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They discounted it easily by
simple proofs-nothing could have
happened to Lawson, Of course.
But Dick had the uneasy feeling
that they were waiting in sus-
pense, and were not as convinced
as they pretended.
Hello" said o'connor suddenly,
there's Carmichaeps car going to
the office. Come on-let's find
out IL there's any more news"
The three young men were
silent as they strobe across to the
flight office. The door was shut
Perez, standing outside, whispered
and shook his head.
wait till he gets through talk.
ing on the phone"
All at once the door opened.
Carmichael came out. He glanced
at the faces, then beckoned Dick
inside. Closing the door. he said:
Trent, you know the news.
Lawson hasn't reached Henshaw
Field-no sign of him. may
as well tell you he was carrying
a large shipment OF cash, over
two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. in fact. Take a plane and
cover the route once. Find out
what has happened and report to
me-
No time to call up Mary nowl
But action. with a sense OF vague
foreboding. whipped Dicks nerves.
He took OFF as quickly as posi-.
BILE, scanning the countryside. Elk.
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to her tone the conviction that
was not in her spirit. She wanted
to reach out and take his hand
in both hers-to touch his hair
as Iris had done one day. cts
worth trying, isn't it?''
They heard step and q voice
Snedden's. Mary turned about,
trembling. "she they're in the
library, Cosmo. This Is Mr.. Null
Iins.''
Danny greeted him stiffly, his
expression hard. Then Iris APP
peared from nowhere, linked her
arm through Snedden's with an
overdone intimacy ana led him
away.
so that's the guyr'
oh, listen, Danny know
what she told you. It's true. He
Is like one of the family. Iris has
dozens of friends, hosts OF themw
She was bit incohereIlt. The
sueer running down his face, blot.
ting out the nobility that had been
there beforel Why did Iris have
to do that? Selfish vain! "All
girls like her have men friends,
even the married ones: and some
OF them flirt q little. Don't you
see2 It doesn't mean anything"
But he did not see. He be-
longed to q class which divided
women into two groups; good wo-
men and others. And the good
women felt no interest in any
but the one man.
Nevertheless this girls sincerity
moved him; his eyes searched hers
and saw the tenderness they held,
the anxiety. He caught her hand
ana pressed 1t hard between his
palms.
eAll right If you say SO. You're
2 nice kid, Mary. don't get it
well" overpowered and stiIled
by the tumult of her feelings
she told herself it was not all
right. She was helping Iris
In her deceit. But for his sake.
Rather anything than he should
be hurt.
And what we were talking
about. Danny? You'1l think Of
that?"
He promised. It was long
afterward he remembered I h 8
promise had been made to Mary.
Not the beautiful girl of his
dreams, but the little brown one.
had begged him to go straight
and he had told her he would
think it over.
CTO BE Continued Monday
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fore. RI you're thinking Of going
straight =
Perhaps 1t had been In the
spook's mind. crowded back, shut
into the darkness of some mental
subcellar where It would be un.
likely to come popping up and
turn his life over. Il this were
true, the Captains question struck
down the bolts for a moment;
dazed look went over his face.
Go straight2s he muttered.
what then. Cap? Would you get
me a job?"
The officers jaws snapped again
and he scrutinized the Spook long
and searchingly. But in that clash
his own eyes dropned first. He
answered, "Come and see me when
you make up your mind.
Something Danny missed ii his
tone; maybe the Cap would not
believe him If he wanted to pull
OFT of the racket. Bulls were all
alike.
He found Clancy In the outer
OAA4IS dnA IAA0 LWO GSA1lCu Out IO-
gethers Danny disper a bit Of
discreet flattery.
You're a good bimbo for d, cop,
Tim. Should b. in line for promo
ton, eh?"
II should that, Danny, but it's
slow and others smarter nor my.
self"
Danny appeared to ponder, OBJ.
serving his friend. Would it help
did you bring in pinch7 A hoppy
with the stuff on him, say. and a
rod down his sock?"
Since when" demanded the
cop rather coldly, did you turn
stsol?'.
''Me2" The spook swore in a
rare and complete manner while
Clancy mumbled. 'Call me q
stool I'm telling you this snow
bird tried to croak me twice. y
want the mob T. get hinn?''
lis not like the SpoolS,'' said
the policeman slowly. "I mind
the day he'd settle that one quick
and call it self defense,
We'll, that day is past. Y
want the guy or don't you?D
Right you are, Danny" He
gazed after the slender figure
lodging its cratic way down the
street. Then he laboriously enter
ed memoranda in the little note.
book he carried in his cap.
The Captain had suggested
that dinner clothes might be
rented. Bloomburg, next to the
Emerald, kept astock on hand
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Search for Lawson When He
Fails to Arrive; Dick Finds
BODY and Burned Machine
WE StOru Thus Far:

