The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
CAST OF

ANNE 5 lfAcuu. AcdI1lluS W uy IS a
serious business with her.
TONY SCOTT-college playboy,
son of a gangster, envies Anne's
social position.
CAPTAIN DICK DOUGLAS-in-
ut~uctor of the student flying course
at Midland University.
YESTERDAY: Anne regains
consciousness bound and gagged,
in a dark locker. She manages to
free herself, creeps into the han
gar. Dick comes in. Tony threat
ems him with a gun, plans to force
Douglas to take off in the damaged
plane. Anne looks for a weapon.
CHAPTER XII
Moments were precious. Think
ing desperately, Anne wished she
had a gun. And in the same mo-
ment wondered if she would have
been able to use it. The only gun
she had ever used in her life was a
water gun, "a squirt gun" they'd
called them
IA water gun, a squirt gun"-of
what was she trying to think?
The fire extinguishers! A per.
feet weapon. There were small
hand extinguishers in all hangers,
if only by some miracle there was
one near her and she could find it
in the darkness.
Cautiously she reached along the
wall, moving forward as she did
SO, and in a moment her hand
touched the sought-for metal con-
tainer. With quick, silent move
ments she took it down and crept
toward the three men.
AS she drew near, she could
make out the man holding the gun
directly at Dick, and she could see
Tony beside the ship. She moved
more cautiously than ever. around
the side of the plane until she was
within a few feet Of the men. She
lifted the fire extinguisher, and
with a prayer that she'd not miss
her mark, turned the full force of
the chemical at Jumps Daley.
He gave a choked, gasping cry,
and the gun dropped noisily onto
the floor, as he collapsed. Dick al
most automatically had the gun off
the floor and in his own hand, and
Anne's voice frightened, asked:
Dick! Are you IL right?"
Tony saw his own danger, fed
from the hangar, taking advantage
of Dicks distraction as he turned
to Anne.
In a moment, there was the
sound of voices outside, and a cry
of Stop him!" Someone coming
toward the hangar, had seen
Tony's mad dash. Help was COM
ing.
Don't move" Dick ordered the
man on the floor, and at that mo-
ment the hangar lights came on.
The empty fire extinguisher slipped
from Anne's hands, fell gathering
to the floor.
She was conscious again of that
terrible throbbing in her head.
She was half aware of men COM
ing into the hangar, and of Dicks
arms catching her as she fell.
But it was Georgette's voice
which she first heard in her return
ing consciousness.
What could have happened?"
Georgette was asking. why was
she out here? She was at the
house studying when I left"
II don't know what it's all about
that was Dicks voice-''but she
evidently tried to stop those Tugs
from tampering with the ship. She
stopped the whole business with E
fire extinguisher!"
The throbbing in Anne's heae
was lessening. She opened hel
eyes slowly and recognized h
lounge of the administration build
ing. They must have carried hel
there from the hangar. Someone
was holdin., a bottle of ammonia
to her nose, and gradually She wa:
feeling alive again.
Take it easy" Dick cautioned
as she tried to sit up.
"Oh, Anne, Pm so sorry" There
was a sob in Georgette's voice
What did they Try to do to your
I'm all right now" Anne triee
to sound cheerful, but what abou
the ship? Where is that man ane
what happened to Tony?"
Wei have the ship thorough,
checked in the morning." Dick re
assured her. Tony got to his ca:
and made a quick getaway, bu
the police are on his trail. The 9th
er has been taken to jail"
How did you happen to conn
out here? What were they going K
do?" Georgette asked.
Anne told them of the call from
Clarice, her own drive to the air
port, her discovery of Tony ant
his accomplish, and of their knock
ing her out and concealing her il
a supply closet.
Il don't know how long I was il
there she explained, but I hat
just go out when I heard vol
whistling. Captain Douglas, as vol
came to the hangar door. Yol
know the rest"
you've had enough for one eve
ming" Dicks voice had a note o
tenderness in it she had nevel
heard before. Come on, I'll drive
you tW. back to the house. You
can have your cars put into one O.
the hangers and get them tomor
row." !
mo. I want to take m n e.