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Show I? CMC GRANVILLE CHURCH FAR: Jeff Curti Tli: STORY so r lredy o their kit ife. and ay to nrra tibre obea ha rrrrlvai a nme from Zora Milrhall warnin Uirrn not to com. When th1? rrive In Tierra IJhr ibey find both Zora and her husband drad. Ijtar Jetts friend Bill Henderson I, eiiird, and Jeff suspect bit amiloyrr, grnor Montaya, of murdering him and became they had found a the Mitchell clue to the ftrange thing going on at tee plantation. Other ilnlater figure are tee company chemiat. Dr. Toenje, and A tee Cyan, Ryden and Lannestork. l man named Collin arrive from the Zone to ee Mitchell. A talk with jerry Mclnnl dltcloie that Montava I deai'.t with the Nazi. Collin reveal el identity a a U. 8. naval Intelligence eflicer. He and Jeff have Just discovered a hidden German plane a Ileinkel I. t'a-aa- bomber. NOW CONTINUE WITH TIIE STORY CHAPTER XVII "It's a Heinkel! Collins repeated. at the rounded slant-bucthat tail assembly, the shape enof the body. It uses inverted-for smoother streamlining gines But Curt couldnt stand there staring all night. He swung the beam of light about and immediately the plane was swallowed in blackness. Quickly the men went over the big build.ng one building, they found, now they were inside. Curt knew the two hangars at the other end of the field were separate buildings, f chemical space bethe tween being walled off on either "Lock wings, k up, i . i ' .t'1 . 1 ,;c:1 , En route Curt so mean the h. !c, r ,Vin-tl.e Ilruh i! ! r p,. tluwn ar.invt C.e t.lty worked out the !, you're on U hut ore your w you've an-gi- s. oulnV' I got wh.ii j m can.c- - .or, wl. it do your book. of n . if.; (1,j t0 do? Collins g . e u short "Ha' Then, weigimn; , words carefully. "Of couise, in, res a certain amount of red to; e n in any line of work Repot ts and so forth. On the o.aer Krid, an operative is fi quent-I- v oui.ged to use his own discre- tion This was enough for Curt. Okay. T.tought youd come throurh. Now then, no secret is ever safe for long. Soint rg's bound to give t away sooner or later, if only the flicker or on ye. And were in the hands of a irigMy suspicious criw. They've got a lot at stake. "So well have to work fast. Heres my idea. If you have a better one, spill it and ue'il rag it out. First, I have to think of my family. They're hostages, pure and simple. Well, tonight when I saw Mclnnis I laid the groundwork for getting sned-roo- side. Along the entire front of these three joined buildings were thin "Theyd never get close enough a second time. Since Im certhem to Soledad. tain these people dont yet actually suspect I know anything, it ought to work. "Once theyre safe, a report to authorities would no doubt turn the trick, but it would embarrass the Tierra Libre government and today every effort's turned toward 12-4- 2 bunting require 55 yards 38 or material, 6i yards ribbon binding. Send your order to: VOULL good relations. futest-actin- s ERESINOE. f- - m 8341 SSmileAwhi 1 . war-tim- Plenty of Variety. be tempted to make dickies in several colors to wear with this smart jacket suit. If you do you will find that the one suit will seem different every time you change dickies. The simple, comfortable lines of both First Clothes. jacket and skirt are ever so behands. Reports, decided Curt, and probably pictures of the assembled VfES! These are clothes you can coming. make of flannelette for the little plane. Even gangsters want some No. 8341 is In sizes 12, 14. 16, kind of proof for the money they stranger yourself. Weve kept 18,Pattern Prepared Exclusively for WNU. 20; 40 and 42. Size 14, with short if so even them that out. very simple material. pay sleeves, takes 3 yawls The senor talked with Collins on you havent sewn much before you the river docks, and Collins, while can make these. Bonnet, sacque, SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery Street seemingly as slick and neat as he wrapper, sleeper and bunting are Calif. San Francisco could make himself except for not in one size only but that size is Many users say "first use is COLDS' Enclose 20 cents In coins for each of for a a revelation. lias a base big age on any a baby enough show shaved good put having COUGHING. desired. pattern old fashioned to mutton six months. suet. up as a tramp. SNIFFLES. Size Pattern No Grandma's favorite. MUSCLE- Montaya looked him over coldly, double supply 36. Name 25, ACHES Pattern No. 8324 Include S pieces, in asked