The Washington times., 1936-02-22


Of our swell guys 60 West-it
Dizzy Strengthened up and tried
70 seem tough.
I'm no violet, don't worry
Jake"
"well, I have to get Mary and
60 and see Lou"
'Yeh-God-I can't ever face
Lou again"
yes you can. She was through
blaming you some time ago. She
learned about those blood trans
fuSionS-"
"Who told her? I didn't want
her to know"
"The doctors told her.. But you
can't come along now, I want you
to take over my place for . while. :.
"Sure Jake-what about to-
nights mail going out?"
"I'u tell you In Q minute"
Jake called Mary and told her
about the passing Of Tex. He
asked her to be ready and he
would pick her up and take her
over to see Lou.
"All right, DizZy-get thiS-hold
the night mail. We are sure to
cancel. Nothing can shove through
this sleet."
20. K"
Jake started to 20. He stopped
and went over to the great route
map. Tex's location tag was hang.
ing on the rack. Jake lifted 1t off
the hook with tenderness and put
1t on the wooden plaque along
with several others. These were
the tags OF mail fliers who had
died in service. On this plaque
were two words: washed Out"
When Jake turned, Dizzy ducked
his head and pretended to be read
ing something ON the desk. He
wasn't quick enough. Jake caught
the CLINT Of tears in his eyes. Jake
went over to him.
Listen, Dizzy" he said, some
times q guy gets to thinking he's
fair and big, but when he's in
love with q good woman he can
get pretty small and jealous. !
don't know what got into me. For.
get that I ever said anything about
you and Mary-will your"
Dizzy leaped up and extended
his hand.
"Jake-I never heard q word!"
"Mr. Lee" Doc called, coming
In and wiping the Sleet from his
face, mo need to get q ship ready
for the next schedule, is there?"
"Get q ship ready for every
schedule. We're not flying kites!"
They watched BIKE hurry out.
"I should have known" Doc
said, ruefully, that he would say
that. Lawson Is one great kid, but
he never bucked weather like
this"
And, as II to verify this, from
the loudSpeaker came this reports
Bureau Of Air Commerce, Cleve-
land. Extra heavy Sleet. Barometer
twenty-nineSeventy. Temperature
twenty-Seven. Dew point twenty
eight. Wind at Cleveland, north
east, thirty-five miles. icing condt
tions prevail east to the Atlantic.
Use extreme caution. Visibility
Zero"
Tough going, all right" Dizzy
mUttered, as Doc went back to the
hangar. He sat in Jake's chair, as
miserable Q man as ever piloted an
airship. He eyed the cigars that
BE-. Adams had left. He shook his head
at them. Not for all the jobs in the
world would he left Jake contract
for Adams ships. He eyed the torn
bit Of cardboard that once gave
10. him the status Of a mail pilot and
now, in a torn heap, proclaimed
,- him grounded.
And while Dizzy was In the midst
. of this mood Tay Lawson came in.
"Seen the weather maps?" Dizzy
= asked, curtly.
EYES," Tay replied, coldly, with
out looking up at him. "I'll take
- another look before shove off,"
Prom here all the way to Cleve-
;. land, Lawson, it's bird-walking
weather"
I'VE fly planes when the birds
can't even stand and sing" Tay
replied, curtly.
why don't you give yourself a
break, Lawst s, and admit that it
Is too tough 20 go?"
mo, thanks. This is the weather
have been waiting for. Number
seven is equipped with my new de.
icerS and can only get first hand
dope on how they work in this kind
~ Of weather."
"FirSthand dope?"
"Sure." Tay pulled on Q boot
and then said, IT know how you
feel about Tex. It's a tough break.
"Never mind the soft soap"
Dizzy tried to be tough. "Tex and
I were flying when you were wear
ting diapers"