Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

BeIuchi king and the fact that he seemed TO
want to help me- anything might have hap
pened. But he guarded me day and night
during the three days I was down there. and
think owe my safety to him and his kind
ness
not awake until o'clock, just before the sun
came up. I got my tools up and started to
take Of the broken propeller.
The old king pointed to the mountains and
gave me TO understand that he going
over there, but that he would be back later.
So I carried on with the work, cleaning the
engine Of my machine. which was covered with
sand, with my toothbrush. cleaned the
carburetor and spark plugs, put on the new
propeller and started the engine.
TO my bitter disappointment, it was quite
impossible to take of from the heavy
sand. The wheels dug themselves in deeper
and deeper right up to the axies, and realized
that would never be able to get away from
the heavy sand-not without proper labor,
rope and planks Then I felt very miserable.
The up and the heat began to
become unbearable, and 1 had to take refuge
again under the fuselage.
In about an hour the old chiftain returned
with sheepskn full of water and dates. These
dates were not good dates and made me very
sick. But drank the water and was CRATE
full for it.
7 pointed toward the horizon and said to
information from him regarding the savage
to whom had given my message but he only
looked blankly at me. He did not seem to
understand.
I began to fear that perhaps the man had
not taken my message. AS a matter of fact
found out afterward that it took him 38 hours
to walk to Jask and it was only on the evening
of the second day that he reached the little
cable station and delivered my note to the
political officers door
They had 10 organize their party, obtain pro-
visions for the week and a small sailing boat
and this took considerable time. and they only
left at midnight on the evening of the second
night. It took them IS hours fighting against
the wind, to reach the spot where had come
down.
In the meantime about IL O'Clock on the
second day, saw smoke the horizon and
turning to the Beluchi. I cried, "Anglais
Anglsis." They seemed to understand and ran
with me down to the seashore, about quarter
Of q mile from where the aeroplane had come
down. waved my handkerchief and felt like
Robinson Crusoe the desert island as these
ships steamed along They were the British
warships which had been sent TO scout the
Persian Sea.
To my bitter disappointment they just slowly
passed along the Persian Gulf and disappeared
on the distant horizon. They were looking for
me and the wreckage OF my aeroplane in the
sea, and did not realize that I would have
come down on that lonely spot on the gulf
AS they disappeared realized that my last
hope was gone and returned to the aeroplane,
heartsick and respondent.
A BOUT that time the Beluchis got very
anxious, and kept pointing TO the noun
tains, making gestures with their knives at
their threats, saying Rupee rupee" They
put my money inside the cockpit and tried to
coyer it up with a cushion, I realized that
they we're trying TO explain that they feared
something from the nlonntsips, and then r
remernbered the tales i had been told about
the brigands and how ttiey took atf those who