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GORGEOUS LORAINE
CHAPTER XXV
fpHE newspaper reporter was
probing Pat for all the side
light of the sky train trip. "Start
ing from Phoenix at 4 p. m., and
heading out over Superstition
Mountain. Is that right?"
"Yes," Pat said. "The first
gilder leaves the train at Globe,
Arizona, 100 miles away."
: "But you do fly right over Su
perstition?" "Sure. It's on the direct route."
, "Aren't you afraid?"
"Goodness no! Sailplanes fly
'tract over mountains, because of
'the thermals or up-currenta com
inon there."
"But Miss Stuart, I meant the
.the history of deaths In Super
stition," the reporter smiled. "The
lost gold mine up there has lured
more than 20 people to mysterious
deaths. A lot of storms originate
ap there, too."
"Sorry," she smiled back. "Cant
work up any fear." Pat had to
keep alert in order to remember
he was Miss Stuart, in the pub
lic's mind.
"Okay, then. Eastern Girl De
fies Superstition Jinx. I can write
B few cracks about that"
"Surely. Have your fun. But
please print this, too: this is a
genuine test fliglft, or demonstra
tion. To prove the feasibility of
glider trains. Jimmy will I
mean, Captain Carr will pilot the
bowing airplane and he'll lead the
train from city to city over the
southwest, mostly over Arizona.
It's an ideal place because the test
Ijrill be severe."
! "How so?" ;
. "It covers such varied country,
Captain Carr says. Flat arid land,
with only cactus growing. Some
more actually below sea level.
Then rolling sand dunes. Next;
low foothills. Then ranges of
mountains made of red and pur
ple rocks not that the colors
matter, I guess, but I saw them
coming here from New York. And
finally, over giant forests and
mountain ranges that extend up
to 12,000 feet altitude. You see?
Every possible kind of air current
ought to be encountered. More
than any average trip to the east
am states would offer." Pat had
penciled the route for him on a
map.
"But Miss Stuart, there aren't
half a dozen landing fields on that
whole routel I'll bet on that"
'. She laughed gently. "Sail
planes don't need 'em."
j "No?"
I "No, really. That's one good
filing about soaring and gliding."
I "How do you muin?"
I "I mean that a sailplane can
(and on a very small area. Pan
pake down on a school yard or
Icity lot it need be. Not like a
power plane."
"That's great business, Miss
(Stuart."
"Surely. That's why Globe,
Arizona, was chosen for one stop,
IJimmy says. It's a town in a
pilch or canyon. Hardly any flat
ground. And the first plane to
leave the sky train will be over
Globe."
"And have to take its chances."
"Right"
"And Miss Stuart, you're the
pnly girl to be on the train?"
1 "Yes." She smiled again. "I
Tm afraid the men pilots kind of
rsent me."
"Gosh, I wouldn't!" said the re-,
fciorter, in frank admiration. In
terviewing pretty "Loraine Stu
art," whom they thought Pat to
be, had been the reporters' main
pleasure in covering this soaring
carnival, anyway.
11JORNING papers of course had
1 already carried Pat's picture
and write-up as being the girl of
the train. It added zest to the
news stories thus to have a ro
mance. Handsome Captain Carr
piloting the tow plane. His de
licious looking little fiancee
hooked on somewhere behind. In
truth, America had pretty well
fallen in love with Pat's pictures
since she started that adventurous
lunket from New York. What
persistently nagged at her was the
fact of her pose, her masquerade.
Its being necessary made it no
less distasteful.
The real Loraine Stuart may or
may not have seen the morning
papers, however. She wouldn't
have cared; she felt that she had
matters absolutely under control
once more. Jim Carr had made
love to her right in the presence
of that little snip! Jim had al
lowed her to announce their wed
ding plans, for tomorrow noon.
So, of course she, the real Loraine,
could "take over" now, about as
she pleased.
Loraine gave that pleasure
pome thought Jimmy had to
leave her right after lunch, of
course, as both he and Pat Friday
were swamped with last-minute
preparations for the sky train.
But Loraine sat in a luxurious
swing on the cafe terrace and
tipped drinks and enjoyed smok
ing. She could look out over the
great flying field. Tomorrow
noon, she thought again, they
would be married.
At 2 o'clock she took a taxi
back to her hotel, re-dressed her
self rather gorgeously in flying
togs, including a cute new helmet
she had purchased. It was more
ornamental than useful. It did
Just the right things to Lornlnc's
blond curls. The whole outfit, in
fact, was sporty, smart; it gave
her lovely figure full emphasis, so
Nut when she came back to Sky i
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NEA Service, Inc.
Harbor people inevitably turned
to admire.
That was at a quarter of four
no being Into for Loraine this
tlmel There was a feci of excite
ment a tension in the very air.
Thousands of spectators had gath
ered. Radio men were putting
the show on national chains.
Newsrccl men were scurrying
here and there. Loralne's entry
was quiet, unassuming, but defi
nite. She blurted past the guard
lines and started directly toward
the group nearest the train of
sailplanes. Ed Bryan, one of the
pilots, stood there with the other
pilots. So did Pat Friday, Jimmy
Carr, a dozen or so officials, com
mitteemen, reporters and such.
As Loraine approached, she heard
Pat Friday speak rather vehe
mently. "All right what if I am a
mere' woman?" Pat was demand
ing of the men pilots. "Women
are as good as men. But if you
insist on my taking the tail-end
plane, I will."
"Now, please," some man said,
"We just don't want anything to
happen to you, is all. You take
the tenth plane so you can cut
loose first and face less danger,
see?"
Pat didn't smile, but she
wouldn't argue any more. She
didn't want to make a scene.
Then she turned and saw Loraine
Stuart approaching.
"Jimmy!" she breathed. "Ed!
Look!"
A reporter discovered gorgeous
Loraine at that moment, too. He
sang out "Gosh, is this lady one
of your pilots, too, Captain Carr?"
Loraine herself answered, a bit
disdainfully. "Do I look its if I
were dressed for a dance?"
(To Be Continued)
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