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Show Lindy's Luck Deserts Him in Paris i V. S. S. Cruiser Memphis Linde-bergh's Linde-bergh's luck came near to failing him, but turned up in the end, though causing caus-ing him many anxious moments. There was considerable delay about his precious baggage, which failed to arrive from Paris on time. The bag-tained bag-tained in great packing cases marked gage consisted of many gift1.; con-fragile.' con-fragile.' boxes, suitcases, new leather bags and bundles of many kinds and sizes. The baggage was shipped from Paris by train, but did not reach Cherbourg in time, and was brought to the Memphis by a fast launch from the U. S. destroyer Ereck. Captain Lindbergh and Admiral Burrage heuv-cd heuv-cd sighs of relief when it appeared, and the moment it was aboard the "Let's go" order wr.s given and the Memphis slipped the harbor buoy. Then, for the first time, the homeward hound pennant was unfurled. It contained con-tained thirty-four stars, one of each cf the thirty-four officers, and in length measured 242 feet, or half a fuot for each of the 4S 1 men. |