Linda Carlton's Island Adventure

Disa

distance wire, she found two pleasant surprises awaiting her. The first of these that she saw w

bending over her own suit-

Linda?" sh

ave been shipped from Miami, where the company has some autogiros

facts that had been in the newspapers. All that she had read was that Linda Carlton, famous aviatrix

topped abruptly. "Wait till Lou and Ted are with us, Dot, so I can tell the story all at once.

lly, and proceeded to report to Linda

unk and took a flowered chiffon which she decided to wear, "is how everyone finds me a

s at the City Hall. The Chief of Police there directed us. It wa

e stations and Court Houses," laughed Linda, recal

d her story, first extracting a promise from the group never to mention the kidnapping episode to anyone else, lest the news get back to her Aunt Emily. The o

tten there in time," observed Louise. "To rescue you, I m

e that at the t

they would imprison me on that island in the ocean, and let me die of starvation. An

life," remarked Louise. "And spelled ruin

solemn duty to try to catch the fourth man, and get that money bac

think she'll re

the autogiro really come tomorrow

And I'd enjoy going to the jail to see those t

Louise. "Remember all the dark futu

ed Linda. "She ce

pleasant experiences, Ted interrupted them by suggesti

d Louise, jumping up and putting

ired, are you, Li

you three arrived.... There's a lovely screened tea-garden acro

s showered their profusion of fragrance all about the edges of the screen garden. Surprisingly, every one was hungry; the three visitors because they had eaten only

eople that she seemed to remember-sitting at a ta

't turn around now, he's staring at us.... He looks sort of familiar to me, and I'm positive I've seen that woman before

urned her head in the direction which Dot

ntioned their names, and had omitted entirely her visit to the Carter home. After her t

t Dot was smili

n-he wasn't more than fourteen the last time I saw him.... I think I'll go over and speak to them." Linda flushed

e announced. "Finish your lemon ice, and c

dently Jackson had not recognized her, or else was

husband was still shy about meeting the people whom he termed the "four hundred

the table, Linda relu

Dot winked slyly at Louise. "And Miss Linda Carlton, the f

f the introduction, but Jackson gave no

d. "You see, Mrs. Carter," she continued, turning to the older woman, "we're not so strict in the North about chaperons as y

not see anybody distinctly, Linda tried to summon words to de

. "For as long as you can stay.... How I would enjoy see

ut I'm afraid we can't possibly make it. The fact is, I am expecting to

as the first time that he had spoken, and everybody was surprised at his eagerness. That is,

er son was interested in Dorothy Crowley, for the Crowley

of Linda-or Ann, as he thought of her. In her pale chiffon dress she looked a

ssibly," Linda repeated. "We-or rather I-hav

girl fearfully. How sh

however, wa

at my mother gives in and lets me go off like this, and I me

were beyond her comprehension. She was

hat the Mackays had to be up early in the

ee you, Ann?

and of herself again. She had

Beach or Miami," she replied, lightly

escaped Dot's notice. When they had left

own their invitation. The Carters have a marvelous home, I believe, b

m almost afraid now that Susie will be gone when we get to that island. An

as the girls said good-by to Ted

d Dot had decided to have a good sleep. They did not waken until aft

t who ans

inda. "I used to call you by your first name, so

young man. "And Dot-may

girl, holding the tel

ned Linda, burying h

ned Dot, laughingly. "Better call late

ephone, she turne

she exclaimed, still unaware of the fact that

r stated, firmly. "And Dot, please, fro

da not to be friendly to everybody. Why had she taken suc

rsonal question, Li

rtainly

lavering-and is that why yo

ughed at

from my girl-friends!" she added hastily, reaching over and giving Dot a hug. "Oh, Dot, if I could e

he thought you would be-so far away from every

each," obs

st. Before they had finished the telephone rang again. This time it was the Jacks

said to Dot. "I don't wa

nda?" asked the other girl, a

e. Then fly to Soldiers' Camp Island, taking another mechanic along.

ieve you can fi

course.

u'll need all the space you can get in your plane to carry those parts

me to take two men-a pilot and a mechanic. Because I can't f

bring Susie too,"

She found a "repair" plane waiting for her at the airport, and she made note of the new parts for the autogiro that were already packed

d cooler and fresher. The rainy season was late, everybod

to be an authority on the Okefenokee Swamp; she never need fear again being lost in its southern part, at least. Although

iro, still leaning over on its side, looking pathetica

of the girl she had left there two days before. It was queer, she thought, that Susie had not com

iately to explore it. Susie might be waiting somewhere within its depths, helpless or hurt

ire whether the men needed her help, a

c. "Later on, when she's almost finished, you can

e pilot, "did you think to bring any

ave been so stupid? Had her excitement over regai

ome in the autogiro, but those thieves took it out.... Wait, though! Ther

f the supplies the boys had left with Susie, consisting of two cans of baked beans, tea, coffee, sugar and can

g Susie by name at frequent intervals. But no answer came in reply,

nd where the men were working, and was delighted at th

collected enough fire-wood to cook our coffee an

da climbed into the cock-pit and took it up in the air for a test flight. She found everything satisfactory; dipping low,

, after both planes had landed, and she was paying her

ed the man, admiringly. "Land her at

ighed Linda, spotting one out near the gate. "Tha

ps of her hotel, and found Dot waiting for h

?" she demande

arched the whole island care

o you 'spose some canoe picked her up-

'm afraid of is that the fourth man of the gang-the on

so good," mutte

had reformed, too-and cut free from tho

waiting all afternoon to take you for a swim-so let's go, and have our di

What could possibly be

e exclaimed. "

the relaxation of swimming in the lovely out-door pool was exactly what Lin

or a dive. At last she felt that she had had enough, and seated herself on the edge of the pool, dangling her

ing, when she was suddenly startled by the soun

of finding

e made a mistake in thinking she was some other girl. F

on," insist

she saw Jacks

do?" she s

rrassed at her manner. He

r," he muttered, though it wasn't

ink so," a

The girl made no effo

w across the ocean alone, and wo

to repress a yawn. Jackson Carter needn't

Hal and me that, when w

bearing on the subje

her had kn

interrupted Linda, "there was no reason in the world w

ced, it's different," he urged. "Please t

sing. "And will you please excuse me-a