Long Island City High School - Plaza Yearbook (Long Island City, NY)

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Qllr Y vx,.Q, 2, MURDER IN THE STRATOSPHERE Theodore Mafeika TED THOMSON, Firsf Lieufenanf, U. S. A., sfood beside Colonel Benfon and sur- veyed fhe gianf plane over which mechanics swarmed like bees. lf was a huge bomber, mulfi-mofored and equipped wifh machine guns af sfrafegic poinfs. Colonel Benfon spoke soffly. lf's fhe mysfery ship we call fhe Flying Super Forf, Lieufenanf. She can fly fasfer fhan mosf pursuif ships, will be manned by a crew who can fighf off any kind of an affack and she carries enough bombs fo blasf an enfire cify 'ro pieces. There are ofher feafures abouf her foo which I'II explain in fhe privacy of my office. Ted frowned and asked, Spies, sir? Benfon nodded, Righf. This ship has more secref devices fhan any in fhe world. We musf keep fhese for ourselves. Spies fried fo confacf some of fhe en- gineers working on if. They even wenf so far as fo arrange a convenienf acci- denf for Lieufenanf Carlin-you remember' him? Ted remembered all righf. They had bofh been graduafed from Wesf Poinf in fhe same class. Carlin's deafh had been a blow fo Ted. And now if seemed fhaf he was murdered-fhe aufo accidenf was a framed affair meanf 'ro kill him wifhouf fhrowing suspicion on fhe spy ring fhaf soughf fhe secrefs of fhe Super Flying Forf- ress. Ted walked beside Colonel Benfon, enfered 'the headquarfers office and saf down. Benfon began fo explain fhe defails of fhe ship. So you can readily see why a spy would go fo any exfremes fo gef fhe plans of fhe ship. The Gesfapo of course is behind if. Il The small building rocked suddenly and a ferrific explosion ripped fhrough fhe air. Then fhe crash of falling debris made fhe Colonel's face grow whife. He raced ouf of fhe office wifh Ted close behind him. His firsf glance was foward fhe Super Flying Forfress. She sfood, poised for fhe 'rake-off. The mechanics were running foward fhe ofher end of fhe field. Ted looked in fhaf direcfion and broke info a run himself. A gianf hangar had collapsed and flames were licking af 'rhe flimsy pile of debris. Men were shoufing for help. Ambulances and fire frucks roared across fhe field. Colonel Benfon shoufed ferse orders. Fiffeen

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lf fook forfy minufes fo quell fhe blaze and Benfon mopped a soofy face as he sighed in relief, Nof a man losf, fhank heaven. Lieufenanf-fhaf was sabofage: buf I wonder why fhey didn'f furn fheir aH'enfion fo fhe Super Flying Forfress? Ted changed info a flying suif. Beneafh if he sfrapped his service aufomafic. Lieufenanf McDonald was waifing for him beside fhe gianf bomber. l've been assigned fo fake her up wifh you, Ted, he announced proudly. Say, fhis sure is some plane. Going fo puf her fhrough her paces? Ted pulled on fhick gloves. Those are fhe orders, Mac. Beffer pull on your gloves and fix fhaf helmef. We're going darned near info fhe ionosphere. The cabin is sealed and we can operafe oxygen fanks, and heafing equipmenf from fhe confrols. All sef? Lef's go! They climbed in. Colonel Benfon gave fhem lasf insfrucfions. Mechanics fussed wifh fhe blocks, yanked fhem away and fhe greaf ship sped across fhe field, gaining speed af a fremendous rafe. Under Ted's clever hands, if rose gracefully, nose poinfed foward fhe sun. Lieufenanf McDonald babbled over wifh enfhusiasm. Whaf a ship, Ted! Wifh a few like fhis we could sef down anyfhing in fhe sky. How many gunners' cockpifs? Seven? Ted nodded. And she'II show her fail feafhers fo anyfhing fhaf flies. Hang on, Mac. We're going up. The alfimefer rose sfeadily. Below fhem was a blankef of clouds. Mac, see if we're reaching fhe sfrafosphere. Gef fhe Dew poinf and send fhaf balloon up 'lo 'l'he ozonesphere. They were as isolafed as a ship in Polar seas. Ted banked sharply, wenf info a zooming dive and fhe wind howled againsf fhe bullef nose of fhe craff. She re- sponded fo every fesf Ted could give her. He nosed her foward fhe heavens and again furned 'fo Mac. Check in fhe cabin, will you, Mac? I'II furn loose fhe oxygen and heaf. See 'rhaf everyfhing is shipshape. Mac climbed ouf of fhe co-pilof's seaf and made his way back fo fhe cabin. Three or four minufes lafer Ted heard him refurning. Wifhouf looking back he said, Okay, Mac? We're going up. Then Ted sfiffened. A chill, round obiecf was pressed againsf his neck. Do nof be so foolish as fo move, my friend, a suave, sinisfer voice warned. Do as l command and you shall live. Ted furned around slowly and gasped. Behind him sfood a slender, narrow- eyed man wifh a gun in one hand. In fhe cabin sfood Mac wifh his hands in fhe air, wifh fhree grinning men covering him wifh weapons. So fhaf's why you bombed fhaf hangar af fhe ofher end of fhe field, Ted said calmly. lf gave you a chance fo slip info fhe plane. Exacfly, my very clever Lieufenanf. Now lisfen carefully. lf would be foo bad fo kill you, and be assured fhaf among my men are fwo capable pilofs who could fly fhis ship-so you see-I really do nof need your services excepf for one fhing. l know, Ted broke in. To explain some of fhe secrefs of fhis ship. You can shoof now because you won'f make me falk. The leader's lips parfed in a grim smile, There are ways, he said. l have never encounfered a man who wouldn'f falk under fhe proper persuasion. There was a commofion behind Ted. The plane rocked as men sfruggled sav- agely. The spy leader whirled and Ted gof ready fo leap ouf of his chair and rush him. Buf fhe agenf was foo clever for fhaf. He sfraddled fhe co-pilof's chair Sixfeen