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A STO RY O F 2000 A D . .

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A ST O R Y OF 2000 A D .

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fo ll o ws sh o uting th a t h e must go
,

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ba c k a n d b u i ld up his Ra y F r on ti s pi ec e

F OLLO WIN G PAGE

Slid e s lik e a lo st s o ul d o wn th a t
pitil e ss l a dd e r o f light , an d th e

Atl a ntic t a ke s h e r

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A STO RY OF 9000 A D
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T NINE O cl o ck o f a gusty wint e r nigh t
’

A I st o o d o n the l o we r st a g e s o f o n e o f
th e G P O o u t wa r d m a il t o w e r s
. . . My .

“
pu r p o s e wa s a r u n to Q u e b e c in Po st a l
Pa cke t 1 62 o r such o th e r a s ma y b e
”
a pp o int e d : and th e P o stm a st e r G e n e r a l -

hims e lf c o unt e r sign e d the o r d e r This .

ta lisma n Op e n e d a ll d o or s e ve n th os e in ,

th e d e sp a tching c a iss o n a t the f o o t o f th e

-

t o we r wh e r e th e y w e r e d e li ve r ing th e s o r t e d
,

C o ntin e n t a l ma il The b a gs la y p a cke d

.
'

cl o s e a s h e r r ings in the l o ng gr a y und e r

b o die s which o u r G P 0 still c a lls . . .

c oa ch e s . F i ve such c o a ch e s we r e fill e d
as I wa tch e d a n d we r e sh o t up th e
,

guide s to b e l o cke d o n t o th e ir w a iting

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p a cke ts th r e e hund r e d fe e t n e a r e r the

st a r s
.

F r o m the d e spa t ching ca iss o n I wa s c o n

-

ducte d by a c o u r te o us a n d wo nd e r fully
le a n e d Offici a l
r — Mr L L G e a r y S e c o nd
. . .
,

D e sp a tch e r o f the We ste r n R o ut e t o th e

’
C a pt a ins R o o m (this wa ke s a n e ch o o f o ld
r o m a nc e ) wh e r e the m a il c a pt a ins c o me
,

o n fo r th e i r tu r n o f duty He int r o du c e s
.

”
me t o th e C a pt ai n o f 1 62 C a pt a in -

P u r ma ll a n d his r e li e f C a pt a in H o dgs o n
, , .

Th e o n e is sm a ll a n d d a r k ; th e o th e r l a r g e
a n d r e d ; but e a ch h a s th e b r o o ding sh e a th e d

gl a nc e ch a r a ct e r istic o f e a gl e s a n d a é r o
n a u ts . Y o u c a n s e e it in th e pictu r e s Of o u r
r a cing p r o f e ssi o n a ls fr o m L V B a utsch
,
. .

t o littl e A d a VVa r r le i gh th a t f a th o ml e ss
a bst r a cti o n of e ye s h a bitu a lly tu r n e d
th r o ugh n a ke d sp a c e .

O n the n o tic e b o a r d in th e C a pt a i ns
-
’

Ro o m the pulsing a r r o ws o f s o m e twe nty

,

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indic a t o r s r e gist e r de g r e e by ge o g r a phic a l

,

de gr e e th e p r o g r e ss o f a s m a ny h o m e wa r d
,

“ ”
b o und p a cke ts The wo r d C a p e r is e s
.

a c r o ss the f a c e o f a di a l ; a g o ng st r ike s
'

th e S o uth Af r ic a n mid w e e kly m a il is in a t

-

the Highg a t e R e c e i v ing T o w e r s Th a t is

a ll
. It r e minds o n e c o mic a lly o f the
tr a it o r o us littl e b e ll which in pig e o n
fa nci e r s l o fts n o tifi e s the r e t u r n o f a h o m e r
’
.

“ ”
Time fo r us to b e o n th e m o v e s a ys ,

C a pt a in P u r n a ll a n d we a r e sh o t up by the
,

p a ss e ng e r lift to the to p o f the d e sp a tch

-

“
t o we r s
. O u r c o a ch will l o ck o n wh e n it
”
is fille d a n d the cle r ks a r e a b oa r d .

”
N O 1 6 2 w a its fo r us in S lip E Of th e
.

to pm o st sta g e The g r e a t cu r v e Of h e r
.

b a ck shin e s fr o stily unde r the ligh t s a n d ,

s o me minute a lte r a ti o n Of t r im m a ke s h e r
r o ck a littl e in h e r h o lding d o wn slips -
.

C a pt a in P u rn a ll f r o wns a n d di ve s insid e .

“ ”
Hissing s o f t ly 1 6 2 c o me s t o r e s t a s le ve l
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b o a r d e r e s he is und e r c o nt r o l a ga in Gi ve
.

h e r full h e lm a n d s he r e tu r ns o n h e r t r a ck
like a whip l a sh -
.C a nt the wh o l e fo r
wa r d a t o uch o n th e wh e e l will su ffic e

a n d s h e sw e e ps a t y o u r g o o d di r e cti o n

up o r do wn O p e n the c o mpl e t e ci r cl e
.

a n d s he p r e s e nts t o th e a i r a mush r o o m

h e a d th a t will b r ing he r up a ll st a nding

within a h a lf mil e .

“ ”
Ye s , s a ys C a pt a in H o dgs o n a nswe r
,

ing my th o ught C a st e lli th o ught he d dis

,
’

c o ve r e d the s e cr e t Of c o nt r o lling a é r o pl a n e s
'

wh e n he d o nly fo und o u t ho w t o st e e r
’

di r igibl e b a ll o o ns Ma gn i a c in ve nt e d his
.

r udd e r t o h e lp w a r b o a ts r a m e a ch o th e r ;
-

a n d wa r w e nt o u t Of f a shi o n a n d Ma n i a c
g
h e w e nt o u t o f his mind b e c a us e h e s a id
he c o uld n t s e r ve his c o unt r y a n y mo r e
’
.

I w o nd e r if a n y o f us e ve r kn o w wh a t
”
we r e r e a lly d o ing
’
.

“
If y o u wa nt to s e e the c o a ch l o cke d
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d
’
d b e tt e r o a boa r d It s u e n ow
’

you
g .
,

s a ys Mr G e a r y I e nt e r th r o ugh the d o o r
. .

a midships . Th e r e is n o thing h e r e fo r dis

pl a y Th e inne r Skin Of the ga s t a nks
.
-

c o me s d o wn to within a f oo t o r two Of my
h e a d a n d tu r ns o ve r j ust sh o r t o f the tu r n
o f t he bilg e s Lin e r s a n d ya chts d isguis e
.

th e i r t a nks with d e c o r a ti o n but th e G P O, . . .

s e r ve s th e m r a w und e r a lick Of gr a y Offi ci a l

p a int The inn e r skin shuts o ff fifty fe e t
.

o f th e b o w a n d a s much o f th e st e r n but ,

th e bo w bulkh e a d is r e c e ss e d fo r the lift

-

shunting a pp a r a tus a s th e st e m is pi e r c e d
fo r t h e sh a ft tunn e ls Th e e ngin e r o o m li e s
-
.
-

a lm o st a midships F o r wa r d Of it e xt e nd
.
,

ing t o the tu r n Of the b o w t a nks is a n ,

a p e r tu r e a b o tt o ml e ss h a tch a t p r e s e nt

into which ou r c o a ch will b e l o cke d .

O n e l oo ks do wn o ve r the c o a mings th r e e
hundr e d f e e t to the d e sp a tching c a iss o n -

wh e nc e v o ic e s b o o m upwa r d Th e ligh t .

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b e lo w is o bscu r e d t o a s o und o f thunde r ,

a s o u r c o a ch r is e s o n its guid e s It e nla r ge s

.

r a pidly f r o m a p o st a g e st a mp t o a pl a ying
-

c a r d ; to a punt a n d l a st a p o nt o o n The .

t wo cl e r ks i ts c r e w d o n o t e v e n l o o k up a s
, ,

it c o m e s into pl a c e The Q u e b e c l e tte r s

.

fly und e r th e i r fing e r s a n d l e a p int o the

do cke te d r a cks while b o th c a pt a ins a n d
'

Mr G e a r y s a tisfy th e ms e l ve s th a t the c o a ch
.

is l o cke d h o me A cl e r k p a ss e s the wa y
.

bill o ve r the h a tch c o a ming -

C a pt a in
.

P u r n a ll thumb m a r ks a n d p a ss e s it t o hI r
-
.

Ge a r y R e c e ipt h a s b e e n gi ve n a n d t a ke n
. .

“
P l e a s a n t r u n s a ys Mr G e a r y a n d dis
,
.
,

a pp e a r s th r o ugh th e d o o r which a f oo t
high pne um a tic c o mp r e ss o r lo oks a fte r
him .

”
“
A a h ! sighs the c o mp r e ss o r r e l e a s e d
-
.

O u r h o lding d o wn clips p a r t with a t a ng

-
.

We a r e cl e a r .

C a pt a in H o dgs o n o p e ns the g r e a t c o ll o id
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an d C a pt a in P u r n a ll o n e h a nd o n the
,

wh e e l is fe e ling for a fa ir sla nt The

,
.

d i a l sh o ws fe e t .

“
he mu t te r s a s
’
It s ste e p to nigh t
-
, ,

ti e r o n ti e r Of cl o ud d r o ps und e r .
“
We
g e n e r a lly pick up a n e a s te r ly dr a ught
b e l o w th r e e th o us a nd a t this t ime 0 the ’

”
ye a r I h a te sla th e r ing th r o ugh flu ff
. .

