Life, 1925-09-24 · page 14 of 41
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This is a serialized adventure story (Chapters 102-103) featuring characters named Tom, Harry, and Dick in an airplane race to the North Pole. The narrative describes their competitive flight, with one character falling from a plane and the others pursuing to catch up. The accompanying illustration shows the plane landing near what appears to be indigenous people in an Arctic setting, with the caption providing humorous navigation directions: "To say take the first turn to your right and then on three blocks and then two to your left." This appears to be light entertainment fiction rather than political satire—a comedic adventure story typical of *Life* magazine's humor section in this era.
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“ ICK! Tom!" Dito Harry!” “Harry ! Di 7 “Stop!” cried Dick suspiciously; and tak- ing cut a sheet of white paper he wrote down: “Dick! Tom!” “Tom! Harry!" and “Harry! Dick!” He then added them to- gether and divided through by Tom. “The result is Harry Dick,” he said seriously. “Tom cancels.” “Perhaps we lost Tom when he fell out of this aero- “WELL, I'M SURE plane just now,” GLAD I FELL IN mused Harry so- WITH YOU, BROTH- berly. “Come to ER,” SMILED MR. think of it, I GURRY AFFABLY, haven't seen him since.” “Which way did he go?” pondered Dick, as they turned back to look. “I'm not sure,” replied Harry thoughtfully, “but I think he started straight down. I know quite a hurry.” “This must be the spot where he fell out,” exclaimed Dick, halting the aero- plane and pointing to a large “X” chalked on the side of the car. “Tom!” he called, peering over the side. “Look!” whispered Harry, clutching his brother’s arm and pointing to an- other acroplane which was bound in the same direction they were going. The fact that they didn't know which way they were going only made them more suspicious. “Let us catch up with him,” urged Harry. “Perhaps he is following us!” “How about Tom?” queried Dick. “Does he know the way?” “He can always find us in the chap- ter ahead,” replied Harry, as the two planes sped toward the North Pole. he was in - LIFE - Rollo Boys Up North By Corey Ford An Aeroplane Dash for the Pole Cuarter 102 EANTIME Tom Rollo was fall- ing rapidly through the air; and as he sped down he grabbed his hat and leaned far over, peering at the ground below. “Well, I guess it’s all up with me from now on!” smiled the fun-loving Rollo to himself; and sev- cral passing eagles chuckled at his witty sally. On fell poor Tom. Cuarrter 103 AS the two speeding Rollo Boys ‘drew closer to the fleeing plane, they spicd a familiar figure. “Dan Barsted!" ejaculated Harry. “He is trying to beat us to the Pole!” “Halt!” cried Dick, emptying a volley of bullets at the plane and handing Harry the empty volley to refill. “In the pig's hip-pocket I will!" re- torted Dan Barsted; and watching his chance he looked daggers at his pur- suers, one of which punctured their rear tire, leaving them flat. Down they circled helplessly toward the covered ground, and as they came halt in the land of the Midnight and dismounted from their planes, the were at once surrounded by the in- quisitive natives, who clambered over the machine in their childlike curiosity, examining each part minutely. “Better get those valves ground the carburetor cleaned,” remarked t first Eskimo. “I'd advance that spark a little,” advised the second aborigine. “Your mixture’s pretty rich, son,” said a third native. “How do we get to the North Pole?” interrupted Dick seriously. “The North Pole? Let me see.” mused the first Eskimo. “I'd say take the first turn to your right and then on three blocks and then two to your left, and that would land y Avenue, wouldn't it, George “Naw; he wants to take the second turn, and swing around past the igloo with the red roof——” snow- in Peary I'D SAY TAKE THF. FIRST TURN TO YOUR RIGHT AND THEN ON THREE BLOCKS AND THEN TWO TO YOUR LEFT.” comicbooks.com