Night FlightAfter a tragic crash in the Andes, an airport supervisor must decide whether to continue the "night flights" of the mail. |
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... force . And after all , he said to him- self , the pilot's responsible . So , carried like a pillion - rider on this breakneck gallop into the flames , he could relish to its full the solid permanence , the weight and substance im ...
... force . And after all , he said to him- self , the pilot's responsible . So , carried like a pillion - rider on this breakneck gallop into the flames , he could relish to its full the solid permanence , the weight and substance im ...
Page 77
... forces its way through , makes its own laws to live by and nothing can resist it . Ri- vière had no notion when or how ... force of life . He felt the weight of energy that gathered in him . And I shall win , thought Rivière , for the ...
... forces its way through , makes its own laws to live by and nothing can resist it . Ri- vière had no notion when or how ... force of life . He felt the weight of energy that gathered in him . And I shall win , thought Rivière , for the ...
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... force . He had set the police of the entire country on the alert . He could do no more ; only wait . But even in the house of death order must have its due . Rivière signed to Robineau . " Circular telegram to the northern air- ports ...
... force . He had set the police of the entire country on the alert . He could do no more ; only wait . But even in the house of death order must have its due . Rivière signed to Robineau . " Circular telegram to the northern air- ports ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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