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CHAPTER VIII " I>r. Warner upon meeting- the postman offers to deliver two let ters to Alls. Maturin, owner of the Pole Star House. One of these let ters is from the British govern ment. ordering her to hold herself ready to take care of evacuees, un less she prefers to take rare of de pendent relatives. Mrs. Maturin is much upset over these orders, hut dutifully mails an advertisement to the London Times offering accom modations for four people “in a hotel far from military objectives.” .lollp Wyliter reads the ad and de cides to go to Pole Star House.: lie tells his chief about it and de parts. Mrs. Manvers-Pollock. a guest at Pole Star House, believes that signaling is going on at the hotel. She tells Wynter and he notes a tiny winking signal—dot, dash, dot, dash. Join) rushes out to the point and nabs the signaler. "It's my yountr lady. sir,” and llii'ii mil came all the stupid story They were lnisy at the Imtol aiid sometimes at the last minute he eoohin’t yet out turd then lie could not let her know hecause she lived] ut> on the fop of the hill and there wasn’t time.” ”\\ lie is vonr vouny lady?” “She’s housemaid up at the yaivye,’ sahl Alfred; almost weep i' w that you signal?' Kill I w 111'il’ lit the moon gilt Jolin. ■■ he said, -‘I tlnnk i lesson tonight that ‘ t in a hurry.” put in hi Sir." I a nniurt v this dgi •\n. i • u t .lout y .11 tin1 not uih v.cil t, John sternly. 'U ho rate her*'?" hurst out Allroil. "I hole Miss Hannan, up rnrse.l for it. Wink, wmk. wink, her shut tin's; I Vo seen her only 'ho <loosn t know. .And In* not V"me to toll anyone either and ho - uiso.l tor it. W ik, wini.. wink, hark from the sea. too, on e there ■••as. Anil i. o mi going to -ay any (111! 11*' a 1 u t; * { • t. ” “I Sl‘< . "\\ olh '• " Alfred ' •AIfrod . unvmin "W oil, A.Hod that you w m't vaine again A help the enemy ninth! help lum t li.'neli like this." "■No, si,-.' s;, i Alfr. '| humid y. -And I sh uihl • l.i Vl,u nor lo say anythin.;- about Miss -Han man s signaling either. It does no foo.l, and \ou have (..1.1 me s. I hat' enough " ' os. sir," said .Alfred, vastly "'liovod at this let-off. "Hut if ) happened to'lie out any night an. saw it, -ll.Htl.l | tell you, sir?" 11 "i 1 'lied at his first instinct which was I., answer in the nega lire, John set ids teeth. "Vest.’ he -aid. •■Hill you will have to tel me at once. Come to Hole Stai "V ’ l'«r Ml. Wynter "" 1 tell anyone what you want ti s,‘t‘ nie for ju-i ask for me am Vo out and stand ,m the cliff am; I shall join you immediately.” . "Vos. sis." Alfred suddenly fell important. This was like being detective. "And now r think we had l.ettei moye oii And look here. This af tan- is I»ct\v<*(*ti von ami nit» mi 11r«*ly. do you sou? | know the l’"'l|e ergeant well am! he's pre I'UI ('ll to let Hie dll alivt hilly;- | ljk< down her an. thing within reason | hat is. So all you have to do is o keep your mouth shut until you hare something t„ tell me, in wliich ea-m you must come straight ti: me as [ have a I ready* told you." ety good, sir." and' with a respect I ill salute Alfred started to < lamlu i hack over the rocks o ,!a, k hi the shaded hall of Hole Mar I'mi e. John Winter wonder o-l W’liat he l,oi;||| ,|o next. He had promts..,! to tel! Mrs. .Manvers-Pol !" ' .u,|al had happened. Hut the drawing room was empty; every had "one t<, their rooms so it must he later than he thought. He looked the front door carefully ]im„As >u‘ ":|Iked along the Mile gallery Mrs. Man vers-Pollock opened her door. Clad in a long dressnu- gown she looked taller than usual "I «ay , you weren’t rally worried dl.oid were you." he asked. I thought perhaps someone had anything to any killed you. “Mid you one'?" "No.” I hat was hrave of you", sai a? o,o;:g:"v-’'mu w of .teHiiig you eactlv what happen Cood mg " " Mrs. Manver, hiiH ' S ,,0‘ 1 “'r J"st staring a we'i V"'"1 a,ul then Joh went away I'.verylhmg had its (dace in th M mv'1' '1 „IN1"*rs' "'""gilt Mr: herself H *****1 atram Ilio stilled yelp of youm acrosTiT Whe" ,h° cail^'t him a mss the mouth. Why didn’t he L v ,'vTl‘‘re,i -'"hn. wand,.r ■ dnrt fV ' t,,e 1<,"K «lhn cur. um u i° ^•unconsciousness. It r ld av° hr< f,en'lisldv with tliose squared off white teeth— if,: scs*.. '«•*"- am. He woke early in the pitch dark. Hours until he pot his early tea: now was he