“
So d oe s V a n C u ts e m .Lo o k a t him
”
huntin for a sla nt ! s a ys C a p t a in H o dgs o n
’
.

A fog light b r e a ks cl o ud a hundr e d fa th o ms

-

b e l o w The An twe r p Night Ma il m a ke s

.

he r sign a l a n d r is e s b e twe e n t wo r a cing

cl o uds fa r to p or t he r fl a nks bl o o d r e d in
,
-

the gl a r e o f S h e e r n e ss D o uble Light . The

g a le will h a ve us o ve r the N or th Se a
in h a lf a n h o u r bu t C a pt a in Pu rn a ll l e ts
,

he r go c o mp o s e dly n o sing to e ve r y p o in t
o f the c o mp a ss a s s he r is e s .

F i ve t h o us a nd si x si x th o us a nd e ight
,

hundr e d the dip di a l r e a ds e r e we find

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th e ea s te r ly d r ift h e r a lde d by a flu r r y o f
,

sn o w a t the th o us a nd fa tho m le ve l Ca p
-
.

ta in P u r n a ll r ings up the e ngin e s a n d ke ys

do wn the g o ve r n o r o n the switch b e f or e him .

Th e r e is n o s e ns e in u r ging m a chin e r y wh e n
o lus hims e lf gi ve s y ou go o d kn o ts fo r
n o thing We a r e a wa y in e a r n e s t n ow
.

o u r n o s e n o t ch e d h o m e o n o u r ch o s e n st a r .

A t this le ve l the l o we r cl o uds a r e l a id ou t

a ll n e a t ly c o mb e d by the d r fing e r s o f th e
y
E a s t B e l o w th a t a ga in is the s tr ong
.

we s te r ly bl o w t h r o ugh which we r o s e .

Ove r h e a d a film o f s o uth e r ly d r iftin g mis t

,

d r a ws a th e a tr ica l ga uz e a c r o ss the fir ma
me nt The m o o nlight tu r ns the l o we r
.

st r a t a to sil ve r wi th o u t a s ta in e x ce pt wh e r e
o u r sh a d o w und e r r uns us B r is t o l a n d Ca r
.

diff D o ubl e Ligh t s (th o s e sta te lily incline d

be a ms o ve r Se ve r n mo u th) a r e de a d a h e a d
o f us ; fo r w e k e e p the S o uth e r n Wint e r
Ro ut e C o ve nt r y C e nt r a l the pi vo t Of the
.
,

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English syste m st a bs upwa r d o nc e in te n

,

s e c o nds its sp e a r o f di a m o nd light to the

n o r th ; a n d a p o int o r two Off o u r st a r b o a r d
b o w Th e Le e k th e g r e a t cl o ud b r e a k e r o f
,
-

S a int D a v id s H e a d swings its u n mi s ta k

’
,

a bl e g r e e n b e a m tw e nty five d e g r e e s e a ch
-

wa y . Th e r e must b e h a lf a mil e o f flu ff
o ve r it in this w e a th e r but it d o e s n o t a ff e ct
,

Th e Le e k .

“
O u r pl a n e t s o ve r light e d if a nything
’

s a ys C a pt a in Pu r n a ll a t the wh e e l a s ,

“
C a r diff B r ist o l slide s unde r
-
I r e me mb e r
.

the o ld d a ys o f c o mm o n whit e v e r tic a ls

th a t u d Sh o w two o r th r e e th o us a nd fe e t
’

u p in a mist if y o u kn e w wh e r e t o l o o k for
,
“

em In r e a lly flu ffy we a th e r th e y might

’
.

a s w e ll h a v e b e e n und e r y o u r h a t On e .

c o uld ge t l o st c o ming h o m e th e n a n h a ve ,
’

s o me fun N o w it s like d r i v ing do wn

.
,
’

P icc a dilly .

He p o ints to the pill a r s o f light wh e r e the

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is a
pt t o t a ke lib e r ti e s with English a i r .

“
N o 1 62 lifts t o a l o ng d r a wn w a il o f the
.
-

b r e e z e in the fo r e fl a n ge o f the r udde r a n d

-

w e m a k e Va l e nci a ( whit e g r e e n white ) , ,

a t a s a fe f e e t dipping o u r b e a m to a n
,

inc o ming Wa shingto n p a cke t .

Th e r e is n o cl o ud o n the Atl a ntic a n d ,

fa int st r e a ks o fc r e a m r o und D ingl e B a y sh o w

wh e r e the dr i ve n s e a s h a mme r the c o a st A .

big S A T A lin e r (Soci été A n on y me d es

. . . .

Tr a n s por ts A ér i en s ) is di v ing a n d lifting

h a lf a mil e b e l o w us in s e a r ch of s o m e b r e a k
in th e s o lid we st wind Lo we r still li e s a .

dis a bl e d D a n e : s he is t e lling the lin e r a ll

a b o ut it in Int e r n a tio n a l O u r G e n e r a l .

C o mmunica t io n di a l ha s c a ugh t he r t a lk
a n d b e gins to e a v e sd r o p C a pt a in Ho d g .

s o n m a k e s a m o t i o n t o shu t it o ff but ch e cks

“ ”
hims e lf P e r ha ps y ou d like to list e n h e
.
’
,

s a ys .

“
th e
’
Ar go l o f S t Th o ma s
‘
. D a ne ,

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whimp e r s R e p o r t o wn e r s th r e e sta r b o a r d
.

sh a ft co ll a r b e a r ings fus e d
-
Ca n m a k e .

F lo r e s a s we a r e but imp o ssibl e fu r th e r

, .

”
Sh a ll w e buy sp a r e s a t F a ya l P
Th e lin e r a ckn o wl e dge s a n d r e c o mme nds
“ ”
in ve r ting the b e a r ings The A r go l .

a nswe r s th a t She h a s a l r e a dy d o n e s o with

o u t e ffe ct a n d b e gins t o r e li e v e he r mind

,

a b o ut ch e a p G e r ma n e n a m e ls fo r c o ll a r

b e a r ings The Fr e nchm a n a ss e nts c o r di a lly

.
,

c r i e s Cou r a ge mo n a mi a n d switch e s o fl
,
”
,
’
.

Th e ir lights sink unde r the cu r ve Of the

o ce a n .

“
Th a t s o n e o f Lundt B le a me r s s
’ ’

” “
b o a ts, s a ys C a pt a in H o dgs o n S e r ve s .

e m r ight fo r put t ing G e r m a n c o mp o s in

’

th e i r th r ust blo cks She w o n t b e in Fa ya l

- .
’

t o night ! By th e wa y w o uld n t y o u like

’
-
,

t o l o o k r o und th e e ngin e r o o m -

I h a ve b e e n wa iting e a g e r ly fo r this i n vi
t a t i o n a n d I f o ll o w C a pt a in H o dgs o n f r o m

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th e c o nt r o l pl a tfo r m st o o ping lo w to a v o id
-
,

the bulg e o f th e t a nks We kn o w th a t .

Fle u r y s ga s c a n lift a nything a s th e w o r l d

’

f a mo us tr i a ls o f 8 9 sh o we d but its a lmo st

’
,

inde finit e p o we r s o f e xp a nsi o n n e c e ssit a te

va st t a nk r o o m E ve n in this thin a i r the
.

lift shunts a r e busy t a king o u t o n e thi r d o f

- -

“ ”
its n o r m a l lift a n d still 1 6 2 must be
,

ch e cke d by a n o cc a si o n a l d o wn d r a w o f the
r udd e r o r o u r flight w o uld b e c o m e a climb

to the st a r s . C a pt a in P u r n a ll p r e fe r s a n
o ve r li fte d t o a n u n d e r li fte d ship ; but n o t wo
“
c a pt a ins tr im ship a like Wh e n I t a ke .
‘

” “
the b r idg e , s a ys C a pta in H o dgs o n y o u ll ,
’

s e e me shunt f o r ty e r c e nt o f t he lift o u t o f
p '
.

th e ga s a n d r u n he r o n th e uppe r r udd e r .

With a swo o p upwa r ds inste a d o f a swo o p

d o wnwa r ds a s y o u s a y Eith e r wa y will d o
,
. .

It s o nly h a bit Wa tch o u r dip di a l ! Tim

’
.
-

fe tch e s he r d o wn o nc e e ve ry thi r ty kn o ts a s
”
r e gul a r ly a s b r e a t hing .

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h a ndie r th a n the o ld c o llo id Th e lu s s o n s ,

”
b e ll s o o n e r The midship s e ngin e g e n e r
.
,

a lly us e d a s a r e inf o r c e is n o t r unning ; s o

,

the p o r t a n d st a r b o a r d tu r bin e va cuum

ch a mb e r s d r a w di r e ct int o the r e tu r n ma ins ; -

The tu r bin e s whistl e r e fle c ti ve ly Fr o m .

th e lo w a r ch e d e x p a nsi o n t a nks o n e ith e r

- -

side the va l ve s de sc e nd pill a r wis e t o th e

tu r bin e ch e sts a n d th e nc e the o b e di e nt ga s
-
,

whi r ls th r o ugh the spi r a ls o f bl a d e s with

a f o r c e th a t w o uld whip th e t e e th o u t o f a

p o we r s a w B e hind is its o wn p r e ssu r e

-
.
,

h e ld in l e a sh o r spu r r e d o n by the l i ft
Shunts ; b e f o r e it the v a cuum wh e r e F le u r y s
’

Ra y d a nc e s in V i o l e t gr e e n b a nds a n d
-

whi r le d tu r b i lli o n s Of fl a me The j o inte d

U—
.

tub e s o f the va cuum ch a mb e r a r e -

p r e ssu r e t e mp e r e d c o ll o id (n o gl a ss w o uld
-

e ndu r e th e st r a in fo r a n inst a nt ) a n d a juni o r

e ngin e e r with tint e d sp e ct a cl e s w a tch e s t h e

Ra y inte ntly .It is th e ve r y h e a r t o f the

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m a chine — a myste r y to this d a y E ve n .

