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“Some of our biggest news stories will breakabove the clouds. The skyways are going tounfold great tales of romance, of daring, possiblyof banditry, but whatever it may be,we must have the stories. Do you want thejob of getting them?” George Carson, thesandy-haired managing editor of the AtkinsonNews, fired the question at the reporterstanding at the other side of his desk.
“Do I want the job?” There was amazementin Tim Murphy’s voice. “Give me aplane and I’ll bring you some of the best yarnsyou ever printed.” His clean-cut featureswere aglow with interest.
“All right Tim,” said Carson. “This afternoonthe News will announce the first flyingreporter. I thought you’d like the job. That’swhy we sent you to an aviation school—sowe can have the jump on the Times and theJournal. They can hire plenty of aviators butit will take them time to train a first class reporterto fly.”
Tim grinned and his