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rHE BRECKENKIDGE AMERICAN
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THE BRECKENRIDGE AMERICAN
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Friday, July 26* 1940.
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AMERICAN LANDMARK
HORIZONTAL
] Monument in
New York
harbor.
13 Farewell! $
14 Nose.
15 Neither.
IB Brought up.
17 ,To coat with
tin
18 To hit with
th^ hand.
20 C'opppr.
21 1'.>n tries
23 Organ of sight
t.4 W ,i^afed
25 Alleged fort*.
27 Abnormal
sleep.
50 To make j
s tunc. *
23 Juno.
34 Genus of beet.
35 Eyes.
39 W.-dge-shaped
support.
59 Quantity
40 Mutu al note
51 -Stream
barrier
14 Enzyme. *«*■
Answer to Prrvioux Puz/le
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43 Every.
Ht Cake ( '
decorator.
53 Flower leaf
54 Single things,
tf Greek letter.
5ti Numbei game
57 Clamor.
5b I? wa given
lo U S A by
the people
of
59 It stands on.
's Island,
i N. Y.
VERTICAL
2 t'ontruni'i
weight.
3 Cijiof bird;.
4 To spr ead
5 I\<4 <•: . K'US.
6 llcuvy blow.
7 To wade,
bCle icnt-
Iiaii'-d tu' urc
!' Highjy
10 Being
1! Mart in a
drama.
12 Trunk drawer
1C The : cuiotor
who designed
it.
19 The or
base was
V i'. en l y the
«? S. A.
people (pi ).
21 Varni.il
sab.'.tance.
22 To plant.
24 Mollusk.
2« Apportioned.
28 Corded cloth.
2 Work of skill.
31 Monkey.
32 By way of
3(1 Mountain p.*
37 Hone ' home
38 Billiard rod.
42 Maple ihrub.
411 Boundary.
4.i Blow! m ney.
40 Make laco.
4. To perform,
48 StaKe.
4'J Shr.ib yield-
ing indigo.
50 Cotton fabric.
52 Hastened.
54 Queer.
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Citv Sued After
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A!r John 'I iitflimann'N cininfs , ui kiil <i « r Urt i« anil
a «; un.kbU' to withntand :i blitz janva inar.y 'u t • it they «iiu
fciK'H b ythe city WAt#>r di-part • not hatrh.
TIRE
SALE
FISK
RUGBY
LIFE TIME GUARANTEE
600\I6 4 Ply
and your old tire
Brown - Naylor
810 EAST WALKER
• SERIAL. STORY
FLYING CO-ED *
by mary kinnavey MOORE
copyright. 1040.
nea service. ino.
IJ.MI UIiW , Tuu> plula will*
J it m|*a fo damagr Dick's
i i .I.-. >1. iiitu Itilr, Gnimrtir solut,
, aluts lliroliuli %* ithuul iruublt .
Mm- l« lltriHt-ti ua lll«*k proiuiara
l.« r liU' lii ii^uk aoiin. H Iwirndji
l« m i a f« « nils lit liuura hlmaclf.
%«in«> I'MBlViM'i alir lovra ll>lnic>
1.1 it-u nil i! •' ihiiiKa ativ aald
.4i**iui i a| ialu Viomclan.
rilAI'TKH X
'THE ly huu: was gay with
' i. tinglrg, and aftcr-
( i uv.'i ..ti.in Anne and
tr, ,-tte r# ru ed atv invitation to
,, jj bi'lib i1 .!!ie al;d retired to
u,"ii- i\ im t" study,
Anne laughed a little absent-
n, i,di il I keep thinking about
What ;. perfect i.liot I have been."
- i ., . t it. Everyone's entitled
t, i . . ft,i,| once in a lifetime.
Wt.eie oil earth . my chemistry
notebook*'"
•i ,1, :t know You had it un-
d. • . wui arm tliii afternoon."
A fu'iti. !< arch of the room
f..ii.'d io r. . e a I the na^sing book,
•uti m> giwiciaus'" Georgette
d -ti.iti* nl) "I must have left
.a.: airport. That.- just
! : I did do probably in the
i • want v.! en we had a coke,
just bo-fore we came home."
I . : i..i ed at each other ill
■ then (l.-oigette hastily
put .at In i ...at,
u,;l theie nothing to do but
ut and get it. i've got to
.1 if I'm to get any studying
tni.ii, iit. Want to come
drii
hat.
don,
• i ,:,.n't think I'd better. 1 must
t;. I at Fieneli Lit. Uoli't be long."