F le u r y who b e g a t it a n d unlik e Ma gn i a c , ,

die d a multi milli o n a ir e c o uld n o t e x pl a in

-
,

h o w the r e stle ss littl e imp shudde r ing in the

U t ub e c a n in the f r a cti o n a l fr a cti o n o f a
-
,

s e c o nd st r ike the fu r io us bl a s t o f ga s
,

into a chill gr a yish gr e e n liquid t h a t dr a ins

-

(y ou ca n h e a r it t r ickl e ) f r o m t h e fa r e n d
o f th e va cuum th r o ugh t he e ducti o n pip e s -

a n d the m a ins b a ck to th e bilg e s H e r e it .

r e tu r ns t o its g a s e o us on e h a d a lm o st
,

wr itt e n s a g a ci o us st a t e a n d climbs t o wo r k
,

a f r e sh .Bilge t a nk upp e r t a nk d o r s a l
-
, ,

t a nk e x p a nsi o n ch a mb e r va cuum m a in
,
-
, ,

r e tu r n (a s a liquid ) a n d bilg e t a nk o nc e
,
-

mo r e is the o r d a in e d cycl e F le u r y s Ra y .
’

s e e s to th a t ; a n d the e ngin e e r with the tint e d

sp e ct a cl e s s e e s t o F le u r y s Ra y If a sp e ck
’
.

of o i l , if e ve n the n a tu r a l g r e a s e o f the
hum a n fing e r t o uch the h oo de d t e r min a ls
F le u r y s Ra y will win k a n d dis a pp e a r a n d
’

[ 20 1
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must b e l a b o r i o usly built up a g a in T his .

me a ns h a lf a d a y s wo r k fo r a ll h a nds a n d a n
’

e x p e ns e o f o n e hund r e d a n d s e v e nty o d d -

p o unds to the G P O fo r r a dium s a l t s a n d

. . .
-

such tr i fle s .

“
N o w l o o k a t o u r th r us t c o ll a r s -
You .

wo n t find much G e r m a n c o mp o th e r e
’
.

F ull j e we ll e d y o u s e e s a ys C a pt a in Ho dg
-
,
”
,

s o n a s the e ngin e e r shun t s o p e n th e t o p o f a

ca p . O u r sh a ft b e a r ings a r e C M C ( Co m
-
. . .

me r c i a l Min e r a ls C o mpa ny ) st o n e s g r o und ,

wi th a s much c a r e a s the l e ns o f a t e le sc o p e .

Th e y c o st £ 3 7 a pi e c e So fa r we h a v e n o t
.

a r r i ve d a t th e i r t e r m o f lif e Th e s e b e a r
.

ings c a me f r o m N o . which to o k th e m
“ ”
o v e r f r o m the o ld D o mini o n o f Light ,

which ha d th e m o ut o f the wr e ck o f the

P e r s e us a é r o pl a n e in the ye a r s wh e n me n
still fle w lin e n kit e s o ve r th o r ium e ngin e s !
Th e y a r e a shining r e p r o o f to a ll lo w g r a d e -

” “ ”
G e r ma n r uby e n a me ls s o c a lle d b o o r t
,
-

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the e mpty p e r spe cti ve s Y o u c a n h e a r the

.

t r ickl e Of the liqu e fi e d ga s fl o wing f r o m the

va cuum int o the bilge t a nks a n d th e s o ft -

l u cic lock o f a s l o cks cl o sing a s C a pt a in

g g g
- -

“ ”
P u r n a ll b r ings 16 2 d o wn by th e h e a d .

Th e hum o f th e tu r bin e s a n d th e b o o m o f
the a i r o n o u r Skin is n o m o r e th a n a c o tt o n
wo o l wr a pping to th e uni ve r s a l stilln e ss .

And we a r e r unning a n e ight e e n s e c o nd mil e -

.

I p e e r f r o m th e fo r e e n d o f the e ngin e
r o o m o v e r th e h a tch c o a mings int o th e c o a ch
-
.

Th e m a il cl e r ks a r e s o r t n the Winnip e g
-
,

C a lg a r y a n d Me dicin e Ha t b a gs : but th e r e
,

is a p a ck o f c a r ds r e a dy o n the t a bl e .

S udde nly a b e ll th r ills ; th e e ngin e e r s r u n

to the tu r bin e va l v e s a n d st a nd by ; but
-

the sp e ct a cl e d sl a v e o f th e Ra y in th e

U tub e n e ve r lifts his h e a d

- He must wa tch
.

wh e r e he is We a r e h a r d b r a k e d a n d go
.
-

ing a st e r n ; th e r e is l a ngu a ge fr o m the

c o nt r o l pl a tfo r m
-
.
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’
Tim s sp a r king b a dly a b o ut s o m e thing ,

s a ys the u n r u ffle d C a pt a in H o dgs o n Le t s .

’

lo o k.

C a pta in P u r n a ll is n o t the su a v e ma n we
l e ft h a lf a n h o u r sinc e but the e mb o die d ,

a uth o r ity o f th e G P O . Ah e a d o f us fl o a ts
. .

a n a nci e nt a luminum p a tch e d

, twin sc r e w
-
,
-

t r a mp o f the dingi e st with n o m o r e r ight to

,

the fo o t l a n e th a n ha s a h o r s e c a r t t o -

a m o d e r n t o wn .She c a r r i e s a n o bs o l e t e
“
b a r b e tt e c o nning to we r — a si x f o o t a ffa i r
- -

with r a il e d pl a tfo r m f or wa r d and ou r

wa r ning b e a m pl a ys o n the to p o f it a s a
p o lice m a n s l a nt e r n fl a sh e s o n the a r e a
’

sn e a k Like a sn e a k thi e f to o e me r ge s a
.
-
, ,

sh o ck h e a d e d n a v ig a to r in his shi r t sl e e v e s
- -
.

C a pt a in P u r n a ll wr e nch e s o p e n the c o ll o id to
t a lk with him ma n to ma n Th e r e a r e .

time s wh e n Sci e nc e d o e s n o t s a tisfy .

“
Wh a t und e r the st a r s a r e y o u d o ing
h e r e y o u sky sc r a ping chimn e y swe e p
,
- -

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 WI T H THE NIGHT MAI L

he sh o uts a s we t wo d r ift Side by side Do .

o u kn o w this is a M a il l a n e ? Y o u c a ll
y
-

yo u r s e lf a s a il o r s i r ? Y o u a in t fit to
,
’

p e ddle to y b a ll o o ns to a n Esquima u x Yo u r .

n a me a n d numb e r ! Re p o r t a n d ge t d o wn ,

and be
“
I ve b e e n bl o wn up o nc e the sh o ck
’

h e a de d ma n c r i e s h o a r s e ly a s a d og b a r king
, , .

I d o n t c a r e two flips o f a c o nta ct fo r

’

”
a nything y ou c a n d o P o s te y ,
.

“
D o n t y o u s i r ? But I ll m a k e y o u
’
,
’

ca r e . I 11 h a ve y o u t o we d st e r n fi r st to
’

D isko a n d b r o k e up Y o u c a n t r e c o ve r .
’

insu r a nc e if y o u r e b r o ke fo r o bs tr ucti o n
’
.

”
D O y o u und e r st a nd tha t?
Th e n the str a ng e r b e ll o ws : Lo o k a t my
p r o p e ll e r s ! T h e r e s b e e n a w u lli wa d o wn
’
-

unde r th a t h a s kn o cke d us into umb r e ll a

fr a me s ! We ve b e e n bl o wn u p a b o u t fo r ty
’
.

th o us a nd f e e t ! We r e a ll o n e c o nju r o r s
’ ’

wa t ch inside ! My ma t e s a r m s b r o k e ; my ’ ’

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signa l b e a m b e gins to swing th r o ugh the

night twizzling sp oke s o f light a c r o ss
,

infinity .

“
Th a t ll fe tch s o me thing he s a ys while
’
, ,

Ca pta i n Ho d gs o n wa tch e s th e G e n e r a l Co m
mu n i c a to r He h a s c a ll e d up the N o r th
.

B a nks M a r k B o a t a fe w hundr e d mil e s

,

w e st a n d is r e p or ting the c a s e
, .

I ll sta nd by yo u C a pt a in P u r n a ll r o a r s
’
,

to the l o n e figu r e o n the c o nning t o we r -

.

“ ”
Is it a s b a d a s th a t ? c o m e s th e a nsw e r .

”
She is n t insu r e d sh e s min e
’ ’
, .

Might h a ve gu e ss e d a s much mutte r s

’
,

H o dgs o n O wn e r s r isk is the wo r st r isk

.
’

”
of a ll !
“
C a n t I f e tch S t J o hn s
’
n o t e ve n
.
’

”
with this b r e e z e ? the vo ic e qu a ve r s .

“
S t a nd by to a b a nd o n ship H a ve n t .
’

”
lift in o u f o r e o r a ft ?
y ou a n
y y ,

“
N o thing but th e midship t a nks a n d
th e y r e n o n e to o tight Y o u s e e my Ra y
’
.
,

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g a ve ou t a n d he co ughs in the r ee k of

the sc a ping ga s
e .

