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  • Gypsies of the Air

    Bess Moyer

    language (The Goldsmith Publishing Company, Feb. 15, 2015)
    Example in this ebook.CHAPTER IThe Skybird Hops OffWith a loud sputtering roar, something like Terry Mapes’ own feelings at that moment, Skybird, her little blue-and-gold airplane sprang forward and taxied over the flying field, taking the air gracefully as a leaping horse, under the guidance of its youthful pilot.Terry Mapes was working off steam. Half angry, half frightened, the girl knew that a flight in her plane was the quickest way to get hold of her nerves and make her head clear for thinking what was to be done.“Those boys!” she muttered between close-pressed lips. “What’s happened to them now? Starting out for a flight to Paris and not even getting to Newfoundland!”Over and over again that terrifying report, “Missing,” kept ringing in her ears. Allan and Syd missing! She could picture a crack-up easily for the two boys. While they knew how to handle their planes skilfully, they were inclined to be reckless and were always taking chances.Pulling back on the stick, Terry sent the plane zooming, one thousand feet, two thousand! Far beneath her she could see her father’s flying field at Elmwood, and from that distance it looked as if the hangars had been flattened against the ground. Beyond was the Sound, a broad strip of water with what appeared to be toy boats on its glassy smooth surface.Far to the right were estates, wooded tracts of land, small towns and villages connected by tiny thread-like highways to the large city in the distance.Terry loved to fly. She was never so happy as when she was zooming to a lofty height. Her brown eyes were glowing, her ivory skin was flushed to rose as she handled the controls of her little plane. Terry claimed that the higher she flew above the earth, the better she could think and plan. But today Terry’s brain was in a whirl. She could think of a dozen different kinds of accidents, any one of which might have happened to the boys.Allan Graham and Syd Ames had started out on the first lap of their transatlantic flight. They had been reported all along the route until well over the Canadian border. Then they had disappeared, been swallowed up.And at Dick Mapes Flying Field, their friends anxiously awaited word.Twelve hours overdue at Harbor Grace!Then it was that Terry took her plane into the clouds to think out a way to help. What could she do?Her white face told how much she cared for those two young friends, her father’s first student flyers. At the thought that there might be two more names added to the long list of missing aviators, Terry’s heart sank with fear. She could see Allan’s tall figure, his clear blue eyes and his thatch of unruly blond hair. Terry never knew how dear Allan was to her until that report had come, “Missing!” And Syd Ames had been like a brother to her. She liked this boy with the laughing brown eyes. His fun-loving disposition had saved them from utter despair at times, when everything was going wrong. A groan escaped Terry’s lips as she thought of these boys who might at that very moment be lying crushed and needing help.But Terry had not come aloft to moan over the imaginary fate of her friends. She knew they must have had an accident or they would have reached the airport long before this. They might be injured.What could she do?What would her father, Dick Mapes, have done if he had not been crippled and left helpless by a fall in his plane, two years ago?“Why Dad would go out and find them!” she exclaimed to herself. “And that’s what I’ll do. I’ll go to Newfoundland and look for them.”To be continue in this ebook.
  • The Girl Flyers On Adventure Island

    Bess Moyer

    eBook (, Feb. 4, 2015)
    In their second (and final) adventure, twin sisters Terry and Prim Mapes must fly important papers from their father to the man who is about to sell his air field out from under the family all the way down the East Coast, across the Caribbean, through Central America and into South America. Old family enemy, Joe Arnold tries to strand them on an island, but the natives give them help and finally it is a race to the finish. And, even though Joe and his crony are taken prisoners, they manage to escape and get to the land owner before the girls. Who will he believe" The lying scoundrel businessman, or two teenage girls.
  • On Adventure Island

    Bess Moyer

    eBook (, Feb. 3, 2015)
    On Adventure Island By Bess MoyerThe Girl Flyer Series (Girl Flyers is a children's mystery series written by Bess Moyer)
  • The Girl Flyers on Adventure Island

    Bess Moyer

    Hardcover (Chicago Goldsmith 1932, Jan. 1, 1932)
    Two books were written for this series. It was about twin sisters who, because they had grown up on an airstrip owned by their father, flew planes and also worked on them. This tended to put them into the thick of mysteries, which they would then solve.
  • Gypsies of the Air

    Bess Moyer

    Hardcover (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Sept. 10, 2010)
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
  • On Adventure Island

    Bess Moyer

    Hardcover (Goldsmith Publishing Co, Jan. 1, 1932)
    Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Co. (1932)
  • Gypsies of the Air - The Girl Flier Series

    Bess Moyer

    Hardcover (The Goldsmith Publishing: Chicago, July 6, 1932)
    Published in 1932 by The Goldsmith Publishing Co. A book of this grade is generally well kept and is in good shape to read and store. Sturdy spine, all pages intact physically. Solid cover. Might have acceptable shelve wear. Might, rarely, have very limited notes.
  • Gypsies of the air

    Bess Moyer

    Hardcover (Goldsmith Pub. Co, July 6, 1932)
    Two books were written for this series. It was about twin sisters who, because they had grown up on an airstrip owned by their father, flew planes and also worked on them. This tended to put them into the thick of mysteries, which they would then solve.
  • On Adventure Island

    Bess Moyer

    Unknown Binding (Goldsmith Pub. Co, Jan. 1, 1932)
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  • Gypsies of the Air

    Bess Moyer

    Paperback (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Dec. 1, 2004)
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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  • Gypsies of the Air

    Ms Bess Moyer

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Dec. 29, 1932)
    With a loud sputtering roar, something like Terry Mapes’ own feelings at that moment, Skybird, her little blue-and-gold airplane sprang forward and taxied over the flying field, taking the air gracefully as a leaping horse, under the guidance of its youthful pilot. Terry Mapes was working off steam. Half angry, half frightened, the girl knew that a flight in her plane was the quickest way to get hold of her nerves and make her head clear for thinking what was to be done. “Those boys!” she muttered between close-pressed lips. “What’s happened to them now? Starting out for a flight to Paris and not even getting to Newfoundland!” Over and over again that terrifying report, “Missing,” kept ringing in her ears. Allan and Syd missing! She could picture a crack-up easily for the two boys. While they knew how to handle their planes skilfully, they were inclined to be reckless and were always taking chances.
  • Gypsies of the Air

    Bess Meyer

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 8, 2017)
    This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.