Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-10
CHAPTER SEVEN

BING WELLS pressed the plate
OF food in Sarah Anne's hand.
Sure, l got the testimonial. But
it wasn't worth anything. The Cali
fornia representative got there
first. You know, Sarah Anne Mel
ton, there are not many honest
ways of making money left in this
world"
He bit into sandwich as he
spoke. Have you noticed?"
mot particularly. 1 never want
ed money"
The breeze came softly, the stars
shone brightly, somewhere beyond
Jacks voice, merry and deep, was
heard talking to group. Nothing
troubled her at the moment.
you want fame. Well, you're
marrying it, l gather, and l want
money. I've plan on foot, too"
Sarah Anne smiled. Judith would
not marry him. He did not know
that she had seen through his pre-
lenses and she was waiting for an
aviator. Of course, maybe she
would not like the daring Bob Ken
nAdy, but then, maybe she would!
Abruptly Sarah Anne stood up
anE moved away, back to the
group which held Jack and Judith.
Judith was speaking as she neared:
ITS about two hundred miles,
isn't it? Want to fly over in the
morning? The ship will be ready"
11,,k
you going along? 1 never piloted
your type. You're mighty good to
do this. If I didn't have this con-
ference and hate trains I'd not
ask it"
So Sarah Anne was listening to
the third grades reading lesson
the next morning when she heard |
the looming of the ship and saw
a silver speclz go toward the sun.
She would get all of her reports
out Of the way so she would be free
for Jack when he came back She |
hummed softly under her breath, |
and when she dressed in the candy |
striped linen at four o'clock she |
nodded her head approvingly. Her
sandals were white and her fioppy |
hat had red ribbons, crisp and |
Silken that tied under her chin.
She would go out to the field, be
there when the ship came in.
Jack had said something mys-
ferrous last night, when he left her:
I'll bring home a surprise tomor-
row. Get ready to rejoice with me,
honey"
The ship which she sighted after
a while looked larger than Judith's.
No passenger plane was due for
two hours. It wasn't time for
mail ship to either stop or pass,
either. She shaded her eyes and
watched. There was something odd |
about that ship. In sudden flash
she saw. One wing dipped. It was
broken. And the pilot could not
control the plane. The ship was
Whirling around and around now
no stunning as she at first had be-
leved. Danger came down the sky.
Swift, memorable, terrible!
And there was no one watching
but she, Sarah Anne Melton. She
screamed, half in horror, half as a
call for help, and knew then that
the men in the hangar and in the
office had sighted the broken thing
falling from the sky, for they came
running.
She covered her eyes. How did
she know it was not Jack and
Judith? She had thought only:
The ship looks larger than
theirs.
And SO, instead of running away,
covering her eyes that she might
not see death in it's terror, she ran
toward the ship. 1t was not Judiths
plane. From very relief she became
Ill and sWayed, but now she was
almost to the wrecked ship, and
she did not turn back. She might
nave, but mans voice carried To
her: He's conscious. Quick. helm
us move himn
There We're four men there and
the one IN the cockpit, the one who
nad come down the sky on the
wings of miracle, for surely none
VINO watched thought that there
would be life in that debris needed
10 be eased from his place in the
ship.
carefully, thoughtfully, almost
senderly, the men lifted him. and
9ArAh Anne saw rough, bright hair!