The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-06

A crack-up which burns her air.
plane to embers halts DORIS DEN
TONS attempt to fly solo around
the world. MARK TOMI,INSoN, the
seriously. The wealthy girls co-pilot
STEPHEN CARLETON. leaves Doris
and Mark in order to seek aid, but
returns alone. Steve and Doris
gather firewood for the night and
alternately act as night watchmen for
has fallen in love with Steve when
Mark says he Is engaged to marry
BETH LAMPHERE. Desperately hum
cry. Doris makes crude net and
succeeds in getting few small fish
which the three young persons boil
returns at the end OF the day. but
has not found any signs Of human
habitation. Steve and Doris build a
temporary shelter to protect them
selves and Mark from the elements.
While Doris sleeps. Mark tells Steve
out him. Steve refuses. as does Doris
later. Mark. believing they are DOOM
ed. tells Doris he loves her and she
kisses him compassionately. Steve
mistakenly thinks they love each
other.
CHAPTER TEN
1t was evident before the day
was very old that the storm was
not over. True, the wind had
eased somewhat, but it still car
ried a biting, penetrating cold
and the skies were leaden.
There was little to do around
the camp. They had gathered
much driftwood. And the fire
that had begun as just a small
flame on cleared place in the
sand was now a great bed of
Goals kept glowing all of the time.
Rabbit Hunt
Steve had an idea. He told
Doris about 1t. There must be
plenty of rabbits around. This
light snow and sleet will help me
track them. II / only had some
way to kill them"
Plenty Of ammunition" Doris
suggested ruefully.
Yes, plenty of ammunition, but
no gun. That's the irony of the
thing. II 1 had a sling-shot-"
And suddenly Steve began to
laugh.
He got up. slipped off the heavy
lumber jacket that he had worn
in the plane and continuously
since the accident. II can do with
one suspender. guess. When l
was a boy / used TO make sling
shots by the dozen. got pretty
expert at 1t. too.
II wouldn't be surprised IL I
bagged a rabbit or two today. You
aren't the only resourceful one in
this wilderness family. Doris. I'm
going to see what i can do.
THE storm did us a dirty trick.
II froze up our lake so you can't
do any more fishing. Now we'll
make the storm do us a good
trick. 1t brought the snow and
sleet. didn't it
Maybe can use the snow and
sleet to track some rabbits"
II was almost a complete days
work. but Steve made good his
boast. He came back to their
shelter in the middle of the after
noon carrying two rabbits. skin
ned. dressed and ready for cook
ing.
Blizzard Coming
TT wasn't hard" he told Doris.
Poor little devils. they weren't
prepared for the storm either. /
imagine therell be plenty of frozen
rabbits after this blizzard is over"
"A blizzard ?" Doris asked. Isn't
it getting warmer"
The lull before the storm. I'm
afraid We haven't seen anything
yet. Ny dad used TO say. ITS
stiffening up for weather Well.
that's exactly what it is doing
right now"
Like a pair Of children Steve
and Doris hurried TO cook the
rabbits. There wasn't any way
to cook them but 10 boil them.
Doris. you broiled the break
fast rice, fried the dinner rice.
and fricassed it for last nights
dinner, so why don't we try some
thing different, Why don't we
Just ssute the rabbits ,"
"Saute ," Doris asked. putting
some water in the pan. How do
you saute ?" They were clowning