Air Wonder Stories, December 1929 — page 77: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

AIR WONDER STORIES Flight of the Eastern Star (Continued from page 507) in the way of tense, gripping thrills in the form of near catastrophes and mid-air rescues, although I en- joyed every. moment of it. And it was with pleasant memories that I finally entered again the office of my friend Jackson Worthington in Los Angeles. He was as pleased to see me again as I to see him. He at once informed me that I had “promenaded some. of my paunch” away, and that I looked as fit as the pro- verbial fiddle, “By the way, Jack,” I said during the course of our discussion, “did Captain Markson deliver the consign- tment in Peiping on time?” Jack laughed pleasantly. “Certainly, Tom,” he said: “He piloted the Eastern Star himself all the way from Tokio to Peiping and arrived well ahead of schedule. He held up the ship an hour, and with Madden saw personally to the deliv- ery. But somehow, reports had reached China’s under- - world that a consignment of bullion would be delivered to the government at that hour; and Madden and Mark- son had one helluva time. They were raided shortly after they departed from the anchoring tower in a machine; but leave it to Madden to fight his way clear! He got a dirk thrust in the arm and a bullet crease ce ts neck; but. they delivered the ‘goods never- less!” “Damn it!” I exploded: “And I had to miss all that just to watch a few crazy Japs showing off in airplanes! Markson wasn’t hurt, then?” “No,” Jack replied: ‘“Markson is the luckiest fellow Lever knew! He has had a lot of ups-and-downs, but I've never: known him to get up too high or down too low! He's immune to danger either personal or public! As for Madden, he’s too modest to tell anyone how he got his neck in a sling. What a corking good half- . back he’d have made on our old Bingham team, Tom!” “Madden?” I said: “Why, Jack, what he couldn’t do to those Gayle men physically would have been made up by one look at him. When he scowls the world ought to tremble in fright! But let me tell you, he’s a he-man to the core—and one of the finest, de- spite his looks!” “Yep! But our new. globe-circumnavigator, the Comet, is going to part Markson and Madden. Mad- den has been elevated to a captaincy and will command the Eastern Star. The Comet is designed to be the finest ship ever built, and will slice eight hours off our usual ’round-the-world time. You ought to book pas-: sage on her now, Tom! With Markson in command of such a ship, you’re bound’to see some excitement !” “Maybe I will, Jack! Maybe I will!” And with that we parted. TO LOVERS OF THE BEST THAT THERE IS IN SCIENCE FICTION If you are a lover of science fiction you must certainly read the December issue of SCIENCE WONDER STORIES, sister magazine to AIR WONDER STORIES. Here you will read in most thrilling stories the future of the world—stories of future civilization, travels to other planets, stories of biology, medicine, chemistry. Contents of the December Issue THE CONQUERORS By Dr. Davin H. KELLER THE LOST MARTIAN By HENRY HARBERS THE SUPER VELOCITOR By S. C. CARPENTER THE TIME OSCILLATOR By Henry F. KIRKHAM And other stories, as well as Interesting and Educational Features, Science News, Science: Questions and Answers, Letters from Readers Ode Sew comicbooks.com