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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
BY Robert Stratton

A new patrol was formed at
meeting of the Bluffton Boy Scouts
held in the basement of the First
Mennonite church Monday night.
The unit will be known as the Cobra
patrol and Charles Tripplehorn will
be leader. Patrol members will con-
sist of Paul Bixel, Gene Patterson,
Robert Ramseyer, James Harmon
and the patrol leader.
Other patrols and their leaders
are: Flying Eagle Patrol, leader,
Harry Minck, asst, Don Augsburg
er; Eagle Patrol, leader, Otto Klas-
sen, asst, Gordon Bixel; Explorer
Patrol, leader, Robert Oberly, asst,
Bill Mericle.
The following were advanced to
higher ranks at a meeting of the
board of review Thursday night:
First class, Don Augsburger,
Charles Triplehorn, Maurice Kohl,
Dean Niswander, Robert Stratton,
Evan Herr, Gordon Bixel.
Life scouts, Bill Amstutz, Otto
Klassen, Raymond Schumacher.
Merit badges were awarded as fol-
lows: Bill Amstutz, swimming,
cooking, bugling, athletics, first aid,
personal health.
Richard Oberly, safety, cooking.
John Schmidt, woodwork.
Robert Qberly, safety, cooking
swimming.
Otto Klassen, photography, cook
ing athletics, swimming.
Bill Mericle, cooking, swimming.
Raymond Schumacher, athletics,
cooking.
Harry Minck, cooking.
Flag raisers at the school will con-
sist of Evan Herr and Charles
Tripplehorn.
Officers of troop Sc are: song
leader, Bill Amstutz; assistant song
leader, Bill Mericle; quartermaster,
Richard Oberly; assistant quarter
master, Maurice Kohl; scribe, Rob't.
Stratton; junior assistant scoutmas-
ter, Kenneth Oberly; senior patrol
leader, Bill Amstutz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
Early Severe Winter
Predicted This Year

Squirrels and chipmunks are stor-
ing nuts early this year-a sure sign
of an early and severe winter-ac-
cording to Sam Ryan, French Lick's
oldest native, who also is Indiana's
nationally known weather prophet.
Ryan forecast the cold wave of
1886 when the temperature thruout
the midwest was at sub-zero level
for days.
According to Ryan the approach
ing winter will be one of the most
severe in history.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
Injured Carrier
Pigeon Is Found

A badly injured carrier pigeon was
found last week at Mt. Cory by F.
j. Harmon and P. E. Pifer of near
that place.
Two numbers were on the bird. A
rubber band bore the number 969,
and on a metal band was A.U. Al
d P f 783. Altho the bird is being
cared for by the finders it is doubt
full if it will recover to continue its
flight.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
DECREE GRANTED

Celia M. Ingmire of Lima, former
ly of Bluffton, was granted a divorce
Saturday in the Allen county COM
mon pleas court from Hershel Ing
mire on charge of gross neglect.
Judge Neal Lora restored the plain
tiff to her maiden name of Celia
Hirschler. The couple have no
children.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
Toilets Installed
At Harmon Stadium,

Toilet facilities are being installed
at the Harmon field stadium, it was
announced by A. ]. B. Longsdorf,
superintendent of Button schools.
The toilets will be located on eth
er side of the ticket booths and in
stallation and remodeling of the
rooms will be completed in time for
the Columbus Grove football game
Friday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18
Legion Post Names
NelU Officers MOnday

New officers for the coming year
were elected by Button Legion post
at its meeting, Monday night.
Elected were
Commander, Millen Geiger; vice
commander, Ralph Stearns; adjutant,
Quinten Burkholder; historian, Gil
bert Fett; chaplain, Ralph Henry;
executive committee, Arthur Am
stutz, ]. F. Hermann, Chas. Hilty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18

Mary Jane Lawrence, Monroeville,
and Clifford McCandlish, Bremen, re-
ceived the Ohio American Legion
award of free trip to the Chicago
Al Club Congress, Nov. 29-Dec. 5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18

The Ohio Dairymen's Association
convention for 1941 has been sched-
uled to be held at Tiffin Oct. 4 & 5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-18

