Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-07
The Once Over
Copyright. 1929. by The Associated Newspapers)
FIRST WEEK OUT ON III NEW-YEAR'S
RESOLUTION FLIGHT

CIn the Byrd Expedition manner.)

lin the Byrd Expedition manner)
Wei, here we are somewhere above the first week
in January and all trying to hold our attitudes, al
though it is no easy matter, I can tell you. Every
time I feel like abandoning the trip I just turn to
Gus willpower-good old Willpowerl-and he gives
me new courage. I don't know what ! would do
without him. We took off on this flight. as you
know, New-Year's eve, determin TO stay UP at least
six months, but we had no idea what hardships It
would involve.
Before we had been up twenty-four hours we had
encountered terrific obstacles. Directly ahead we saw
enormous Mount Tobacco and just beyond them the
formidable Cocktail Range mentioned by others who
tried to do what we are doing. We are all pretty
| well shaken. Dannie Conscience and Freddie Deter
mination-I call him Grim Determination-ar
busy taking observations. What would I do with
out them?
Unable to scale Mount Tobacco and dangerous
Cocktail Range, We turned east and just when we fig
ured We had clear sailing what should loom up ahead
but Thriftless Glacier-old Thriftless-which has
been the grave Of so many New Year resolutions fly
ers! I called to Charlie Courage, but 1t was I'M
necessary. as he had seen the danger and was toss
ing out the ballast! What a mani Over went four
sacks OF our very best intentions and two barrels Of
promises we had made to mother and the girls.
We were then up 5000 feet and going good, al
though It was pretty misty and II seemed to me the
motor kept hunming what's the use? What's the
use?" Suddenly right in our path we saw another
enormous mountain range. 1t was the famous Glut-
tony Range. Mount Intemperance doomed just be-
hind it and looking down We saw We were over the
great ice-pack known as Backsliders Land. We had
to act quickly. I looked around for Willpower, but
he had swooned. Dear old Wilpower- He means
well, but he doesn't seem to have the stamina.
sss
I called quickly to Determination-good old Grim
but he vas nowhere to be seen. Climbing back. I
saw he was missing. He had jumped out OF the
plane. I was now without two OF my most valuable
assistants. Should I attempt to go on or turn Tor
home and make a landing, admitting the flight to be
a failure? It was a terrible moment. I resolved to
ask Charlie Courage. wonderful old Charlie! He
would know. "What1l I do?" I called. Il don't
know what you are going to do. but my minds made
m" he answered. leaping overheard. too, and taking
my last twelve bales Of resolutions with him.
THE TEST
rs this real scotch?" asked Cavendish Qurp, the
careful scofflaw.
"Lissen," confided the b~ootlegger who had been
reading Of the activities off New London, Il got 1t
right out Of a coroner's inquest"
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RECENTLY no changes we're voted in football rules for
1880. In other words, the game will continue to be
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