AVIATION

THE SKY DETECTIVES

OR

How Jack Ralston Got His Man

BY

AMBROSE NEWCOMB

Author of “Eagles of the Sky,” etc., etc.

THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING CO.

CHICAGO

The Sky Detectives

Copyright 1930

The Goldsmith Publishing Co.

Made in U.S.A.


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I[Ready for the Takeoff]13
II[The Luck of Scotty]23
III[Headed South]32
IV[The Grim Pursuer]40
V[A Duel in the Air]47
VI[Parachute Jumpers]55
VII[Striking the Fog Belt]64
VIII[New Orleans, First Stop]71
IX[Coaching Perk]79
X[Laying Plans]89
XI[The Night Alarm]97
XII[Playing with Fire]104
XIII[The Hop-Off]113
XIV[Skirting the Gulf]120
XV[Perk as a Fire Fighter]127
XVI[In the Grip of the Storm]136
XVII[A Fight Well Won]143
XVIII[The Deserted Shack]152
XIX[Fortune Knocks at the Door]161
XX[Springing the Trap]168
XXI[Picking Up Clues]177
XXII[Over Arizona Deserts]184
XXIII[On to the Colorado]193
XXIV[Simeon Grows Desperate]200
XXV[The Stage Set for Battle]209
XXVI[On the Face of the Moon]217
XXVII[The Sierra Madre Chain]225
XXVIII[Close to the Tiger’s Lair]232
XXIX[Nearing the Goal]239
XXX[Jack Gets His Man]247