36xxxx 003 Strange Windstorm

Fourteen years ago, Mrs. Patricia Gregory's yacht was wrecked in the South Seas. Fourteen years, Mrs. Gregory has searched the world over in hopes she might find her little daughter Joan alive and well, though the world has always believed the child was lost in the shipwreck.

Now, the Gregory yacht, the Joan Gregory, is on the high seas, once more searching for little Joan. Captain Bradford is in charge of the cruise for Mrs. Gregory, and Jerry Hall, a young amateur radio operator from California, is with them.

The yacht is five days out of Los Angeles, running through the South Seas. We find Mrs. Gregory, Captain Pex Bradford and Jerry Hall, in the chartroom on the Joan Gregory. Gee, but it's great to be really in the South Seas with you, Mrs. Gregory.

Now that Captain Bradford has quit being suspicious of me. You could hardly blame him, Jerry. We didn't know there was another radio in the country that would receive on that wavelength. Much less transmit on it.

Oh, forget it, son. I guess he'll do. I only hope we won't be disappointed. If we do locate this island and if a little girl on it is, oh, if she only could be, my little Joan.

Ah, Patricia, don't get too worked up over this story. But this is the real thing. I know it is. Nobody would make up a story like that about your little girl. And look at the way those mysterious radio messages have kept coming in.

Every day we've been at sea. I know, Jerry, but people have made up some wild tales to try and get some of my money. You know, I've offered a big reward for news of Joan.