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Show PARADE OF YOUTH ME ifHE AD , ffC jfV Kt fca hwESl 8 ? ' Frank. td. Sidd, Altaiblown waa a lady b?vtta teedllyriainf wind, Then k&sit " n warn breath in fala tar. i familiar ; voice wj ffFraak," mi t 'A s Trank camels hla tanaaa ufilH a tart, and in tta gloom mad l out tha face at Frgda leaving rar . Iftlll, g j Theca was a tugging at Ida &ida and Anally tha tape fait tarn. rfffly rrank ralaed hla armi imd ctrertad to restore circulation ) hla aiding V . i limbn - !m wa rp-- lg Un a 4 Wl rustling iditai Under tears and of the Inklfiees thsad engulfed tha atana as glowering mud blotted ant tha anoonSflhef two dropped to their atomachf&tmd crawled silently for. the d a hundred feet away, fi, Tboir heart were to their last&firar as they negotiated yards. So mack as the erae 'ling of a twig might betray them tf the brawny guorde who snored fct Pa hata. eon Man that their prtare ' could not cecape thp , Island IUustrRted by Robert i Y IIgrbiu , Ooo4 Were got about before - j mid-ocea- n days f frwUten search for tho pirate base on on of the many neighboring islands, a clew fa 4 nelly found by. Glenn. He and Frenh set out to petrol new eree, ond coreleasty allow Pemaatuaa to b captured by tarn pirate bomber. They ere forced I Pe sen, end or being transferred to p bombers -- palm tree to await execution and. Pat night, Pa g netiocS hold their gone of death. Frenh condemns himself foe hla corabtsenest In being captured, trie unsuccessfully to escape hi bonds and finally fait into n light sleep Pe rest lass, fttful condemned. sleep ef blood-curdlin- P nr ltr P Kid any JP-- - u- Ord ool. ipll. ilm Do :in- - idM t at th- - and art that ir linf iual ics ixh- - , Mr col nt ght, 11 mid u-igea blcs tod. In CM Uad will hi 1 MHN and rint lbs f w Peking "ThatS th mumbled. " th,n-tran- e feet from of the but where bit t'tarl 5 I sleeping Weta got to. Fradk replfj to to Bespentlon, abfcoat gwgettl V modulate bis vote. I tell you, it would be supjd, fj Freda replied podUvoly. rrank thought tar 4 mlnutj $ t right. are tho jned cues you're answer. -- If w go bode tad lm. otirselve and wo may bo caught then all chance of rtacuo w( be lost Weve got to get out oi pi place," be whlzjperad with s.tow determination to hla voice, atf I we mint get beck before dybrea for Glenn. Cmon. Tva got a ffbn." Briefly ba outlined ttto FretjV bomber. They were being buffetf . J around by tho bug breakers ed handand da their were being piled upon tbs that CRAWLING er preceded shore by a rapidly rising gale. hundred feet Proughth Frank turned to Freda, whisperThe going war underbrush. ing in bet ear; "Take off your boots. tmadad vibes cult A mesh Weve got to swim it Wo might them in dne spot to an bo spotted la on of Poo boats." I torn at their clothing Within a twinkling Pa two bad removed their heavy shoe and . At a safe distance they art were ready tar tha Anal crawl to their feet end pushed along the water' edgt. inch by inch, swiftly. Their court Jay foot by tael, they approached the the beach almost a Quarter turf on their stomachs, leavangry lost At taut the mil away. j out ing behind a wide track in tbt wet taere tmveUnf their way and onto tha baadland to tho east I Jor Soon the water was wetting Petr they got their beeringn TuroL e clothe tearing the sand fnjrti bethe right direction fhey Mld neath their bodies as the stream their way toward the Water. 4 Wf raced beck to meet th next hour later they were Within a Vt breaker. throw of the pounding sort f j Then silently they followed tlW Coabaarvat on ae wild mid, ntour of the harbpr, carefully a? ea AW windy a night would not W. foil) behind the Ihemoelves log have noticed the two heads Before them tom i loomed .the Pat P rough Pe breakers plunged tad frort the that wide pathway and edged closer sod closer to pa water's edge to tho palace Mhe neareat plaoe. Nor would ha have mm path they had ftnrrete un- seen hawser-slifrom its moor-la- g Pa before. few1 Tier a hour der guard as the knot was untied. was smalt chanta that they wmM But,' bad ba waited, he would ba spotted as they eroaaed. JBut have