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Show Sally of Sky Alley By Vera Brotcn m , He hunted feverishly fw a clgaret, lighted It and then threw It away. "I think we vulled every cabaret In Harlem this morning. I've been up luit half an hour, but Colonel Wade worth Insisted that I test this ihlp today. Old tool! What does he know about flying? Yvonne and I got home at daylight Oh, what a headache! head-ache! I've got lo hav another drink or dlr "Listen to me. Hutch!" Sally was ipesklng In a desperate My voice. 'The department of commerce Inspectors In-spectors are here today. You've got to keep still and get out of sight Co over and get Into the Streak, and dont take that flask. Do you bear me?" As Hutch reached Into the pocket of the car again. Word had gone out that Hutch was at the airport The crowd would be gathering about them In another moment mo-ment Hutch was too quick for Sslly. He got the silver flask into his pocket snd hurried off to his ship. Sslly dashed after him. grabbing her helmet and goggl-s from her locker on the wsy. One thing she must do: She must be sure that the duel controls were out of the ship and that she was In the pilot's seat (To be continued tomorrow.) (Copyright, l.tt. by the Public Ledger.) what you want yourself, and how will you like that?" Sally smiled up at him. "You aee, I'v never had much. Mother died just after I finished high school. Then dsd married again and things went badly. I worked In a 'tore back in Dee Moines. That's why I cam east, to get away from the stepmother. Dad died Just last year -nd what little there waa she got We never aeem to amount to much, although we always work so hard, my famllyP "You're, th exceptl m that will prove the rule. Now, goodbye, little bronz maiden! Be a good girl and I'll aee you within few days." he said, as they rolled up before the boarding house. Sally walked about In a dream all that day and ah and Mother renton talked until far Into the night for the kindly old woman had to hear every detail about th party. Tom told Sally the next morning that the Silver Streak waseready for a tryout and that Hutch waa coming to the airport that afternoon to teat the rebuilt motor for th Boston derby. At lunchtlm Sally rushed off to her room, put on a fresh frock and fixed her hair. She waa a fetching figure when Hutch finally arrived, driving one of Mrs. Wadsworth's long gray sport cars. When Hutch saw Sslly he waved lo her eagerly. Sally ran over to him. her eyes (hinuig. Hutch clung to her hand as she came close to the automobile. "Don't leave me. Sally, ' he begged. "Don't go away from me. I've got the hibby-gibblea! I. feel terrible! You've got to fly with m If I'v got to take that fool ship up this afternoon! after-noon! I can't go alone!" Sally looked at him with unbelieving unbeliev-ing eyes. Hutch waa obviously drunk. IN TEBBIBLE SHAPE "If you don't go with me I'll probably proba-bly Jump right out of the door when I get up.500 feet" He waved a shaking shak-ing hand out toward where the Streak waa warming up on th "line." "I've certainly got a peach of a hangover. It seems as though th top of my head would come right off. For God's sake, don't desert me. Sslly! I can't stand a lot of people talking to me. I'll yell if they do!" And Hutch mad a dive Into the pocket of the car. Sally's eyes were agonized. "Hutch, what are you doing?" she demanded as he brought out a pocket flask and took a long drink. "I'm In a terrible shape. Sslly." SYNOPSIS Sally Barnard, girl pilot, has lust been turned Into a beauty by Mil. Celeste, modiste, at the request of Joe Wadsworth, young man about town. For Sally is fighting to win back the lov of Captain Dick Hutchinson, sir hero, and Joe is trying to break up a lov affair between Hutch and Joe's beautiful sister-in-law, Yvonne. Colonel Colo-nel Wadsworth, backer of Hutch's record rec-ord breaking flight is as yet unaware of hia wife's interest in his protege. In tear and trembling, Sally goes to th colonel's estate for th week-end. Will she succeed in making Hutch forget Yvonne? As she sits In the library of th Wadsworth mansion th see th pair slip through the French windows Into th garden and knows thst lovely aa aha haa become, be-come, the is no match for Yvonne. CHAPTEB I "After tome more champagne." Sally guessed. Ha came back t moment mo-ment later with twj champagne glasses and disappeared into the garden gar-den again. The evening waa still young and Hutch had a nlc start! Sally aat there helplessly. She tried to listen to Colonel Wadsworth, but th could not Hsd it not been tor that slightly inebriated figur which had com before her eyes, Sally would