TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I[The Flight of the Lone Star]11
II[Savages and the Night]21
III[Battling a Spy]35
IV[The Big Hop]47
V[The Lady in Black]61
VI[Mysterious Moslem]72
VII[Battling at Close Quarters]84
VIII[Desert Battles]95
IX[A Roll of Papyrus]109
X[Two Can Hide in a Cloud]120
XI[The Tumbling Donkey]130
XII[Sealed Orders]145
XIII[Snake Charmer]157
XIV[The Cast Assembles]163
XV[Burma Detour]179
XVI[“Me Got Machine Gun!”]192
XVII[In Swift Pursuit]204
XVIII[Where Are They?]215
XIX[St. Elmo’s Fire]225
XX[Deep Secrets Revealed]235

ILLUSTRATIONS

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[A Formation of Four-Motored Planes Passed Over]10
[The Lone Star Came to Rest at the Foot of the Hill]23
[Sparky and Mary Watched the Natives Come Closer]37
[“We’ll Have to Go It Alone,” Said Mary]51
[Soldiers Greeted Them at the Secret Airfield]65
[Mary Found Herself Creating a Sensation]75
[Between Him and the Jap Was a Trap-Door]89
[“Captain Ramsey, This Is My Daughter, Mary.”]101
[The Quiet, Swinging Rhythm Set Her Dreaming]113
[The Fighter Planes Guarded Her Air Lane]123
[Men Sat Cross-Legged in the Midst of Their Wares]135
[“It’s out of a Story Book,” Mary Whispered]141
[“I’m Judy Pierce,” Said an Attractive Young Lady]153
[She Cornered Sparky for a Private Conference]165
[“Nobody Dares Touch a Flying Tiger!”]173
[“I’ll Write to Your Mothers,” She Promised]185
[A Powerful Plane Swept Down Upon the Field]197
[“The Lady in Black Knows the Secret of Our Cargo!”]209
[“That Means a Storm!” Sparky Exclaimed]221
[Hop Sing’s Report Was Terrifying]231
[Endpaper illustration]249

A Formation of Four-Motored Planes Passed Over

Sparky Ames
of the
FERRY COMMAND