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pieoer felt int ieinem @lauben, iuorin
er ehpas manfelbaft geluorben mar.
@r fam bon Sobien lmo bate piele
Srelunbe, bie al(e io5ialiitild ange-
itedt maren. Die meiiten befebrten
iid, ipeil Ser 8ater lib babinter
mabte, iid nit ibnen befreunbete 1,nb
iie i'm @lauben befeitigte. 8dbreno
ser gan5en @ode ipra6 man bar
ii6er in Der @rube, ipie Der 9oos
6uertges ben 9oftor slredtiebte.
8alo batten Sic So5is Spitnamen
iiir brei 8ertpaubte: Oqe (Bater) !;
Spite (Srit g., ,no oie 8ab (aarl
81. Die brei bielten -oamals aud
treu 5iliammen. s(n6ere Manner pa-
rem: 5rib Siilfenbers, sic beioen
9uttlers, Beter ,mb Senrp; Die brei
Soltldultes: Anton, Sran5 nno TSein-
ri1; Damn .@elt Nenbals, ,SSobam
8oBmann, gbeobor Sorting l.ip.
Nm eriten nnb britten Sonntag
fam ser EaItor na6 9ndingbam llnb
las feline Meile. @ilbelm ,lno 8eter
Matb oienten ibm anfdnglid oie
Meiie, bic iie ipeg5ogen nod Mrfanlas
8ocabontas. 9arauf 6iente ih ,,no
Better sbeooor Ssel einisemal. Das
Bolt fang oie oe,tide sinsneiie, oie
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2etb bat. Steiner @eilt obne 2eib,
tpie @ott, @ngel, Seufel. 60 babe idb
meiuen &inoern nod fiir5lid i'm
SoerbedI1en 9atedismuts erflGrt, ben
i'd icl6lt al,d ais Slnge lernen
nn,Btc. @eben Sic 0as sl, Serr 9ot>
tor? Sa, iaete er, bas lit ridtig.
N,tn bem, f,,br ser @ater fort, Damn
f5nnen Sic sic Seele bel ser Spe-
ration al6 ni6t ieben ooer fiiblen
ooer boren. @an5 ridtig, iaeten sic
&at9olifen. Soren Sic Serr 9ofs
tor, ob iG redt babe. 9ie Seele libt
I'M &0rpcr> mie cine &raft, lmo aluar
tuie cine benfenoe &raft. &raft,
5elter, @ino f0nnen mir aub niht
feben. ober mir fiiblen sic @irfun-
gen ser 3roft, bes 6euers, oes 8in-
bes. 60 fiiblen ooer perIteben mir
Die @irflmg ser Seele, oie Der Oen>
EenSe Sell bes Menlden lit. SIT bas
redt? 9ottor: SSa, bas ltimmt, Nlio,
oenten mir ,ns sic Seele. setrennt
bonn &orper. Ser 2eib liegt 90 tot
iino, lott iid auf in feline 9eltanbteile.
Die Seele foiln ,lidt mebr ipre6en,
tpeil iie getrennt lit bon ben1lel6en.
Das 9ano, oas iie NIT ibm perbano,
Z 1T iest seriiien l,no iekt fann iie
= 4 II :
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Seele nl1r ourb llnIeren &orper &C.
lepbon) enpfinoelt iebenL b0ren,
idlneden, 5. +. nit ser f0rperliben
@elt in 8eriibrllng treten. 9enfen
aber fann iie :obne BEN 90rper, neil
oas cine eeiitige @ieenidaft Der
Seele lit.
Sabe id redt, Serr 9oftor ooer
nidt?
Ser 9oftor 6rebte li6 INN umo ant
portete: S gleB pou're right, Mr.
6nertees, tranf Iein 8ier a1s ,no
ging: @ooo bpe, sSS'a fee pou again.
@r mar ein ebrliber Wann nno mar
llnerluartet BON SEN So5is ii6err,,ms
pelt luor0en, ltn6 illdte fein tueiteres
Mrgument.
Ser 8ater bate iuieber geliegt ,.no
sic Spise ,mb 8ab eingen init ibm
nod Saus ean5 ieelenpersniigt, oenn
sic So5is batten mieoer perloren.
Serl, iaste Ger alte Beter 8uttler,
ser altd mitlief mo neben nns tpobn-
te, tuie meiBt ou oas alles 10 gut,
baB ser 9oftor sir redt geben muBte?
3 iaete ser Batter, oas babe id al
les friiber gcbort uno gelernt BON
meinem Sbtuager, 8ernaro Alten-
famh als Der in @iieu aufs @pmua-
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lium ging. Dort bate er Dr. Slider
(ber fpater grsbiidof bon Goln, ,,no
aaroinal pl,roe) als 9elisionslebrer.
Or bradte oie 8iiber nit nad Sauie
nno id babe iie bnrdgeleien iino itli-
oiert, iopiel iuie er.. Damn babe ib
alld anoere 8iiber l,nb S6riften ge-
balten ,lno- geleIen; babe iolhe nod
uno Ieie beionoers Sen uSbio 8ai-
Ienfre1nb", tuorin Batter Selling oft
iiber iolbe Saden ipridt unb idreibt.
Sait bu Sic 3eitlmg nod nidt2
Nein fagte Yeter; gut, tperoe fie
.gleid beitellen, glib mir MIR Sic
Abreiie <r .~... ..- f..
limo er bielt @ort. D,trb oieie
9iipittation tpuroe Yeter 9uttler
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WeOamfen laD GrinmerMngem
Bon Gep. Sran3 0uertges

