Evening star., 1935-10-08
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mother. She had been steeling her
self to 20 through with 1t this week
end and she certainly didn't mean
to make it more diff1cult by putting
1t on.
Lee did not arrive at the Washing
ton Airport around 8, however. At
the moment that Mollie finished her
conversation with Ann Lee was get
ting to work on his motor what
the trouble was he had no idea. Ten
minutes after they passed over Fred
erick, Nd, the motor cut out-dead.
And now, ho:e they were, miles from
nowhere with not o house in sight.
While he made a routine check
to discover the trouble, Lee heard
Carl's voice going on endlessly. He
was back on the murders now, &C
cusing every one Of importance in
Washington. And the worst Of 1t
was, he was drinking. He had q
bottle In his bag.
Just as Lee discovered that his
feed line was completely clogged. and
he let himself down to the ground,
Carl came up. Carl had insisted
upon getting out Of the plane and
had been lying on his back or the
ground, alternately singing and talk
ing.
Listen, Lee, old pal" Carl said,
as he staggered nearer. You're
good old pal. You did me a big
favor once. I'm going to show you
I NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pre-ci-ate. That's the word. I'm
going to tell you the truth. You
| want to know who bumped of Fuhr-
man and Deane. You want to know?
| Well, listen . :"
Laughing, Lee pulled Carl toward
the open cabin door. Get inside and
tell the Senator about it, Carl. That's
the boy"
Leveling of at $500 feet a little
later, Lee glanced in the mirror and
grinned as he saw Carl bending
toward the Senator, talking like a
machine, illustrating with sweeping
gestures.
The City of Washington lay spread
out before them when Lee heard the
little door behind him open and
turned to find Carl teetering on the
single step.
THE Senator-the great Senator
Run -brrr-ecker want t'know If the
great Lee Monday. my old pal. Lee
Monday, will shircle the great Wash
Lee ' grinned. Il get you" he said.
go sit down now before you tumble
| overheard He looked back at Sena-
tor Runbrecker and saw him nod,
rapidly.
Lee had completed a wide circle
of the Mall and was turning back
toward the airport, heading straight
for the Monument, when he felt
jar and, looking back, saw Carl kick
| ing violently at the cabin door and
at the same moment became aware
! of the look of horror on Senator
Runbrecker's face.
Quickly Lee pushed open the little
door behind him and shouted at the
top of his voice. Carl, strangely sober,
wheeled around. Then his head wob-
bled and he grinned.
How d'you get the door open, old
palsy ?" he called back. Don't
want to open it, you know just
want to know how"
"Sit down." Lee cried, angrily. For
moment Lee glanced down from
their relatively low altitude of $500
feet and saw the white marble shaft
less than thousand feet below and
suddenly something clicked in his
brain and he remembered what should
have occurred to him long ago. But
he had remembered it too late, for
when his eyes came up again and
swung around toward the cabin, he
found himself staring at the muzzle
Of an automatic.
Carl Balmer beloved, "Open that
door or I'll plug you i"
He unquestionably meant to make
his threat good. After moment Lee
nodded and as he reached for the
lever that opened the cabin door Carl
made sudden iunge at Senator
Runbrecker.
(To be continued)