The Tarnished Angels Page #4

from another planet.

They're from hunger.

What are you, city editor

or the humour editor?

Something tells me I won't be

your city editor much longer.

Listen to me!

Those flying Gypsies look like you and

me, but they're not human beings.

They couldn't turn those

pylons like they do,

wouldn't dare, if they

had human brains.

Burn them, and they

don't even holler.

Scratch one, it's not

even blood they bleed.

They're a strange race of people, without

any blood in their veins at all.

Just crankcase oil.

Not crankcase oil.

Alcohol.

Three o'clock, St Charles Hotel.

Why, you lousy reformed drunk!

You know what you've got in your

veins? Embalming fluid, that's what!

Embalming fluid!

(LAUGHTER)

- Burke drunk again?

- No. Just fired up.

Correction. He's fired.

(FAIRGROUND MUSIC PLAYS)

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,

our special added attraction...

a spectacular delayed

parachute jump,

featuring that beautiful distaff

daredevil, Laverne Shumann!

And there she goes!

(SHRIEKING)

How about that, folks? How

was that for thrills?

Laverne Shumann executing her

daring, death-defying freefall.

She released her first chute, fell in

space and opened her second chute.

Now she's releasing the straps

and is going to hang on to the

crossbar with her bare hands,

the first time a woman has

ever descended this way.

And can she hold on? There's

a terrific pull there.

Watch her, folks, Watch her for thrills,

the thrills of excitement we promised you.

Looks like she's going to make it.

Yes, Sir, the daring and lovely

Laverne Shumann is going to make it.

Give the lady a big hand, folks.

It was a tremendous feat.

Give the lovely Laverne

Shumann a great, big hand!

- Where's Jack?

- He went after some soda pop.

That was quite a jump.

The boys didn't think so.

They were hoping the wind

would tear my dress off.

- All for a lousy 20 bucks.

- It's like falling out of bed.

Well. What if you black out?

You missed the point of our act.

I'm just the girl assistant

with the exposed legs.

Roger, he's the big magician.

A little tape, and he turns

himself into a bird.

A crazy bird, chasing after

prizes as big as... birdseed.

You in the newspaper

business for the money?

Business? We lovingly

call it a game.

PA:
Pilots to the starting line.

Pilots to the starting line.

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,

the major event of today's

programme, the skull dash,

featuring the most renowned speed

fliers of the world today,

including Frank Burnham and

Captain Roger Shumann.

Acting as starter is the

boss of Delta Field,

and the sponsor of the air

show, Colonel TJ Fineman,

up and around for the first time

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