nidt mebr iebenL b0ren, fiiglen, fpre.
den nit bem &orper. Der iein 2e-
ben BON ser Seele bate. 8eiipiel
Sd itebe bier am Selepbon, elm an-
oerer ant anbern enoe, Columbus,
.. Sd bin ser MenId, Der dnoere
sic Seele. @ie fonnen ipir miteius
auoer ipre6en? Sur iiber oen Drabt
per Eelepbon. Sd iebe oie Seele
nidt, une oob ipribt iie lno ib
iprede 5t ibr; id bore iie, id fiible
iie, peritebe iie, lno BOD febe ib iie
nidt, aber nur bmrh bas 8erbin-
6uugsmittel: SelepDon. 60 fann sic
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Mls lie fib ettuas altsgetobt batten,
fagte enblid Ser @ater: &err 9oftor,
ess lit mir neu, oaB man eilten @eif
ooer cine Seele ieben, fiiblen ODER
Borelt fann. Sic ipreden BON Ser
Geele ODER 0em @eiit, tpie ipenn iie
Elm Ding iudre tuie @umlni ooer 10
et.pas: Sie tpiiien ood ipobl, oaB
bic gauge Sdopfltng ans slpei Gle.
luenten beItebt: @eilt uno Stoff; bas
eine iidtbar, bas anoere lmlidtbar.
Ser @eiit lit ia Elm @eien bas Ser.
Sauo uno freien @iaen, aber feinen
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@ittluedl, ben IA. NQai 1871

