Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1938 — Page 18

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Trial Flight

By Adelaide Humphries

CAST OF CHARACTERS JACKIE DUNN-—Heroine; she wanted to fly. ROGER BRECKNER-—Hero; he wanted to test the stratosphere. BERYL MELROSE—Wealthy she wanted Roger. EVELYN LA FARGE--Jackie's mother; she wanted a son-in-law.

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Yesterday: Tor the first time Jackie | realizes that Beryl Melrose in the picture | has taken a lot of the joy out of her bopes and plans for Roger's flight.

CHAPTER NINE ER was glad that she had a lovely new dress, purchased so reluctantly among her “trousseau-clothes,” for the din-| ner-dance. | It was & dream of & dress, really; sky-blue tulle, yards and yards of it, glinting with silver. She wore silver sandals on her feet and a coronet of tiny, glittering silver stars held her hair back from her | eager, flushed young face. Evelyn had seen to it that the setting for this evening should be as romantic as possible. Gay Japanese lanterns had been hung | around the velvety lawns and terraces, near the outdoor swimming pool a platform for dancing had] been erected and just in case there would not be any moon, an artificial < one had been supplied. As though : TIME <-AN'LL BE =IN wey Ff han tad to Yond X \ R HYAR = - ~-COME. the night itself had wanted to lend 3 | WINTERTIME - AHL enchantment the air was as tender ; ¢ i BE as a serenade “Dear me,” Evelyn whi an aside to Jackie, as they received the long line of guests, “what do you suppose is keeping Roger?” Jackie, the golden flecks in her eyes too bright, her lovely face flushed, her fair head held high could not understand it, either Surely Roger would help her carr) this crazy trial-flight engagement through, no matter what happened She had scarcely seen anything at all of Roger since that day a the field. That new silver ship had been the one in which he would make his flight. He had been taking it up every day. And Jackie knew that Beryl Melrose had been SR LET'S GO MYRA.. GET YOUR staying a small hotel near the 3 . & THINGS, WE MAY BE field so t could watch his NEEDED... THE PROFESSOR wie] | WAS HEADED TOWARD PS BENTLEY'S.

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ored to have you spare this one evening. Since you're kept s6 busy getting ready for your flight—and with your new friend.” After all, even if their engagement wasn’t real, Roger could have managed to have called, or come to see her, if he had wanted to. “I have been busy,” Roger said

He gave her a whitl that sent her) § ENOUGH CARBON ull skirt in & wide swirl and prac- -~ : - tically lifted the silver slippers from 5 BREA ED ouUT the floor. His blue eyes crinkled at | BY EACH ONE OF US TO PRODUCE A

their corners as they smiled down | into hers, “Though if you mean; H JOO ~CARAT DIAMOND EVERY AOL .

Beryl-—it isn’t she who has Kept | }§ me occupied. There's plenty to do, | | making ready for a flight of this sort. I don’t want to slip up anywhere. I hope to be ready to leave | for the West Coast by the end of | another week.” “Another week!” Jackie said faintly. Maybe because she had not quite got her breath. That was so | Jk : ; x very soon. “Is Mrs, Melrose going S . maa . 9 — ¢ ;

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“Nothing. Nothing at all!” Jackie tossed this off lightly. If Roger did not have sense enough to know that Beryl Melrose was probably interested in him because he was voung and handsome, Jackie would not put him wise “Why, see here!” Roger practically stopped in the middle of the fioor “I believe you're jealous. Jackie!” “Jealous!” She drew back.

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closer to her, holding her so firmly that she could scarcely get her breath again, “Do you know I

[ have a notion to kiss vou for that.

my love! In public this time, of So that evervone will believe in this ridiculous engagement!” “If you dare!” Jackie gasped. She pulled away from him. She was trembling all over—from anger, of course, “Let me go, Roger—Il

more.” “Very well,” Roger said. He let her go, too readilv. He looked as he had that night when she had slapped him. He bowed stiffly, hav ing escorted her from the floor. And what was more, he did not dance with her again!

(To Be Continued)

(AN events, names and characters in thi story are wholly fctitious.) ;