The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-02-12
Found Her Lover
in the Sky
By RUBY GRUBER
"N1AY | see Jimmy Dalton, the
pufafn,. VIII s,,i, Il

lNI aviator who was injured?
Betty Randell stood before the desl
: In the wide hospital corridor.
Il am sorry, but Mr.. Dalton cal
have no VISITORS spoke the atten
dant.
rs he seriously injured?" Bett.
asked anxiously, her eyes fast fill
ing with tears.
The kind gray-haired woman a
the desk hesitated, her voice sym
: pathetic as she spoke. "Mr. Daltor
is in the operating room. | have
no later report than that. If yor
would care to wait, will call you.
. THANKS. | will wait" Bett.
J walked slowly to the door of the
waiting room.
! She crossed the Threshold ant
sat down near the door. Directly
across from her sat a man. He
wore a leather coat, and Betty's
eyes wandered to the leather car
with chin strap, lying on the
Itable-a fellow flyer, waiting tc
hear about Jimmy, her numbed
brain reasoned.
you have heard from Jimmy
Dalton?" The voice of the young
aviator startled her. She glanced
up. He was advancing across the
room with swift strides to the kind
old lady from the desk who was
standing in the doorway.
Not yet" She smiled and went
back to the desk.
You know Jinmy?" timidly ven
tured Betty.
Hes my pal and what a
pail oh, God | hope he comes
out of it" The weather-tough-
ened face of the aviator was rigid,
as he elinched his hand over the
arm of the chair.
You know him?' he turned to
the girl.
Yes Betty answered.
Jimmy ever speak of Zip? !.
that's what he always called me-"
No, | | 3. might as we'll
tell you, | never heard him speak
only saw him :. :"
"What do you mean?n inter-
rupted Zip. you mean YOU are
one of those aviator worshipers?
Jimmy is pretty much of a grand
stand fellow, but | didn't know he
had a fan following. OF course.
you are not just one of the mob
of goofy hero-worshipers Jim
my knows your"
why yes he sent me mes
sages oh. I might as we'll tell
you all of it,"
Not unless you want to-" Zip
tried to appear unconcerned.
u do want to. You see. teach
school up in the plains, and every
morning as | was walking to
school, a plane passed. Well. one
morning the pilot leaned over and
waved at me. OF course, ignored
it, as I should. A few mornings
later, he dipped low in front of me
away down to the trees and
dropped the morning paper.
For a week he dropped the pa.
pers regularly; then one morning
a tiny parachute came floating
down, and the most lovely roses
were in the little basket! Candy.
more flowers followed
Every morning. something differ
emf F. and all so lovely |"
"And you learned to love him?"
asked Zip, his gaze lingering on
the troubled little face.
Il guess | do | don't even
know what he looks like he
always had on goggles and he'll
met"
Jimmy is a handsome chap"
admitted Zip.
HE is wonderful He often
wrote poems and stuck them in the
lowers. or marked a funny joke in
paper, and one time he wrote:
| laughed at this; hope you do.
,oo.'"
THAT was an idea" Zip grinned.
He always signed his poems. j.
D. Then, one morning the plane
passed, but he didn't wave. | won
Tered about it all day, and then
hat night old Doctor Martin
passed, coming out from Hicks
'urg. He stopped in at the farm
house for supper, as is his habit,
md in his argument against avia-
ion, he spoke of a flyer having a
lad crash that morning. | called
he hospital. and learned the name
# the flyer was Jimmy Dalton"
Mr.. Dalton is resting very we'll.
nut the doctor says no visitors to-
lay.
His wife is with him now" the
indy old lady smiled and left
hem.
His wife?" Betty was dumb
"Sure, Jimmy's married. Got
oy four years old" Zip admitted.
"Oh, why what must you
hink of me !" Betty pulled her
at down over her eyes to hide
ne trace of tears. She must get
ut of herel
i think you are adorable: and
pom close inspection you look bet
er than my fondest dreamsw Yin
as now standing before her, and
wing to take her in his arms.
"Are you mad? Go awayr She
ushed him with all her might.
Mad about YOU You see, dear,
Iy name is Jack Drake, so why
1ouldn't sign my poetical efforts '
/. DIP"
"Oh, go away! | hate you (. .
nd your j. Dis and Jimmy and
Betty sobbed.
yesterday morning I was re- k
eyed by new pilot. as all the
en- familiar with the country