silent,
wary-eyed caps pulled low. Danny
all the city had been glad to get
out of town but now he was
glad to get back. After all the
city, beginning to rise before
them in column-like structures
and canyon streets, was his own;
he was a much a Fart of 1t as
the very stones of the pavements.
1t was true that certain mat
ters would have to be taken up
and disposed of and he had ali
indOlent distaste for doing this.
Existence had grown contradic-
tory, someway; he wished nightly
that he could hide away with his
books for time and let the
world jog by.
Still his life was not worth a
nickel-not a plugged nickel-with
Coky Jones at large, packing a
grievance and gun. Better let
Spike frame Coky-let the stir
bug take the bump and have it
over with. Yet his mind kept
shying off from this; he was dis
turbed by queer sort of loyalty.
If there had been some other
manner of putting Coky out of
the way than by calling in the
organization they feared and
hated-the police-he'd have been
more acquiescent.
In the end he stopped think
ing about the matter. put it aside
for another time. And as days
went on he continued to do this
and the danger he had feared dog
ged his steps.
He was not going to see Iris.
The satin feel Of her as she lay
against him when he had carried
her out of the lake creDt along
his arms; the thought Of her cool.
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sound alcohol gave it. "C'mon in,
sweetness"
Through the dimness Mary saw
Nell give the boy a glance aston
ishing for the swift judgment 1t
held. mo fun in that. big boy.
Whyn't You come and see me?
You know where I hang out"
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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CHAPTER 80

CHAPTER 81
Nell Cody-Nell, of O'Rourke's
resort, in the Harlem tenderloin
sneaking into the avenue-oh,
well, the streets were free!
Nell of the wilted green chiffon.
the smouldering eyes, spying upon
the Ring mansion. Why?
What did she expect to SEQ
there? Was she waiting for some.
one she wished to confront? Some
one she had 1t in her mind to
accuse, denounce?
In that case would she have
tried to hide-make herself only
line of shadow against the tai!
stone gatepost? Mary asked this
question as she slipped behind an
arbor vitae. What would Nell do
when the person for whom she
waited appeared? Swayed by swift
terrible impulses as Mary believed
her to be, would she jerk up a
gun and fire?
Get under the hedge-bring
someone from the garage-the
chauffeur's big feilow-hurry-''
Thus thought the girl who
watched the spy. But step fell
on the pavement then and Junior
doomed in the dusk.
Not for him Nell waited. max.
ing as if she were about to walk
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on. But he recognized her, caught
her arm with a laugh.
Hello, sweetness. What you do
ing here?"
"Waitin' for a bus" GIow quick
she is" thought Mary. "Or did she
have that planned?')
You live here?" asked Nell.
Nowhere else" He swayed a
little and his voice had the soapy
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without DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pep
sin, and IL you will once start using
1t you will also always have a bottle
handy for emergencies.
1t is particularly pleasing to
know that the most of 1t is bought
by mothers for themselves and the
children, though Syrup Pepsin is
just as valuable for elderly people.
All drug stores have the generous
bottles.
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Dick Trent Makes Air Mail;
Binding Storm Lends
Added Danger to Rocky
Mt. Pass
CHAPTER I

WHAT morning Dick Trent had jumped out of bed
whistling But his whistle had died away when he
- glanced out of the window of the mail pilots hangout
and noted with avaors eye the grey winter skies and
their omnous suggestion Of storm.
His fears were justified when he stepped out of doors.
Snow the Slow settling of blizzard had already be-
gun fall and the wind edded in reacheous gusts above
the hangers
It was to be Dicks first day active service for the air.
mail he had been scheduled take off that very night
his maiden flight the 350me east through the
Rocky Mountains
Flyng-that was no experience, unfamiliar ad-
venture to Dick Trent but flying for the airmai
member of the dramatic service in all the world
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on Long Island. Iris gave her
no confidence, yet she felt sure
her cousin was seeing Mullins
almost daily.
Then, looking out idly, she saw
a girl lurking before the house
in the October twilight. Waiting,
watching for someone
Mary was curious enough to slip
into the garden, where she could
see better.
The girl was Nell Cody.
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Harvesting the Winds

Winds that the summit Mt Etna be hanessed
to light Of the worlds powerful beacons million
candle power light that will guide pilots the Mediterranean
sir routes.
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LOndOn's LOftiest Dwellings,