suddenly heard tha roar of a Voth mat and was Stm Pane thera and a sputter as tho enpropeller, Hed could be exp knew well what failed and Pen caught again. gine s i r they were discovered, And Pen he would have seen a .From the foliage they earif any wild spray of water as th propeller tor land b euveyed the lay of the blades clutched at th gala and dropping to their stomachs to rot turned Pe ship toward th mouth relict ihey of Pe path. With h sigh pf P inlet. dragged themertves into the inside tha tandem Cork pits sat two on the other; aid. : figures, tens and shivering. Freda, . a 4 y with tier clothes dripping and her e hair streaming, tried to warm herp strip t y4i aeporatad the f igch self with a few violent arm exerfrom the .garden wherwUiey cises. bed been sentopoed tp death Jpat la front Frank chattered while afternoon, they steal Ihily yiade he explored the instrumont board ted heir their way. Sooh, they !gh of Pe speedy Nakajonm navy plane. Tbe needle on tb gae gauge abjective the heaven i aleck ihlue , ' 'San-oth- ,t j p ft - yvmwa!e-AtL "H) ' ' g atuff," Creer "It hat two advantagaa, Frti' continued. --First. It gives mutes protection: and secondly, ft tort Pa enemy Into traps. Now th average pilot, when ta see a pUr getting away from him afiperoeQ,! aa if ta fright, pounce on tt wfteov Pinking Then he puts himself 1. pesribl danger from another source a a a ((fyfHIS should prove effective These pirate ae A doubtless daring but Ion W must lighter. gang ui on then "Now lera mn through a abor fkull practice before getting aom breakfast If that storm has clears; enough, well be seeing Para k?u buzzards within an hour. And If w dont well go after Pem." But to Franks expectations, the bombers arrived at tha end of Pi hour. The last of th men hat hardly finished Ms breskfast baton a lookout perched on Pe radio tow shouted excitedly; --Thera Pe; are." Frank bad wandered over fi meet Freda when he was Interrupt ed by Pe about II felt a tug s hit throat at Pa words And Par '' hla spirits returned and he potto hla efarier on the shoulder with healthy step. "Dont worry," h said ff , aaourlngly. 1 wont Freda retorted with' 4 peculiar combination of fast sal tear written on her face. And flwj Frank turned toward th lagoon. It aaomed but a moment until tKf roar of anginas could ta taatd-t-t.i five pirate ships. Below man were racing for thalr ships white met ehanlca were .tuning up tho ongtne't tatting tbe gauges and oiling W.f I , guns. 1 "Boom, boom, boom." a a a t struck th eaaf Pells THREE wracking sn ouPoura and shattering panes ta adjoining tar. rt Trough , n f rn etna ralaed thamaaleta an 9 . , fcp the dating, ef temntaary Whyt -He's not I w F your tye on poeltloa of Thorntons plan nc your own. And Pea Thornton, ar pa tty carries, sets an enemj ptaM on hi talk Then Even aa hla gunner. Flint, let him hav I when be Intent upon the chase. "Now Pat leaves you open. Even So whats to ta done in Pet wen, then its up to Greer to waW out tor Evers. And up to 1 watch out tor Greer. Meanwhile, go darting about where th pnfo W hardest, keeping an eye on Mat ft tall nan, and at tho atm ttm neneuvering Pa enemy into lush fern tftac Wheres Glennr fraufe pared I couldn't teach reply. U Per. edge of F fnrTNUtSS Prank continued. trnlaif we put to usa what Tvi teas drilling into you. You wvo got to took out tog aa teathey rctahoJ' bit ft Frank hesitated. Tha group la unison, Unless whalTV waited expectantly., anticipate J mm new and daring schema, a e , eee-Wfn- on tha reeling n safety, they their elbow Than daybreak." turned to Ever. 