poinp to endure it. now that he was embarking on this endless hideous joh of round. inp up the girl he loved. Five o’clock. As he stood liter the old Clock in the hall accommodationgly wheezed out the hour. Should he go up to London and tell lhis chief that he must be set free from this job? That someone elae must take it on. I iiat although lie entirely realized that in his profession pel - sonal consideration counted for nothing- at all, he was not aide to adapt himself to such an outlook, dohn Wynter buried his face in his pillow and groaned. His groan deadened the soft opening of the door. “Your tea. sir. Grace, in cap and apron, stood there. “fiood God, how did you know f was awake.1' A fine gentleman decided (.race, smiling her cozy liltele smile. Such grand pajamas, till Stripes and silk and open at the throat. “I heard you open your door, sir.’’ said Grace, "feeling Very pleased with herself. dohli, stuffing a tallow at ins hack, prepared to drink his tea and eat his bread and butter slow ly A priceless servant that, he thought. Tea. yes. it was clearing his brain. He would get off to London that morning on the nine forty-five, see the chief and tell i'im as much as he thought fit. lie would tell .Mrs. Malinin at break-j fast: it was just as well that she’ should accustom herself to his un expected comings and goings. j ‘‘When shall \\ o have the plea snro of seeing you hack?’' .loan ei-ively. “A type I abhor, neither hot or fold.” l; to lit!” ”l;c/t to continue. I note all you; .- >v unit profuud sympathy,” saiil ] the chief, leanute his fat face on | both hands as lie stated over his writing table. ‘Love is the very dc\il; I've gone through it and II know. Iiut in this ease I think it: may tai n out to he uncommonly I Useful.'’ said the chief, chuckling. '"To put it briefly, get that girl, to turn King's evidence, and what ever she's done slve'11 go scot free, j There nut-t he definite data, of course.' I mean Lli.it Fergus Leiter i inns! he delivered into our hands j and there must he incriminating literature with him. signed letters I anil .ill that. Hut bring me these, j pins the girl prepared to speak tip •it court, in camera, of course, plus j I'ergits Leiter. alive or dead, and I'll he best man at your wedding.”, ‘'Others might not see eye to! eye u it h you,’’ said .John. "I'll fin'd that out first if you like." Tito chief pressed a button. 1 “Speaking." John could hear the well known voice coming faintly1 from the receiver "It's thi , sir." The pudding face wu intent. “It concerns K b. You will remember, lie's on fifteen-o •‘Love is the very devil; I’ve gone through it and I know.” was standing in tip- hall smiling. U liat an awfu 1J\ good-looning man Mr. Wynter was. "j hope tile day after tomor row', said John, standing' aside to alow Mrs. Manvei-s I’olloek to pass into the dining room. “You aren't leaving us. are you?" Mrs. Manvers-Poiloeks hasa eyes seemed to Idink. He was go ing. Just as she had got to know him. he was going. “Only for two days,' said John putting his hand on Ijoi arm. “And I've got to hurry or I shan't eateh my train." Mrs. Manvers Pollock staled bleakly out id’ the window. Two days . . what would she find to do for two days? Where did Monsieur go for tea? wondered Mrs. Manvcrs-Polioek suddenly. Was lie becoming entangled with that abandoned woman who lived in the little cottage perched up on the cliff? London is a city of mysteries, especially in wartime. And, al though he was accustomed to it. John Wytiler felt it agdin as he walked along' the hare echoing; cor ridors of one of the most mys terious official buildings of them all. On the way up in the train John had decided to make a clean hren s of it. 1»y doing this he would stand or fall, ami if he fell he could get into one of the regiments sched uled for the Mast, lie would marry Odette before he went, and if he came hack safely lie would line lived down his failure to make good in the way they wanted him to make good. And if he didn’t. . . And now he sat smoking and trying to breath slowly and evenly. "You wanted to see me." said Ed*. "1 can give you exactly half an hour, tio oil, you've got something to tell me.” John began, while the chief listened and made little marks on his blotting had. Audi Her of Fer gus l.eiter's victims; well, perhap It was iust as well. “How old is Hu gh!?” “About twenty-four.” “Good looking?” “An expert at this sort of “No, decidedly not.” “Has anyone seen the signaling apart from the Cummins hoy?" “No, I should say not.” John hesitated. “Battle Point i. such an odd place. Nobody seems to care— there might not he a war down there. Nobody will say anything about anyone else for fear of being involved. You know the type of things.” "Nes, | kotiw the type of thing and intelligence," said the chief in ml. i'itlU'.; two, Western taped. UJ. to :i lio capped hy havin uii !i t lie lady co "('an i lio girl an »• u ” \ i , iiivalualikv’ “Tirol! (oil him to gl. ala spa. o I ho girl : f .