Blocks of flats high making them the ofest
dwellings in London to be built North London Three
admit the change
but will be or 5000 the SITE
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} began to shake bank notes from
a small, beaded bag.
The blackmailer!" she spat out
through white lips. The dirty
little blackmailer"'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-11

In the singles sweepstakes at the Illinois,
S. Smith, a member of the Grotto League,
p eT prz S Winners Wi'R were Of ISL
Sheehan, 671; Barrett $40: Nieman, 662;
Bollinger, $50; Blanford, $50, and Logue
$50. One hundred and twenty-six rolled
in tI7ic r7aat
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Capital City TO Be Repre-
Sented in Last Race
for Title.
ANDERSON GOES DOWN
Arsenal Five Decisive Win
ner in Regional.
BY DICK MILLER

INDIANAPOLIS basketball fans
L. looked forward to the /. H. S.
A. A. state final tournament today
with considerably more interest
than they ever have before. For
once, they feel they have a real
threat for the crown.
Technical high school now is
ranked as one Of the topnotchers in
the state. That was decided con-
clusively with the decisive victory
of the Techmen over Anderson in
the regional tournament final game
Saturday night 27-21.
Whether it has been a "jinx' or
superiority, Alva Stages teams al
ways have been able to repulse any
efforts made by indianapolis teams
in the way of basketball progress.
Saturday night, Tim Campbell,
clever coach of the Tech team, sent
a five on the floor at Anderson that
was superior, more brainy and mas
ter of the fray throughout the en-
tire game. The game was not five
minutes old until every judge of
basketball was certain of the out
come.
A Wiry youth named Davis was
through the Anderson defense in a
hurry and Tech was in the lead.
Jack Hill, the rangy center of the
locals, added three points and Low
cry crashed down the floor for two
more in the opening half and Tech
led, 11-8. The Anderson points were
accounted for by four shots by Eut-
Ter and Hunt and field goals by
Wood, Sadler and Winship.
Miller boosted the local score one
point from the free throw line and
it remained there while Butler and
Winship sank field goals that tied
the score. Anderson jumped into
a momentary lead when Crocker
sank a foul and Butler another field
goal, but Miller and Lowery looped
in field goals. That ended Ander-
sons hopes.
1t was a strong Anderson team
that Tech completely whipped. 1t
was an Anderson team that many,
including the writer, had a feeling
would win, but Tech clearly out
played the Indians. Every man on
the Technical team executed his
part to the last letter and not one
excelled the other in brilliance. Sat-
urday night it was machine!
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Irish
Get Set for
Chicago Meet
Cathedral, Again Crowned
State Catholic Champs,
Prepare for National.

The Cathedral high school net
team, state champions for the sec
ond consecutive year began pre-
paration today for the National
Catholic meet at Chicago next week.
Coach Joe Deinhart planned on CIV
ing his team a rest the early part
of this week to keep them from 60
ing stale.
Saturday night Cathedral sailed
through Central Catholic of Fl
Wayne in easy fashion and won
1872 in the final game of the state
tourney. The upstaters were held
scoreless from the field, so tight was
the Irish defense and counted only
twice from the free toss line.
In addition to winning the state
title, the local team also was hon
ored when Leo Gallagher, popular
little floor guard, was unanimously
chosen the outstanding player and
awarded the Albert G.. Feeney medal
for being the most valuable player
to his team.
The real test overcome by Cathe-
dral in winning the title came Sat-
urday afternoon when they defeat
ed Washington, 23-11. The down
staters really had a we'll balanced
and powerful team, one that Cathe-
dral feared but repulsed deeiSively.
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BY BERT DENNY
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, March 11.-Enlivened
by war between two promoters
who are striving for leadership, box
ing interest in Chicago has become
so intense that the city looks for
ward to eclipsing New York as a
fight center.
Taking advantage of the greatest
ring interest Chicago has shown
since the sport was legalized three
years ago, Promoters Paddy Har-
mon and Jim Mullen have started
their "big year" plans by scheduling
three leading fights for this month.
Tuesday night, Mullen will have
Tom Heeney battling Otto Won
Porat. March 25 he sends Jackie
Fields against Young Jack Thomp-
son. On March % Harmon will
open his new Chicago stadium with
a Interchangeable title bout be-
tween Champion Tommy Loughran
and Mickey Walker.
The opening of the stadium will
give Chicago supremacy in indoor
seating capacity. The building will
seat between $4,000 and 10000. Null
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The Silver Flash Ladies' team journeyed
to Louisville KY, Sunday and defeated
the Louis and Mitchell JewelrY team of
that city by a score of 2,410 to 1882. The
feature of this match was the consistent
work of the Flash girls, all members get
ting about the same number of pins. These
teams will roll return match here
Anril Il
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Complete Regional Scores

