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Page Four STRAIT GATE By RUTH COMFORT MITCHELL Copyright D. Applttaa-Cartary Co., Inc. WNU Service THE STORY CHAPTER I Sarah Lynn Dana, youngest of the Dana women of Dana vale, Calif., chafes at the well-ordered life approved by her mother, Adelaide, who ts trying to marry her to Duncan Van Doren, Detroit society youth. Great- Granny Dana, covered-wagon pioneer, and community matriarch, recognizes in the girl the restless adventurousness of the dark Danas,” a trait shared by her and Cousin Sally Ann Dana, traveler and author, and pleads with Sally Ann to take the girl abroad. CHAPTER ll—Uncle Lynn, wheelchair Invalid, adds his plea to Sally Ann to save Sarah Lynn, as does the girl’s young brother. Bill. Another plea comes from Miss Pennington, "Penny," ador ing governess of the girl, saying she ia unhappy and misunderstood. Charmed with Sarah Lj nn at their first meeting, ’'n Anr none Horp Moo CHAPTER III—At a family dinner party, Sally Ann first hears of Keaton Dana's ultra-modern wife, Ardine, who runs a roadhouse called the Stewed Prune, and is trying to wangle a flight with Gunnar Thorwald, Norwegian ace. famous for his refusal to fly women, through their mutual friend, Jim Allison. Sally Ann tells Adelaide of her desire to take Sarah Lynn abroad. At the height of Adelaide's displeasure, Gunnar Thor wald arrives with Jim Allison, and Sarah Lynn is instantly attracted to him. Dun can invites her to the Stewed Prune. CHAPTER IV—Sarah Lynn, loathing the Stewed Prune, refuses to drink any thing but ginger ale, which Ardine herself serves Cousin Mary Dana Web ster tells Sarah she suspects Ardine and her friends of framing on Gunnar, and Sarah Lynn, in an increasing stupor, decides to warn him. When Gunnar ar rives, angry at Jim Allison for missing connections, he hears Sarah Lynn cry, “Go away! Don’t come in! Ladybug, fly away home,” and sees her carried out to tne ladies' room, unconscious. CHAPTER V—Jim Allison and two friends arrive at the airport and warm up Gunnar's plane, but when Gunnar ar rives, he is told Allison is ill. Sarah Lynn, partly out of her stupor, imag ines the sensations of flying, with Gun nar at the controls. Gunnar, in a cold rage, senses someone standing be hind him. Thinking it Ardine, his rage mounts, and when he realizes it is Sarah Lynn, he shouts, “Keep away from me, drunken fool,” will listen to no explana tion. and plans to detour to Fresno. CHAPTER VI —Thrown out at Fresno "like a sack of mail,” Sarah Lynn is greeted by a group headed by a bride and groom, who recognize Gunnar. While the “bride” drives Sarah Lynn to the hotel to await her father, one of the party phones the story to the news ?iapers, identifying the two fliers, and he “bride” as Kitty Medill, wild stunt flier. Danavale, meanwhile, is in an up roar, but partially convinced Sarah Lynn had been drugged. Uncle Lynn prom ises to get the truth to Gunnar through an airman friend, Conrad Jordan. Sally Ann takes Sarah Lynn abroad, giving her every opportunity to fly, and writes Uncle Lynn of her plan to make an avi atrix out of her. Sarah Lynn receives a cable from home, saying her mother ia threatened with pneumonia. CHAPTER VII "Os course it might well have been going to be pneumonia,’’ Mary Dana Webster conceded reasonably. “And Adelaide being what the English amiably call ‘a bit on the plump side,' it might well have been going to go hard with her,” Lynn Dana contributed. Sarah Lynn had been home for a fortnight, and her mother, large and languid in expensive negligees, was ruling her realm from a mid-Vic torian sofa. The plain cousin sighed. "Well, at any rate, she’s got Sarah Lynn back again:” "Ah, but has she? Geographical ly, yes; psychologically, no! Some thing’s happened to the child, Mary. A sea change—no, air! Mary, I’m telling you! The last of the queer, dark Dana girls has found her ele ment.” "You mean she’ll actually be a flier? Have her own plane?” She shook her head. "Cousin Adelaide won’t listen to the idea, and can you imagine Ed Dana going against her?” "Ah, but reinforcements are rap idly galloping to the rescue, headed by Great-granny, tailed by the dashing and heroic figure now be fore you.” “Lynn! You’re going to finance her?” He nodded. "Yes. But not a word to anyone.” Gunnar Thorwald came to meet Sarah Lynn. He spoke at once. without greeting or prelude, 'T ask you to pardon.” Sarah Lynn stood still, staring at him. He took off his helmet and ab surdly she recalled Kitty Medill’s high, sweet voice in the dim-lit lob by of the Hotel Californian at Fres no—“ You tell your big Swede I don’t like his fireman’s hat!” His hair was the guileless yellow of un saltcd butter, and he had a lean, stern, young face and ice-blue eyes. Their grave gaze was steady upon her. He said again, “I ask you to pardon. I know now the truth. I have shame of my rough words.” She bent her head. "Thank you,” she said unevenly. He put his quaint head-gear on again and continued to regard her seriously. “You like to fly?.” Color came flooding back into her face. “Oh, better than anything else in the world!” “Now? You will come?” He was asking her to fly with him. Gunnar Thorwald, Norwegian ace, who never flew women, who had scorned and despised her, was ask ing her to-go up in his plane. She heard herself making a vague sound and she saw that it must have seemed like acceptance because the tall youth nodded. “So! We go to tell them.” He turned into the little dooryard with its cinnamon pinks and candytuft "We fly,” he