* * •
il- TER G' in gette had gone,
■ ' Ain e found it hard to bring
i ,-i ; ,i down to the mass of
■ *i and papers spread out on
tr. (le i, before ht-i No matter
h, iuii. il -be tried to concen-
ti..Te. her thoughts kept going
I ... k tile past few weeks.
Iju k !iad praised her aptitude
f. . M.i'..: Later, when she'd told
t in .1! her determination regard-
i! l T'.riy Scott, he'd said as he
i *.k In r hand, "Good girl."
1'iieie b, a been a friendly sym-
p.itiiy in In. tone. Nothing more
til.-Ugll.
She brought lieiself back from
bu revet .e with a sudden start.
Did .she want to hear more than
hunt" t friendliness in his voire?
She felt her cheeks growing
warm.
< )i 3 more she tried to focus
J,or attention or. the studying that
• d 1,. i* done lor the next day
Do* 1,-the hull, a pledge called her
t,, trie phone As she ran to an-
} vet it. she had a depressing pre-
II ,n 11i' >11 of danger.
S:.e .v.is totally unprepared for
". loud, - la ill voice that came
I 1. 1 ti.e wise, but she recognized
II a into t ^t once us that of Clar-
ice, the dice-game gul at the Villa Tony's car! Then all this was
Aloha. , true!
"Yes, this is Miss Morris." A a hasty search revealed nothing
frowri puckered her blow. What'. 0f Dick. He had driven into town
on earth did the girl want? for dinner, and not returned.
"Miss Norris, maybe I'm mess- Georgette's little coupe was with
Ing in stuff that's not my busi-|a few other cars in the parking
ness. But Tony Scott's a louse lot. but she was nowhere to be
from away back, and you looked ; seen.
like real stuff. Listen, Mi Nor- For a second she considered go-
ris, Tony found out who it wa- ing to ,|l(4 «rst airport official she
that helped you get away the j ^I1(j asking him to call the
other night—that (lying guy " police. But it occurred to her that
"Yes "' Anne v .,. more ptl2*ltd | l'light not be time. It was
than before. j l(1 j,,,,,,. \Vlien the airport was all
"Tony's sore. He knows you're
through with him and he 'dtink,
this guy is the reason.
"You might a- well know Tony
wanted you to get in a jam when
he brought you out here that
night. He figured if you got in
one, he'd be uble to tie up with
you. Get it?"
"Yes. I get it." Anne's voice
held horrified incredulity.
"So he figured that this flying
guy gummed the works, t lai n.
was explaining. "Now lie's out lo
get him. He got Jumps Daley
and Daley got tight tonight and
shot the works to me. Here's what
they're planning to do "
While Anne listened in mount-
ing horror, Clarice outlined the
plans to sabotage Dick's plane.
"So that's the layout," the girl
finished. "I'm giving it to you so
you can warn the right people. If
you like this flyer, he must be a
good guy, so don't let anything
happen to him." A note of f< ar
came into her voice and she ad-
ded, "But please, please Mi
Norris, don't ever let out how you
tumbled to this"
The sharp click of a receiver on
the other end of
in Anne's ear. For
i> cxr;a~ story
FLYING CO-ED
by mary kinnavey moore f
COPYRIGHT. 1940.
NEA SERVICE. INC.
but deserted. By the time the po-
lice ...uld arrive, or by the time
he could locate help at the air-
port itself, Dick might be in the
air.
What were Tony and Jumps
Daley doing?
• «
CHF. stood In the shadows near
~ the administration building for
a brief minute, 111 an agony of in-
decision.
With all the thoughts that raced
through her mind, there was not
one of possible danger to herself.
At l . t she turned and Ij'.rrried in
the direction of the dimly lighted
hangar. She realized that it prob-
ably was. foolhardy. Yet at the
ante time, it setined the only
thing to do.
Near the hangar, she slowed
her steps and began walking
quietly and cautiously. If she
could find Tony and his com-
panion actually engaged in their
work of sabotage, then she could
race back to the administration
building ami give the alarm!
