Sparkling Stars #13

Phil Gant, a swimming champion cast as the jungle hero Jungo in a Hollywood picture, grows frustrated with being sidelined for stunt work—so he impulsively vows to survive a month alone in the African wilds to prove his mettle. When a head injury leaves him with amnesia, Phil stumbles into the Congo proper and discovers that the character he was only pretending to play may become terrifyingly real as he faces the jungle's deadliest predators.

Speed Spaulding's rivals hatch a scheme to keep him off the track at the Dixie Military Institute meet—by tricking him into an airplane ride they don't intend him to return from. When Speed discovers their treachery at altitude, he fights his way back to the cockpit and takes matters into his own hands, executing a daring parachute jump to make it back to the field in time. With sinister forces working against him, Speed must dig deeper than ever to prove his worth to his team.

Nat Hansom heads into the Great North Woods expecting to trap foxes and make a fortune, but a clever wolverine has other plans—systematically destroying his traps and raiding his cabin while outwitting every heavier trap the frustrated trapper can devise. This battle of wits between man and animal plays out across the frozen wilderness as the wolverine proves itself far too cunning to fall for any snare.