Norvell Page

Name: Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague
Author: Norvell Page

Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

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“Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague”, published in 1933, is a work by Norvell Page. It explores elements such as the Black Death, Pugh and plane.

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ A billion dollars that would fly into the dawn sky to ransom a city from man-inflicted plague! The false dawn already showed in the east. In an hour would come the take-off.
And back in the cavern where the plague pigeons kept up their everlasting murmur, Nita van Sloan, who alone knew the secret of the cave, struggled futilely with her bonds.
Masked in shrubbery, on a field not far from the entrance to that dread cavern, waited another plane, a ship that, mockingly, was painted all black, the plane the Black Death would fly. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Only a few hundred yards separated him now from the Black Death. Suddenly the plane ahead vaulted upward in an inhuman turn and shot back to meet him, with a flicker of flame behind its propeller that he recognized with mounting anger was a double machine gun. Where in heaven's name had Pugh got a military plane?
But there was no time to speculate on that. He must destroy the man. Wentworth had been watching keenly, and he had seen no pigeons winging back toward the city. He was positive the dread harbingers of the plague were still aboard. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Wentworth peered deeply into her blue eyes. There was no fear there, only a great love and a vast determination. He did not argue with her longer for he knew it would be useless.
“Very well then,” he said. “Help me turn loose these pigeons.”
He strode toward the nearest coop. Nita hung onto his arm.
“But the Black Death!” she gasped.
Wentworth turned and stared at her, then laughed softly.
“They haven't been given the germs yet,” he told her swiftly. “The plague acts on them much more quickly than on humans. They will be infected only just before they are freed.” ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Wentworth had crowded him too closely. He had not had time to free himself from the harness, and the tugging parachute jerked him nearly off his feet. Before he could recover his balance and fire, the Spider was upon him.
His fist struck the wrist of Pugh's gun hand, knocked the weapon fifteen feet away. And then began a grim battle for life, the Black Death and the Spider, grim-faced and bleak-eyed, in the warm bath of the morning sunshine.
“The end, Pugh! The end for you!” Wentworth cried. And there was laughter on his lips—fighting, angry laughter. “Remember the dog? ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Wentworth, raising his head again, saw the dog throw up its head, spin drunkenly and come at a stumbling run into the cavern. He plunged toward them with lolling tongue, the tongue that so recently had lapped up the germs of the Black Death!
“Down, Apollo!” Wentworth ordered sharply. The dog stopped, stared at Dick and crouched slowly. Wentworth tugged as far away from Nita as their short bonds would permit, held out his bound hands behind him toward the dog. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Even as his feet touched, Nita jerked open the throttle, and the ship's wheels left the ground before Wentworth was settled into the cockpit. Then, peering over the side of the swiftly rising plane, he saw the need for haste. Bluecoated policemen were rushing onto the field from the woods, and guns glinted in their hands.
The seal of the Spider, they would find, but—Wentworth threw back his head and laughed, turned and blew a kiss to Nita—the Spider was gone. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ As soon as he had taken two birds from a coop, the men dragged it outside. It was still dark there, and the pigeons moved restively but did not take wing.
“You get the idea, don't you, Spider?” he jeered. “Surely your brilliant mind can follow me. From each flock I take two pigeons, the others I turn free. But when these two fly to join them—” he stroked the head of one of the pigeons in his hand, “they will carry with them the virus of the Black Death. What a welcome they will get!”
Finally the work was completed, and Pugh came to gloat over his two helpless captives. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Wentworth frowned up at the tall, shoulder-hunched figure. What was the madman driving at?
“Ah, but I see I puzzle you, Spider,” Pugh said, smiling terribly. “Very well, I will explain. Primer English for primer minds. When the dog wakes up the dog will be thirsty. The dog will drink the water which the man has left for him. And when he has drunk the water he will look for his master. And he will come to his master and lick the master's face. The dog will not know that the water he has drunk has in it—”
Pugh paused, gloating over the two. Wentworth's eyes widened slowly with horror. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Can you imagine that the Spider doesn't know that the name of his enemy is—” Wentworth paused, laughed shortly,—“is MacDonald Pugh?”
The man snarled behind his mask.
“That knowledge will do you no good, Mr. Spider. I do not intend to leave any witnesses to accuse me of the Black Death.”
Slowly he raised his left hand and took off his black hat, ripped off the mask. Nita expected Dick to fling himself forward then, during the instant the man's eyes were covered. But Wentworth made no move, only stood with his gleaming eyes fixed on the face of his erstwhile friend. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Rapidly untying her bonds, Wentworth explained what had happened, that they were saved from the danger of the Black Death. Together, then they raced from the cave, down the hill, hurrying toward Wentworth's place. In the hollow there was a crude cabin. As they crashed heedlessly through underbrush, they heard a man's voice cry out and, Wentworth, hurrying forward found a young man bound hand and foot beside a small coop of pigeons. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ The killer flipped up the tail of his ship, but it was too late. The scarlet Northrup had darted under, and a stream of .45 caliber bullets ripped into the motor and underside of the black ship.
Nita zoomed, Immelmanned and flashed back upon the tail of the black plane. But there was no need of further firing. Black smoke and a burst of flame ripped from the engine of Pugh's ship. Wentworth saw the Plague Master pumping frantically with a fire extinguisher. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Wentworth smiled grimly. That explained it. This was the fiancee of Virginia Doeg, the man who had been framed by Pugh to throw the trail away from himself.
As he worked on the ropes, he spoke swiftly. “When I have freed you, I'm going to run like hell. I've got to overtake Pugh before he can release pigeons and turn loose the Black Death on the city. As soon as you can move about, kill those pigeons in there and burn the shack. My home is a little over a mile due east of here. ”

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Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death — Doom of The Plague (1933)

“ Nita already had tightened the cinches when he raced up to her. He sprang to the saddle, caught her up behind him and gave the thoroughbred his head. The animal had suffered no great discomfort except a lack of water, but there was no time to wait for that now. ”

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