“ ”
Y o u p o o r d e v il ! This do e s n o t r e a ch
“
o u r f r i e nd Wh a t d o e s the Ma r k B o a t
.

sa
y , G e o r ge ?
’ ’
Wa nts to kn o w if th e r e s a n y d a nge r to
tr a ffic S a ys s he s in a bit o f we a th e r he r
.
’

s e lf a n d c a n t quit sta ti o n I ve tu r n e d in a
’
.
’

G e n e r a l C a ll s o e ve n if th e y d o n t s e e o u r
,
’

—
b e a m s o me o n e s b o und to he lp o r e ls e we
’

must S h a ll I cl e a r o u r slings H o ld o n !
. .

H e r e we a r e ! A P l a n e t lin e r too ! Sh e ll ,
’

”
b e up in a tick !
“
Te ll he r t o h a ve h e r slings r e a dy c r i e s ,

“
his b r o th e r c a pt a in Th e r e wo n t b e .
’

much time to sp a r e Ti e up yo u r
m a t e he r o a r s to the t r a mp
, .

My ma t e s a ll r ight It s my e ngin e e r
’
.
’
.

He s go n e c r a zy
’ ”
.

Shunt the lift o u t o f him with a sp a nn e r .

”
Hur ry !
 W I TH THE N I GHT MA I L

But I m a ke St J o hn s if y o u ll
’ ’
ca n .

sta nd by .

“
Y o u ll
’
m a ke the d e e p we t Atl a ntic ,

in twe nty minute s Y o u r e l e ss th a n fifty

.
’

e ight hund r e d n o w .Ge t y o u r p a p e r s .

A P l a n e t lin e r e a st b o und h e a ve s up
, ,

in a sup e r b spi r a l a n d t a ke s the a i r o f us

humming He r unde r b o dy c o ll o id is Op e n
.

a n d h e r t r a nsp o r t e r slings h a ng d o wn lik e

-

te nt a cl e s We shut Off o u r b e a m a s s he
.

a djusts h e r s lf e — st e e r ing to a h a i r o ve r

th e tr a mp s c o nning t o we r Th e m a t e
’
-
.

c o me s up his a r m str a pp e d to his side a n d

, ,

stumbl e s int o the c r a dl e A ma n with a .

gh a stly sc a r l e t h e a d f o ll o ws sh o uting th a t ,

h e must go b a ck a n d build up his Ra y .

The m a t e a ssu r e s him th a t h e will find a nic e

n e w Ra a ll r e a dy in the lin e r s e ngin e r o o m
’

y
-
.

The b a nd a g e d h e a d g o e s up wa gging e x
c i te d l A y o uth and a w o ma n f o ll o w
y
. .

The lin e r ch e e r s h o ll o wly a b o ve us a n d ,

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LA D D E R O F L IG HT A N D THE AT LANT I C T AK ES
,

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 WITH THE NIGHT MAI L

b e a m a n d gi ve s us a n d o u r qu a r r y a
wid e b e r th .

But sh e ll d r o wn in the wa te r wo n t
’

,
’

”
s he P I a sk .

“ “
N o t a lwa ys is his a nswe r I ve
’
.
,

kn o wn a d e r e lict u p e n d a n d sift he r -

e ngin e s o u t o f h e r s e lf a n d flicke r r o und

the L o we r L a n e s fo r th r e e we e ks o n he r
fo r wa r d t a nks o nly We 11 r u n n o r isks
.
’
.

P ith he r G e o r ge a n d l o o k sh a r p Th e r e s
, , .
’

”
we a th e r a h e a d .

C a pt a in H o dgs o n o p e ns the und e r b o dy

c o ll o id swings the h e a vy pithing i r o n o u t
,
-

o f its r a ck which in lin e r s is g e n e r a lly

c a s e d a s a s e tt e e a n d a t two hund r e d
,

fe e t r e l e a s e s the c a tch We h e a r the whi r

.

o f the c r e sc e nt sh a p e d a r ms o p e ning a s
-

Th e d e r e lict s f o r e h e a d is
’
th e y d e sc e nd .

punch e d in sta rr e d a c r o ss a n d r e nt
, ,

di a g o n a lly . Sh e f a lls st e r n fi r st o u r b e a m ,

up o n he r ; slide s like a l o st s o ul d o wn
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th a t pitil e ss l a dd e r o f light a n d the A t

,

l a n tic t a ke s he r.

“
A filthy busin e ss s a ys H o dgs o n
, . I
w o nd e r wh a t it must h a ve b e e n like in th e
”
Old d a ys .

The th o ught ha d c r o ss e d my mind too .

Wh a t if th a t wa ve r ing c a r c a ss h a d b e e n
fill e d with Int e r n a ti o na l sp e a king me n o f a ll
-

the Int e r n a tio n a liti e s , e a ch on e o f th e m

t a ught (tha t is the h o r r o r o f it !) th a t a ft e r

d e a th he wo uld v e r y p o ssibly go fo r e ve r t o
unsp e a k a bl e to r me n t P
And n o t h a lf a c e ntu r y sinc e w e (o n e ,

kn o ws n o w th a t we a r e o nly o u r fa th e r s r e
e nl a r g e d up o n the e a r th ) we I s a y r ipp e d
, , ,

a n d r a mm e d a n d pith e d t o a dmi r a ti o n .

H e r e Tim fr o m the co ntr o l pl a tfo r m

,
-
,

sh o u t s th a t we a r e t o ge t int o o u r i n fla t or s
a n d to b r ing him his a t o nc e .

We hu r r y int o the h e a vy r ubb e r suits

a n d th e e ngin e e r s a r e a l r e a dy d r e ss e d and

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 WITH THE NIGHT MAIL

c e le r a t o r und e r his l e ft h e e l the Re ve r s e

; ,

a n d s o with th e o th e r f o o t The lift shunt.

-

st o ps st a nd o u t o n the r i m o f the ste e r ing

wh e e l wh e r e the finge r s o f his l e ft h a nd c a n
pl a y o n th e m A t his r ight h a nd is the mid
.

ships e ngin e l e ve r r e a dy to b e th r o wn int o

g e a r a t a m o me nt s n o tic e He l e a ns fo r
’
.

wa r d in his b e l t e ye s glu e d to the c o ll o id

, ,

a n d o n e e a r c o cke d t o wa r d the Ge n e r a l
C o mmunic a t o r H e nc e fo r th h e i s t h e
.

st r e ngth a n d dir e cti o n o f th r o ugh

wh a te ve r ma y b e fa ll .

The B a nks M a r k B o a t is r e e ling o u t p a g e s

of A . B C D ir e cti o ns t o the t r a ffic a t
. .

l a r ge We a r e to s e cu r e a ll l o o s e o bj e cts ;
.
“ ”

“
h o o d up o u r F l e u r y R a ys ; a n d o n n o a c
c o unt to a tt e mpt to cl e a r sn o w fr o m o u r
”
c o nning t o we r s till the we a th e r a b a te s
-
.

Und e r p o we r e d c r a ft we a r e t o ld c a n a sc e nd
-
, ,

to th e limit o f th e i r lif t m a il p a ck e ts to
,
-

loo k o u t fo r th e m a cc or dingly ; the l o we r

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l a n e s we stwa r d a r e pitting v e r y b a dly ,

“
with fr e qu e nt bl o w o uts vo r tic e s l a t e r
-
, ,

”
a ls , e tc .

S till the cl e a r d a r k h o ld s up unbl e mish e d

‘

The o nly wa r ning is the e l e ctr ic skin t e nsi o n

-

I f l th ugh I w l c m k s i l
’

( e e a s o e r e a a e a e
-
r
p
lo w ) a n d a n i r r ita bility which th e gibb e r ing
o f th e G e n e r a l C o mmunic a t o r inc r e a s e s
a lm o st t o hyst e r i a .

We h a ve m a de e igh t th o us a nd fe e t sinc e
w e pith e d the t r a mp a n d o u r tu r bin e s a r e
gi v ing us a n h on e st two hund r e d a n d te n
kn o ts .

Ve r y fa r to th e we st a n e l o ng a t e d blu r
o f r e d lo w d o wn sh o ws us th e N o r th B a nks
, ,

Ma r k B oa t Th e r e a r e sp e cks o f fir e r o und
.

h e r r ising a n d f a lling — b e wilde r e d pl a n e ts

a b o ut a n unst a bl e sun — h e lpl e ss shipping

h a nging o n to he r ligh t for c o mp a ny s s a k e ’

.

N o w o nde r s h e c o uld n o t quit sta ti o n .

She wa r ns us to l o o k o u t for the b a ck

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wa sh o f the ba d vo r t e x in which (he r b e a m

sh o ws it ) s he is e ve n n o w r e e ling .

The pits o f gl o o m a b o u t us b e gin to fill

with ve r y fa intly lumin o us films wr e a th
i n g a n d un e a sy sh a p e s . O n e fo r ms its e lf
i nt o a gl o b e Of p a l e fl a me th a t wa its shi v e r ing
with e a g e r n e ss till we swe e p by I t l e a ps
.

mo ns tr o usly a c r o ss the bl a ck n e ss a ligh t s o n

,

th e p r e cis e tip o f o u r n o s e pi r o u e tt e s th e r e
,

a n inst a n t , a n d swings o ff .O u r r o a r in g
b o w sinks a s th o ugh th a t ligh t we r e l e a d
sinks a n d r e c o ve r s to lu r ch a n d stumbl e
a g a in b e n e a th th e n e xt bl o w o u t
’
-
Tim s
.

finge r s o n the lif t Shunt st r ik e ch o r ds o f

-

numb e r s
s o o n ; fo r h e is r unning by his t a nks o nly ,

lifting o r lo we r ing he r a g a ins t the un e a sy

a ir. All th r e e e ngine s a r e a t wo r k fo r the ,

s o o n e r we h a ve ska t e d o ve r this thin i c e the

b e tt e r High e r we d a r e n o t go The wh o l e
. .

upp e r va ul t is ch a r ge d with p a l e kr yp to n
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fo r l a t e r a ls Tim he ll wa nt s o me
’
ou t , , s

h o lding .