The interior of the hangar was
alnto: t completely dark. Slow-
(v and quietly she crept in the
the wire echoetl! joon staying as close to the wall
r a few minutes >ll(. could. Tlirou
.nigh the dark
she stood by the telephone, numb j | qUj, k ears caught the murmur
with fear Then a new and ter- 0j |,,w-pitched voices.
rifying thought came to her. What I T|lW.,, wus ,he cabin ship that
had Dick said about a flight that j was (0 US1. a great dark
very night. : i,lilit in the shadows. Near it
According to Clarice, Daley wa- ,1U)Vt.(| (W0 dim figures, almost
to learn when Dick was to make I jj^,, f|lilC)ows themselves. Once or
his next flight alone. He might | lw;t.u S|1C caught the tiny beam
have learned of this night trip. (,r., little flashlight.
She glanced at her watch. Dick I g(,e had seen enough. Still mov-
might have taken off by now. Al- ' it|g cautiously she started back to-
ready she might be too late. .... aid the door. Yet, careful as she
Frantically she telephoned the
she tripped against a piece
airport. Dick Douglas had gone to .,! metal on the floor.
dinner, and not yet returned. She
gasped with relief. There might
still be time to drive to the air-
port and warn him.
*
A SHORT time later the light"
of the airport blinked before
her as Anne drove down the la.st
stretch of highway. A- she ap-
I proached the gate, she saw a car
■parked in the shadows a short
way down the toad It looked like
Who's there!"
It was Tony's voice. In terror
-lie ran. desperately, toward the
door.
But just as she neared it, just
. .she was gathering her ir.ath
for a scream fpt help, there was
a sutlden explosion of pain in the
back of her head, a moment's
liliinliiit; light before her eyes, and
then utter darkness.
(To Be Continued)
YKsWHntVl The jtlrl at tbr
avrrn cuita Anne, urgra tier lo
vum Dick Ilia I Tuii) |iluiia lu
iiimiu*? >wltl liia pluiif. Ton *a
yi<r>.u« ana talked. Anne ruahea
t> the nlr|iort ttuda (%%u men
.. J'kJii ; vu Ike ylaue. Aa ahe
■ - r: ill 4*ollee, Tony aeea
1 . «•*.* ht r uiieonaetoua.
CHAPTER XI
T : • i in Ann-- Norris that
li toning to the boom
' ha: drum. It had a
-' undirig rhythm, and it
i tul f-ver so loud. Slowly
Ifi.ggled up through waves
nseiousness, she realized
drum she heard was the
: ,blo pounding in her own
r? id .
She felt sick and dizzy, her head
idled. She wondered where she
/.•as. Somewhere that was very
lark, and very cramped. She was
.tanding up, p; apped up against
1 wall. The space was so small
;hat it was almost impossible to
nove.
She started to call out, realized
:liat a heavy cloth had been
listened in her mouth, forced be-
ween her teeth. The waves of
'aintness flooded over her again,
n the next instant, she realized
:hat her hands and her ankles
A1 ere bound.
There was a flash of incredulous
lorrur, then her mind seemed to
dear miraculously. She knew at
nice what had happened. Tony
and liis gunman, Jumps Daley,
tiusy at the plane, had heard her
trying to slip out of the hangar.
One of them had knocked her un-
:onscious with a blow on her head,
ihen she had been bound and
gagged anj put in—where was
die?
As he* strength returned, she
heard t'jtit same low, menacing
murmur of voices. Tony's whis-
pers, Daley's muttered answers.
She e.Ust still be in the hangar.
Probably in a small supply closet.
Sh$ strained herself to listen to
the voices outside.
"Hew about the dame?"
And Tony answered: "Don't
worry about her, she's all right.
> I've got her tied up. Probably
won't come to for a while any-
way."
Daley's voice demanding again,
"How about afterward?"
And there was Tony's reply.
"After this guy takes off, I'll come
back and get her. Don't worry,
I'll take care of her all right."
Anne N011 is felt again that ter-
rible, cold paralysis of fear. After
the takeoff—!
• • •
'I'HE words broke into her mind
like an illuminating light
There was no one to stop Tony
Scott now. No one knew of the
danger save het.-.elf, and Clarice,
the tavern girl. Clarice, having
warned Anne, would make no
further move. Tony Scott and
Daley would finish their work un-
seen and unnoticed.
Dick would return, the plane
would be wheeled out and readied,
he would take off in the dark, fly
five or ten miles perhaps, and
then—■
And she was here, helpless, un-
able to move. A sob rose to her
throat.