-lio Udl lio has out it lint as liaridi va I milih ail. We'll ' Voi \ tot,oil ! or ami then : to know and produre; Th.‘ chief lis momoiU or two •t I'll. "( oIUill \ ou I Ills in :i|. Ilo Ik d l, I’1 epai Ilo pave h ta\| si ill t, i while aato Homo. Hut '(th. Poll, u|> and walked must ho how it dined under a I t lion hoar t he eseaimj"s,|uad. London quite IV. in hi hand. And not have to do it, it'd of relief as the thdst ill outside the lino I,, Hole Star oo arrived at the hesitated, Xo key, -o; he would have to ring, it is you,'’ Mrs. Manvers wax si ill fully dressed. Her shining hair gleamed under the electric light in the hall. “Hood heavens! surely you did n'u wail up for me?’’ aid you wouldn’t know you would. I do tea for you," she said, is that?” She lifted i war horse scenting i.o coming down the staii n t,'race! (Irace, who had never liked her! (Irace, the family servant who spied and watched ami tallied! “Oh, (Irace?" There was a nolo of interrogation in her Thev hut “< d, ■r i'ai litle. vTiko "Vos. mum, The mistress said that if I was still awake it would hi wise to listen for a taxi. Mr. Shnito ha.- sometimes come in by the five to twelve train.’’ (Irace, in cap and. apron, " ore the expression that menu; h was going to have her own way. “Well . . . it’s late, isn’t it?” John ventured. He hated to hurt anyone, hut he wanted to be alone. “Yes." and without saying- any thing' more Mrs Man vers-Pollock went, hack to her bedroom. “No I'oid like an old fool." The bitter words rushed into her mind as she set about getting' ready for bed. The next day was cloudless. John walked to the window and dragged hack liis curtains. W hat should lie do" (In and see his love i n si of all and look at. her with eyes unit of treachery for ever. And then get down to his work. The instant John Wynter heard the funny old-fashioned hell over the ... of Odette Hannan’s shop And You’re Only Asked to Buy War Bonds U. S. Treasury Department *wov.» *ml*Ti*U I DELIVERIES SPEEDED TO ALL FRONTS BY ATC PLANES AND GLIDERS Sew Transport Command Carries Men And Materials When the Army's Air transport Command was organized by presi dential directive in the early sum mer of 1941 to deliver aircraft to the United Kingdom, it started off wit ha staff of two officers, four enlisted men. and one clerk oc cupying a single room. But from this humble beginning. ATO was destined to grow to its present strength of 108,000 of ficers and men, ami assume its tremendous importance as a med ium of supply for the U. S. Army Air Force and the other Allied na tions, delivering planes and other material and transporting person nel to the World's far-flung battle Problems con.frtrrrrnTjf the new organization were vast and com plex. They involved procurement iif personnel and equipment, esab-1 lishment of a unified system of communications, weather stations and bases, and a comprehensive: pilot truinin»- program. All the problems had to be met with speed and decision in order to maintain the uninterrupted movement of new aircraft from factories to the fighting fronts of the world. A TO pilots figured in pioneer fliehts that captured the inuginu tion of the most unimaginative— such as the "’7,000-mile blobe-gir dling flight of .Maj. Alva L. Harvey and the flight to the United King dom headed by Col. Caleb V. Haynes, for which thev had their crews received the Distinguished Flying Cross for exploring new military air routes over three con tinents. Flights that before the war would have made headlines now are considered routine by ATC pilots. Carrying- a party of U. S. Senators, a C-N7 Liberator man ned by an ATC crew covered 58. UPl) mile., in a special flight. The trip was marked by a 5,200-mile non slop flight from Ceylon ti Car navou, Australia. This