him a good many questions, Demand stainless lenctro. one size only, for infants to six months. Address especially about the Rosario mines Bonnets, sacque, wrapper, sleeper and from which the man was supposed to have come recently. This roused Relieved In 5 minutes or double money beck apprehension in Curt, but Collins When exces etomech arid censes painful, suffuent had schooled himself well before Ing gss, sour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually tha medicines known f present crossing the river. He knew the symptomatic relief medicines like those tn Kell ana answers. Tablets. No laxattv brings comfort tn e Jiffy or double sour money back oo return of bottle In the end Montaya was satisto us. 2to at all druggists. fied and Curt nodded dismissal to the man, saying shortly, "Ill be Quick application of sending the launch up river at dayAdvance? That Tickles comforting Reiinol break. Be on it. And keep away Two men left a movie theater, gives prompt relief of school out was kicked "He from fiery throbbing. from the bar. One drink and youre distaste showing in their faces. for cheating. It oily bate soothe out on your ear! "Movies have certainly made a "How did it parched (kin. happen?" Collins slunk away. remarkable advance during the was "He his ribs caught was counting few one the launch for last remarked. Montaya using years, in a physiology examination. his trip to Cabeza today. Curt de"Hows that? scended to the floating stage to see "Well, first they were silent; then him off. And here the first step in they got sound; and now this one his plans nearly misfired. Setting smells. out from Riverbend was a small A womans dressmaker or her skiff. Tnough Montaya was patiently anxious to be on his way. beauty parlor can lop 20 years off Curt had to keep him talking long her age, but you cant fool a enough for that skiff to reach the couple of flights of stairs. Tempujo shore. He Was It True, there was plenty to say, but "Ha! Ha! laughed the recruit. it wasnt essential at the moment, You cant fool me. I know with Montaya in a hurry, and it beg magan to sound a trifle hollow when at theyve got last the little boat from Riverbend chines in this army. "Yes, smart chap, replied the bumped the stage and out climbed QUALITY counts more today a native with a letter for Curt. sergeant, "and youre the latest than ever before, particularly in Montayas eyes narrowed. No model home baking. Thats why more longer was he in such impatience to Name for It and more women are turning to get started. Curt ripped open the Grace tells me shes taking hot baths A grin Clabber Girl, the baking powder envelope, read the note. regularly to get her weight down." that has been the baking day split his face from ear to ear. Yes, she calls it the scorched girth From friends in Soledad, he ex- policy . favorite in millions of homes for Enplained. "Mclnnis, their Chief years and years. New Start gineer, invites me and my family HULMAN & CO. - TERRE HAUTE, IND. over for an anniversary dinner toErica Dont you think I am getFounded 1848 night. Of course, Id like to go, but ting younger every day? I cant. I cant even spend the day Elsa Yes, I should not be surat San Alejo. But I can send the prised to see your name in the car for my wife and the children births columns. "Besides, I want to see the murcould be organized. Why, some of derers brought to justice. Regardour advance air bases and listening less of who actually did the jobs, posts are farther out from the Canal we know whos responsible, whos than this. behind them, but it could never be A long silence followed, finally proved in a court of law. Theyd broken by Curts sour, Yeh, but go scot free. So, theres only one we havent got all night. Theres thing to do. How much do you something else to locate. Mitchells know about those bombs? cheap Jap pump machinery those Collins hesitated, but only for a boxes like oversize coffins. moment. Collins pointed briefly in the beam "Ive had some training in Amerif light, and Curt swung it from can types, he admitted. "I expect one end to the other of a bulkhead the principle of these is pretty much which rose to the of the winheight the same. Anyway, theres no help dow stripping along the back of for it. We cant send for an expert. the central section, the machine Ill have to chance it. shop. "Good! Now for some details. In front of the wall was a heavy talked, planned, argued this They h on which lay in orderly and that, the