eS NHSluettutH luitItitS uUSI uHS tciNtW
@ebetbud).
/ gs batte gut geflappt l.no 10 5ogen
Life frob ,,no frild nod Gris Siilfea-
berg gum JriibIdoppen nod iolder
Anltrengllng, faste Ser alte Bilbelm
gerbepen, oenn er nno Snfel 5rik
|'5teinboff uno nod einige battelt ,ihon
in 8orbed I'M @eiangperein eeiimgen.
Sier muBten iie Sic gan5e Stride irs
Sineen aufredt balten, ,,no oass fSm.
men mir id)on, meinten iie.
sles mnroe in Ser @irti6aft be-
ipro1en ,mb mieoerbolt, mas Der
Baitor seIast bate, ,,no lpie CT, oas
oeltld)e goangeli,um porgeleien.. ,uie
bas io lp,,noerpolI flang ans irtibem
Wi,noe. uSn iener 3eit ipraf !. Der
Orr 5u feinen SSiin - fern fol -
folsen = oes @lid = MIS-, 9eI, ,ieet
Sc @ilm, id bad mie op Sc 2ippen
aebitten, ionit mar id seplatt BON
saben. Sd benz oen SnIten bapon
fregen, nnb itedte mir oer Eai6en-
oanf in oen Mllpo. ssir o,trften. bod
ben auten GaItor 11idt beleioigen,.. Ser
iid iold)e Wfiibe CAB fir inns. Sett
aber lurroe gelad)t llno. eeiber5t, lmo
| 5ris nno Sanne batten pollauf, 5u
tnL INN ben 9urit alr: itillen 1,no oie
trodenen aeblen ait. ,aiien, ,,no, iid
ab5ufiiblen. -. .......:,.
| 9o al1f einlnol erl6oa es: @liten
Gag ibr getbriioer,. beiier Soufbrii-
] Ser; ibr glau6t bod mebr on oen
9ierpott als. an Sen Serrgott.. so
laltt Dabt ibr in ser Stride nibt ee-
betet, ais ibr bier es TIT, beint alten
6ribe. slae idouten allf, bie ol1 Slid
5uIalnntenIaBen namlid) be DIE Cga.
teri, oe Spite (Snfel. ssrik),i oe
9aB (Snfel aarI g. uno Sc fribb-
lige Sitter 9uttler, rtno Sic onoeren
&atbolifen, Die iaBen: ooer ltonpe1.
@leih oarauf >bieB ,es, mas ,iino
oas fitr @ogel ltno lpo folnlnen sic
ber2 Sic &erls baben ia elm ent-
ieblid frebes Moul - mas luolen
sic bier2
Sin gutter 8lid eeniiste llno oie
gndingDalner erfannten gleid .bie
So5ialiitenbanbe bon 9fo. 12 ooer
Sambltrg, Wteilen iiiooItlib bon g.
9ie sllten fannten biele Sippe 5hon
bon oroltBen fer, s. \. bon Giien 1,no
alteneilen. Cine 8amilie, Gater lno
Ntntter, nit ibren 4 S0bnen, 2 .oa-
bon perbeiratet, Itanoen bisber in gut
tenn gufe. s(usge5eidnete @ltern;
Mrtter geborte gum 9ritten Oroen;
Sater lpar ni6t 10 feite, als fir iie
oie- Shlnbe Ser Briillne fam. sssbr
Stol5 nno gieenoiinfel 1nadte iie
prableriib ,mo srobtllerii6, lmo iie
flunferten nit io5ialiltiiden Sdriften
berlnl, oie ibnen sic Mugen ee0ffnet
batten. 3tuei fielen ab un6 5ogen pen
alten @oter nit ibnen ,,no itarb er
,ngliidlib. Oie. Wh,tter itarb ielig
uno l.nter ser Sano bes 8rieiters;
aber ibr 5ipeiter Sobn, So5ialilt uno
8eltreformer, besing Selbltmoro
nabber uno init ibm .iein So5ifante.
rao, Ser Oasielbe tat. Oamals tparen
! iie ale feline aerlc, gebiente 2eute. bie
5u Sauie in 9eltidlano au alien ia
tbolilden @ereinen seborten, tpie lire
Nad6arn er5ablten. s(,,d batten ,lie
CUTE fatboliibe Srauen - ltno nun
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lege i6enfte uno bie Ben @nfang
Ser Sarparo 8ibliotbet bilbeten.
gs iino 5lpei &onnunentare ser 81.
Sdrift lmb i'm Sabre 1896 ge-
oruft. - 9os 9ilb 5ei9t bon
linfs nod re6ts: Hep. Sren0lls,
Sanet 2opton 1lnb Gutberino Nola,
@orIteber ser 8ibliotbef.
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9ie Sransisfaner, pelbe I'M
ct. 9onapentrre College in Iaeg-
amp, sc. g., bo5ieren, beliben cine
slnsabl feltener 9iiber, bon benen
bieIe Sobrbunberte alt linb. s(ls
oie neue 8ibliotbef erridtet Wurbe,
fanb cine nepe &atalpgilicrlmg
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Ser Opernidnger:. ,,esS,t neiner
aeble itedt ein 8ern,ogen. 1s.i
Ser altobolifer: ,,eSn. ..useiner
aud.' ....
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Itatt. slls por f1tr5em 9tep. SSre-
nGus Seri6er, S.S.M., als 8iblio-
tbefar 8iiber fir oie 8ibelluode
(1t. bis tS. Mai) auspablte, .fano
er 5tuei 8Gnoe, tpelde 9uplifate
ser 8iider, sic i'm Sabre 1886
Sobn Sarparo Dem TSarporb Col
Evening star., 1941-10-20
D. A. r. Chapters
Announce Plans
For Benefits

