Nerve Enough

Jim Tyler, Burt Minster, and Delevan O'Connell have built the T. M. O. Transportation Co. into a daring early aerial passenger service, only to watch it collapse under a humiliating crash and a sensational headline. Relegated to the life of "gipsy fliers," they scrape by from one job to the next until a fair offers them a chance at stunt flying, wing walking, and parachute drops. The work is degrading to their pride, but desperation leaves them little choice. At the fairgrounds, in a shabby shack and under mounting pressure, old resentments flare as Minster and O'Connell each demand the first parachute jump, certain that his courage can save the company's name. Their argument escalates into a comic but serious test of nerve, and Minster proposes an even more reckless contest: both men should jump together and race to the ground, delaying their parachutes to prove who can hold out longest. Tyler sees the danger immediately, but pride and stubbornness have taken over. As the crowd gathers, the manager Jenkins worries, the battered plane waits, and the rivals climb aboard for a spectacle where bravado, friendship, and survival hang in the balance. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.