Evening star., 1939-09-24

PeeWee gasped and choked while nature
emptied his biges.
Finally he gave strangled bleat and tried
to rise Angelica cast off the rope, letting it
trail in lubberly fashion in the sea from
where it was tied to the stay. Supporting
PeeWee tenderly, she helped him as he
staggered aft to the cockpit where he slumped
YEARLY down on locker seat.
Poor darling!" Angelica murmured. What
ever in the world is it all about?"
"As if you didn't know" the Major said
cynically "All right, Collington, what the
devil is the idea?"
PeeWee felt the full impact of the Majors
cold stare He shivered As best he could, he
Strengthened out what was left of once neat,
light gray suit of tropical worsted. He ran his
fingers nervously through his damp hair.
Because this was zero hour. This was the time
to sound the charge. To be firm and aggressive.
To make his demands in crisp, decisive man.
ner. To take the play away from Angelica and
show the Major he could stand on his own two
feet.
"Well?" demanded the Major.
PeeWee swallowed hard. 1t was not well.
It was far from well. 1t was decidedly unwen.
While George had talked PeeWee had seen
himself facing the Major, jaw outthrust and
eyes steady and unflinching, telling the Major
in no uncertain terms just where he got off
coming between him and Dimples. Facing the
Major, with his clothes rumpled and wet and
his stomach empty and bobbling nervously,
PeeWee found, was another matter entirely.
The Majors eyes were cold. He stared at
PeeWee as he might at some unpleasant bit
of life in ditch.
Il 70. think I'm going to be sick"
PeeWee blmted
"Hah! the Major snorted. Then get be-
low and be sick where don't have to watch
you. Go soak your head in a basin of water.
Angelica followed PeeWee below into the
small cabin. They sat down side by side on
the edge of berth.
"Oh, why did you do it, PeeWee" Angelica
sighed Nov you've ruined everything! Poor
boy you looked like such silly asst!
PeeWee groaned 1T it didn't work out
the way thought it would"
He told her what he had planned to say and
the way he had planned to say it. Angelica
shook her head sadly. You're not that type.
pet" she said. You can't get away with
roaring at a person. You don't know how.
Now what are we going to do?"
PeeWee shook his head II don't
know" he moaned ''Oh me! What mess!'
1t was about then that they heard the
drone of an airplane engine. 1t grew steadily
louder until the plane seemed to be circlmg
overhead. Suddenly the motor was cut and
they heard the whine of the wind in the
planes struts. "Angelica!" the Majors voice
came down to them Hit the deck!'
You'd better stay below, darling" she
said. Il don't know what's happening but l
don't think you'll be any help"
PeeWee heard the Major say something
about passing line and shortly there was the
sound of several voices on deck. Then Angelica
looked down the oompanionway into the small
cabin. There was something very odd about
the way she looked at PeeWee.
There are some people here who want to
speak to you," she said. You'd better talk
to them"
In something of daze PeeWee went up the
oompanionway ladder. In something more
than daze he stared at the two people who
stood waiting for him in the cockpit. Vaguely
he saw a seaplane attached by line to the
Albatross's stern as the ketch lay hove-to in
the breeze, rolling gently in the swell. But
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