Both the Army and Navy Chap
ter and the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution have an
nounced plans for annual benefits.
The Army and Navy entertain
ment will be a card party tomorrow
at the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs. Hubert
z. Paddock. the regent, and Mrs.
Homer Case. entertainment chair
man. will receive members and
guests at pm.
Mrs. Malcolm W. Callahan is in
charge of tickets and Mrs. Lybrand
P Smith. the cake and candy table,
The Abigail Hartman Rice Chap
ter will hold its annual card party
for the benefit of the Crossnore
Mountain School in North Carolina
on October % at the D. A. R. Chap
ter House.
Mrs. George D. Sullivan. chair
man Of ways and means, heads the
committee on arrangements. AS
sisting are Mrs Goodwin Miller,
Mrs. John F. Wolfe, Mrs Joseph C.
Gardner, Mrs. T. Franklin Stewart
Mrs. J. E. Capps, Mrs. Frederick
Cullen. Mrs Arthur E. Kimberly
Mrs Carol J. Mcclure, Miss Fran
ces Mixsell, Mrs. Ralph Endicott
chapter chairman of the Approved
Schools Committee, and others. Mrs
William Dougal Leetch is chapter
regent.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
CHAPTER II.


Clay a
built been
excellent established model
school, which constantly being
skilled mechanic both Government approval and
Evening star., 1941-10-20

was killed. The mechanic had said
he'd quit from the plant that made
the fatal plane, quit right after
the accident. And Hanley must
know of that affair, else why would
his mechanic have changed the sub
ject SO abruptly? Been so openly
wary of discussing the affair in
Hanley's presence? Generally there
was more than one test pilot work.
ing for plane manufacturer, She
was sure of that. Perhaps Hanley
had been there with Roger; per-
hapS he might have been the pilot
in that hurting cradle of death just
as well as Foyer; perhaps toss of a
coin had decided who would die
and who live. And possibly-hating
this man-possibly he had known
the plane was no good and had
arranged for Roger to test 1t rather
than he.
Clare shook her head, irritated at
her own absurd progression of
thoughts. It could hardly make any
difference whether they had known
each other or not There was even
the possibility that Hanley, too, had
been a good friend of Rogers, had
quit the plant like his mechanic in
deep resentment of the callous in
Evening star., 1941-10-20

/ low landing speed and the simplest
possible mechanism. A student pilot
hsS to know his plane before he
can be any good as flyer, and the
less he has to know about it the
easier it is for him to become good" :"
He swung around then, slowly.
They're both ready to go, Clay"
he said. Which one do you Want?'
This one" Clay Hanley said. in
dicating the trainer near which the
two were standing. Warm her up
right away" He turned to Clare, a
thin smile bringing hard lines
around his straight wide mouth.
Well Miss Calridge, does our place
meet with your approval?'
Again Clare felt that fighting
something rise up within her. She d
felt it even before he spoke, and his
sarcasm added only slightly to her
desire TO irritate him. She forced
smile as thin and cold as his own.
Your training planes look like
cardboard toys she said, tossing
diSdainful glance al the plane Eddie
Franklin was pushing out onto the
runway. y think I'd prefer to learn
on that one over there" pointing
toward the silver monoplane,
Would you now. really?' Hanley
replied, mildly amused We'll, if
YOU prove to be an excellent stu
dent you may get a ride in that
Evening star., 1941-10-20

plane some day, as a passenger" ."
And again, as he turned away
toward the now idling training
plane, his glance swept over the girl
impersonally, coldly, but nonethe-
less with acute appraisal.
Clare said, you're awfully kind" "
tonelessly, and she thought, it must
be intuition for me not to like that
man. He repelled me when I first
saw him in his Office, he is even
more revolving now, and his me-
chaniC gave pretty clear ipdica-
ton that his boss knew Roger, too
And then the thoughts came
through her mind In rushing con-
fusion. Hanley was no ordinary
pilot, because ordinary pilots didn't
own expensive, specially designed
high-powered sports planes; not
when they had TO work for living
giving flying lessons. And ordinary
pilots didn't open new airports on
the few hundred dollars month
they could earn in ordinary flying
jobs. Some one must be back of
Clay Hanley, putting up the money,
she decided.
When was It that the airport was
started? Yes, 1t was just a month,
or maybe six weeks, after Roger
Evening star., 1941-10-20