hav known that this talk was a turning turn-ing point In her career and that from now on Colonel Wadsworth would tee that she had the right kind of ship to fly. The party went on at a fast and furious rate. At 2 o'clock Joe took her for a run along the shore In the moonlight and theytelksd quietly together. to-gether. "I'm horrified at th wsy Hutch Is drinking," Sally aaid, struggling to keep the tears from her voice. "It's terrible! If it were Just once, on a special party! But he's apparently been drinking steadily for weeks. I can't believe it Jo nodded. - "I know. It's his nerves. He's Jumpy and he can't relax. He's worried wor-ried and he want to fly more these days, but his hsnd Is too unsteady most of the tlm I feel sorry for him, Sally. Then society people kept him up so much nights when he first got famous that he can't relax and rest any more. That's why he drinks so much. I've watched him. And Yvonne eggs him on." Jo wss watching Sally's face In th moonlight and his heart contracted. contract-ed. Joe was a little ashamed of himself. him-self. He was coming to dresd these talks, which always showed him Just how much this girl loved Dick! He turned back to Wellington Heights, his heart sad within him. He had come to the point where he wished that Dirk Hutchinson were in the oottom of th sea and that his sister-in-law might get her fingers burned properly one and for alt QEOOBAPHY LESSON Next day Sally, Jo and the children chil-dren had their picnic party on the ihorc. They were gone most of the dsy, and Sally let the sun and sea take the worries out of her heart and mind. In a red bathing suit sh looked like some ravishing Indian maiden, Joe thought as they romped through the surt It was a perfect day. Joe read to her In the afternoon as they sat on the beach under a great umbrella, um-brella, while th children slept It waa then that he showed her Hilary Johnson's chsrming story about his "geography lesson." Th story was in the World and It ran for a column. With it was a picture of Sally, one which somebody had taken during the course of the house party. "I didn't know why they wanted that picture!" Sally gasped. "I thought they were Just taking them for tun." Joe's face beamed with pride. Hilary Hi-lary had done a good Job and he was sure that some dsy Sally would be famous. Sunday night was pleasant and quiet Hutch. Yvonne, Joe and Sally tat idly on th terrace and-watched the atara come out "I'm sorry it's over, Mrs. Wadsworth," Wads-worth," Sally murmured to her hostess. host-ess. "Bertha says th children hav fallen fal-len in love with you," Yvonne said in answer. For Yvonne taw clearly that she must cultivate Sally or there might be trouble. She had never seen her husband so difficult to handle. And with Sally, too, he had something some-thing In common. It would leave Yvonne mor to Hutch. "WE WANT YOU" "You must com to us often, Sally. W love having you." Hutch waa sitting sit-ting moodily on th bslustrsde; his hesd ached badly and he felt ill. Suddenly Sud-denly out of th west came a roar and five pursuit ships appeared, flying in prfect "V" formation, hurrying to the airdrome to beat out th darkness. The roar of th motors, the quick winging of the powerful ships through the fast darkening sky awoke a sharp nostalgia in Hutch. Ha arose and lit a cigaret and hi hand trembled. As th lighter flamed, a sudden mistiness mad his eyes very bright Yvonn saw, and cam to his side quickly. Then the butler appeared with highballs for everybody. Hutch drank hia at on gulp and h and Yvonn drifted away into the garden again. Next morning, when goodbyes were said, Joe drov quickly to Sally's boarding house Hutch wss not up, nor was Yvonn. Jo and Sally had waited until long after midnight to say goodbye to Yvonne, but sh had not com in. "I don't want to go back home." Sally told Joe as his roadster swept out of the grounds of Wellington Heights. "I don't think you realize it but that's my first taste of luxury and I lov it in spite of all th un-happinea un-happinea that goes with It" joe laughed and something In his heart took hope at her words. "You aren't going out of our lives, Sally; w want you in them." "Yea, I know Yvonn does." Sally aaid bitterly. "I feel like a dog every Urn I talk to Colonel Wadsworth. for I know she'd told him Hutch and I ere engaged!" - "Well, never mind about that" Jo advised. "W want you. You'U help ua all and mayb yourself, because of It" "But clothes! I cant keep up with everything!" Joe laughed. TRYOUT " "You darling! Of all the innocents! Can't you see the colonel is deeply interested in your career? Jt won't b long before you can be buying Just |