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CHAPTER XI
T ARRY noticed th carbine mi
misting when n stopped it
tb canyon gat. It vu too UU
t to tarn back for It now. The plane
ww almost overhead. In a few
aeeondl the light of Bentley's
landing field would blaze against
the sky. Larry knew he'd have
to take hla chance.
The black waa racing up the
canyon at a dead run. Larry aaw
the sky light up aa the landing
field llghla went on. The plane
had come In high, waa circling the
field now. Larry turned up a trail
leading up to the plaint.
When he reached the top he waa
lee than a mile from the Held.
The ahlp waa on the ground, the
motor car beside It, both standing
out aharply against the light from
Bentley's hangar.
Larry had the binocular out In
flash, studied 'h-. lan? and the
men beside It Ther:- aa Bentley
the one with ridinc boots talk
ing to the pilot They talked for
several minutes. Bentley's arm
swung In an are and the light
went off.
The plane's motor roared again,
then throttled down. With the
headlights of the automobile light-1
in in way, me pilot taxied up
the hangar. The huge doors
atvung up. The plane disappeared
Inside.
- "Not taking off right away.
. That'll give me a chance to lake
a look at that ship,'' Larry told
" the black a he dismounted. He
' uncoiled hi lariat tied the reins
to the loop and fastened the other
" and to a mesquita bush. Better
to have) the horse tied in one spot
man to lei nun go grazing around.
Be ran on toward the hangar.
Each time the airline beacon
swung around he dropped flat No
use letting some sharp-eyed look-i
out catch sight of him, if Bentley'
bad a lookout
It took him IB minutes to get
within 100 yards of the building.
. Bentley, the pilot and the others
were still inside. The automobile
was parked beside the hangar
doors.
Larry crawled along unto he
eould reach out and touch on of
the lights, marking the boundaries
of the field. Bentley and the pilot:
earn from a door on the side of!
the hangar nearest Larry got1
Into toe ear. Two other men fol
lowed. Jumped on the running
board. Larry waited, holding hi
(breath, while the ear sped up the
fdrive toward Bentley' house.
I If he could get inside, Larry
I flgured he might find soma place
o ruae, mignt overhear Bentley
and -the flyer. Re might even dis
cover the clew that would convict
iBeotley. He decided to risk it
. a a a
ITTX crossed the intervening space
to the sld of the hangar at
run, paused panting at the door.
Then he edged it open.
There was a light near the mo-
KdT of the nlana vm,M
Hi. mechanic' (boulder hunched I
vr the motor, hi feet on the
Ktep-ladder beside the plane. The
Met of the hangar was In semi
aUrknes. Bentley' own ship was nearer.
Ot he could cross to the plane, he
could slip inside Bentley's own
hip, overhear everything that was
Kid. It would be the last place
eyd think of looking for him.
The mechanic climbed down
tram the ladder. Larry froze1
th wall. But the man.
Bed, walked to a bench at the.
' side et th hangar.
,1a that moment Larry dipped
through the door, closed it softly,
tad crossed to the cabin plane.
Before th mechanic turned
(round he was crouched in th
luggage spac behind the pilot's 1
Met The window at the left was
open. He could hear the mechanic
Whistling softly as he climbed the
udder again.
another voice answered. "Thought
I saw something moving down
there when the beacon swung
around. I went down to look and
found this black, staked out on a
lariat It's a Hayhook horse, Mike."
"Get the rest of the men and
circle the field." Bentley snapped
his orders. "Here, Bill, come along
with me. Bring those guns from
the ear. We'll search the hangar."
a a a
T ARRY pulled back into the
darkness of the cabin as the
hangar doors closed and the room
filled with light Bentley was
searching the lockers, slamming
doors, cursing.
"Turn on the field lights, all the
llghtsl" Bentley yelled. "Get out
side, Bill, see it you can And any
thing. I'll wait here. We've got
to get that fellow. He know too
much.
Bill muttered something,
slammed the door as he went out
Larry held his breath, praying
that Bentley wouldn't think of his
plane. There were few hiding
places in the bare hangar, and
that meant fewer places for Bent
ley to search. Larry heard Bentley
running up tne iron steps to the
tower atop the building. He
thought of risking a dash out of
the hangar, decided against it
His chance was gone in that
second. Bill returned shouting,
"Mike Mike look what I found!"
