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PAGE SEVEN BY BOB EDEN i do the piloting, though. Promise me that much" 1 promise, and I never can re- pay you for letting me go," Joan ly |answered. "The trip means every- grouped about the n, ing quickly to Mrs. Murphy's ce shop, she startled the drowsy night man awake with snappy commands which set him jumping, In a little while Joan, working fe- verishly, had made a few dozen meat hes, which Wiehe Wie the Testaurant an wrapped in r, After the were finished she flied thermos bots and water jugs that had been left at the place t the time a es I with the man i the gh] of food, = shed toward the ane, fearful that 1 e flight by several minutes. She found Brooks still tinkering with his navigating énstruments, while Art was making a last-minute inspection of his motors and con- trols, : The men greeted Joan with cheers and she set about stowing the food in compartments in the Sky Maiden's cabin. They had had emergency ra- tions of hard tack and concentrated foods compressed in tablet form, and Joan had smuggled a dozen cans of milk powder aboard to provide for Bam's needs. The powder, when mix- ed with milk, made a very palatable food for the cat, and Joan had been using it for several days to accustom Bam to her new diet, 4 There was a small chest of medi- cines, and bandages, too, and a box of caffeine tablets for the airmen to take in case, overcome by weariness, they nodded at their posts for a moment's relaxation, when such a rest might mean a dive into the Pa- cific and a disastrous end for the Sky Maiden and crew. Bach of the three had a revolver, Joan's a dull, business-like little automatic. She also had a small rifle, which she insisted on taking with a supply of ammunition, "to shoot sharks," she told Stanley, "All right, boys," Art called sud- denly, satisfied at last with the ma- chine, ; Stanley shook hands with the men, handing them each a letter of cre- dit on the American Bank at Tokio, "Cable if you need more," he told them, "You're both brave fellows, and if 1 doubted your ability or that of the Sky Maiden for an instant, I'd not let you leave the ground, But 1 know you'll make it." i "We're bound to, with Joan along, Art grinned, and Brooks nodded his approval, : Stanley turned to the girl. : "Goodby, Joan," he said huskily, "I wish I hadn't said you could go, But I can't stop you now, I know, You'll make it. It's a sure bet. I want you to let Brooks and Collins thing to me. Mr, Stanley." She st: on her tiptoes and kiss~ ed him on the cheek, "Contact!" Art shouted, as the spring starter spun the propeller and the huge whirlwind motor roared in- ta action, Art let the motor run for nearly 15 minutes to warm it up, then at his shout the mechanics holding the ship back let go and the Sky Maiden moved gracefully down 'the runway. After a 200-yard run it started to nose in the air, and in a moment had soared out over the bay. Art banked and circled to get height. Soon the aerial yacht headed on to the Golden Gate and straight to sea. There was some fog, but Art kepi the Sky Maiden climbing, and in a few minutes the plane broke through into the bright rays of the sun which had just arisen over the east- ern horizon, "Well, in two days we'll be in Japan," the pilot roared at Joan over his shoulder, above the terrific noise of the motor. Joan smiled happily and settled back into her seat. She released Bam from her suitcase prison and the kitten gracefully stretched and yawned and then rubbed against her mistress in an ecstasy of delight, Collins and Brooks were in front, Joan directly behind Art. The extra seat beside her had been turned back. It's not just a prank, CHAPTER THREE A steamer! They could see it far below them, plowing the blue waters--the smoke from its stacks leaving a trail of black behind, and the stern, a wake that curled and widened for miles. Joan strained her eyes to sce the name. It should be the Golden Maru, a Japanese ship, But she couldn't see, Ivor started clicking the key of his radio. He scribbled the message he had sent and handed it back to oan, "Sky Maiden passed steamer at 9:05 am. Probably Golden Maru, Brooks, navigator." The girl looked down again. She could barely see moving objects on the ship--they must be passengers, gazing at the Sky Maiden, Frantically she waived. The first ship, There would be more, .many of them before the end of their journey, for the plane was following the steamer lane. Now the ship was a speck--then it was gone, and there was only the blue, blue sea before and behind them, Comfortable, wonderfully so. Her seat was upholstered in soft leather AAAAAAAAAAAAARALLAASAAAARAAARAARIARLAS \AARAALLIARARAARAARS AASARARAAARALALSAALALAARARA AL ALAAAAAALAAAALLALL YPEN FINE SHIRTS The Shirts that Ait All Ways - Always A new standard of Shirt Values that challenges comparison in fit, style and all measurements. MONYPENNY BROS. TORONTO LIMITED CANADA Sold by All Good Haberdashers' TR NT TY RE IV TARY EYER ETT t is always safe to give Aspirin; there is mot the slightest Aspirin. You have the doctor's assuranc- that it And you probably know from experience banish all sorts of pain in short order, als ; pain ori neuralgia, neuritis, Rheumatism, too, Nothing like it for breaking up a cold. At all druggists, with proven directions enclosed, GASPIRI PIRIN THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1928 "A New Absorbing Love Story of the Air "SEA WINGS" and before they had left Stanley had presented her wih a downy cushion, which Bam had appropri ated on the floor at her side. Ivor tossed over another message. "Clear ahead. Ideal flying weather, Sky Maiden going strong." Better than on a train-- smoother, except for the noise, Per- haps some some one would in- vent a quiet motor, ' How nicely Art managed the Sky Maiden. It was not soaring mow-- but going straight ahead on an even keel. "We're a Brooks cried, © to Tokio in less than 52 over a hundred," "At this pace we hours, ever saw the Sky Maiden in better condition ! "Good!" she shricked back. "I'm tting hungry, 1 didn't have any reakfast." "We don't eat until 12, young lady. Calm your appetite!" He laughed. Tomorrow at this time they would be far past the Hawaiian Islands, over half way to Tokio. Night on the Pacific. How would that seem, Joan wondered. Water everywhere--blue water, as far as she could see, Strange that there was land out there some place ahead--it seemed impossible when the was in the midst of so much ue, The sun as it shone on the blue flecked it with gold, until the dan- cing waves sparkled and gleamed like a necklace, The horizon, ahead, was rounded like a saucer. . .. What was that? Another ship? No, a bird! Two of them. They were coming straight for thé plane r , seagulls, their strong Wings fluttering and their pink legs trail- ing behind, Now they were bending toward the water ,.. now one of them had dipped his beak into the sea, and had drawn out a struggling fish, silver and wiggling. A gulp and it was down, Joan watched, fascinated, but the Sky Maiden went too fast. Sud- denly the birds were gone, as if a magician had put them in a hat! Chilly, too, way up in the air. The girl drew on her fleece lined gloves that she thought she wouldn't have to wear, tucked a sweater around Bam. Her leather coat was lined with fleece, too, and it felt good against her body. The goggles on her eyes kept the wind from them. Brooks had turned up the collar on his short coat, and leaned over to do the same service for Art Collins. Brooks was a lonely sort of per- son, Joan thought. She knew him, perhaps as well as anybody. But even she didn't know him well at that. Quiet, reserved, he seemed to be in a shell from which he rarely emerged, On the field at Cleveland she had seen a real glimpse of him as they were bidding goodby. Just a glimpse, but it passed in a second and he was the same again. the sedate, polished Englishman that she liked and yet did not feel she knew. The discovery came when Art drew his mother into his arms, and she wept on his shoulder, Art's adorable mother -- the sort of a mother Art would have, Small, frail, yet energetic, and ambitious for her awkward, laughing, danger- loving son, Tiny, she hardly came to his vest pocket, with. the top of her white head. : Like Joan, Art was an only child. His father was dead, Brooks had looked Mrs. Collins was weeping. Looked away quickly; but in the quick movement Joan had seen what she thought was the glisten of tears in his eyes. : There was no one to bid Iyor adien. And as she was standing there on the field with her father's away when | arms around her, Joan felt very sorry for Brooks, When they got in the plane she leaned over to him and asked: "Aren't you going to wire someone in England? A relative, or someone?" "I have no one," he said shortly. Joan didn't have many, but she did have Henry Wallace and. Ralph Chalmers, They made up for every- thing. Had Brooks always been she wondered as she watched looking over his charts, Not that Ivor Brooks didn't have friends. Everyone liked him, but he made no intimate friends. Collins was the only man he went around with constantly, vet Art, Joan knew, did not know Brooks as well as she lonely, him id, Collins was 8 friendly sort of chap, the sort that everyone knew, and knew well from a first