The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-10
By Deck Morgan
CHAPTER xXV

CHAPTER XIV
 The Flying Mariner taxied up to the dock, and Kay, standing at Ted's side, saw the white faces of the island colonly members await ing them. Beyond the human fringe she could see the electric lights of the village, built in the jungle.
 reds joy was mingled with breeding, for he had lost the secret of his gyropilot. But when the Mariner was safely moored Kay turned to Ted and put her arms around him. "Oh, Ted, you felt your way out of that storm!" she said. Nobody else in the world could have done it!"
 He answered gruffly, "Ridicu- lousl If the radio compass hadn't been out of order, it would have been far more simple than driving an automobile. The human ele- ment shouldn't enter at all into flying. It ought to be fool-proof. We can go ahead now, after this experience, and make some scien- tific adjustments on the direction finder"
 Kay stood on tiptoe and kissed him. "Oh, you darling!" she said. "You and your scientific planning! That's all right when you're on the Mariner, but, from now on it isn't going to be the rule in our private lives. When you're in home port, I'm going to have things my wayP
 He smiled down at her. I'm so glad to see you safe that I could turn loose and do handsprings. l want to dance jig and I want to cry"
 Don't you do either!" she warned. Here comes the naval custodian of the island. Look your difinified best, MT. Captain"
 Ted stood ready to receive tho official, but he looked up and saw Illah, standing before them in the chart room. Her face was re- signed; there was the faint trac1 of a mystic smile about her lips Illaf had secured the secrets of the gyropilot and she was content.
 The radio operateor from the land station came on board the Mariner first. His face was beaming.
 Hello, Ted! Say, you had us scared. What happened to your sending set? We knew you were fighting the storm somewhere over the ocean, but do you know - we haven't had clear signal from you since you were over French Frigate Shoals. No messages at alt"
 Nlah's face suddenly fell. What was that? You heard no code messages from the ship? You mean" she whirled to face Ted. and her face lost its Oriental pas- sivity; her eyes were full of hate. "YOu tricked mel You didn't send my message with the secrets!"
 Ted's face was wreathed with smiles. He was beginning to un- derstand. we sent your mes sage" he said, 'but I doubt if it reached your pearling schooner at Wake Island"
 The radio operator from the land station scoffed. "I have the strongest station this side of Hono- lulu. If a code message didn't reach me-, 1t certainly couldn't reach any ship on the Pacific Ocean. I guess your sending set went on the blink during the storm. Were you receiving all right2"
 Ted chuckled: "Every message you sent. We had your station and the U. S. s. Mississippi, and came in by triangulating to find our po- sition."
 Illah,s eyes flashed with cold fire Her message hadn't gone through. and the figures were too com plicated for her to remember. Ted had the secrets of his gyropilot safel
 He left her with the naval cus- todian, under arrest. Illah disem- parked and became the islands first jail bird.
 Ted devoted his attention to the other passengers then. The naval surgeon had gone ashore with the precious serum, and was already Administering to he meningitis victims in the hospital. An epi. defnic would be forestalled.
 Passengers were not allowed to go ashore on the quarantined is- land, but they were too excited to sleep. It was already 2 o'clock in the morning, and they stayed up to watch the dawn, which would