“
I ve go t he r is the a nswe r
’
, C o me .

”
o ld w o m a n
u
p, .

She c o me s up n o bly bu t th e l a t e r a ls buf

,

fe t h e r l e ft a n d r ight like the pini o ns o f a n

gyr a ng e ls . S h e is j o lt e d o ff h e r c o u r se

in f o u r wa ys a t o nc e a n d cuffe d int o ,

pl a ce a ga in o nly to be swung a side a n d

,

dr o pp e d int o a n e w cha o s We a r e .

n e ve r with o u t a co r po s a nt gr in nin g on
o u r b o ws o r r o lling h e a d o v e r h e e ls fr o m

n o s e to midships a n d to the cr a ckle o f

,

e l e ct r icity a r o und a n d within us is a dd e d

o nc e o r twic e the r a t tl e o f h a il h a il th a t
will n e ve r f a ll o n a n y s e a S lo w we mus t .

o r we ma b r e a k o u r b a ck pitch p o lin g
y
-
.
,

“ ’ ”
Air s a p e r f e ct ly e l a stic fluid r o a r s ,

G e o r ge a b o ve the tumult Ab o u t a s e l a s tic

.

”
a s a h e a d s e a o ff t he F a s tn e t a in t i t P ,

He is l e ss th a n just to the goo d e l e m e nt .

[ 38 ]
THE S TO RM
 WITH THE NIGHT MAIL

If on e intr ud e s o n the H e a ve ns wh e n th e y
a r e b a l a ncing th e i r v o lt a cc o unts ; if o n e dis
-

t u r bs th e High G o ds m a r k e t r a t e s by hu r l
’
-

ing ste e l hulls a t nin e ty kn o ts a cr o ss tr e mb

li n gly a dj ust e d e l e ct r ic t e nsi o ns o n e must n o t
,

c o mp la in o f a n y r ud e n e ss in the r e c e pti o n .

Tim me t it with a n unmo v e d c o unt e n a nc e ,

o n e c o rn e r o f his und e r lip c a ught up o n a

t o o th his e ye s fl e e ting in t o th e bl a ckn e ss

,

t we n tv mi l e s a h e a d a n d th e fi e r c e sp a r ks
,

flying fr o m his knuckle s a t e ve r y tu r n o f the

h a nd N ow a n d a g a in he sh o o k his h e a d
.

t o cle a r the swe a t t r ickling f r o m his e y e

b r o ws a n d it wa s th e n th a t G e o r ge wa tch
, ,

ing his ch a nce wo uld slid e d o wn the lif e

,

r a il a n d swa b his f a c e quickly with a big

r e d h a ndke r chi e f . I n e ve r ima gin e d th a t
a hum a n b e ing c o uld s o c o ntinu o usly l a b o u r

a n d s o c o ll e ct e dly think a s d i d T im th r o ugh

th a t H e ll s h a lf h o u r wh e n th e flu r r y w a s a t
’

its w o r st . We we r e dr a gge d hith e r a n d

[ 39 ]
 W IT H T H E NIGHT MA I L

s a nd f o o t bl o w o u t -
th a t r e d ma n l a ugh e d
b e n e a th his infl a t e d h o o d !
“ ”
Lo o k ! h e s a id “
We must cle a r th o s e
.

”
r e fug e e s with a high lift .

The Ma r k B o a t wa s b e l o w a n d a l i ttl e to
th e s o u we st o f us fluctu a t i ng in the c e nt r e
’
,

o f h e r dist r a ught g a l a xy The a i r wa s thick

.

with m o v ing lights a t e ve r y le ve l I t a ke .

it mo st o f th e m we r e t r ying to li e h e a d t o win d
but n o t b e ing hyd r a s th e y f a il e d An und e r
, , .

t a nke d Mogh r a b i b o a t ha d r is e n to th e limit

o f h e r lift a n d finding n o imp r o v e m e nt h a d
, ,

d r o pp e d a c o uple o f th o us a nd Th e r e s he .

me t a sup e r b wu lli wa a n d wa s bl o wn up
-

Spinning like a d e a d l e a f Inst e a d o f shut

.

ing o ff s h e we nt a st e r n a n d n a tu r a lly r e, ,

b o unde d a s fr o m a wa ll a lmo st int o the M a r k

B o a t wh o s e l a ngu a g e (o u r G C t o o k it in )
, . .

wa s hum a nly simpl e .

“
If th e y d o nly r ide it o u t q ui e tly it u d
’ ’

b e b e tt e r , s a id G e o r ge in a c a lm a s we ,

[ 41 l
 WITH THE NIGHT MAIL

climb e d like a b a t a b ove th e m a ll But .

s o me skipp e r s wi ll n a vig a te with o ut e n o ugh

lift Wh a t do e s th a t Ta d b o a t think s he is
.
-

”
d o ing Tim P
,

“
P la y i n kiss in the r ing w a s Tim s u n
’ ’
,

mo ve d r e ply A T r a ns Asi a tic D i r e ct lin e r

.
-

h a d f o und a sm o o th a n d but t e d int o it full

p o we r But th e r e wa s a v o r t e x a t the t a il
.

o f t h a t sm o o th s o th e T A D wa s flipp e d
, . . .

o u t lik e a e a fr o m o f f a fing e r n a il b r a king

p ,

m a dly a s s h e fle d d o wn a n d a ll bu t o ve r
e nding .

N o w I h o p e s h e s s a tisfi e d
’
s a id Tim , .

“ ’
I m gl a d I m n o t a Ma r k B o a t
’

The C G di a l h a d
”
D o I wa nt h e lp P . .

c a ught his e a r G e o r ge yo u ma y t e ll th a t
.
,

ge ntl e m a n with my lo ve l o v e r e m e mb e r , ,

Ge or ge th a t I d o n o t w a n t h e lp Wh o .

”
i s th e o ffic i o u s s a r din e tin P-

“
A R imo uski d r ogh e r o n the l o oko u t for
a to w .
 WI T H T H E NIG H T MAI L

Ve r y kind of th e R im o uski d r o gh e r .

This p o st a l p a cke t is n t b e ing t o w e d a t

’

”
p r e s e nt .

“
T h o s e d r o gh e r s will go a nywh e r e o n a
ch a nc e o f s a l va g e G e o r ge e xpla in e d
,
We .

ca ll e m kittiw a ke s
’
.

A l o ng b e a ke d b r ight st e e l nin e ty fo o t e r
-
,
-

fl o a te d a t e a s e fo r o n e inst a nt within h a il o f
us he r slings c o il e d r e a dy fo r r e scu e s a n d a
, ,

singl e h a nd in he r o p e n t o we r He wa s .

smo k ing Su r r e nde r e d to the insu r r e cti o n

.

o f th e a i r s th r o ugh which w e t o r e o u r wa
y ,

h e la y in a bs o lut e p e a c e I s a w th e sm o ke o f
.

his pip e a sc e nd untr o ubl e d e r e his b o a t

dr o pp e d it s e e m e d like a sto n e in a w e ll
, ,
.

We ha d just cle a r e d the Ma r k B o a t a n d

he r dis o r d e r ly n e i ghb o u r s wh e n th e st o r m
e nd e d a s sudd e nly a s it h a d b e gun A sh o o t
.

ing sta r to n o r thw a r d fille d the sky with

-

th e g r e e n blink o f a m e t e o r it e d issip a ting

its e lf in o u r a tmo sph e r e .

[ 43 ]
 WITH T H E N I G H T MAIL

o p e n e d the c o ll o id in th a t h e a ve nly stilln e ss

a n d mo e d his f a c e
pp .

“ ”
H e ll o Willi a ms ! he c r i e d
,
A de gr e e
.

”
o r t wo o u t 0 st a ti o n a in t y o u P
’
,
’

Ma y be w a s the a nswe r f r o m the

”
,

“
Ma r k B oa t I ve h a d s o m e c o mp a ny
’

this e ve ning .

So I n o tic e d Wa s n t th a t quit e a littl e

.
’

”
d r a ught ?
“ ’
I w a r n e d yo u Why did n t y ou pu ll
.

ou t r o und by D isko ? The e a st b o und -

p a cke ts h a v e .

“
Me ? N o t till I m r unning a Po l a r c o n
’

s u m t i ve s S a n a t o r ium b o a t I a s squint
’

p w .

ing th r o ugh a co ll o id b e fo r e yo u we r e o u t o f
yo u r cr a dl e my s o n
,
.

“
I d b e th e l a st ma n to d e ny it th e
’
,

c a pt a in o f the Ma r k B o a t r e pli e s s o ftly .

“
Th e w a y y o u h a ndl e d he r just n o w
'

I m a p r e tty f a i r judg e o f t r a ffic in

’

a v o lt flu r r y
-
it wa s a th o us a nd r e vo
[ 45 ]
 WITH THE NIGH T MAIL

va to r y ; life b o a t st a ti o n ; a s a l va ge tug ;
a -

a c o u r t o f ultima t e a pp e a l cum m e t e or - -

o l o gic a l bu r e a u for th r e e hund r e d mil e s in

a ll di r e cti o ns till We dn e sd a y n e x t wh e n h e r
,

r e li e f s lid e s a c r o ss th e st a r s t o t a k e h e r buf

fe te d pl a c e He r bl a ck hull d o ubl e c o n
.
,

n ing t o we r a n d e ve r r e a dy slings r e p r e s e nt
-
,
-

a ll th a t r e m a ins t o th e pl a n e t o f th a t o d d Old

wo r d a uth o r ity She is r e sp o nsible o nly to

.

the A é r i a l B o a r d o f C o nt r o l t he A B C . . .

o f which Tim sp e a ks s o fli a n tl But

pp y .

th a t s e mi e l e ct e d s e mi n o min a t e d b o dy o f a
-
,
-

fe w sc o r e p e r s o ns o f b o th s e x e s c o nt r o ls this ,

”
pl a n e t . Tr a nsp o r t a ti o n is Ci v iliz a ti o n ,

o u r m o tt o r uns Th e or e tic a lly we d o wh a t

.
,

we pl e a s e s o l o ng a s we d o n o t inte r f e r e with
the t r a ffic a n d a ll i t i mpli es P r a ctic a lly the .
,

A B C c o nfi r ms o r a nnuls a ll int e r n a ti o n a l
. . .

a r r a ng e m e nts a n d t o jud e f r o m its l a st r e

g ,

p or t finds o u r to l e r a nt hum or o us l a zy
, , ,

littl e pl a ne t o nly to o r e a dy to s hift the wh o l e

[ 47 ]
 WIT H THE NIGHT MA I L

h a ve b e e n st a nding o n o u r h e a ds th e n ,

”
Ge or ge .

“
Yo u don t s a y s o G e o r g e a nswe r s I
’
.
,

”
fa nci e d I n o tic e d i t a t the tim e .

G e o r ge ma y n o t h a ve C a pt a in P u r n a ll s ’

c a tlike swiftn e ss but he is a ll a n a r tist to the

,

tips o f the b r o a d finge r s th a t pl a y o n the

shun t sto ps
- . The d e lici o us fli gh t cu r v e s -

c o me a wa y o n the ta p e with n e ve r a w a ve r .

Th e M a r k B o a t s v e r tic a l spindl e o f light

’

li e s do wn to e a stwa r d s e tting in the f a c e o f

,

the f o ll o wing st a r s We stwa r d wh e r e n o

.
,

pl a n e t sh o uld r is e the tr ipl e v e r tic a ls o f

,

T r inity B a y (we ke e p still t o the S o uth

ern r o ut e ) m a k e a lo w lifting h a z e -
We .

s e e m the o nly thing a t r e st unde r a ll th e

h e a ve ns ; fl o a ting a t e a s e till the e a r th s ’

r e v o luti o n sh a ll tu r n up o u r l a nding
t o we r s .

And minute by minute o u r sil e nt cl o ck

give s us a si xte e n s e c o nd mil e
-
.

[ 49 ]
 WITH THE NIGH T MAIL

c o ll o id st r ike s o u t o u r l a mps Tim sc o wls .

in his fa c e .

“
S qui r r e ls in a c a ge he mutte r s
, .

Th a t s a ll we a r e S qui r r e ls in a c a g e !
’
.

He s g o ing twic e a s fa st a s us J ust y ou

’
.

wa it a fe w ye a r s my shining fr i e nd a n d
,

w e ll ta k e st e ps th a t will a m a z e yo u
’
We ll .
’

”
J o shu a y o u !
Y e s th a t is o u r d r e a m : to tu r n a ll e a r th
,

into the Va le o f Aj a l o n a t o u r pl e a su r e So .

fa r we c a n d r a g o u t the d a wn t o twic e its

,

n o r m a l l e ngth in th e s e l a titude s But s o me .

day e v e n o n the Equ a t o r we sh a ll h o ld

the S un l e v e l in his full st r id e .

N o w w e l o o k d o wn o n a s e a th r o ng e d with
h e a vy tr a fli c A big subme r sibl e b r e a ks
.

wa te r sudde nly An o th e r a n d a n o th e r
.

f o ll o w with a swa sh a n d a suck a n d a

s a v a ge bubbling o f r e lie ve d p r e ssu r e s .

The d e e p s e a fr e ight e r s a r e r ising t o lung

-

up a fte r the l on g night a n d the l e isu r e ly

,

[ 51 1
 WITH THE NIGH T MAIL

b e n e a th us a n d we c a ught the ch a nt b e fo r e
She r o s e int o th e sunlight Oh y e Wi n d s .
,

” “
o
f G od ,s a ng th e un s e e n v o ic e s : bles s
y e

the L or d ! Pr a i s e Hi m an d ma gn i fy H i m
for e ver !

We slid o ff o u r ca ps a n d j o in e d in Wh e n .

o u r sh a d o w f e ll a c r o ss he r g r e a t o p e n pl a t

fo r ms th e y l o oke d u p a n d st r e tch e d o u t th e i r
h a nds n e ighb o u r ly whil e th e y s a ng We .

c o uld s e e th e d o ct or s a n d th e nu r s e s a n d the
white butt o n like fa c e s o f th e c o t p a ti e nts
- - -
.

She p a ss e d sl o wly b e n e a th us h e a ding ,

n o r thw a r d he r hull w e t with the d e ws o f

, ,

th e night a ll a bl a z e in th e sunshin e
, SO .

t o o k s h e th e sh a d o w o f a cl o ud a n d v a nish e d ,

h e r s o ng c o ntinuing Oh y e holy a n d
.
,

hu mble me n f bl
o es s
y e the L or d !
hea r t,
P ra i s e H i m a n d ma gn i fy H i m for ever .

“
She public lunge r o r s h e w o uld n t
’ ’
s a

h a ve b e e n singing the B en edi ci te : a n d s h e s ’

a G r e e nl a nd e r o r s h e w o uld n t h a v e sn o w
’

[ 53 ]
 WITH THE NIGHT MAI L

and C o ntin e nt a l shipping ; a n d we ha d n e e d

o f it . Th o ugh o u r r o ute is in n o s e ns e a
p o pul a te d o n e th e r e is a ste a dy tr ickle o f
,

t r a ffic this wa y a l o ng We me t Huds o n .

B a y fu r r i e r s o u t o f the G r e a t P r e s e r v e ,

hu r r y n to m a ke th e i r de p a r tu r e f r o m
B o n a v ist a with s a bl e a n d bl a ck fo x fo r the
ins a ti a bl e m a r ke t s We o ve r c r o ss e d Ke e
.
-

w a tin lin e r s sm a ll a n d c r a mp e d ; but th e i r

,

c a pt a i ns who s e e n o l a nd b e twe e n Tr e pa s s y
,

and Bl a n c o kn o w wh a t g o ld th e y b r ing
,

b a ck f r o m We st Afr ic a Tr a ms Asi a tic

.
-

D i r e cts we me t s o b e r ly r inging the wo r ld

, ,

r o und th e F ifti e th M e r idi a n a t a n h o n e st

s e ve nty kn o ts ; a n d whit e p a inte d Ackr o yd -

H unt fr uit e r s o u t of the s o uth fle d

b e n e a th us th e ir v e ntil a te d hulls whistling
,

like Chin e s e kite s Th e i r m a r k e t is in the

.

N o r th a m o ng the n o r th e r n s a n a to r i a wh e r e
o u c a n sm e ll th e i r g r a p e f r uit a n d b a n a n a s
y
a c r o ss th e c o ld sn o ws A r g e ntin e b e e f
.

[ 55 ]
 W I TH THE NIGHT MAIL

lin e o f bl a ck b e tw e e n its d r ifting i c e bl o cks ,

a ll d o wn th e P a r k th a t t he wisd o m o f
ou r f a th e r s bu t e ve r y o n e kn o ws the
Q u e be c r u n .

We d r o pp e d to the H e ights R e c e i v ing

To w e r s twe nty minut e s a h e a d o f time a n d
th e r e hung a t e a s e till the Y o k o h a m a I n
te r me d i a te P a ck e t c o uld pull ou t a n d gi v e

us o u r p r o p e r slip It wa s cu r i o us t o wa tch
.

th e a cti o n o f th e h o lding d o wn clips a ll a l o ng

-

th e f r o sty r i v e r f r o nt a s th e b o a ts cl e a r e d o r

c a me t o r e st A big H a mbu r g e r wa s l e a v
.

ing P o nt Le v is a n d he r cr e w unshipping the ,

“ ”
pl a tfo r m r a ilings b e g a n to sing Elsin o r e
,

the o ld e st o f o u r ch a nt e ys Y ou kn o w .

it o f c o u r s e
Mother Ru gen
’
s tea hous e
-
on the B a lti c

F or ty cou
ple wa ltzi n
g on the floor !
A n d you ca n wa t h c my Ra y ,

F or I mu s t go a wa
y
A n d da n ce wi t h Ella Sweyn at Els i nore !

57 l
“
I
’
VE AS K E D HI M TO TE A ON F RI D AY
AE R IAL B OAR D OF C O NTR O L
B ULLETIN
 AE R IAL B O A R D OF C O NTRO L

EAS T C APE fl a sh sin gle wh ite with single bomb

F og .

3 0 s e c inte v a ls ( e w) . r n .

M AL AY AN A R C H I PE LA G O lights un re li bl e owing e ru p a

ti ns L y f om So me se t to Sing p ore di e ct
o . a r r a r ,

kee p i n g highe st l eve ls .

F or the B oa r d
CA TTE RTHU N
Sr UST . J
V AN HE DD E R

We e k e n ding D c 18 th e . .