As she stood there, sick with
fear, she remembered some advice
her uncle, Arnold Dwight, had
once given her. "If you're ever in
a tight spot, take a long breath,
count five and relax. Then think
what to do, and do it."
Perhaps there was still a way
She closed her eyes, counted
slowly, somehow steadying her-
self. Then she began trying to
move her hands. The ropes that
held them were not tight, yet not
loose enough for her to free her-
self. There was a knot that held
them. There were a few hook-
on the wall behind her, she could
feel them against her back. If she
could possibly reach them—!
Feeling her way carefully, she
worked the knot that held her
wrists against one of the hooks
fastened in the wall. Slowly, yet
surely, she was loosening it. After
moments that seemed like hours,
she felt it beginning to slip. With
a jerk that tore at the skin on
her hands, she pulled herself free.
Free! The sense of relief that
swept through her was like a sud-
den, clean wind! Moving swiftly
and silently, still fighting back
waves of faintness, still trying to
ignore the' painful throbbing in
her head, she removed the gag
from her mouth.
Il. r first impulse was to scream
for help, but instantly she checked
herself. To scream now would
only be to warn Tony and Jumps
Daley that she was free.
She untied her ankles, and
reached cautiously for the door. It
was unlocked! Her captors, be-
lieving her to be not only securely
bound, but unconscious, had not
taken the trouble to lock it.
She tul lit d the knob noiselessly
opened the door inch by inch UitCl
at last she was able to step out tf
into the opt 11 space of the hanpaF^A
For a moment she stood motior.-
less, listening intently. It wa#
harder to distinguish the voices
now, she could only hear their
low muttciings. Through tl^
darkness she could see thOM
black,. menacing shapes moving
about the doomed plane.
They were between her and the
door. It would be impossible lo
slip past them,, escape from tttfi
hangar and give the alarm.
The only thing to do was to re-
main there quietly 111 the shadows
until the men had finished their
terrible task and left. Then she
could go for help, warn Dick.
Ti ue, Tony and Daley might be
out of reach, but they could be
found again, and her evidence
would convict thtrn.
* *
A S she stood there, congratulat-
*■ ing herself on her escape,
secure in the knowledge that the
would be able to warn Dick in
time, she heard a whistle in the
distance. It grew nearer and
louder. And in the next instant
the hangar doors were pushed
back and Dick entered.
There was a swift movement
near the plane.
A whisper from Daley. "Hey—
we're too late—that's liun coming
now—"
A11 instant's pause in which the
whistling grew louder, nearer,
tlicn she heard a muffled oath
from Tony Scott.
"There's still a way. Leave
tilings to me."
She drew in a breath to call
out, warn Dick of the menac; that
waited for him in the shadows.
He was walking, all unknowing,
toward the plane.
"Stick 'em up, Douglas!* Jy
« * *
CHE must remain still, if she
called out now, Tony or his
gunman would shoot, unhesitat-
ingly. She heard Dick's voice, low
and incredulous.
"What's going on hero?"
As in u nightmare she heard
Tony's answer. "You heard me.
But 'em up. That's better. Now
—start rolling out this baby and
get ready to take off. No funny
business now—my friend is going
to keep that ruii right against
your ribs while you're doing it."
That was it! They would force
Dick tu take off in the damaged
plane! Before he knew it, it would
be too late. A crash—110 evidence.
And there was no one who coulxt
prevent disaster save herself!
All fears forgotten now. oblivi-
on- of personal danger, Anne Nor-
1 is looked desperately about her
lor a weapon.
(To Ue Concluded)
ALLEY OOP ..
By HAMLIN
THANKS, JOM— _
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FRECKLES and HIS FRIENDS
1
TMER-E- she IS
ALU READY "lo leave.'
L WISH >dl) amd lard
could joim us • by "tme
WAY, where IS LARD?
T
You'd
better.
go anjd
help him
He's our
LOOKIM' FOR
A STEAK ~K>
put on his
eye / Its
k1nda J --twem
swollen/ /come back
amd see us
ope/
freckles-
Black eye or no
black eye ,we have
To GET im touch with
MR- bink5 amd find OUT
ABOUT OUR
JOBS /
YOU SAY mr. blng
lost his Job? well,
cam l See him ?
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If you're askin'
me, 1 dont believe-
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