Show - strained “Left rudder! Left! You’re slipping!” The rudder pedal was already moving before Clint’s foot came ' down The controller voice normal spoke again “Okay! You’re in the groove! Okay keep dropping! You’re on the ' ground” A second before the wheels touched Clint saw the runway lights yellow and small in the fog for the first time He was furious but he contained himself He did not speak un- "til they were parked in front of the terminal and the engines died Then he said “So long as with me you’re flying Tom never touch the controls - co-pil- v while ot I have them” Tom Coxe flipping off his belt said quietly “Sorry Clint' Shouldn’t have kicked the rudder I guess Strictly reflex action” Barrett said nothing more about it It was pointless to discuss a crisis when it was over In an aircraft danger came and left fast like a bullet If it missed you were safe and that was all that mattered On the bus that took them down Phya-thRoad to the heart of the city he scrubbed it from his ai mind and concentrated on Michi O’Hare It had been a long time since he had been in Bangkok he told her Perhaps she would show him the city? Michi was flustered flattered and agreeable Yes she knew Bangkok pretty well She spoke Siamese as well as Chinese and Japanese Her mother she explained had been part Japanese and part Polynesian and her father O’Hare had been part ‘ Chinese and part American “I’m a true Hawaiian!’ she said “and I guess that’s why I’m fascinated with the native dances I know a place We’ll go there after dinner” He said “I don’t want to watch dances I want to dance — with you” At the hotel he led her out on the overlooking the river and ordered drinks and they talked He talked flying — Wiley Post the famous Australian solo flight the polar survey and the Arctic ice the incident with ’ Lindbergh - wide-eyed “You knew Lindbergh?” she asked bar-pat- io ‘ Lindbergh Clint said “ Knew him very well mas listening fascinated |