Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1933 — Page 17

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BY LOU WEDEMAR (Copyright. 1333. by The Times) Editor’s Note The narrative, "Black Hawk,’’ a thrilling story of life in Indianapolis, is purely Action and its leading characters exist only in the author’s imagination. a a a SYNOPSIS Black Hawk, whose sign Is the winged deaths i.fart, demand. l evacuation of central Indiana. He has bombed the postoffice and attempted to destroy union station. Hubert Martvne. wealthy Indianapolis major of the military Intelligence, asilunccl to the case. Is In love with Ava Breen. Ava. at her father's Insistence, is betrothed to Lionel St. George. Indianapolis scientist. Mr. Breen disappears. His body Is found in White river with a note in his pocket from Black Haw-k. When Black Hawk threatens to destroy the Fall creek bridges. Major Martvne goes up in a plans and drives the attacker off in a night machine gun battle. Bob ai.d Ava are kidnaped. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO (Continued) At that moment Bob, lying in the back of the car, managed to tear the gag loose from his face. Lifting himself, he tried to open the door, intending to hurl himself to the pavement. He found there was no handle on the inside of the door. So, at the top of his voice, he yelled: “Ava! Ava! Don’t go In!” Bob's voice reached the little group. "Come on!” cried Sergeant Brown. n a a THE three ran down the walk and jumped into Wilson’s automobile. A mad chase began. Bob realized quickly that this was no ordinary automobile. He was separated from the driver by more than the usual plate glass —for there was a heavy metal partioion in its place. As he hammered and felt around in the darkness, vainly, he smelled a sweet odor, and his senses began to leave him. Ava, in the pursuing car, realized they were heading for the airport. The car driven by the supposed trooper was equipped with a siren, and all traffic got out of the way. .While Brown's car was fast, the other was faster, and gradually it drew out of sight When the pursuers drew up at the avrport they saw there had been an accident The big car they had been chasing had collided with a pillar and lay on one side Men were running toward it. “Where’s the driver of that car?” Wilson demanded of the first person they reached. "He was thrown out and knocked unconscious. He’s coming around, though.” "There’s a man in the back of the car!” Wilson said, breaking through the group. a a a IN a moment they had the door open and Bob's inert form tumbled out. Ava fell on her knees beside him. "Bob, darling!” she cried. They pulled her aside, and started to carry Bob to city hospital. He moved, groaned, and opened his eyes. "I'm all right,” he said. He felt himself for injuries, and found only a few minor bruises. “Where—where’s the Whisperer?” he demanded. "Over there.” x The man’s goggles removed, Bob recognized him as his guard of the last few hours. Ava did more than that. “Bob!” she cried. "I know that man! He’s Smith, St. George’s chauffeur!” Bob explained what he thought had happened that Smith was really cn ‘ of Black Hawk’s agents, and that in St. George’s absence he

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had used the laboratory in an effort to force Bob to talk. "But St. George is home,” Wilson objected. "I talked with him on the telephone.” “Are you sure It was his voice?” Wilson had to admit he was not “But I surely thought it was St. George,” he insisted. He turned away. “I must send word to watch his house, and warn him.” Smith was reviving. He had been struck on the head, but not injured seriously. "I thought I recognized you,” Bob said, as the man opened his eyes. “What sort of game were you playing, anyway? What do you mean by tricking your employer In this manner?” ‘Who is your leader, Black Hawk?” Brown asked. Smith did not speak. His eyes were on the sky, and involuntarily Bob followed his gaze. High above them, coming down from the north, was an airplane. Bob recognized the .sound made by its engine. It was the fast little ship he had fought once before when it tried to bomb the bridges—the deadly black plane of Black Hawk! CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE \ GAIN Bob and Sergeant Brown were in an airplane, roaring off to do battle with the Phantom of Indiana. But this time they had a fast pur-suit-plane, with a heavy, powerful engine. It was one of those Bob had had sent to the field to await such an attack as this. Black Hawk could not get away so easily this time—if Black Hawk himself, and not one of his men, was in the ship overhead. Before they had gained altitude, Bob and Brown heard an explosion below them. The flier had dropped a bomb directly at them, missing by a short distance. It was to be a battle to the death! Though it had taken valuable seconds, Bob was glad indeed that airport attaches had insisted on buckling a parachute on each of them before they took off, in fear they would be shot down. Brown made every effort to gain altitude, without again getting directly below the other ship. Yet he didn't dare fly toward the center of the city, which was windward, for fear another bomb, dropped toward them, would kill scores in houses and on the street. a a a TJIGHER, higher they rose, spiraling as nearly as possible over the center of the field. And the other ship circled easily above them, apparently biding its time. Suddenly, when they were more than 2,000 feet up, the attacking plane swooped toward them. For a moment Bob was sure the pilot had only thing in mind—to crash into his plane. Sergeant Brown got the same idea. The black ship was approaching them head-on, when Brown swerved suddenly to the left. He had no way of knowing, until then, that Black Hawk’s agents had committed sabotage on the ship. . . . They heard a ripping sound and the nose of their plane rose sharply. The engine had torn loose! The other plane roared past just above them. Their ship, now helpless as a worm-eaten leaf, Bob and Brown struggled to get clear and jump. Brown had some difficulty in getting around a strut, and Bob helped him. They were twisting, rolling, falling toward the earth. "Right!” cried Brown, and jumped. Bob followed. As he pulled the cord of his chute, he saw the black plane climbing leisurely toward its mysterious home in the south. (To Be Continued)

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TARZAN THE APE MAN

• Hold your breath!” Holt shouted to Jean as their elephant plunged through the thundering waterfall. Tarzan, the Ape Man, preceded them. On the other side they emerged into a strange, macabre place illuminated by an eerie light that seemed to come from nowhere.

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All about the huge, cave-like arena they saw immense carcasses of dead elephants—great tusks —skulls and enormous thigh bones scattered all over the rocky floor. It gave the place the aspect of a gigantic charnel-house, the bones seeming to gleam in the unreal lighting.

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The dying elepant stood, swaying unsteadily. When the second elephant bearing Jean and Holt came through the waterfall-protected entrance, Tarzan called sharply and both animals dropped to their knees. Jean and Holt slipped off their elephant and looked about.

—By Edgar Rice Burroughs

‘‘lt’s beautiful!” whispered Jean, in an awed tone. ‘Solemn and beautiful! We shouldn’t be here!” But Holt looked around now in joyous amazement. He bent down and picked up a large piece of ivory. “It’s riches! Millions!” he cried, turning toward Parker.

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