record breaking hop took 15'- hours Military pi 1>>ts were used at first many of them fresh from the Army’s “Flying Cadet” schools. At a time when all available planes were being rushed abroad, the ferrying system served to give pilots valuable experience in han dling all types of military aircraft before they wa re tassigned to tacti cal units, When military pilots no noger were available, aut(unity was obtained to employ civilian pilots on Civil Service status at. $500 a month. As plane production mounted, this involved mass em ployment of civilian pilots on^ a scale never before -Uempted. To qualify for a ferrying position, a civilian pilot now must beat least 18 years old and under 58. He must have 1.000 certified flying hours to his credit, including at least 200 on aircraft of 200 horse power or more. Also he must possess a current commercial license, be an American citizen by birth and pass a satisfactory flight test. To help meet the tremendous need for personnel, women pilots wer first employed by the ferrying division in September, 1042. At the same time a training program was begun to train women pilots for ferrying and other duties. Now known as the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP’S, they are doing an effective iob of deliver ing aircraft in the United States, from the smallest planes to P-47 Thunderbolt's! B-17 Flying Fort he knew it was Fergus Leiter. This sixth sense of his was going to stand hint in good stead again. (To Be Continued) resses and (,'-47 Skytrain trans Much of the operations of the Air Transport Command must lie •ecret. Routes, strategic bases and the movement of planes to combat tones must be protected for rea sons of military security. But it .an be said that the Command's operations extend all over Hie . odd and touch all the battle fronts' of the war. It spans the North and South Atlantic. Its planes fly south from Florida to the bulge of Brizil; across the Atlantic either non stop or by way of Ascension Island .hen follow Africa's northwest coast to jump-off points for the i Italian theater, or fly east across Africa to the India-China theater. The north-Atlantic rotue includes stops in Labrador, Greenland, Ice-1 land and Scotland. The longest over-water hop sare made in the Pacific—from San Francisco to Hawaii, thence to Christmas or Canton Islands, New Caledonia, Australia and New Guinea. The Alaskan route carries to Fairbanks, thence to Nome and Adak. The Command's own flight sur geons have bee naclive along all routes used for ferrying purposes, seeing to it that modern medical equipment is available at all stop ping points and that pestholes ad jacent to operations bases are eradicated 1 he ATC also returns sick and wounded military personnel from theaters of operation, at the re quest of the theaters, and affords air transportation of patients be twween hospitals in the conti nental limits of the Cnited States. With squadrons assigned to it for this purpose, the ATC in 1 i*4:: re turned .'5,260 sick and wounded front foreign theaters, and thus tar this year some 4,000 patients have been brought back. As an ex ample of this type of operation, an ATC transport with a Flight Nurse aboard brought a soldier with a broken back front Kunming, < hina. to Walker Reed General hospital, Washington, 1). C.—some 15,000 miles—in H2 hours. '1 lie ATC, under a reorganiza tion in 1042, consists of two op elating divisions—Ferrying and 1 foulestie Transportation. It now carries on operations formerly su pervised by the Contract Cargo Division of the Air Service Com mand. In addition to being resopn sible for ferrying all aircraft with in the boundaries of the Cnited States and abroad, the Air Trans port ( onimand transports person 11,11, material and mail for all W ar Department aeeneie: . except those served by Troop ( at tier units, and I is responsiliel for the control op-| elation and matnteiiance of estab lishments and facilities on air routes outside Hie lulled States which are within the j urisdietion of the Commandintf (iene: ai of I he Army Air Forces. The ATC carries on its transport and cargo operations in converted passenger planes and earn verted bombers. Its principal planes tire the C-J7 (-Skyti-aip), the C |.; t Commando I, the t 0-1 ( Sky Mia. Let) and tlie t v, ( Idheralot a. 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