The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
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A crack-up which burns her air.
plane to embers halts DORIS DEN
TONS attempt To fly solo around
the world. MARK ToML1NSoN, the
23-year-old girls mechanic, is injured
s ssrlansEN cHR TTfsea s leaves poPis
and Mark in order to seek aid, but
returns alone. Steve and Doris
gather firewood for the night and al
ternately act rs night watchmen for
two-hour intervals. Doris realizes she
had fallen IN love with Steve when
Marx says he is engaged TO marry
BETH LAMPHERE. Desperately hun
cry, Doris makes crude net and
succeeds IN getting few small fish
which the three young persons boil
and eat sans salt or butter.
CHAPTER SIX
"T guess I'll be a fisherman
part of the day. too" Doris chat
tered to Mark as she cleared up
their plates and washed the few
knives and forks,
"A good supper of fish would
taste pretty good. wouldn't 1t?
Suppose I plant that net again,
well. maybe several times during
the day l can go down and pull
In catch of fish"
Keeps Busy
Encouraged by Mark she did
exactly that thing. II was good
to keep busy. It gave them small
opportunity to worry about watch
ing the skies for airplane wings
that never came. Doris talked to
keep Mark from thinking about
that.
zone would think" Doris de-
clared. that all I'd need to do
would be just to sit here by you
and talk and put an occasional log
on the fire.
But I've a lot more things .to
think about. ] must keep bring
ing in driftwood all day. ] just
mustn't be lazy. II we stay here
another night we must have an
even bigger fire.
I'VE almost froze last night
And then If l could snare another
catch of fish, we'll. you see I've
got my chores to do. haven't ?"
She helped Mark ease his power
ful shoulders to a more comfort
able position. Its lucky thins
I took that first aid class at Miss
Trimble's because I'm going to bs
nurse as well as housekeeper here
isn't II wonderful how whole
situation changes when We get W
our courage? We're not afraic
any longer. Something's bound
to happen.
"Steve win bring help and wei
be back In civilization before We
know It,"
So Doris hurried about. She
spread the damp wood out on the
beach In the sunshine to dry.
Even though the briars and
nettles tore at her hands she built
up a windbreak of rocks and
brush.
"The wind just howled down this
hollow last night. Mark. / could
see you shiver under your blanket
And close as we kept to the fire
we were simply stiff with the
cold.
Long Day
well, II we have to stay here
tonight there won't be anything
like that. This shelter viii take
care of us"
Don't even try TO move, Mark,
she chided when he tried to shift
his position again and WINGED with
pain at the attempt. Let me
wait on you. You're all right,
you've got lot OF grit, and wei
have you TO a doctor in no time"
But in spite Of their courage the
day seemed very long. II hadn't
helped that shortly after noon
they were both certain they heard
q plane In the distance.
Doris sobbed with esgerness a
she hurried to put more wood or
the fire and to build II up so that
the flames lesped high.
She had made q flag Of towels
tied together on the end of = long
stick 30 that she might wave il
10 attract the attention OF any
plane
Dies Away
But. although for few minutes
they were sure they heard IN,
plane coming nearer. the welcom'
sound finally died away. After
ward. strain their ears as the,
would. they did not hear the plan