The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-23
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carried gentlemen OF the news
reels and gentlemen OF the press.
They were turned back by the
Superstition Mountain S o m.
Later, though, the sky train
came spectacularly out OF that
storm again, but with only nine
of its original 10 gliders
Something's happened The
news men began TO shout about
it. THAT 10th planet had the
girl pilot. Captain Cars fan
cee!"
They got good photos of the
nine ships cutting loose, and
when Jimmy Cars motor plane
headed back TO look for Number
10, the photographers ships fol-
lowed him. Half an hour later,
one of the greatest aviation films
on record was being made.
II showed Jimmy's ship dip
ping dangerously into the can
yons of a storied mountain. IL
showed him spotting a white
sailplane on a high and narrow
slope. 1t showed him climb up
for safety in jumping, then leap
out in a parachute.
When Jimmy leaped, his
chute beloved quickly. Then
he began to rock and tug.
Thump When he struck the
slope he scrambled and rolled in
loose rocks.
Jimmy! JIMMY"
Pat was 40 yards or SO away.
jim unbuckled from his chute
and ran toward the girl.
Pat, are you all right? Are
you hurt?" He was shouting
frantically.
Eyes! | mean, no! ! mean
I'm all right Are your"
They spoke no more, for a
time. Partly because Pat Fri
day quite lost control of her
self. She was sobbing in Jim
my Cars arms. Sobbing, and
hugging him, and pressing her
cheek to his shoulder.
Little girl :. little girl he
was saying, ever so gently.
But the crying didn't last
long. He kissed her twice on
top of her head. Then he lifted
her chin, blotted tears with
handkerchief, and leaned TO kiss
her full on the lips. Pat dar-
ling" he said, then. =.
She just chung to him, while
k0
around.
We're you hurt at all, little
girl?" he asked finally.
mo, jim. But IL guess /
was very foolish"
You're the bravest kid in the
country
mo"
Yes. Chucking off into that
storm-lordy, Pat!'
II thought / was near Globe.
But was scared silly. Jim. L
got up to $4,000! And when
was forced down l couldn't see
thing until around 5000 feet.
And the first solid earth | saw
was-there!' She pointed to
sheer rock wall as big as sky
scraper.
"Mmmm, PATTI
my ship was headed right in
to it. And-and ! did what you
taught me to do. l put her over,
quickly, hard. Then-pancakcd
right down. knew l must be
in a canyon, or at least around
more cliffs. Jimmy, that sail
plane is a dream! | don't be-
lieve it's damaged at all!'
He lifted her for kiss once
more. This time she returned it,
with a wild surge Of ectasy and
abandon.
II was midnight before the
two young adventures were
rescued t r IN Superstition
Mountain. Planes flew over the
best ground route from time TO
time, dropping flares, to guide
cowboy Bill Barker and others
on horseback, with spare ami
mails for Pat and Jimmy to ride.
There was no place for an air.
plane to land within six miles
Of the mountain. But there was
paved highway, and automo-
bilcs took the adventures back
10 town.
In Phoenix, apparently no
body had gone to bed. Even at
the big hotel on Central avenue
where Pat and Jimmy and the
other soaring carnival guests had
rooms, a throng of people was
milling. They had to be told
everything, over and over
again. 1t was 2 o'clock in the
morning when Pat got to bed
exhausted. But at 8 she was up
again, and Jimmy Carr was in
the lobby waiting. SO was their
loyal friend, big Ed Bryan.
They loaned me a car to
drive us out to Sky Harbor," Ed
|. said. They want us there for
y the big celebration this morn
ing. Last day Of the soaring
carnival. And say, you two.
You stole this show, and | don't
mean maybc!'
Pat and Jimmy were strange
ly quiet. Once. driving out. Pat
did speak. ED, isis Lorraine
Stuart"
"Oh. that dame! She headed
back east. Took a 6 O. clock train
back to New York City. Brought