meeting, He was naive, frank--a hoy who would never grow to be a man, Joan grew drowsy from the fresh air and the noise of the motor. She closed her eyes for a second, and must have dropped to sleep, The next she knew someone was pulling at her sleeve. "Joan, another ship" It was Brooks, his usually impassive face glowing with excitement, She looked, but could see nothing: Then Ivor pointed far off toward the horizon, Now she saw it, its bow just'in view as if it were coming up over a hill, Soon it was completely in view, although still miles away. "I'm going to circle it," Art called, And in a few minutes, as they ap- proached the ocean liner, the big plane swooped toward the water. Flying low, the Sky Maiden circled the decks of the Englander. They . sec the passengers ainst the rails, waving at But plane's motor wned People on all the nin knickers and women in heavy coats, gay scarves about their necks, scarves that fluttered in the wind and whirled above their heads like pengants. The captain from the bridge, sa- Juted them and they waved back a gay greeting. Then they were on their way again, and the ship was getti F and] LJ "Passed the Englander 11:15 am. Sky Maiden averaging 105 miles Te Re oan tucked the sl of paper on which he had scribbled the message in her pocket. "When do we eat?" she called. Brooks was hungry, too, so she got out some chicken sandwiches and Jom hot coffee from the thermos "Never had anything taste so good!" Ivor averred, gobbling his sandwich hungrily, and gulping his second cup of coffee. "Neither did 1!" Then Brooks took the pilot seat while Collins ate. He kept it for an hour or so, while Collins on an eye on the charts and navigating instru- ments. Te and insisted on ng. She s about on the floor of the cabin and crawled up on Collins' lap to paw at the charts. But after a futile half hour or so, she fell aslecp again, this time in Joan's arms, "I'll take a look at the tanks for the boat," Art said, i a time. He crawled back into the that boat. We use! "Silly, bri oan protested as won't need it," he 'e might, Joan. You never can tell" He fumbled about with the apparatus for a few minutes, "Yeh. All right, and sealed tight." Joan looked disdainfully behind her at the loose blanket-like rubber boat that was attached by a nar- row hose to one of the oxygen tanks. Now it was limp and inadequate looking. But one turn of the key on the tank,"and it would be in- flated and strong enough to hold up 20 people. They wouldn't need it, though. They were going marvelously, Joan thought to herself, However, Art was always a careful soul in spite of his flippant manner and boyish ways. He never left anything un- done. That was why he was a good airman. Collins was one of the best fliers in the air mail service from which Stanley had only lured him by the Promise to pilot the Sky Maiden to Pokio. Yet, in spite of his natural cau- tion, Art always had spurned para- chutes. He was required to wear onc on his back when he flew the air mail, but he had told Joan that he never would have used it if his plane became tmmanageable, Brooks scorned chutes too, "If I ever fall, I'll come down with my ship," he said, Although he said it in a simple, matter of fact way, there was some- thing of the heroic in it to Joan, Sort of like a sea captain always sticking to his ship, even in. the face of certain death, Airmen, she decided, were as incorrigible roman- ticists as old time sailors of the seven 'seas, Pondering thus, Joan wondered why Art was so concerned about the boat. Surely, not for himself or Ivor. Must be for her, Besides the boat, they carried parachutes, too, which Stanley had insisted upon. Once away from the field in San Francisco, though, and all three had removed the packs from their backs for more comfort in riding, As for Joan's revolver, which was fastened securely in her waterproof pocket--the very thought of it made her slightly uncomfortable. Art and Ivor had presented it to her when they left the field at Cleveland, She would much rather not have carried Now the rifle was something else --not that she could shoot well, as she couldn't. But she might try for a shark, or even a whale, al- though Art and Ivor had laughed at her when she talked of whales! Collins was studying the chart with a frown on his face, "Hey, Ivor! Let me have her now. And you'd better keep your eyes on the map. We come to the 'Death Spot' about 3:30, as near as I can figure. And I want to go as high as I can to get out of the air cur- rents." Ivor let Art slip into the control seat and returned to his charts and instruments, With the sextant, he took a read- ing of their position, and carefully checked it with the course he had charted on the map, "Looks calm. We oughtn't to have any trouble," Brooks said, (To be continued) NATIONAL GUARD AT GREATEST STRENGTH Washington, Oct, 24.