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Linda Carlton's Island Adventure
Linda Carlton's Island Adventure
Chapter I
The "Ladybug"
"There's a young lady here to see you, Linda," announced Miss Emily Carlton, coming into her niece's room the morning after the latter's return from the St. Louis Ground School. The girl had just graduated, winning both commercial and transport licenses, and, besides that, she was registered as the only feminine airplane mechanic in the country.
"Who is she, Auntie?" inquired Linda, rubbing her eyes and peering out the window into the lovely June sunshine. What a wonderful day! Too beautiful to spend on the ground! But she sighed as she recalled that at the moment she did not possess a plane.
"A reporter, I believe," replied the older woman. "Miss Hawkins, from the 'News'."
"But I haven't done anything to get into the newspapers," objected Linda.
"My dear child, you don't have to! Aren't you the only girl who ever flew the Atlantic alone? That's enough to keep you in the spotlight forever."
"But I don't like spot-lights," Linda insisted, starting to dress. "Couldn't you get rid of her, Auntie?"
Miss Carlton shook her head.
"I tried to, dear. But she wouldn't go. She wants to know your summer plans. I told her you'd probably just spend a quiet vacation with me at Green Falls, where we were last year. But she didn't believe me. She said you weren't the type to take your vacations quietly."
Linda laughed.
"I guess she's right, Aunt Emily."