Page 21 - YB_1948

.&«&in t:M creat ahip come~ in for a landin«. Cro .. in« o·nr an open atretch of beach
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the aachine rolla to a atop, in front of the life ~ard a atand. The life ~rd coaea
forward and Joina the crew of the rocket. .la the other crew meabere welcoae Darlene
1iaher, the rocket ie prepared for the next lee of the Jonrne7.
!he Cla11 of 48 1 11 now headin« wet onr Texaa. !he machine coaea in for a land-
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inc at Del Rio. !he crew alicht and head for the local broadcaatinc etation. Upon en-
terinc the etation the7 hear the local 1 !exaa Mar7 1 eincinc. Upon farther inTeetication
the7 dhconr that the linear 11 GeneTiiTI Berc. ·
.lfhr loadin« their new crew member, the crew of the rocket coae aboard !or their
!licht to California. The creat ehip eoare into ak7 and ie eoon paeainc oTer the RockT
Mountaine. !he machine eettlee in a Tall17.
The whole area eeeae to be cloeed in b7 hich !encee, bnt !inall7 Captain !odsek ie
able to find enonch open apace !or a landinc.
The plane baa hardl7 rolled to a atop when a bearded ecient11t and hie laborato17
technician rueh forward and dlaand that th17 leaTI iamediatel7, He explaine that thie 11
conrwaent propert7 and the7 are c&rrTinc on 11cret experiment..
The crew are alaoet read7 to leaTe when th17 euddenl7 realise that it ie !oa CaJka
and lone Iellen who baTe been talkinc to thn,
The two new crew aeabere coae aboard and ae the ~arde waTe !or thea to cet aoTiUC
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the Claee of 48 1 aone off and up into the blue.
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!he roar of the aotore becoaee a etead7 drone ae the machine croeeee the tip of
Southern California and heade out to eea,
The rocket ie now oTir the Taet Pacific Ocean, headinc eouthweet toward• the ti117
ieland of Taonci. '1'he minute epeck on the d11tant horhon, becin• to enlarce and eoon
the7 can aakl out a etretch of eand-coTered beach, larce enonch !or a runwq. !he rocket
cHdle in for a landinc.
J.n inetant after the aachine haa etopped roll1nc •&117 curioue natine come out of
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the underbrueh. !he7 eeem a friendl7 lot and one of them co••• forward and eqe, The
creat white Doctor will come to aee them eoon.•
- He hae no eooner apoken, when a tall man coaea forward and ie inetantl7 recocni&ed
b7 the crew ae Darrell 8a1th. The plane .,;ain rhea and thll tiae heade back !roa where
it came-.America.
!he ehip 11 acain onr California and 11 aoon croninc leTada and Utah. H beciae
to elacken ita pace oTir Colorado, and comee in !or a landinc on a wheat field, The ehip
buape to a atop onr the rouch cround and the crew alichte to etretch their lee• after
the fiight.
The7 baTe barel7 tiae to alight before tbe owner of the wheat fara coaee up to thn •
.lnd acain the crew are able to welcoae aboard a new aember, !urneil lcklund.
The rocket rille into the ekT, but th11 time the fiight 11 TerT ehort. Onr YToainc
the plane lande on a big cattle ranch. !he bic ehip rolla to a atop and the hatch ie
opeDid. .lcreee the plain the crew ••• a horaeman gallop inc toward• thn and Wqne J ohneon
11 welcomed aboard,
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Mr. !odsek calla the roll and !inde that all of the 1 Claes of 48 1 are preeent.
!he creat ehip roar• into the aky and heada !or ita old home port, Mead High School.