On his first day in the Air Mail Service Dick Trent
doomed to disappointment. hecVy snoW storm
causes Carmichael the station superintendent to cancel
arrangements for Dicks first flight alone the
Rocky Mountains Suddenly the door opens. Old Rand
Oaer of the SERVICE and his daughter enter He has
on important letter for his SON. Dick offers to fly
through sOtb it, As the old hesGtes the daughter
says she believes Dick can get through the dangerous
pass Thrilled By her show of confidence Dick scars
into the still hearing the soft voice of the beautiful
fT-clad girl b. miracle Dick negOtGtes the nGTTo'o
pass through the Rockies Arrived at his destination ne
seeks Tommy Rand The address giveD him tmrns ont
to be gambling house. Dick refused entrance By
he enters finds Rand drinking and induces him to
ieave The letter government report of ceSare for
intorcaton Dick disobeyng regulations, flies Tommy
back to him from dismissal Carmichael sees them
land He threatens Dick 1Oth dismissal Called to RGdS
house. Dick hears praise for has soork from the Old Man
cd finds he is IN love aoith the daughter Meat day at
the field Dick tells Larson another aviator OF has sky
qDriting Snvention He Mary 90 up IN her plane
She loses landing Vheel Dick sGOeS her life by tytnO
straight for her IN the ar to prevent fatal crash
MGgs machine is 9Urecked but she is NhGrmed and Dick
Is hero.
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as best he could. He had feel
ing OF shyness about talking to
Mary Rand. He wanted to see
her more than anyone in the
world, and yet he felt oddly dis
turbed at the thought.
He had wandered down the field
to look at one Of the planes, when
suddenly Perez. the line chief,
came running toward him. The
latter was a wiry little man,
built like jockey, with a swarthy
Latin face. He knew his business
and knew 1t well. but he was sell
dom voluble. He was plainly
stirred by something now.
1.-THE superintendent says not to
leave the field he shouted to
Dick. "All the reserve pilots will
have to stay within call"
why? What's happened?"
Radio message just came
through. Lawson hasn't arrived.
He's probably down in the sticks.
Mr.. Carmichael is coming right
over from his house.
Lawson didn't arrive?" Dick
repeated, quickly.
But Perez had already gone.
making his way toward Car
michaeTs small trim house that
stood just outside the borders Of
the field.
Dick found Tim O'Connor, and
young HUMPHREYS. two Of the re-
serve pilots, in the hangout.
They had already heard the news.
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When finally lie started out
en his daily prowl, the Spook's
conduct would have puzzled any
body who knew him. He made
his usual stealtny progress. OBJ.
serving all the accustomed sud-
den crossings and quick turns.
But his destination was a strange
one for gentleman of his profess
sion: q low, neat building with
areen.globed lights on either side
the door and iron bars across the
windows at the rear. What the
sang called the "Precin't Sta
fioaa.'
He walked in debonairely
enough, nodding to various uni
formed ones who returned his
greetings in q friendly way. Cap
tain busy" he asked.
The Captain was not too busy TO
see Mr.. Mullins. Danny went in.
to q private office and accepted 3
long black cigar before he pulled
up a chair and settled himself
with a confidential air
You're the SWEETEST guy ! know,
Cap, he began with his winsome
grin. Fish-and-soup and all, see2
Its advice I'm needing now"
I've given you plenty Of that.
The Captain was on his guard.
sYeh. sure. But this is differ
ent. What want t'know, suppose
guy is invited out-class, get
me-? well, what's the scenery
Suppose you want to throw q lot
of high hat, see? Well?"
The Captains jaws came to-
getier with a snap. "Somee new
racket, Spook? You've got a nervep
sAll, can't you see it's on the
up and up3 Say. would ! come in
here tipping nay hand?"
hts seemed reasonable enough
even to the Captain; besides. ais the
Spook well knew, ne needn't take
. crooks word. Plenty Of ways to
check up. $3.50
So he explained the convention
Of the dinner jacket. And black
shoes, mind. And leave off those
sparklers. They're walking ad
for the tip and toss"
Say, Is that right?p Danny re-
moved the pin and ring and handed
them to the officer. Keep 'em
for me, Cap? What else?''
"Your new friends might won
Ger why you turn your hack to
the wall. They don't do it much
outside yegg circles. You going
20 this shindy heeled?"
"Ah. now, Cap"
What's got at you, Danny? Is
= -irl7 I've seen them fall be.
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Landing and reporting, he
strolled over to find Lawson up
and ready for his own run on
the Western route. Lawson was
smoking cigarette thoughtfully
Dick was already counting the
minutes. He would call the Rand
home about ten. 1t was now bare
ly five. A long time still. Lawson
was studying his face quietly.
Unexpectedly he said:
"Youngster,, we're pretty good
friends. I think might as well
tell you. I'm quitting the game"
Quitting the game? But why?"
Dick asked.
Lawson grinned. I'm getting
married" he said.
Dick stared. Quiet, straight.
faced old Lawson Never saying
q word. And getting married. It
had never occurred to Dick that
Lawson could be in love, too.
He had said nothing.
"But-but see here-why
should you quit the gamer"
"She wants me to. I've tried
to convince her there's no more
danger in flying for an expert
enced pilot than crossing a street.
and that most of the crashes are
those Of amateurs, playing around
without licenses or in condemned
planes. But she won't listen. You
know how 1t Is. So-I'm through"
Lawson was smiling, but his
eyes smiled as II at some one far
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NOu, Continue.
CHAPTER VI.