SA B L E I S LAN D L AN D I N G T O W E R S G ree n fre ighte r,

numbe indistinguish bl e p e nd e d a d f e t n k
r a , u -
, n or -
a

pi e ce d a ft e collisi n p sse d 300 ft l evel 2 P M

r r o , a -
. . .

D e c 15 th W tche d to wa te r a n d p ithe d by M k
. . a ar

B t oa .

N F B AN KS P st a l P cke t 16 2 re p rts H lma fre ighte r

. . o a o a

( Fo w e y St J ohn s) a b n d ne d le king a fter ’

. a o , a
' W C e w e scue d by
we the a46 1 5 '
N 5 0 1 5
r,
°
.
°
. r r

Pl a ne t liner A st i d Wa tche d to w te r d p ith e d er o . a an

by p st l p ck et De c 14th
o a a , . .

KE RG U E LE N M A R K B O AT re p r ts l st c al l f m Cyme o a ro na

f e ighte (G ye To ng H uk
r r C ) t a k ing w a te r
a r -
o.

an d sinking in sn w t rm So u th M D ld I sl nds o -
s o c on a a .

N wre c k ge e c v e re d
o A dd e ss e s e tc
a f c re w t
r o . r , ., o a

a ll A B C o ffic e s . . . .

FEZ Z AN T A D f e ighte Ulema t ke n gr u n d du ing

. . . r r a o r

H m tt n
ar Ak k a R nge Und e pl t e s st in e d
a on a us a . r a ra .

C e w a t Gh t whe e re p i ing D e c 13th

r a r a r . .

B I SC AY M A R K B O A T e p ts C d ci (V l n d i gham
, r or ar uc a a n

line ) slightly spi k e d in we stern g ge P int d e or o

[ 6 2 ]
 N O TE S

fr uit I n future the ba t is to be bo a t d th e l ng

.
”
a ,an o

un hee de d de m nd of the tr ue sp or tsm a n f n d ylight

a or
“
o a

und e mid kee l in sm oo th w a te r is i n a fa i way t be

r -
”
r o

conce de d The n e w r ul e se ve ely re str ict s pl n e a e

. r a r a

a d lift a li k e
n Th e gas com p r tme nts re pe r mitte d both
. a a

f e d a ft in the ld type but th e w te b ll st ce nt l

or an , as o , a r- a a ra

ta n k is e n de e d bliga t ry T he se things w o k if ot
r r o o . r , n

fo r pe r fe cti o n t l e ast for the e v luti o n o f a s a ne a d

, a o n

wh le s m e w t bor ne c uise Th e type f r udde is

o o a er r r. o r

un affe cte d by the n w r ul e s s o w e may e xpe ct to see the

e ,

Lo n g D a vi ds on m ke (the p te nt o whic h ha s just

-
a a n

e xpi re d ) c o m e l a ge ly int use h e n ce f r w d tho ugh the

r o o ar ,

st a i n on the ste r npo st in tu ning t spee ds o ve f rty

r r a r o

mil e s a n h ou is a dmitte dly ve ry se ve re Bu t ba t bo a t

r .
-

r a cing has a gre a t f ut ure be fo re it .

 Sky la r ki n g on t he Eq u a to r
To TH E D IT O R
l st w eek whil e c o ssi g th e
E O nl y a , r n

E qu a t (W or I be c me w e f fu i us a d
. a a ar o a r o n

i e gul ca nn n di g s o m e fiftee n
rr ar twe nty kn ts
o a n or o

S 4 E
. D e sc e nding t th e 5 00 ft l eve l I f und p r ty
. o .
, o a a

o f T nsyl v ni n t u ists e ng ge d in ex pl ding sc e s f

ra a a o r a o or o

t he l ge st p tt e n tm sph e ic bo mbs (A B C st nd a d )
ar a r a o r . . . a r

d in th e int e v a ls f th e i pl e sing l bo u rs fi ing b w

This gi e —I
an , r o r a a , r o

an d st e m sm k e ing swi vels o gi ve it

r or ca n

o th e n m e —
-
.

no we nt f t l e st tw h u rs d n tu
r a on or a a o o , an a r

a lly p duce d v i l e nt el e ct ic d e nge me nts My c m

ro o r ra . o

p sse s f c u s e w e e th wn t my b w w st uck
a , o o r , r ro ou , o as r

twice d I e ce i ve d t w b isk sh cks f m th e l w e

, an r o r o ro o r

pl tf m il O em n st ting I w t ld th t th e s e
a or -
ra . n r o ra , as o a

p fe ss s w e e e ng ge d in sci e nt i fic ex pe im ents
ro or r a r .

Th e e xt e nt f th e i sci e ntific kn wl e dge m y be

o r o a

judged by th e f ct th t th ey exp ecte d t p duce ( I gi ve

a a o ro

th e i w w ds )
r o littl e blu e sky if th ey we nt
n or a on

l ng e n ugh
o This in th e h e r t f th e D ld ums t
o .
”
a o o r a

4 5 0 feet ! I h v e bj e cti n t a y m unt f blu e

a no o o o n a o o

sky in its p p e pl c e ( it be f u d a t th e
ro r l evel a ca n o n

for p ctic lly twel ve m nths t f th e ye ) but I

ra a o ou o ar ,

submit with ll de fe e nc e t th e e duc ti n l n ee ds f

, a r o a o a o

T nsyl v ni th t sky l king in th e ce nt e f m in

ra a a, a
“ -
ar
”
r o a a

t vell e d a d wh e re t th e be st f tim es el e ct icity lit e

ra ro , a o , r r

a lly d ips ff ne s st nchi ns a d sc e w bl d e s is

r O o
’
a o n r a , u n ne c

ess y Wh e n my f i e nds had finished th e d w s e ed

ar . r , roa as ar ,

an d bl wn a d pitt e d with un e q u l p e ssu e l ye s s p i ls

o , n a r r -
a r , ra ,

[ 68 ]
 C ORR E S P O N D ENCE

pl n et s t ffic c a nn t h owe ve m k e all w nce f this

a
’
ra , o , r, a o a or

kind f misf tune A e fe e nce t th e C de wil l h w

o or . r r o o S o

th t y we re fine d th e l we sc l e
a ou on o r a .

P L AN I STO N ( 1) The F i ve Th us nd Kil om e t e ( ve o a r o r

l a nd) was w l st ye by L V B utsch R M B utsch

on a ar . . a , . . a ,

his b th e in th e s me wee k pulling ff th e Te n Th us nd

ro r, a o o a

( v e se ) R M ve ge wo ke d t t f cti n ove ’
o r a . . . s a ra r ou a a ra o r

5 00 kil m e t e s pe h u
o thus c nstituting
r e c d (2)
r o r, o a r or .

Th e o e tic lly th e e is o limit t th e lift f di igibl e

r a , r n o o a r .

F or co mme ci l d p ctic l pu p se s r a t ns is
an ra a r o o

a cce pte d t he m st m n ge ble as o a a a .

PAT E RF AMI L I AS N ne wh te ve He is li bl e f o a r. a or

di re ct d m a ge bo th t y u chimneys d y c ll a te l
a o o r an an o ra

d m ge c use d by f ll f b icks int g de n e tc e tc

a a a a o r o ar , .
, .

B di ly inc n ve ni e nce
o d m e nt l a nguish m y be includ e d
o an a a ,

but the ve ge ju y a t ra ul e me of se ntim e nt r a re n o , as a r , n .

I f y u a p ve th t his gr pne l e m ve d y p ti o n
o c n ro a a r o an or

o f yo u r r f y o h d be tt eoo e st y u c s e
, de v
u a r r o r a on co er

tu re of d micil e (S P kins v D b u l y ) We e nti e ly

o ee ar . u o a . r

symp a thi e with y u p siti n but th e night f the 14th

z o r o o , o

was st o my d c nfus e d
r d y u m y h ve t
an nch
o , an -
o a a o a or

o n a st nge s chimne y y u se lf s m e night V b m p!

ra r
’
o r o er u sa

A L D E B A R AN —W
.

p ying c nce n ce se d in ar, as a a o r , a

196 7 (2 ) The C n ve nti n f L nd n ex p e ssly e se ve s

. o o o o o r r r

t eve r y n ti n th e ight f w ging w

o a o l ng it d e s r o a ar so o as o

n o t int e r f e e with th e w ld s t ffic (3 ) The A B C ’

r or ra . . . .

was c nstitut e d in 19 49
o .

L M D Kee p h de d he d a t h lf p we t king
. . . er a a -
on a -
o r, a

a dv nt a ge of th e lulls t spe e d up d c e e p int it Sh

a o an r o . e

will st in much l e ss this w y th n in q u te ing

ra S a a ar r a cr o s a

gal e (2) N thing is t be g ine d by eve sing int a f l

. o o a r r o o

l wing ga l e d th e e is lw ys is k f tu n ve (3 )
o , an r a a r o a r -
o r.

The f r mul e f st un sl e b k e s unif mly un e li bl e ’

o a or ra are or r a ,

a d will co nti n u e to be
n l ng i is c m p es sibl e s o as o as a r o r .
 R E VIEWS

with w inkl e s like th e se ms d g sh e s up n th e N th

r a an a o or

C pe ; th e n e v us h nd int e gr lly p rt f th e m e ch nism

a r o a , a a a o a

o f his fl i ght ; d bo ve a ll th e w nde ful l mbe nt e ye s

er an a , o r a

tu ne d to th e ze nith
r .