AT COLUMBUS
Columbus, 43; Greensburg, 81.
Franklin, 20 Holton, TO-
Columbus, 30; Franklin. II, (FinaI.
AT FIT WAYNE
South Side, 81; Biufton. IT.
Berne, %; Milford, 27.
South Side, 40; Berne, II. (Finap.
AT GARY
Brook. %: La Porte. 16
Horace Mann, "a; Valparaiso. ID.
Horace Mann, 81; Brook, 10. (FinaD.
At LAFAYETTE
Frankfort, ST; Freeland Park. IT.
West Point. "a; Monticello, -.
Frankfort 10; West Point, 16. (FinaD.
AT LOGANsPORT
Logansport. AZ: Wabash. IS.
Peru, "a; Delphi, 49,
Logansport, So; Peru. g. (FinaD.
AT. MARION
Huntington. 81; Portland. 10.
Kokomo. 49, Paramount, II.
Kokomo, 81 Huntington. 10. (FinaD.
AT BIISHAWAKA
Winimac. 25; Akron. 3d.
Goshen, 81; South Bend, Is.
W1nimac. 81; Goshen. 10. (FinaD.
AT MUNCIE
Muncie. &c; Winchester. 20.
MiddletoWn, 35; Mt. Comfort, 25.
Muncie, 80; Middletown, 49, FINAL.
AT RUSHVILLE
Rushville, %; Aurora. ID.
Connersville, 80; Hagerstown 90
Rushville, 81; Connersville, %. (Fina)
AT VINCENNES
Linton, 81: Graysville, g.
Vincennes, 20; Mt. Olympus, r.
Vincennes, II; Linton, r. (Finar.
AT WASHINGTON
Tell City, 81; Spurgeon. 20.
Washington, 10; Central (EvansviIle). 6
Washington, 81; Tell City. IL. tFinaD
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Trio of Important Fistic Scraps
Are Billed in Chicago This Month
Won Porat Meets Tom Heeney Tuesday Night Loughran-
Walker and Fields Thompson Matches Attractive

len can seat only about 1000 in
the Coliseum.
Harmon is so confident he will
pack the stadium with his Walker
Loughran fight that he is paying
nearly 100000 to the boxers.
He virtually is putting on two
headliners. In addition to the title
fight he will have Leo Lomski and
fluffy Griffith, two of the leading
light heavyweight contenders.
A recent action of the National
Boxing Association may make Null
lens Fields-Thompson bout a title
fight. The association ordered Joe
Dundee, welterweight champion to
sign to defend his title by March
81 or forfeit the crown. The order
contained the cryptic message that
in event Dundee does not comply
the association will recognize the
winner of a Fields Thompson bout
as champion.
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CadLe Ring Card
Nearly Complete

Promoter Jimmie McLemore
nearly has completed his weekly
boxing card to be staged Friday
night at Cadle tabernacle. He ex-
pected today to secure a suitable
opponent for Tommy O'Brien, lat,
for the feature scrap of ten rounds.
Freddy Myers, this city, opposes
Ed Provance, Wabash, Ird., in the
six" each weighing 40. frankie
Jones, 1862, Indianapolis, meets K. o.
Branam, 1855, Louisville, over four
rounds and Herb Newkirk, 1856, Law
renee, Ind, takes on K. o. Brown,
TT Harrison, for the same distance.
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WRIGHT is RECOVERING

Bg United Press
CLEARWATER, Fla, Marcl IL
Glenn Wright star shortstoplf the
Brooklyn Robins, is expectedto be
able to resume training in a vek or
ten Gays, according to word revived
here from Miami, where he Wnt to
have his injured arm treated v DR..
Cecil Ferguson.
Wright's case was diagnosd as
torn muscles in his right shdlder.
President John Heydler of til Ma
tional League was due here toay on
his tour of the training cams.