A Yankee Flier in the Far East

STAN NOSED DOWN AND STRAFED THE CAR. A Yankee Flier in the Far East Frontispiece (Page 83)
A YANKEE FLIER IN THE FAR EAST
BY AL AVERY
ILLUSTRATED BY Paul Laune
GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
Copyright, 1942, by GROSSET & DUNLAP, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
A YANKEE FLIER IN THE FAR EAST
The air squadron mess of the Royal Air Force, Near East Command, was hot and close. Outside, white sunlight glared down on the steaming pavement and on the rank vegetation growing against a rock wall. Beyond that rock wall rose the marble and stone buildings of the city of Singapore.
Lieutenant O’Malley of the Royal Air Force elevated his feet to the top of a chair and lay back against a damp cushion. He craned his long neck and looked out upon the sweltering scene. Little rivers of sweat trickled down his neck and spread out under his shirt. Sadly, O’Malley contemplated the large slab of berry pie he held in his hand.
“’Tis a terrible thing to consider,” he muttered.