The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
CHAPTER XI-Continued

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Ed Dana put hand on her Shout
der. ''You wanted me to know?
Well, don't you want me to come
to your wedding?"
dad, dear!"
''We'l be there, all your broth
ers and l, and old Penny, of course.
IL doubt if your mother"
''I know"
"Your mother is pretty set in her
ideas, for all she's so gentle. This
thing, about Duncan, mean, goes
pretty deep. But I want you to
know the rest of us-the boys and
are satisfied, Sarah Lynn.
She couldn't speak. 1t was COM
fort to have him go on talking.
''We're pretty proud of you, Sar-
ali Lynn, and we like Gunnar. It's
fine what the old lady has done for
you, just now, when things are pref
ty lean with me. Of course, we al
ways knew she would remember
you substantially, and it wasn't any
surprise to find she's left everything
to you and Sally Ann. Well, that'l
make it nice for the boy. He'll be
free to keep right on with the
things he's interested in. I'd hate
to think of his having to keep his
nose to the grindstone," he said.
He gave her a hard hug and got
quickly into his car.
Sarah Lynn went for last walk
with Miss Pennington, out to their
meadow. She dreaded it a little, but
the old governess was briskly COM
monplace. 81 wonder at you, really
I do" she said severely, marry
ing without a new stitch to your
namel It would have given me
pleasure to mark your things. /
cannot help but feel this haste is
unseemly."
Sarah Lynn drove herself out to
the airport to say good-by to her
plane and her friends, young Bills
adoring presence beside her.
Gee, Sis, some people have all
the luckl" he moaned. "Gosh, I
wish was going with you and Cum
mari"
"Bill-this is a secret-cross your
heart? Well, you get through high
school, and I'll send for you to come
over to Norway and learn to fly"
"Gee!" he gasped. "Gollyl Hot
ziggotty! No foolin'?"
No fooling, she pledged him, her
heart warm. She did have all the
luck, all the love. She felt a great
uprush of happy gratitude, an ar
dent longing to give something
away, to do something for some
body.
The Ladybug was to furl her
wings for the present. They ex-
pected to send for her, after a
while. Vance LIE Roy was to keep
her as the apple of his eye, old
Pete on guard as well.
A group gathered about her
Vance LIE Roy, old Pete, the me-
chanics, a few fiers and students
to tell her good-by, to wish her hap
by landings.
Kitty Medill was standing alone
by her shabby ship. Kit, poor Kit,
she remembered, had been ground
ed three months for discipline and
had just been permitted to fly again.
Sarah Lynn waved and Kit an
swered sullenly.
"Boyl" gasped a student fiier.
'Are they going to hop the ocean
the two of 'em?"
They're not doing any broadcast
ing" Vance LIE Roy growled. :
Sarah Lynn walked over to the
stunt woman. Hello, Kittyl I'm so
glad to see you'll" Cool, dark, slim,
immaculate, offering her hand.
The hand Kit gave in return was
smeared with grease and had look
of chronic as well as temporary soil,
but the nails were a cleaning pink.
swell, I'm glad somebody's glad.
Pm pretty darn sick of being in
the doghouse. What do they want
me to do? Fly this old crate like /
was pushing a baby buggy round
the park? And now can have my
blue dishes again if I promise to
be a good little girl and play gen.
tlyi The heels! Look at those guys
over there now, watching us! You'd
think was Poison Ivy. Don't want
their angel child to catch anything
off me! Everybody high hating me
and"
''Oh, not everyone, KittyI I'm
glad to see you. I'm glad can say
good-by to you. I-we're flying
east"
"Yeah. Big Swede in fireman's
hat"
Sarah Lynn laughed. "He doesn't
wear it any more, Kit, and it's Nor
way, not"
''Al right, all right; let it 60 at
that. But for all your soft line you
wouldn't hop with me on a bet,
would you? Sure you wouldn't"
There was authentic bitterness in
the high voice.
'sWhy, yes, would, Kitty!" Sarah
Lynn said, her voice warm. 81 must
be home in a little while, but I'd
love to go up for a spin with you.
I've never flown with you, have I?
But I've seen your stunts in pic
lures and I think you're wonderful!
Bin"-she called to her lowering
brother-"you wait for me. I'll be
down in jiffy."
"Well, let's make it fast them"
the stunt flier said.
She TAXED down the field and took
off smartly. Sarah Lynn thought
the inside of the ship looked good
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