Evening star., 1933-09-04
PUPPY LOVE
gKlma Sioux Scmbery


KILLED him-I hope"
Then all consciousness left Mary.
Fulton Slater opened the door lead
ing from the control cabin. But the
AL set" that he intended to call
through the deafening roar froze on
his lips. In few minutes the de luxe
plane had been turned into shambles.
Draperies were torn from the win
dows, covers from the seats. Bags were
scattered everywhere. And In q heap
in the middle lay Curt Little, blood
oo1ng from o cut on his head. Slater
stared about frantically. Suddenly he
galvanized into action and leaped
to Curt to feel his heart. It was still
beating. So he ran from the ship, yell
ing for help. The private airport was
a long distance from the house. Slater
ran as fast as his legs would carry him.
calling as he ran.
Mrs. Binney heard him from her
private cottage. The housekeeper hur-
ried to the porch. Slater waved to her
wildly.
Get a doctor and the police and
come quickly. Something has happened
to Mr.. Little"
Mrs Binney nearly swooned, but the
thought of Mr.. Little in trouble brought
Qer 10 ner senses.
GO back" she called to Slater. I'll
get doctor and help at once. sir"
Slater ran back to the ship. Again
It beat slowly. He put a cushion un-
der Curtis head, and was alarmed when
more blood oozed from gaping wound
at the side. If it were skull frac-
ture, it mesnt-murder. Frantically he
rushed to cut OF the motor Of the ship.
How had it happenec-and who had
done x? 1t was certainly mystery.
A fcH minutes before Curt Little had
introduced him to his bride-to-be And
now-she was gone and Little might be
dying Soon Slater saw Mrs. Binney
and her husband running toward the
field. At the sane time he heard a
police ambulance clamoring madly up
tn. driveway.
The ambulance reached the plane
first. A vhite-coated inferno and a
policeman leaped out The officer yelled
to Slater:
Whats going on here?"
curt Little has been hurt"
Slater realized then that he was In
trouble himself. The officer gave him
a hasty glance full of meaning as he
took in the condition Of the plane and
the injured man on the floor.
"Hurt-was he? You mean mur-
dered. don't you?"
The inferno came in behind the po-
liceman. He took one look and rushed
out. In q moment Slater saw that a
stretcher was at the door. The inferno
motioned curtly:
Help me with thiSman. There's no
time to wait for his doctor. He may
not live till We get him to the hos
pital"
Mrs Binney tried to force her way
in, but the officer pushed her back.
She was weeping historically. When
Slater started to follow Curt into the
ambulance the officer pushed him back.
Not so fast there Well wait here.
They don't need you. You've got a
little explainin' to do"
The ambulance moved away swiftly
and noisily.
Slater knew it was useless to argue
He was In tight place. He shook
his head
You're going to ask me how this
happened, I suppose. don't know any
more about it than you do"
The ofncer smiled unpleasantly.
You're the pilot-ain't you?"
"Yes-Im Fulton Slater"
The officer looked at him with little
more respect
The big shot-himself, eh7 Well.
tell me what you know about this. !"
He took note book from his pocket.
Slater sat down dejectedly.
Il only know that last night Curt
Little called me and said he wanted
me to do a plotting job for him today
I was to be here at o'clock. I was
| tuning the ship up when he came out
tyif at nd nd
beautiful girl"
"Oh, a skirt, huh? There's always
woman In it." the ofhcer smiled
wisely. "Yeah-go on. He come out
with . beautiful girl. Go on"
II was very much surprised when
ne introduced me to the young lady
and said they were clipping to Mexico
City to be married."
mo kiddin. Some one taking him
over for his dough-eh? What kind
of lookin' dame was she? And-say-
where is the jane?"
II don't know" Slater shrugged 81
went back into my roost to tune up
| the ship and when I came back out
in about IS minutes the plane was just
as you see it and Little was lying in
the middle Of it with hole in his
| head"
The odacer looked cynical.
| You're tellin' me you didn't hear a
thing?"
mot a sound-on my word Of honor I"
you sure you never saw the dame
before?"
| Positive. She was q young girl, not
more than IL or 19-and very beau
tiful"
well, It sounds like q lot Of hooey."
II dare say" Slater said dejectedly
Until we ind the girl there's no way
can prove that I hadn't anything to
do with it."
Mrs. Binney ran up and down outside
the plane. Her husband tried to quiet
her. In little while another police car