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LOVE AND LONGITUDE
The Romance of a Race Around the World
BY LINTON WELLS
Special Corespondent of The Star and North American Newspaper
Alliance, who is now engaged in an effort to break the record time
for circling the globe.
CHAPTER X.
svsorsis.
Jimmv Bmndon. a .vounx newspaper; man.
knocks down Austin Rogers, millionaire in
their Hub barroom for proposing the name
nf Frances Lassiter as a toast. Jimmy is
suspended The two are preparine to race
around the world for the Ctrl, and for a
bet of #30.000 —Jimmy's last ••ent. Jim
iw borrow* money to Jinks the race from
R.llv Crane, whose sister, a licensed plane
pilot, is an admirer of Jimmy. Jimni.i a
plane is tampered with at the start, from
New York and crashes in the Alleshemes
A mvsterious plane picks him up ami leaves
him at Chicatro. H" reaches Seattle to find
the mvsterv plane before him. He catches
his boat, the Adrienne for \okoham a. as
does Roger*. Jimmy ha« rendered services
to the Japanese «' ve -nmeot and ra.'io
for a special plane. The reuucsi relilsevi.
He arranges to make lietter time by leaving
the boat. A mysterious note is pushed
under his door warning him not to take a
J"ink He orders a drink ill the bar. pre
tends to drink it and roes to his cabin.
At 2:3d. there was a rap tin his door.
It aas (’apt. <)t«on. He leaped tint
of hed. fully dressed, and grubbed his
fase.