bringing back all the old hurts
and memories too? What made me
think l could 60 along without ever
meeting some pilot or mechanic who
knew him, and who'd want to talk
about him and tell me what swell
fellow he was?
Roger was one swell fellow" :"
Eddie Franklin was saying. Il knew
him real we'll In fact l was work
ing for the outfit that made that
flying coffin he cracked up in-I
was working there when it hap
pened Half an hour before he went
up I told him the plane wouldn't
stand the dive he was supposed to
give it. and he just laughed. If
you knew Roger. you know that
he'd want to tackle. He liked doing
things that people said couldn't be
done -.
Franklin Explains.
Franklin's voice tapered of as
he saw the girls eyes turn toward
him, little points of fire lighting
up in their green depths. She was
suddenly tense and her shoulders
quivered as her eyes bore into him.
You fool" she said, and the words
had a rasping sound. You could
nave stopped him-you could have
saved" and then she broke of, p,
a sob convulsing her, choking down
the words.
Eddie Franklin was stunned, and
he could find neither words 10 say
nor a voice with which to say them.
He started to reach out, to put
comforting hand on the girls
shoulder, but the jerky movement
stopped halfway when he saw the
dirt on his hand and the shimmery
spotlessness of the girls linen dress.
Please, lady" he finally stam-
mered. L couldn't have stopped
him. I did everything I could, I
even talked TO the designer and the
engineers on the job, and they told
me 1 was crazy. And I didn't know
enough about design to show them
where the fault Was-I just knew
the plane wasn't right. After the
crash l Just about went nuts-I al
most killed Jacobs, the designer
and then I quit before they canned
me. He'll. lady. IL don't like you
sayin' I could have stopped the kid
God knows I tried"
Glare looked up at him and her
face was flushed beneath its tan.
I'm sorry she said. Its Just
that-wefl-"
Eddie nodded and began rubbing
his hands on the waste. vigorously,
as if there were some unseen spot
on the palm that wouldn't come
off. Il know" he said quietly Il
Evening star., 1941-10-20

won.
Glare saw the mechanic. Eddie
Franklin, when she stepped into the
hangar He was sitting cross-legged
under the belly of silver low
winged monoplane. tinkering with
the retractable landing gear
rs that one of your training
planes?" Glare asked.
The mechanic looked up pushing
back an unruly lock of black hair
with the back of greasy hand. He
grinned, and Clare liked the way
little wrinkles tucked at TIE corners
of his eyes, and the way his whole
round. pugnoSed face seemed to light
up with his grin. 1T sure is not,
he said fatty. Those are the train
ing planes over there pointing to
two identical small cabin jobs at
the other end of the building. This
is the boss private rocket"
1T looks like 1t would be pretty
fast Clare said. She moved around
back of one wing and peered
through the arched glass cover over
the cockpit
1T wouldn't be Clay Henley's if
it wasn't" Eddie Franklin replied,
turning back to his work. With
out looking up, he said, You ever
been up in plane?"
quite a number of times"
Not out here, though
Old Wounds Opened.
No, not out here. In fact, this
airport wasn't here when I used
to 90 up. The only landing field
around was CaSWell's private one
on their estate out north" Glare
turned from the sleek, silver plane
and glanced over toward the train
ing planes. She didn't see the me-
chanic's head jerk up at her men
ton of the name CasWell, but a
moment later he was beside her.
wiping his hands on piece OF
waste and looking at her curlously.
Did you know Roger Caswell?'
he asked
Clare looked up at the mechanic.
He was a couple of inches taller
than she. although not tall for
man, and he was we'll built, broad
shouldered and long-legged. Even
in his baggy, oil-marked jumper he
had the powerful, graceful figure
of an athlete.
Yes, I knew him. she said, and
she felt her heart quicken at the
burden OF saying the words. Her
throat felt dry and her voice had
a hard. fiat ring. She thought Why
didn't I have the sense to keep on
the way I was going, forcing myself
to forget about him? What made
me think I could recapture the
thrill Of flying with him without
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difference to death that had allowed
the management to send out plane
so badly designed
Climbing into her roadster a few
minutes later she shaded her eyes
with her hand to watch the small
training plane take of. There were
two people in it, Hanley and his
pupil. The plane ran lightly across
the concrete runway, then as if by
Sleight Of hand it was in the air, a
few feet off the ground and climb
ing fast and smoothly. She decided
to call her father for lunch, per-
haps find out something about Ham
ley and about this airport before
coming back for her lesson at !
o'clock.
tCoryright, 1941, Chicago Daily News Incl
Continued tomorrow
Clare talks with her one -time
friend, Betty Crowen.