--The Nat- fonal Guard has reached its great- est strength since the world war, the War Department announced Sunday, with 12,244 officers and 168,793 enlisted men in the organ- ization, Children's Colds Quickly Checked Without Dosing External Treatment Cannot Upset Delicate Stomachs Constantly "dosing" children for colds so often upsets their stomachs; that's why modern mothers prefer Vicks VapoRub in treating children's colds. This external treatment not only avoids "dosing," but is quick in check~- ing the inflammation and breaking up the congestion. You just rub Vicks on throat and chest at bedtime, and its two-fold re- lief begins immediately: (1) Its medicated vapors, released by the warmth of the body, are in- haled direct to the inflamed air-pas- sages, loosening the phlegm and easing the difficult breathing; (2) At the same time, it acts through the skin like a poultice, "drawing out" the tightness. it is an obstinate cold indeed that can resist this two-fold action of vapors and poultice combined. And of course, Vicks is equally good for adults, For free sample, write Vick Chem- ical Co., No. 4 Walker Ave, Groons~ boro, North Carcline, U. 6. A Mexico City, Oct. 24.--The death penalty will be asked for Jose de Leon Toral, assassin of President- Elect Alvaro Obrigon, when he goes to trial next month, according to a formal notification which has been present to judicial author ities. It is understod the trial may start Nov, 5, but no official date has been set, . Lesser penalties will be asked for the dozen alleged accomplices of the assassin, only one of whom will be tried with Toral. Juan Corre Nieto, federal dis- trict prosecutor, said Madre Con- ception, the nun who is charged with being the "intellectual instiga- tor" of the crime, will hear a de- mand for the maximum sentence for her when the trial opens, The maximum for women is 20 years in prigon, Nieto will recommend to the court that the other eleven men and women implicated in the assassina- tion be held for prosecution on less- er charges. Charge Dismissed The announcement was In the form of "conclusions' as a result of the Superior Tribunal's action a week ago in altering charges against the group of suspects and dismissing a blanket charge of con- spiracy. Probably all of the suspects except Toral and the nun will es- cape with light sentences. It is expected that the latter two will be tried jointly, The eleven others probably will be prosecuted by the national attorney general's office. It is admitted that Nieto's report to the judicary has left the nrosectuors of the second group in difficulty since it now is impossible to try the suspects fir forming a criminal association, Nieto originally had planned to turn over this group to other courts after a group trial on that charre, In other courts they would answer charges of damage to property and songpiracy to murder, CHICAGN WEI CAMES DR, HUGO ECKENER Commander and Passengers of Zeppelin Given Warm Greeting -- Chicago, Oct, 24, -- The latest aerial conquerors of the Atlantic Ocean, Dr, Hugo Eckener, comman- der, and other passengers of the Graf Zeppelin, were given an en- thusiastic reception when they ar- rived Sunday night in the 'sixth German city of the world." While German-American organ izations were predominant In the huge throng that gathered at the station when the party arrived. the American Legion. Great Lakes Nav- al Training Station, National Guard, and city officials were well represented. All nationalities were among the thousands of other per- sont who cheered the visitors, The visiting party, Including Com, C. E, Rosendahl. of the 17. 8, Navy dirigible Los Angeles, who accompanied the German eomman- Aer on the flight to T.akehurst, N, J., will be feted here for two Aavs on their Initial visit to the middle west, Dr. Eeckener and his party im- mediately after thelr arrival were ngeorted to Soldier Field in Grant Park where Mayor William Hale Thomnson Governor Small, and President Edward J. Kelly of the South Park Board, welcomed them on behalf of the city and state, CHALLENGE OF THE WILD At this time when deer roam through the forest and the tracks of mocse and bear are found along the streams, there fs - aroused in every hunter an urge, a desire to invade the great Nortn Woods, and their in their natural habitat match his hunter's skill against the in- gtinet and cunning of these prized forest denizens. Tha eezsons for big gama in On- tario this year are as