stated briefly. and China asters and stood aside for her to precede him through the narrow door, up the precipitous stair. Gunnar Thorwald in the first little old Dana house with the matri arch and the man in the wheel chair, and a stranger, and Jens serving tea with heavy care, his huge shoes creaking as always. She sat silent in her dress and cloak and beret the color of ancient brick and Lynn Dana’s eyes were warm upon her. The Norseman put down his cup and rose. “We fly,” he stated briefly. The stranger, who was Conrad Jordan, stood up, too. “I’ll drive you out to the field,” he said. “I’ll telephone your mother, Sar ah Lynn,” her uncle said. “Oh, but not until after I’ve gone!” she cried out in panic. The nonagenarian gave her shrill cackle. “You just up’n put out, Sairy Lynn, quick’s ever you can,” she chuckled. “If there’s any to do about it, you tell ’em your gre’- grammer said you could!” Sarah Lynn sat beside Conrad Jordan in the small, swift car, and the Norwegian ace doubled up his length in the rumble-seat. They had telephoned from Danavale and the Hermod was being warmed up when they arrived, and sh« saw Gunnar Thorwald walk round it once, twice, and again, in eagle-eyed inspection, before he took his place. Conrad Jordan observed him with satisfaction. “That lad will never smash up through his own careless ness,” he nodded. He amplified it for her —"Most of the crashes oc cur on the ground.” “I see,” Sarah Lynn said quickly. He considered her shrewdly. “I believe you do.” They were step ping nearer to the plane and he said above the roar, “You can get aboard now.” He took her elbow in a firm hand and helped her into the cabin. She sat down quickly in the rear seat, fastening the belt about her waist, calmly folding her hands in her lap. The HermoA ♦*>xied sturdily down THE ZEBULON RECORD . off trimly. There when it seemed to ..ang in the clear air, suspended over the field. She could see Con rad Jordan waving. Presently he lost dignity and importance and became a tiny toy figure in a world of playthings and vanished altogeth er. They flew over the Santa Cruz mountains, brown, green, compact as if they had been carved out of wood and painted. They circled the water and turned inland again, picking up the moun tains, Danavale, San Jose, the air port, Jike dropped stitches. Sarah Lynn caught her breath. “Quick Such heavenly quickness!” He nodded. “I have named him for Hermod, the swift one. You know?” • "I know. Hermes —Mercury.” “Yes. We go down, now.” The west was darkening when they swooped to earth with a suave landing and rolled briskly to the hangar. The old attendant came limping to open the door and help her out. Conrad Jordan was not in sight. “He said would you come speak to him in the 'phone booth,” the man addressed Gunnar, and the Norwegian ace followed him in. The older flier stood with the re ceiver in his hand. “Hello, Gun nar! Do you mind? I’m waiting for this Glendale connection. Will you run Miss Dana home for me?” “Please don’t trouble,” she said quickly. “They will send a car for me.” But Gunnar was already step ping toward the roadster and she followed him. He drove a car as smoothly as a plane. They had ticked off a twi light mile before he spoke. “You have no fear.” “No.” “That is good.” After a moment she said, "I want to be a flier.” “That is also good.” “Then, you think women should fly?” Continued next week PECANS —l5 c Fancy Georgia Paper Shell Pecans, 15c per pound. 50 to 100 lbs. Schley Pecans, extra fancy, per 100 lbs, $20.00. Pecan Meats 40c per pound. Good Pecans. Prompt ship ment. Cash with order. We pre pay all charges. DORRIS SEED & PLANT CO. Valdosta, Ga. CHRISTMAS CANDY At wholesale prices, direct from factory. 3 lb. box, $1.00; 10 lb. box, $1.85 Sent prepaid for Money Order or check or C. O. D. SOUTHERN CANDY CO. Dunn, N. C. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Judg ment of the Superior Court for Wake County, made in an action entitled the Town of Zebulon vs. Mrs. C. B. Eddins, et als, the under signed Commissioner will, on Wed nesday, the 21st day of December, Courthouse door, in the City of 1938, at 12 o’clock M, at the Raleigh, N. C., offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash those certain tracts of land lying and being in the Town of Zebulon, Little River Township, Wake Coun ty, North Carolina, and more par ticularly described as follows, to wit: Two lots on Horton Street in the Town of Zebulon and more par ticularly described in a Deed from C. B. Eddins to Mary E. Eddins, recorded in Book 406, Page 470, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Wake County. One lot on Whitley Street or Avenue in the Town of Zebulon, and more particularly described in a Deed from W. L. Wiggs and wife to Mrs. Mary E. Eddins, as record ed in Book 431, Page 506, in the office of the Register of Ddeeds for Wake County. The above property is offered for sale subject to all taxes due the County of Wake, if any, and all taxes due the Town of Zebu lon after 1935. That the successful bidder or bidders are required to deposit with the undersigned Trustee 10 per cent of his bid in cash, to show good faith, at the time of sale. This the 17th day of November, 1938. A. R. HOUSE, Commissioner. Nov. 25-Dec. 16. Business Cards Professional Cards Brantley Motor Co. ZEBULON, N. C. Phone 3381 Wrecker Service — - - | J. M. Chevrolet Co. j I Chevrolet Oldsmobiles : New and Used Cars j Factory Trained Mechanics j Jss ■■ - —JI tnr ii n nn n a J. A. 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