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Charles Lindbergh — Part 9
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: LINDBERGH
WALKS ALONE
- fy FREDERIC SONDERK JR.
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was walking dejectetly, hands in his pockers, shoulders stooped,
Taticred browa fedora pulled down over ove eye. Now and then he
A.J mould opto kick a pebble lyiog oe the path. He woutd go on 2 way,
Agr. dh on bi chest op agai and jer wand, The Bows de Boulogne
“= Paris was bleak thar day. The gaunt wanter branches of the seees made
a cold background foe this usbappy wanderer. It was Lindbergh—+0
Feceadly America's Hero No. t, now 2 bitter, velfeaiied, carcankerous
recluse,
“If you're Joking for seasations," said a close fricnd of the Lind-
berghs to the writer, "you'll be ditappoiared. You will fod # very
habappy mar and # very peculiar one. He has grown out of ar urzerly
Himple and naive boy who, voeqnipped and temperamencaily unfited
fas plunged inco waters tha be did aot understand acd could not leara
Jo navigate, You will find that be bas dove very litsle during the past
thret years, that his ‘great sncernational iorrigues' have yery hile
substance in facr, And cime hangs very heavy on his hands
The Lindberghs have bat few s010mn \dein Paris. Theit apace
meat of the shird finor of a modern whice stone house n
Boulogne is simple. The ocighborhood is quiet a2
the Calone! to 2 secluded pare of the park where be ca
fand the children, Jor and Land, cao play ic safery and privacy. Anat
famous expattiace Lives acathy in an claborate villa on the fashionable
Boclevard Suchet and ofeen takes his cons al ip the Bai
aia Wiodsor But hey rarely weet Someviaen they reeeaeh other
aca party of Ambassador Bullite’s—whea Anne Lindbergh has Gnally
persuaded het husband co go. The tacitum Colonel does nor like the
high-powered social smile and manner of the Duchess of Wiadtor. la
fact he cares for very few people in the land of bis adoption
Bill” Bullitt, beilliane host and already a legeadary figure in the
French capical, liket Lindbergh and bas done everyeh
to get the Colonel out of himself, co give him aew people and new adeas.
Lindbergh juss wor't. Even the Embassy invitations are accepted only
if chere are to be 10 other peuple present. Or if the other guests are 10
be fliers of old friends, Ac such partes, Lindbergh sometimes blossoms
‘out. His eyes light up. He talks enthesiasrically, like a
aviation and bis acientibe work with Dr. Carrel~-nnei
Aan Ae Service cadet ia ff Liodbergh crncked op fw stm while Byiog the Se Lonie Ci tf.
Teas in 1924 be 1905 be MB cago malin 1926 Above sbowa bo wreck mal pee a
became a taroreming plot. Stanford, Ll. But as plo. be carried 6,00 paumengr acl?
wnt fr thet anatlanic fighere May wach him on bu Aight hr the $2500 pret
157 Lindhesgh ue hc ew ecole kr Seat New Yor Pare mote ght
bima direct uestion. He docsn't like questions, He laughs nervously
e+ made i," arch! 10,000 Frenchie delitiou with excitement ten they a the Hele
smocoplane over Le Bourget 33° how's after leaving New York. Ie was the reste Frech demo
fence sine the Armigce Ke formation o® the wings sense Wought him down in he Ads
Lois Brio, the plows: French
vine sob the fv 10 By Oe
temedor Myron Honice (righ) U8 Bog Bow ove:
te cont cet hn 0S Ent wh he 1.0)
Chamber of Depts, an honor raced for wveregan Enh chante, kine Lindbergh
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