'Ever, what Synopsis, your but do?" at prison era, when tt Is discovered that Freda FaldHag m pitot of Pe 4 "A hundred nd fifty, chief, FUNK TALCOM, airliner, Pe Cathay Clipper, ft commis- con, Franks sister, ha stowed ewey with them. She nod a abode more. And then stag sioned by the company to cleer Pe din el had been e hostess aboard the Cathay Clipper and clumsy on climbs and turn." "That goes tar P rate of marauding eto ptmten They hew tooted plane was brouphf atony with Pe expedition as nurt. ftyteg the skproed between San Francisco mid She Is likewise token prisoner, and the Pro era except for min, and it'll get 830.4 Manila a peteablr espruas furiee In the asm dey. flown tack to Pe pirate stronghold. Thera they Be leaned over the table end Topether with Clenn Hart, a company pilot, four face the cruel and crafty pirate chieftain. Shota, continued. -- Well Tv handled etotora and four ataerver task establitaa a bar 0rpt Franks plea foe the lift of his sister, the ef their shirr end they'll make lb. at fCura, a stag MW mile from Hawaii three are sentenced to death at daybreak at Pa hands You see, we havent got a ebano end near P scenes of the two raids, After several of Pe pirate machine gtmnart. They era hoend to Not a chance, untass uPa EVENTUALLt n OSSai-LACE- lar-grow- th , m - 1 Uhfanee At They Area 4 Ttafr Fesd and F naked Ateng filer SwSftfy. jMs hovered near "F." "Good," Frank muttered to himself. --These bird keep everyplng ready to fly at a moment's nolle." And then h watched the compose swerve as ta noaed tote Pe taeP of the northeaster. Apprehensively he eyed the , black hetvens above, HrfHK atom was approaching hur-Jricane tore. And there is nothing a pitot lean aa muck as a Soup Sea hurricane. They ere L- winds vicious, gusty, violent Pat strike ta Pe twinkling of an eye and kit wlta the fare of exploding dyne ante. Frank pulled beck the stick and set a pitching court upwards. Their only chance was to get above tho storm before tha rata lashed dowa at Pa sea, working th waves into on orgy of foaming fury. Tha plane lurched crarily on the wind aa tt it were no more Pan a feather. The wings strained end creaked eerily. Th motor alternately raced and steadied dowa to a whinlna pull. Frank silently blessed the gale with which be wa wrestling. It would prevent immediate pursuit And every minute pres as precious a a week at this Juhctura. , j i i" ' .5 the pirate fleet roar out of the inlet toward Kure, Their hideout wa no longer e secret Frank recalled the words of Shoku: 1 muct destroy Pem who would destroy me; That was his method. Vet, he would strike at daybreak, as sooe SOON enough storm cleared. Pit flight everything depended, Frank reflected, lie must warn bis command of the 1 spend dk th Upon - f ing attack, whip Pem Into shape P supreme test of battle, And Pen If it were not too late then, he must snatch Glean (ran slaughter at P band of bis nee "against captor, ft was deop on two fronts. The air grew colder, toot by toot, ae Pe plan gained altitude, A murky, misty rata bast against th windshield wiP Pa force of so many pebbles. Up up up tb bomber battled, its propeller boring through the blackness. And then th ewlrling r clouds began to lighted gad the wind lashed wiP tats and tern fury, and tha plapa oared into Pe misty and mootollt expanse beyond tha reach of the e. Onwsrd it hurtled In .the direction of Kure. a 4 a BATTERED piano, sagging and strained from its encounter wiP the gale, dropped cut of P aky ante the lagoon at Kura three hours later. Thera i lump in tha throats of a ale preyed knot of men who welcomed buildings Pe Falcons, and muck hilarity and Tha bln bombers banked fit All night long Pay beautiful formation, returned anil tad waited apprehensively for P dropped three more bomba tat M drone of Frank's returning obser- effort to wreck the planes. Onf emo- vlcflenti'MtartSed fbO water vation plan. Their pent-u- p tions were released! ta a siege of vio- a hundred f&t from Frank's aingte lent handshaking and questioning. scoter. But before the pirate were aWI -Quickly Frank recounted their ex parlances sid summed up th sit- to plant more shot. Franks fivf uation. Tlpnt he hurried tor a planes were headlnt into P wteS and reluctantly lifting themaelvtg change ef doping Fifteen minute later ta faced Pa from Pe lagoon. A cold clamminess clutched ef four pitots and four gunners ta hla office. The hilarity was gone. Th his stomach, and the hair bristle absence ef Glenn had saddened at th back of hi neck ae ba tel them all. ssentt Pa peoca salon to meet Is tt, Thornton?" The tattle wa onl "What Urn s naked. Frank (T Be Continued.) Ah, J.10. sir." for cut-thro- at i A ' back-slappi- ' tt |