M ste I w uld ry I m ve d e spe ctfully be ne th

“
a r,
”
o c as o r a

him wh t is it y see k t d y P d lw ys th e nswe

,
“
a ou o -
a
”
an a a a r,

cl e d with o ut do ubt f m bo ve
ar a n Th e ld se c e t , ro a :
“
O r ,

my !
s on
”

Th e imm e se e g tism f y uth f ce d m e n my w o o o or on o n

p th but ( y f the hum n lw ys !) h d I kn wn if I

a , cr o a a a a o

h a d kn wn I w ul d m ny tim e s h a ve b t e e d my p
o o a ar r o or

l u els f th e p i v il e ge such Tinsl e y d He e p

a r or r , as an rr ra os

se ss f h a v ing id e d him in his m nume nt l e se ch e s

, o a o a r ar .

I t is t the fili l pi e ty f V ict L va ll e th t w e we th e

o a o or a a o

t w v lum e s c ns e c t e d t the g und —

o o life f his f th e
o ra o ro o a r,

so full f th e h ly intim ci e s f th e d me stic h e th

o o a o o ar .

O nce e tu n e d f m th e bysms f th e utt e N th t th t

r r ro a o r or o a

littl e h us e up n the utski ts f Me ud n it was t th e

o o o r o o , no

phil s ph e th e d i n g O bse ve th e m
o o r, f i n e n e gyar r r, an o ro r

th t imp s e d himself his f mily but f t d eve n

pl inti ve j e ste f ce u inc n te a d kindl y th e —
a o on a , a a an

a r, a
qu l
ar r ar a n , co e a

o f his ch i ld e n d it must be w itt e n

r t se ld m t he
, an , r , no o

c mic de sp i f M d me L v ll e wh
o a r o sh e w ite s fi ve a a a a , o , as r

ye s fte t he m i ge t h ve ne bl e m th e f und
ar a r a rr a , o er ra o r, o
“
in this un e q u ll e d inte lle ct wh se n me I be th e a o a ar

a ba nd n f l ge d ve y untidy boy
o o a H e e is he
ar an r .
”
r r

l ette : r

X a vi e e tu n e d f m I d
“
r t kn w wh e re
r r t mid ro o no o a

night bso be d i c lcul ti ns the e te n l q u e sti n of

, a r n a a o on r a o

his A u ora la b ll A r wh m I be gin t h te e e u r or e , o o a

I ste d f nch ing I h d se t t th e guide —

.

n a o a light a bo ve
or a ou

o ur f h e h d but t de sce nd d f ste n th e pl n e

roo , so a o an a a

he w a nde re d pr f u n dly dist ct e d a bo ve the t own with

, o o ra ,

[ 74 ]
 R E VI EWS

to c mme nce his life s w k M V ict L v ll e t e lls us

o
’
or . . or a a

o f th t hist ic c llisi n (
a
pl
or ) t he fl nk f H e cl
o o en a ne on a o a

be twee n He e a the n pill f th e Sp nish sch l d

rr r , a ar o a oo , an

th e m n de stin e d t c nfut e his th e i e s d l e d him

a o o or an a

inte ll e ctu a ll y c pti ve E ve n th ugh th e ye s th e

a . ro ar ,

imme nse l ugh f L v ll e a h e sust a ins th e Sp ni d s

o a a as a ar
’

w e cke d pl n e d c i e s
r C u ge ! I sh ll
a , an t f ll r :
“
o ra a no a

till I h ve f und T uth d I h ld y f st ! ings like th e

a o r , an o ou a
”
r

c ll f t umpe ts This is th t L v ll e wh m th e w ld
a o r . a a a o or ,

imm e s e d in spe cul ti ns f imme di te g in did t kn w

r a o o a a , no o

n or suspe ct th e L val l e wh om the y a djudge d t th e l st a o a a

pe d n t d a th e ist
a an or .

The hum n p t f m th e scie nt i fic side (deve l pe d

a , as a ar ro , o

in his w v lume s) f his e p ch m king disc ve i e s is

o n o o o -
a o r

m a k e d with simplicity cl ity a d g d se nse be y nd

r a , ar , n oo o

p a ise I w uld spe ci lly efe such d ubt th e sust in

r . o a r r as o a

ing influe nce f nce st l f ith up n ch cte o a d will ra a o ara r an

t t he e l eve nth
o d nine tee nth ch pt e s in which
an a r , a re c o n

ta i d th e p ning
ne d c n umm ti n f th e T ll i i l
o e an o s a o o e u r on ca

Re c ds ext e nding ve nine ye s

or O f th e i t em e nd us
o r ar . r r o

signi fic nce be su e th t th e m de st h use t Me ud n

a r a o o a o

kne w littl e th t th e Re c ds w uld

as as d y be th e
a or o on e a

w ld s st n d d in all ffici l m ete l gy It w e n ugh

or
’
a ar o a or o o . as o

f r th e m th t th e i
o X v i e this a this fa the r a r s on , r,

this husb nd sce nd e d p e i dic lly t c mmune with

a a r o a o o

p we s it might be nge lic be y nd th e i c mpre he nsi n

o r ,
a , o r o o ,

an d th t the y unite d d ily in p ye s f his s fe ty

a a ra r or a .

P y f m e h e s ys up n th e eve f e ch f his
“
ra or ,
”
a o o a o

excu si ns d e tu ning with a e q u l simplicity h e

r o , an r r , n a ,

re nd e s th nksr fte suppe in th e littl e m whe e h e

a a r r roo r

ke pt his ba met e s ro r .
”

To the l a st La v ll e w C th lic f th e ld sch l a as a a o o o oo ,

a cce pting h e wh ha d l ke d int th e ve y h e rt f th e o oo o r a o

lightnings the d gm a s f p p l inf llibility f bs lu o o a a a , o a o

[ 70 ]
A D V E RTI SI NG S EC TI O N
Fl i ck e rs l Fli cke rs l Fli cke rs l

High Le ve l Fli c ke r s
“
He ( ha ! is
down nee d fea r no [ a ll
Fea r not ! You wi ll fa ll lightly as down !

Ha nse n s ’
a i r- k i ts
d o w n i n a ll a re
re s p e c t s Tre me n d o u s r e d u c t i o n s
.

i n p r i ce s p r e v i o u s t o w i n t e r s t o c k i n g .

Pu r e p a r a ki t w i th ce ll u l o s e s e a t a n d
s ho ul d e r p a d s
-
w e i g ht e d
, to b a l a n ce .

Un e q u a lle d fo r a ll d ro p wo r k - .

O u r t re b ly r e s i l i e n t he a v y ki t i s t he ne
plu s u lt r a o f co mfo rt a n d s a fe t y .

Ga s buo y e d w a te r p ro o f h a i l
-
, ,
-
p roo f, non

co n d uc t i n g Fl i c k e r s w i th p i p e a n d l
n o zz e

fi tt i n g a ll t y p e s o f g e ne r a to r . Gr a d u
a t e d t a p o n le ft hi p .

l Ql fo r d Stre et
'

The we i ghte d Flicke wi th tweed

ne w r or

Ch vi t s u f e cann t be d i st gmsh d
e o r ac o
.

in e
f m the din y s uit till infl t d
ro or ar a e .

Fli cke rs l Fli ckers l Fli cke rs l

Al R P LA N ES A N D D I RI GI B L E GO O DS
 B A T- B O A TS

Fli n t Ma n te l
So u t h a mp t o n
SA LE FO R
at the e d of Season th n fo l l owing Bat Bo ts e - a

GRISELDA 6S k t 42 ft 430 (no m) M ginni s M to

. n r a o r,
u nde ke udde
r-ra r r.

MABELLE SO k i 40 ft 3 10 H g ves Mor

. n .
,
ar re a o r,

D u gl l ck St in g ge
'
o as o -
ee r ar .

WEMON A 50 k r 35 ft 300 H g v ( R d iu m
. n ., ., ar re a e s a
acc e l r t o ) Mille
e a k l d udd
r , r ee an r e r.

The a b ove a r e we ll k n o w n o n t he Sou t h

Coas t a s s o u nd who l e s o me k n oc k a bou t bo a ts
, ,

Wi t ha mp l e c r u i s mg a c co mmo d a t i o n Gm elda .

c a rr i e s s a re s e t o f Ho fma n r a c i n g v a n s a n d
c a n be ll t e d t h r e e foo t c l e a r i n s moo th w a t e r
.

W i th b a ll a s t t a n k s wu n g a ft
-
The o the r s d o .

n o t ll ft cl e a r of w a t e r a n d a re re c o mme n d e d
.
,

fo r be g i n ne r s .

A l so by p r i v a te t re a t r a c i n g B B Ta rpon
m
. .
,

( 76 n i n g fl ag s ) 13 kn t 60 ft ; L o n g .
, .

David so n d ou bl e u n d e r r a k e ru dd e r n e w th i s -

850 n o m Ma g i n n i s
,

se a so n a n d u n s t r a i ne d . .

moto r Rad i u m re l y s a n d Po n d g e n e r a to r
o

a
.
,

Bro nze b re a k w a te r o r w a r d a n d t re ble re i n ,

fo rced fo re foo t a n d e n t r y Ta lfo u rd ro c ke re d .

k ee l Tr i p le s e t o f Ho fma n v a n s g i vi n g ma xi
. ,

mu m li ft i n s u rfac e of 532 7 s q ft
g
. .

Ta rpali ‘a s be e n l i ft e d a nd beld s e ve n fee t

for two mi l e s be tw e e n t o u ch a n d to u ch .

Oa r Au tumn L m of r a ci ng a nd fa mi ly Ba ts
.

rea dy on tbe 9t h J a nu a ry .