The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
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MAJOR LEO BARRINGER. OF the
Army Air Service. announces a spy in
the Hendron Aircraft Corp. is steal
Ing the most guarded eirplane
secrets and getting them into the
reveals he suspects RICHARD RICK"
LESLIE. handsome college graduate.
because of his association with KARL
VORH1S and his mysterious plane
trips alone. TOM RAYBURN. head
OF the Hendon blueprint depart
ment. says he's certain there is no
leak In his department. Barrineer
suggests that blonde ELLEN ANVERS.
who works with Rick in Rayburn's
department. be assigned TO secretly
report Kicks actions. Ellen accepts
the assignment and the major warns
her not to fall in love with Rick
who Is very attractive young man"
Ellen goes TO work" on Rick and he
invites her TO Karl Vorhis' party.
Shortly after Ellen sees Rick talking
with GWEN CAITHNESS, dark.
girl. Rick apologies
to Ellen that he has a headache and
suggests they leave before the party
is over. Barringer reports that after
Rick saw Ellen home, Rick and Gwen
went for midnight plane ride. Pol
lowing Ovens telephone call TO Rick.
he breaks date with Ellen. sends a
box OF roses with note inviting her
to go on an all day plane trip with
him the next sunday. After 90
minute flight. Rick reveals he has a
gold mine and his partner is expect
ing him. The couple lands in a mar
row canyon and climbs out of the
plane.
CHAPTER FIVE
Ellen glanced curiously about
her as she waited at one side while
Leslie turned the plane about.
pointing its nose down the long
narrow box canyon floor. and
checking the wheels with heavy
blocks.
She marveled at the paint job
which had been done on the upper
wings and fuselage, and agreed TO
herself that it must be entirely in
distinguishable from any distance
in the air against the arid, desert
background.
From a thousand feet. II must
melt right into the ground. She
tried to think of the word. and
finally 1t came to her-camouflsge,
that was it.
She remembered reading about
It in connection with the World
war. How both the Allies and the
German forces had disguised ships
and planes and guns and even
trains with paint that melted them
into the scenery.
There must be some definite pur-
pose in this camouflage job.
Maybe she could get the informs-
ton from Rick before they re-
turned home.
Rick was lifting the picnic has,
ket from the plane, and called
gaily to her.
"Okay. Ellen. Let's get going.
NV place isn't very far away, but
it's rather a tough climb"
She followed along after him,
and was thankful that she had
donned a short sports skirt and
sweater and worn low-heeled, rub
Der soled shoes for the trip.
Clumps of ocatilla and other
prickly desert cactus plants
snatched at her legs as she climbed
up a boulderstrewn wash.
Pockets Of Sand
At the base of most OF the
boulders. some of them half as
large as q room, were small poek-
eta of sand with flakes OF mineral
shining like diamonds on their sur
faces.
She was so intent on keeping
her footing and on preventing
some of the large cactus from
tearing her skirt that she bumped
into Rick before she realized ne
had stopped.
Here We are" ne laughed. And
here comes Henry"
She glanced up and saw tall
thin man. his gray hair yeilowed