Evening star., 1938-11-20

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voice with apparent difficulty: He says - no
danger to us - He swallowed vislbly.
Going to pick up refugees - in - He
said something which meant. Of course,
Ilystria. mo intention - harm us -
Janice saw that his hands were trembling.
Arefugee. these days, is much less likely to be
the victim of warfare than of something which
is politely termed an election. In llystrla
there were known to be many such refugees.
Janice bit her lip She moved to the seat
in which the dingy man lolled. He was not
at all gruesome sight. There was a scratch.
and already lump was forming He wa~
unconscious. That was all. Janice went rather
dazedy back to her own seat.
The plane roared on northWard Strangely
enough, Janice was not at all afraid But She
was stunned; inexpliCably made numb to all
feeling by the sick. white look on Chester )
face even though she knew fully that there
was nothing he could or even should
have done.
The ship slanted definitely downward.
Quite suddenly mountainous over topped
the plane and the motor noise dropped to a
lower key. The plane seemed to hover curl
ously. sackening speed. 1t turned. banking,
and Janice saw castle below her.
1t was she learned later Schloss IIunya.
about which even the history books have
something to say. 1t looked like magic from d
thousand feet up. with turreted walls and
towers and a moat There was a wide clear
space before it. smooth greensward which
must anciently have served as a joustng
ground and now appeared perfect as a land
ing field.
The sound of the motors died down to a
throbbing hum. The plane dropped more
swiftly The landing space Wldened. and
Janice saw quaint, archaic carts waiting at
one side. The ground rose and rose. There
were figures waiting by the cars. A man on
horseback. Two others near him.
The planes motors cut off altogether. 1t
swept down. and down. and touched Ii
bounced once then more heavily then went
dragging crafty across the field with hor-
rible ripping series of bumps. Then it came
to stop. and Janlce's ears rang with the
unaccustomed silence.
heard distorted sounds which were shouts
striking upon her numbed ear drums The
whiskered man opened the planes door and
beloved out Of it. The pilot stood up starhly
white He babbed mlserably with no one
to listen. A horseman swung from his saddle
and crowded within The man with WhskerS
beamed proudly at him and kissed his hand
He pointed to the back Of the cabin and made
a brief explanation The horseman Janice
saw that he was quite Young and dressed in a
amboyant fashion of which he seemed quite
unconscious gave orders over his shoulder.
Other men crowded within. They pounced
on the dingy man With the crash and the
bumpings he had slid out of his seat into a
heap on the floor. They untanged him and
carried him Carelessly out of the cabin
The pilot stood up in his seat and uttered
agitated protests to everybody. to which
nobody paid any attention whatever. Figures
on loot swarmed about the plane, now. and the
pilot crowded out and leaped to the ground
Janice saw him. an instant later. looking at
the back of the fuselage and wringing his
hands
Chester sat still. his hands clenched tightly
on the arms of his seat He was terribly white.
Janice saw him and felt quite as sick as he
looked, and much more ashamed The Young
man in tlamboyant clothing glanced at him.
and his eyes veiled. He said politely to Janice:
MA 'mselie. je "
The man with glossy WhSkerS int erDOsed a