Bentley came crashing down the
steps. "Field glassesl Where did
you get those. Bill?"
"Just outside the lights. Almost
stepped on them."
"He s either in here, or he's got
dear away," Bentley said. There
I waa a pause. Larry could almost
feel Bentley's eyes on the cabin
I plane. Then
I "Bill, get that tommy-gun from
I the locker. Put a row of holes
: along the side of the cabin there
just behind the seat"
He raised his voice. "Hey, you.
Inside the plane. Do you want to
come out now, or shall we drag
you out?"
"I'll come out!" Larry answered.
( re ceounued)
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OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. WILLIAMS
OUR BOARDING HOUSE With MAJOR HOOPLE
"Aw, we got gtudent government If anybody tattles, he
knows the gang'll take care of him after school."
AMERICAN OFFICIAL
JT must hsv been half an hour
before the door opened again!
to admit Bentley and the pilot
"Ship's okay now, Mike," the
mechanic called. "Oil line was
dogged."
"Good," came Bentley voice.
Then to the pilot: "You tell thai
Tittle Mn' to send the next stuff I
mm acneautea. we're all right here
and the east will take all we can '
handle.
inai trouble we had a while i
e au oearea up and no
en suspect us around here." He
laughed. "Imagine any of these
dumb cowmen ever getting wise I
to the fact that Mike Bentley's
running dope. And even if they
lid, no one could prove it
"You keen th tn
!YouH get your money, on the line!
when you bring it in."
"That's all right by me," Larry
heard the pilot snswer. "I'll be
beck next week. You'll get the
usual tip. . . . Ship's okay now.
n getting out of here. I'll stop
t the usual dice for
The hangar doors rattled open,
th ship creaked as it was wheeled
outside. Larry heard the motor
tart, ettle into roar, then fade
away. Th hangar was bright as
th field light went on for the
takeoff. Then all was quiet
He had played in luck. tr.M
get word to Harris to watch Bent
ley mau, check hla phone calls.
The next time the plane flew
norm, tney'a be waiting for it
Bentley would be caught with the
food. ... .
Now all he had to do was wait
;unui mey u left slip back to hla
tors and hurry back to the Hay.
hook and MonnI.
A vole mapped the stillness.
Bentley's.
i. "Whwe'd you find that horse?" j
"Just always from. the. field,1 1
HORIZONTAL
I, 7 Woman
member of
the V. S. A.
cabinet
12 Girdle.
13 Large
glandular
organ.
IS War god.
1$ To shed
feather.
17 Monk.
18 New star.
20 To add to.
213.1416.
22 Preposition.
24 Fiber knots.
25 Jargon.
27 Seed
covering,
29 Heathen
gods. '
32 To chew.
34 Proportion
37 Epilepsy
symptom.
38 She is
secretary of
40 Fairy.
41 To abound.
42 To censura
43 Observed.
Answer to Previous Puzzle
44 Postscript
(abbr.).
Epoch.
48 Eye.
01 Dutch
(abbr.).
(2 Feminine
- pronoun,
84 Giantess
of fate.
88 Audibly.
58 Clock face.
59 Fish.
60 Spindling.
l She 1 a
trained
worker.
19 She was
or chosen by
president
Roosevelt
21 Dance
movement.
23 Evergreen
tree.
23 Holding
device.
26 Wild duck.
27 Tiny particle.
2D sup.
30 Owed.
31 Gold quartz.
. 33 camel's hair
VERTICAL doth.
2 Corvine bird. 35 Golf device.
8 Capable. "Aner;
m ....... 38 Pound
4 Insect's egg. (aDbr.).
8 Urchin. jsto peruse.
8 Courtesy title. 45 Stingy.
7 Tiny 47 Plant used as
vegeteoie. snake bito
8 Mistake. cure.
8 Relatives. 4g Drove.
10 Pressing tooL 50 Vessel.
11 Hub. 82 Spore
14 Vigor. clusters.
16 Her depart- 63 Indian.
ment tries to 55 To scold,
settle dispute 57 Varnish
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