full trip. It was point Precision small parts, tools, instru- after four when they reached Temment panels, evidently intended for the car into the yards unassembled plane. At one end pujo, pushing a long distance outside, and from was a door. They found it padl- Curt hooked up the speedometer ocked. again. Nothing we can do about that, Mr. Curtis! Montayas voice There was movement at the wood-pil- e muttered Curt. contracted to Youve was l. frigid. Smoke mess-halin back of the He cast about for something to on the concession for the remain leane the of stove-pipthe from cnmb on, found a stool which he rose term of your contract. to kitchen. on bencH- - Standing on Ftci? Curt blinked, stared, "Henri? muttered Collins, what "Man! ms he peered over the top of the said. he of coffee! a for cup good Id give boarding. Your contract, Mr. Curtis, I ds Youve Curt. said it, Hoofed, "Forget he said. He pulled the Monyou and your family to remain from his pocket and pried got to look your worst for here. hombre. siick oout to find a Hes a pretty What do you mean? My con .ct plank looser than taya. the others. Go without breakfast, don t shave, binds my family to residence me on worked That When he found a board he could and dont sleep. with me, yes, but a visit to . u? ,and had cast his beam me. isnt breaking residence, 'nd s Iign t inside the r, They approached Curt bungalow Curt began to show bulkhead, his anyway, on the Monahan found ody stiffened, not a muscle "I wont have my wife com ed moved. cautiously, t He climbed down . silently, job. the up, unable to see her friends "ho nanded over his Nary a soul been around, are so near. I dont care so much flashlight to Col-- s ! man said. motioned the other up. for myself, I have enough to V. ep Good. Slats, weve got a job on th a life. social without . ace(I inside the long storage me busy job. Want in? different. wife sccurey braced on heavy our hands. Badyou its I my suppose squatHey! Whyd was a single row of eight He drew a deep breath and rus' ed ctro 6r! all night without an argu- hoiat?uned aerial bombs, each the ted here on. a man. On the shelf ment? What are you afraid of? That Curt chuckled. In the lee of the them was a neat row of . spill your secret formula? I Ill eight who Monahan told he fusPS and eight tail fuses ready hibiscus hedgewhy he was here, what dont even know it! That I'll lose tn i?p Collins was, I shant be gosccpwed into place. had just found. time from the job? ht, weve found out what the two of them I will have ing. But get this, Senor Montaya, and Collins antC,I to know, Jerry, like it or not, Im either sei d growled Curt, cut out for us, but a good and himself, to know for our work family to Soledad today to my Lei's get out of here. Itll deal depends on you, Siats. Your ing friends there or I wslk u cur visit up make way to your iv to get back to Tempujo. iob will te right now, contract or off this job stato the radio replaced the stool exactly as through San Ah jo And lets see you s op contract. no or L Under the trees above, get t e drop one way me! thpv t0ur,d again, tion stationed s whoever The knuckles of Cults fist, clen' fpanel of corru-l- v another dtn smash the sending apsufficient-entsheeting, there, bent , nails his p.pe, were white as Curt tn 'J down and prayed their paratus beyond easy repair. This ling home his words. The act leaves jabbed but you bit his l.p, WUldn't he discovered. While will coer our escape Montaya worked. a " s tone was s cIimbed into his clothes holding the bag Curt at his wrist watch. a2E of glanced your way be'ond the fence, swearing little disturbed. "Only jTijjji (TO BE CO.TIlED is oer the Quebrados j over some ticks hed picked getting out Jded "Our goal, Chairman Davis said, "is based upon realistic estimates which, careful study shows, are actually needed to meet the heavy wartime obligations and responsibilities of the Red Cross. This sum covers local, national e and international needs of the organization for one year barring unforeseen emergencies or disasters. It was established after the Central Committee examined budget estimates of the national organization and its 3,750 chapters and 6,154 branches. To the serviceman the Red Cross is a dependable link with his family at home. No matter what happens the Red Cross will keep him in touch with his loved ones. The Red Cross, he knows, is interested not only in his personal welfare but in that of his family as well. He depends on his Red Cross field