follows: North of the Mattawa River and main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway to Heron Bay on Lake Superior and south of main line of Canadian National Railway -- Oe- tober 20 to November 25 inclusive; north of Lake Nipissing and the French River and south of Cana- dian Pacific Railway main line to Heron Bay--November 1 to Novem- ber 25 inclusive excent that on St. Joseph's Island in District of Al- goma, season is , November 10 to November 25 inclusive. South ot French and Mattawa rivers, No: vember 5 to November 20 inclu- sive. Special Hunters' train leaves To- ronto 10.00 p.m. for Sudbury, No- vember 1, 2 and 3. For information as to best local- ties: Game laws, train service, ete., consult nearest Canadian Pacific Agezk. ==d| TURNS GUN ON SELF; A FAMILY (UARREL CAUSE Young Boy Apparently Tried to Leap Through Window to Escape WIFE IN HOSPITAL Slayer's Body is Found by Police in the Basement of Trenton Home i L -- Detroit, Oct. 24.--After shooting his son to death and probably fat- ally founding his wife during an apparent fit of madness in his home Thomas Spedding, 47 years old, 101 Soutp Fourth street, Trenton, end- ed his own life with a bullet in his forehead Monday night about 6.30 o'clock: Spedding's wife, Leona, 45 years old, was reported late Monday night dying in Wyandotte General Hos- pital, a bullet wound in her head. The son, Russell, 16 years old, was killed instantly by a bullet that struck his forehead. He apparent- ly was shot as he tried to escape through a window, Trenton police were at a loss to account for the shooting on any eround except that Spedding, who has been in 111 health several years, may have become suddenly insane, Neighbors said the Spedd- ings were considered a normal, con- genial couple, Another son, William, 22 years old, who lived with the family, but Saves Work For whole wheat A for Mother - Health for SHREDDED de pin prio Sammon Seekius. wafer, TRISCUIT enjoyment--the Made by The Canadian Shredded Wheat Co., Ltd, VANCOUVER TO HOLD HALLOWE'EN "FOR ITS CHILDREN -- Victoria, B.C., Oct. 24.--Victoria this year promises its boys and girls a Hallowe'en of real "high jinx" at the citizens' expense it they will forego the delifhts of pil- fered gates, crashed fences, pillaged orchards and other pranks that have marked juvenile exuberance in years gone by, The Chamber of Commerce and the City Council have made plans for one great party to which every boy and girl in the city 1s invited. There will be a torchlight parade, masks, ghosts, witches, "hot dogs," bun feeds, games and everything that goes with Hallowe'en except damage to property. There will be nothing "staid™ about the party, the children have been assured. They, in turn, will be iu honor bound te keep their cel ebrations to that tendered them, Those who ignore the invitation or return to the habits of yesteryear, will be ruthlessly pursued, harried and otherwise run down by the authorities, it is stated. One city alderman, in expressing his approval of the experiment fear- ed that "unless the boys and girls are conducted home, it may prove a boomerang. They may be inspir- ed to even greater damage on their way home from the festivity, he de« clared, was absent when the tragedy oc- curred, and a daughter, Mrs, Muriel Weber, 25 years old, Washington avenue Trenton were prostrated by the news and were as little able to explain the shooting as police, Neighbors heard three shots in the bungalow at short intervals af- ter 6.30 o'clock and called police. When they arrived a few moments later they found Spedding's body in the cellar, his son's in a bed- room off the living room and Mrs. Spedding, unconscious on the floor of the living room. Find Hint of 1 From the position of the bodies and the disarrangement of some of the furniture, police deduced that Spedding quarreled with his wife, and shot her, The son, Russell, probably was at the radio in the jroom and, frightened by the shoot- 1Ing, ran into the bedroom opening off the living room, intending to climb out of the window, Spedding apparently followed him and shot him in the forehead, The hullet killed the lad instantly, Then, police helieve, Spedding went into the basement and turned his revolver on himself. Two unex» nloded cartridees were found in the chambers of his weapon, Mrs, Speddine was rushed to the hospital, hut for the fact the bullet whieh hit her struck a glancing hlow, attendants said. she would have died instantly, Even so, her recovery was held to he doubtful, Spedding was an engineer em- nloved in the Trenton channel plant of the Detroit Edison Company. 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