Linda Carlton's Hollywood Flight

an, where they had been stranded without any plane during the early summer. When both their food and their water supply were limited, and the chances of survival were smal

th on important business, so tha

had said, after he had heard tha

inquired Linda. “I understand that the rest of it was comple

on’t be released for a month or so. I shouldn’t worry. You

,” answered Linda. “But it seem

gone, and the girls

f somber silence. “Let’s step out and go to a show tonight! After all, you p

admitt

time. A theatre. I

am

of us mentions that aviatrix, or Sprague, or any other vermin we

de Mr. Chase?” a

companion un

cribe him as ‘vermin’.... And besides, I can see that

a bl

ung man, don’t y

or Ralph! How jealous h

out. But after all, he’s only a personal friend, and of cours

for dinner, “that the tabu subjects are Von Goss, movi

easant or dangerous it seemed. They were able to get seats at a very good play, and in the excitement of t

held a most unpleasant surprise for them. They had gone for a walk after breakfast

t to be the message. But it proved to be a message of a very

downstairs immediately, Miss

ed Dot, following her co

f the lower class, evidently accustomed to bullying his suspects into submission. He did not

the name of ‘Linda Carlton’ anyhow, but besides that, there ain’

ep five thousand dollars in my check account—just to be ready for any

By the real Linda Carlton.” His tone was jeering, as

Linda. “This

man. “Now get your hat, and come al

r in speechless amazement. Th

suggested Dot, suddenly. “I

oes to jail—even if she is a pretty gir

O

like a hideous nightmare, from which, try as she might, she could not awaken. She opened her mouth to speak, b

. Dot, still trying to think of some way to save the situation, waited, hesitating, breathing hard. It w

o catch her, for he could see that she was blinded

njured up his kindly presence? But no; Mr. Eckert’s hands were on her shoulders, supporting h

relief, clinging desperatel

demanded the stranger in uniform, of t

rged a name and passed a

” asked the

ive thousand bucks in a bank, where

hat—your superior officer, James A. Brenan, can testify to my kno

on, Mr. Eckert?” asked Dot.

trouble. And flew day and night. But

tripes!” returned Linda, now almost herself again

be of use, my dear child,”

nquired Dot, as the policem

y as fast as she could.” He turned to the Los Angeles policeman. “Go and inform your station of this as fast as you can.... And

a asked Mr. Eckert whether he we

get things all straightened out for you first, before I consider sleeping. We

e a hasty meal that was both breakfast and lunch. Then the whole party

sect?” laughed Dot, now enjoying herself hugely. “He was so

t they don’t show the pictur

ad he’s losing money. Remember how snip

as. Wouldn’t ev

e impostor,” remarked Chief Brenan. “She ca

ts with,” observed Linda. “It certainly was speedy. And s

ot was the first to run into the studio when they arrived. She wanted to have th

t, though Mr. Von Goss was in, she informed th

sked Dot,

ft yesterday—to be marrie

ht here, and she’d rather be dead than married to that shrimp. You

rested. It was a practice of hers never to frow

told her story. When she had finished, Mr. Von Goss looked extremely worried, cre

icense?” he asked, extending the on

nda had a chance to answer. “He was in league with

nage these licenses?

me. Then when he had the chance to get hold of the

as listening to Dot’s

out just about right.” He turned to Linda. “You should

she said. “But the worst part of it is, t

we’ve got to catch them. Why, I paid her thirty thousand dollars for her par

terribly d

f of Pol

you any idea, Von Goss, where this couple

us to keep his mail for him, till he came back, as he wouldn’t have any definite address. But

y your plane—or ste

here. We needed it to

did she own when she

she had left her autogiro at Spring Ci

taunt. “And never even asked to see her licen

reed the director.

it would be so much easier to follow

gering beside Linda, as if he were trying to get up courage to say somet

at part of the picture for me?” It seemed strange that a man who c

uldn’t possibly. I’m all keyed up for a chase. I want

ur name, and let me show the picture as it is. Nobody would ever g

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e to see that g

ermination. “Besides, I shouldn’t like people to think I flew in the dangerous, spectacular way that girl di

le fix, and he didn’t know how to get out of it without losing a great deal of money. Certainly he couldn’t use

em, however, suddenly s

s a flier, and a popular actress besides. She can do the stunts, and probab

the man. “But she belo

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her! You’ll sav

,” he admitted, with a sigh of relief

een received by any of the Los Angeles police. Linda therefore determined to pack a box of supplies and to se

her aunt, informing her of her plans, and asking that additional funds be p

ve my autogiro in readiness for a long trip. Plenty

ust be some mistake.... Miss Carlton flew away in her autogiro last night, about