yHE two-day at the airport the opposite end of
Dicks seemed long to him indeed
More than once he regretted his hasty departure
without seeing Mary again, her father But he had
healthy discomfort at the thought Of their emotional graft
tude. He glad he had saved Marys life; that was
reward enough
But he-waned to her. and the time hung heavy.
During the interval he grew better acquainted with Tommy
Rand. That spoiled and kable youth seemed to have
learned nothing from his previous lesson He calmly adj
mitted that Duveens gambling house him every
ming and he expected to make big cleanup by system
his own There other and uglier rumors about
Tommy Of sordd loveaffairs that beevabe
enough. Women and Tommy found each other irresistible
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Gas From Garbage

BY process, and similar being
verified into household Enough gas
the domestic supply of population of 5000 produced from
sewage at Gross zieter.
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Why was Lawson murdered?
Read the next intriguing in
staIlRent Of THE SKY RAIDER
in this newspaper.
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The LIE Span

Prof Irving Fisher believes that $780, the average length
of life years. 194O SIS years; 1850 SO
$780, years In America the expectation OF life 50
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some time in the neighborhood
Of dawn. ana as It was fine
weather. he had no difficulty.
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It was on the early morning
run when Dick took off for his
home field. BY his calculations
he ought to reach his destination
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 Beginning at corner No l, whence U. $. L. M. No. 11O5 bears S. 75 deg. 5S min. 30 sec. W. 61.25 chains dis tant; thence E. 3.60 chains to corner No. 2; thence N. O. deg. 30 min. w 9.OO chains to No. 3; thence N 67 deg. OOmin. E 2.25 chains to corner No 4; thence north deg. 30 min. ". 2.53 chains to corner No. M. C. on the shore of Naknek River; thence by meanders along the shore of Naknek River from Corner No. Nj. c. as fol- lows:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-29

FERROUS depths that Is exclusively his
own.
The fingers of Honer's hand claweo
at his lips. Then he wavered and
grabbed again at the back OF the chair
He missed 1t and plunged headlong 10
the floor. There his body drew into 0
slow contortion, while his hands vaguely
fumbled at his breast.
Brainard sat stunned in his chair
What was this that he had done? Had
the man some vital weakness un-
guessed? it would Sc arcely be surprls-
ing. The very liquor such men nova
Such terror might easily rupture spent
heart. Suppose Jetfry Homer were
dead?
But It was not the idea that his re-
taliatory blow had had fatal issue
that made his own heart slow In lts
beating and then pound heavily Till the
pulse gurgled in his ears. 1t was not a
danger that his own hand In the
others fate might some time be de-
tected and traced by the same terrible
means he had used to strike. 1t was
not that he newly recognized the fact
that his grasp of world sway committed
him to violence as a constant future
factor in his life. 1t was the certainty
that he had crudely bungled by under
estimating the very forces with which
he dealt. Had he sealed the very lips
he meant to open? Had he forever
buried the madly coveted secret that
lay only in those ridiculouSly cloth
covered dials, and in this one MANS
brain?
Another thought swept in upon him
Here was something out Of reach OF the
Vicarion! Out of reach! He had sud-
denly touched boundary of his power
the power he had begun to think was
limitless. With all the mighty range Of
his multiplied sense he was still bound
within the little six-square realm Of
three dimensions.
But all men were SO bound-al
things And the thing that had newly
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and another had already begun. The
door was Open Was some one about
to return? Brainard's gaze fastehed
upon 1t and his ears strained for sounds.
He heard a step scuff on the gravel
outside-outside on that mountain path,
20 miles away. four hours ago. A man
appeared, carrying In his hands a green
automobile robe. which he was shaking
out, as il he had just taken 1t from a
car. 1t concealed his face monlentarily.
Then he lowered it. lie was jerry Bal
/ lard of the late Complete Illusions
Moving spirit of defunct monopoly.
Behind him came his partner in his
creaSeleSs clothes. These twu-in an
obscure. rough mountain cabin. at mid
night, according to his timing. III 0byi-
Gus relation TO the affairs of the man
who had tried to hold kadley Brainard
| In his pOWerl
They bent over Homer together-Bal-
lard ON his knees. Mortimer leaning
stiffiy with one hand OH the table
Ballard put fingers on the PROSTATE
mans breast and shook his head.
Hes drought" he said aloud.
Mortimer swore softly, smoothly. po-
lltely. i'll voice which had probably
never raSped in his life
| Ballard spread the robe. The two
pushed and rolled the body upon It,
| Then they faced each other.
We'll" said Mortimer. this fellow
won't build Brainard condenser for
us now
Somebody else WILL" returned Bal
| lard
You think he-1ust died naturally?
| He's not marked?"
mot SO far as saw in looking him
over. Wen have him pretty we'll eX-
amined. But looks to me like case
Of heart collapsed you call that nat
ural death He was probably all shot
up with dissipation. strong as he looked
Natural enough with his sort"
| Mortimer stood still. looking down at
! the body. After moment he shook his
! head Sliohtlv, Now we'll have to open