Flying the Coast Skyways; Or, Jack Ralston's Swift Patrol

kin of T

and that, eying a number of parties, as though he more than half anticipated the slick newspaper man

d, er he'd be kickin' agin. Tarnel shame haow a life-long habit do stick to a guy like glue-didn't re

off, and immediately headed almost straight toward the quarter where the f

the open upper part of the door on the lef

hat in

ack!" hissed the ot

asped the startled Perk, who could think of but one

rubbed it hastily with his hand as if to better the chances of an observ

the hotel in the bargain; which proves he'd locate

he done spott

ore he looked our way; but as sure as anything he came to a full stop, and stared after our

keeps on agoin' to the Grady the night clerk'll tell him as haow we done kicked aout. Kinder wish we was a zoomin' l

h swayed over to one side, with another corner being taken on the jump. "It'd spill the beans

n' heaps more'n that," grumbled the never satisfied Perk; but just the same it might be noticed that Jack did not attempt

no alarm it might be taken for granted he had made no discovery worth mentioning; and in this manner they presently arr

ould be of considerable help in b

heir bags they hastened in the direction of the hangar i

hich Perk eyed with admiration; for he knew what a comfort it was to have one of these up-to-date contraptions swing alongside, and carry

on aour way, which is some comfort," he remarked

osition for taking off, Perk continued to look eagerly around him, as usual deeply interested in all that w

ked with red an' blue painted lines. Gosh! I'd be some proud naow to be handlin' sech a nifty ship in the service I onct worked by; but no use kickin', what I'm adoin' these days is heaps more important fo' Ole Uncle Sam than jest acarry'n' his letter sacks. An' mebbe that ship mea

ord to start. Both of them had hurriedly changed their clothes, and were now garbed in their customary working

late in the night; and Perk, giving a stab at the fact, came to the conclusion there was something out of the common being, as he termed it, "pulled off"-possibly the presence of that beautiful emblem

overalls, and kept hovering near that fine multi-motored Curtiss Kingbird plane that he, Perk, understood belonged to the new fleet of the

eparture. It would be a bit exasperating should the fellow suddenly burst upon them, jumping out of a taxi, and tackling Jack with a beastly shower of questions that were

departure. In less than three minutes they would be taking the air, and leaving lighted Candler Field behind them-once that happy event

out his crazy questions like he spected us to done hole up, an' hand him his story on a plate! Kinder gu-reckon as

he throttle of the ship when they took off. Accordingly he hastened to settle down in his seat where he could grip the co

erk called out, the propeller started to roar and spin like lightning; and in that very last second of time, as the ship com