director and staff who follow the troops to the ends of the earth. The field director depends on the home chapter of the Red Cross to look after matters on the family end of this long line of communi- cation. Acid Indigestion suicide! work-benc- 1944. Goner-ousj-ar low-dow- anti-aircra- and across the Negro into Associated territory. "Dont worry about me. I can make it. "Good. This leaves one thing. We "ant to see the murderers of Mitch and Zora and Bill get whats coming to them. "Yeh. Monahan spat. "W'ell, we havent figured out a synchronization to take care of all the ringleaders. All we can plan on are Ryden and Lannestock. If we can get them to the lower end of the field we'll be halfway satis fied. Now, the hangar entrances are bound to be wired for alarm, but we cant be certain theres no break in the circuit singe whenever they last tested it. "So we plan to fire the grass. Those two babies will be so eon cerned for the safety of the hangars it should bring them on the double But it'll be midnight, theyll be abed, we can't even be certain they'll have a guard to raise an alarm. At one oclock straight up you telephone the field Yeh, got your point. Can do. "And we need some explosives. Dynamite, powder. "Easy. I can get that." "Well, then, thats the best weve worked out so far. See if you can think up anything. Meanwhile, good luck. Montaya had said hed be at Tempujo early on Sunday. Early for PEMETR0 ng, the boxes stenciled "Generators, had been knocked apart, and the two motors for this plane stood revealed on the floor ready to be hoisted into position. Whatd I tell you! growled Curt. As soon as I got the n on Montaya tonight all the pieces began to slide in together and I knew this was the answer. But man alive, in spite of my eyes, its hard to be lieve! Such a long shot ranks with action. And these planes, coming over land, from unsuspected, close-i- n neutral territory "Why, man, theyd be over the Canal before effective resistance rPGTAL global war is bringing to the American people in March an appeal from their Red Cross for funds, in an amount commensurate with the largest army the nation has ever known. Just as vast numbers of the men in the armed forces come from the smaller communities and rural territory of America, so must a great part of the money to assure the welfare of these men far from home come from the home folks. The liHIl War Fund goal of $125,000,000 is the greatest ever set for any single campaign in the history of the American Red Cross. But the nation is reminded by Chairman Norman H. Davis that the usual membership roll call was not held last November. Therefore, the combined enrollment and War Fund appeal in Mareh is intended to finance the work of the organization until February 28, him must have meant ten oclock. motors and propellors were missing, but Curt found the engines quickly. The two square boxes hed seen pass through Cabeza only that morni- the AMERICAN RED CROSS '4SJ He was headed for Cabeza. Curt wondered why, then remembered that the Keito Maru, in port yesterday, was pulling out today. With German shipping chased from the seas, with the British blockade pretty effective in the Atlantic, contact with Berlin had to make a detour. A long one. Montaya had his black brief case with him and never let it leave his stacks of lumber piled to present the picture Curt had got through field glasses a few days ago, of stacks of pipe, or piles of boxes and crates. With doors open it would look like a solidly packed warehouse. Actually, all materials could be pulled down quickly. The big plane they first came upon appeared to be ready for flight. In the other hangar was a second plane not yet fully assembled. The There you have it! Collins voice was bitter. It had risen, but the slapping echoes brought it down A surprise attack! The Caagain. nal has the best defense possible, and its being constantly improved and extended. But protection for the Canal depends on sufficient warning to get planes into the air, to ft get ground units into if w N.U. SERVICE Cult f r, gn usa " PREPAREDNESS de-d- potato-peelin- 1 IN THE ARMY BOMBER SQUADRONS they say: LAYING THE EGGS for dropping the bombs BROWNED OFF" for bored PIECE OF CAKE" for an easy job "CAMEL" for the Army mans favorite cigarette FtXST IN THE SERVICE With men in the Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard, the favorite cigarette is Camel. (Based on actual sales records in Post Exchanges and Canteens.) |