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A Dare-devil of the Clouds Performs the Most Hair-raising Feat of His Life to Prove that He Is a Safe Pilot.
"LA-ADIES and gentlemun! " bawled Sam Smith, rotating his fat body on the creaking box. "The next feature on the program will be an exhibition flight by King Horn, the wild man of the air! Horn has crashed no less than twelve ships in the course of his death-defying career as ‘Ace of Deuces' -- an' maybe he'll make it thirteen before your eyes this afternoon! " Sam paused to gulp air with savage intensity; then bellowed on: