The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-06
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By DECK MORGAN

bEAAN ElENA- ANDFNA
KAY Dunn, pretty sirPlane stew
srdess. falls in love with Ted Ora
ham, veteran pilot who flies the
trans-Paeific route.
Ted has two interests IN life
his lob and Diekie, his adopted
son. 7 years old. When Ted asks
KAY to marry him, she fears i is
merely to make home for Diekie,
but she agrees.
She does not agree, though, with
Teds theories that marriage, to
be successful, must be planned
scientifically, just as plane
flight. She is rebellious because
he insists her housekeeping must
be carried on in the same way as
charts and budgets.
Kay gives a party and Ted, tired
and weary, refuses TO join the
guests. To punish him, Kay i'm
pulsively boards the plane for
Honolulu next morning. Once on
board, she begins to regret her
impulsiyeness.
In Honolulu, Kay learns there
is an outbreak Of spinal menin-
gifts at Midway and Ted is pilot
ing a plane bringing serum. led
arrives, takes off again shortly.
Without making her presence
known, Kay boards the ship. IL
lab, Oriental dancer, also is pas
senger.
A violent storm breaks. Ted,
studying the weather chart, looks
up to face Kay.
NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXIV
Illah advanced menacingly to-
ward the two ships officers, pistol
i'm hand. "Go into the cockpit"
she ordered. and Ted and the nav
ication officer moved backward,
followed by Nay.
The flight crew was taken COM
pletely unaware. Busy at their
tasks. the men hadn't Sensed any
thing amiSS i'm the chart room The
radio officer looked up and, at
Illah's command, he, too. arose
with his hands over his head.
The other men stayed at their
posts. but Illah'S calmly worded
warning appraised them of the sit
uation.
Take il easy" Ted said. !
Don't leave your posts, at any
event, and keep on the charted +,
course" Over a shoulder, he said
TO the engineer, "llow's the fuel
going, Mae /
The officer glanced at the fuel
Instruments. Good for 400 miles
more. That's all.
IL am not afraid to die" lIlah
replied. But give me the plans
for the gyropi,Ot. Quickly" Her
black eyes roved over the table
where the drawings were tackled
with puShpinS 10 board. She
Snatched up the drawings, scanned
them briefly. cxpertly.
IF the ship doesn't weather the
storm" Ted asked, what good
will those 10 YOU
For reply lllah brandiShed the
automatic in the radio officers
face. She gave a call number
"Ge, in contact with that station !
immediately" she said. IT'S a |
peariing schooner, anchored at
Wake Island
The radio officer sat down and
tapped out the call on the sending |
set. After moment ne said,
They don't answer"
You lie " |
The radio officer glanced at Ted
who nodded. Don't give her any
trouble" ne said. The lives of
10 passengers are in our hands.
We've gOt % save the ship II We
can. The gyropilot is-my loss.
The radio officer protested.
But | tell you they don't answer.
Since you know the position OF
the ship, though, | can broadc st
the message on the waye-length.
They'll get il"
n!ah smiled. THAT is good.
That is tate. Send the message
"a. once.
With one eye on the assembled
crew she translated a code mes
sac in a rapid-fire Staccato. The
radio officer began sending the /
message. procedure that lasted
five minutes.
When he had finished, lllah |
shrugged ho- shoulders. 81 die,
she said. knowing my work ~
well done. am mystic. | am
rot afraid"
Slowly she gathered her white
wells about ner and walked back
into the passenger compartment
No one tried 70 stop her. She sat
down i'm her chair and closed her
eyes. Her lips moved IA a prayer
which only the Chimes merchant