Linda Carlton's Island Adventure

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of the largest banks in Jacksonville was entered just before closing time on the afternoon of June 23rd by four masked robbers

one but Linda and Susie knew. By midnight they were back agai

down on their cots and fell instantly asleep. The fourt

ere was Susie, sleeping peacefully on her cot. But the other

yes at the unexpected light. For a moment she could no

replied. "Beat i

over and shaking her by the arm. Su

him. "How do I know how Linda g

atched her!" snarled Slat

't keep her here

still there?

d over and took

en, worn out and disappoin

istened to it! She did not realize it at the time, but just the few hours which she had spent with Linda Carlto

in violent words, he began to wonder

bog, without a boat or a plane!" he excla

ed Susie, with a sneer. She was beginni

turned on

" He held up his fist threateningly. "I'll make you sorry

ean?" she dema

un!" he

"Linda slipped off when I wasn't watching....

they get the cash, then kill the victim, and ship the corpse. If we sent

bank messenger, but Susie always excused him on the ground of self-defense. "Hard-boiled" as she was, the idea of shooti

of her experience and to give such accurate descriptions of the gang that they would have to be caught. Aside from the mat

usie?" he demanded, abru

e girl. "They say they'r

ff. Get dressed as

rubbing her injured ankle, "

busy. I'll be getting the gas, and some

s feeling very miserable as she ate her breakfast, very sorry for the "p

for some minutes examining the controls. The dawn had changed into daylight, and the swamp was

er husband demanded, "Got

ly. "Start her up and climb i

's here. If we don't see her in the water, we'll stop at some of

agreed

it flying; the test would come when she had to make a landing. But Susie decided never to worry about anything until the time came.

d, above such practical work, was, nevertheless, enjoying the ride. He congrat

he shouted, through

odded, ind

roudly, as if he were giving her a

are fly this autogiro where anyone could see her? That the police all over the country would be on the look-o

, for she never for one moment forgot the pistol that her husband kept ready to enforce his orders with. But she would not attempt to spot Linda, nor would she inform him if sh

any success. Not a sign of human life did he see. Movements in the swamp-yes-snakes and birds, and even an alligator-but no girl! Yet he felt sure that even if Linda were hiding, she would come out at the

erous water! He would not mind that, if he could only find her dead body. Without it, without the assur

ome grub," he shouted to his compani

bility to make a landing. But she was afraid to di

usband spotted the carefree picnic at the same moment, and the former made a sudden, sharp turn in the hope of hiding the sight from Slats. At the same in

e other side. Panic-stricken, she tried to right the plane, but she had not even throttled the engine down to a landing speed. The inevitable cras

out, but her husband, who had not taken the precaution to wear a safety-b

son Carter's hand as if he were her one support. As the crash came, she dropped her head on his shoulder and

l alive. Ignoring the man who had brought about the catastrophe

ok to Linda as if there had been any serious harm to the engine. Susie's head was cut, and two teeth were knocked out, b

d Hal, immediately. "I'll get it and fix u

Susie?" asked Linda, offe

my poor mouth! Without these

tingly. "Any good dentist can fix you up

the rock a dozen yards away. It was Hal Perry, returning from the cano

" he said, quietly, not knowin

with a certain grim satisfaction. "Nobody-not