The Washington times., 1936-01-18

shop where a record Of supplies
was kept, and where a telephone
was installed to enable the chief
mechanic to telephone, in an
emergency, for parts, or Whatever
might be needed.
Fortunately, Jake only had to
wait q little while to get his
connection through.
Jake did not notice that Badly
Higgins, that loyal and we'll
liked veteran mechanic, was sit
ting at q bench just outside Of
the little office, soldering some
leaky oilers. The office was
merely a loosely boarded UP af-
fair, and not at all sound-proof.
Badly was not inclined to be
"nosey," but when he heard Jake
putting in a person-to-person call
for Dizzy Davis in Denver he pro
ceeded to listen with all his ears.
Dizzy, like Jake and Tex, were Of
Baldy'S own day and generation
in the flying game.
Dizzy, this is Jake" Badly
heard, and then: That newspaper
item right? You through out
there?" A brief wait, and then
Badly grinned with delight when
he heard Jake say, Pack up and
come along-there'S a Job here
for you" The last sentence Badly
heard was best of all. Jake said,
Swell, Dizzy; I'll be looking for
you and put you to work at once"
Jake went back to his office
Badly went to Doc Smith, chief
mechanic.
Doc" Badly said, with a wide
grin, tell all tn men folks to
keep their women locked indoors
Dizzy Davis is comm here to
work."
CHAPTER VI
by gosh, you're right" Doc
Smith replied to Badly, but I'm
a bachelor, so Dizzy Davis don't
worry me none"
Anyway, Doc, keep it under
your hat. Jake don't want it
known" and Badly explained how
he got the information.
They were too loyal to Jake to
tell what they had learned about
Davis coming on to work for
Jake.
1t was shortly after this that
Eddie PaySon, the young mail
flyer who held an over-rated opin-
ion of himself and a much I'm
der-rated opinion Of the veteran
flyers, came into the limelight in
Jake'S office.
Jake was off duty, at home
with his wife, when it started.
Chick Wilson, Transportation
Agent and assistant to Jake, was
on duty. Buzz. operating the
radio, began to worry because
Payson, coming in with the mail,
had failed to make a regular re-
port.
Federal Air Lines, Newark"
Buzz was saying, into the mike?
his forehead furrowed from years
of this sort Of worry, calling
Payson in mail plane three" He
paused a moment and then.
"Payson, why don't you answer
Newark?"
Wilson, always somewhat nerv-
Gus when taking Jake'S place,
looked over at Buzz.
Sure your radio set is o. K.?"
he asked.
yes, sir"
Keep at it-keep at it, Buzz"
He turned and called to Leslie
Began, the meteorologist in the
weather office. Les" he asked
whats the weather at Harris
burg?"
Began came in with a wealth
er map and put it before Wilson
"See?" he said. Clear and
calm at Harrisburg. Good visi-
bility. Clouds high. There's a
fifteen hundred foot ceiling
What's wrong?"
"Payson doesn't answer"
"Humph, you can't blame that
on the weather"
There's nothing to blame on
anyone-yet."
Buzz, meanwhile, was calling
over and over, trying to pick up
PaySon and find out why he
hadn't made his regular half hour
report. The telephone bell on the
desk jingled and Wilson grabbed
it hastily. Any sort of news might
come in over the phone, he knew.
He listened, said Thanks" and
put down the instrument.
Radio Newark" Wilson said to
Buzz and Began, reports radio
beam on Payson'S route was cut
OFF for five minutes for a weather
report. It's on again, strong and
clear"
$50 what9" Began asked, smil,
ing.
Jumping Noses" Wilson bel,
lowed, "Payson ought to be able to
find thSt beam, he couldn't stray
far in five minutes. The beam
would at least keep him on the
airway."
1T will" Buzz said, meaningly,
IF he finds it.
They turned to the great airway
map, each airway plainly indi-
Gated and tiny lights for each
landing field. Other movable
lights indicated the position of the
flyers.
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