The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-20

MAJOR LEO BARRINGER, OF the
Army Air Service. announces a SPY IN
the Hendon Aircraft Corp. is stealing
the most guarded airplane secrets ana
getting them into the hands OF
foreign power The major reveals he
a handsome college graduate. because
OF his association With KARL VOR-
HIS and his mysterious plane trips
alone TOM RAYBURN head OF the
Hendon bluepr!nte department. says
he's certain there is no leak in his
department. Barringer suggests that
with Rick IN Rayburns department
be assigned 70 secretly report Kicks
actions Ellen accepts the assign
ment and the major warns her not
TO fan in love with RICK, who is
a very attractive young man Ellen
goes to work on Rick and he invites
her to Kari Vorhis' party. Shortly
after Ellen sees Rick talking with
GWEN CATTHNESS. dark. foreign
looking girl Rick apologies TO Ellen
that he has q headache and suggests
they leave before the party is over
Barringcr reports that after RICK saw
Ellen home. Rick and Gwen went for
midnight plane ride. Following
Ovens telephone call 20 Rick, he
breaks a date with Ellen sends box
Of roses with note inviting her 10 90
on an all day plane trip with him the
next Sunday.
CHAPTER FOUR
A mistress Of intrigue. that's
what I'm getting to be, Ellen told
herself as she re-read the note
that had come with Rick Leslie's
roses.
You said the other night you'd
like 10 go up in my plane some
time il read. How about Sun
day? We can take a picnic lunch
and make a day Of it at Palm
Springs
Shed forgotten until then that
she talked planes bit with Rick
the night of karls party. 1t had
come out accidentally when she
was merely making conversation.
Il hear you have a plane of
your own" she had said, and
touched off an enthusiastic de-
scription of his four-place cabin
job which apparently was his
pride and JOY.
Picked it up for a song" he
said. "A Hollywood director owned
it and paid lot Of money for it.
After six months of lessons, he
cracked up on his first solo flight
and was so disguised when We
hauled him out of the wreckage,
he said he'd sell out for thousand
dollars. Before he could change
his mind, I accepted"
1T wasn't badly damaged
them" she commented.
Looked a lot worse than it
was. Undercarriage caved in, and
the propeller wrecked. l fixed it
up myself and later hoped up the
motor until now I have one Of
the fastest ships in southern Cali
fornia.'
Rather Crazy
you're rather crazy about fly
ing, aren't you %
It's about the only thing l
think about" he admitted. How
about you-ever been up?"
Once, she told him, on a big
air liner.
II won a contest at school," she
said, land the prize was a round
trip flight to Berkeley for the
California game"
Rick snorted in disgust.
Like flying in freight car,
riding one of those big buses.
You don't know what flying's
really like until you've been up
in a small speedy ship like mine"
She hadn't meant to plant the
suggestion that he take her up
but apparently she had and now
he had invited her to an all-day
trip into the desert.
Mrs. Anvers registered strenu-
Gus objections when Ellen told
her plans, and it required consid-
cradle argument to convince eher
mother that it wasn't a reckless
adventure.
Rick Leslie is marvellous
flier, one of the best at the
plant" she insisted. and hoped
that it was true. After all, Major
Bsrringer had said he'd outflown
him, and the major had been fly
ing since before the World war.
He must be good. Anyone who
would go dashing off in the mid
die Of the night on some mys-
FERROUS mission, and land again
before daylight must know what
he was doing.
Every Confidence
II have every confidence in
Rick" she told her mother. Hes
not the foolhsrdy type at all Not
one to take chances or do show-off
stunts. But I won't 20 If you
don't want me to, Mother. You
know that"
Mrs. Anvers sighed. Ellen
worked hard at the airplane fac
tory five and a half days a week,
and her pleasures were not many.
After all, the girl deserved a good
time.
It's all right. Ellen she said.
finally. 4 know you'll be careful
and I intend to have q talk with