Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-21

lucas, my GEAR WOmdn-a-l-l my own.
! Too late to take you in on any of
them, but I've got something better
yet-something to make you the rich
est woman in America / was about
to send for you to unfold the scheme
when Providence whispered to you to
come up with the board BILL Steady,
now, as | give the secret away. Don't
scream, nor call out, and thus betray
1t. My dear woman, let us fiy!"
"W-what for?" she asked, as she
| looked around in an anxious way.
ITO make $2O,OOO,O00 in the next
| year," hoarsely whispered the Major.
DO you see the point? Do you catch
on? The scheme is flying machine
on new principle! For the last 200
years human ingenuity has been at
work in the attempt to invent ma
chine to travel through the air. Each
and every inventor has followed the
same theory-taking the wings of a
bird as his model-and each and every
machine has been a failure. Wrong
theory, my dear woman-te-to Totally
wrong, but it was left to Major Gro
foot, G. p, to hit the right thing. I've
got it-got it, sure's you're born! In
side of six months my machine will be
carrying freight and passengers through
the air between all the large cities in
the United States. In a year the en-
tire carrying trade will be in our hands.
Let us shake hands-shake heartily
shake enthusiastically!
II brought up your bill" STAN
mered the landlady, as she realized that
no immediate danger menaced her.
Game to me as an inspiration con
tInued the Major, without minding her
observation. "The bird-motion is all
wrong. The wings cannot be control
led, owing to air currents. They can't
get the tail-motion to steer the ma
chine properly. Been failure, and al
ways will be, but I've hit the true the
DRY and solved the problem at last
Mrs. Roberts-trustful, confiding, IN
selfish woman-in six months from now
you'll be wanting a Saratoga trunk to
hold your diamonds alone I'm going
to take you in. have taken you in.
You shall be my partner in the scheme.
We will each put up S250,O00 to build
the first four machines, and we will
divide the profits equally. You can be-
gin to look around this very evening
for someone to take this house off your
hands"
'Major-I-I-"
mot word of thanks-not a
word. You deserve it all for your
trust in me. AS my partner you have
a right to know my theory. l discard
the idea of birds and wings and con-
struct my machines on the principle
of rabbit jumping over a fence. An
upward-onward-gliding motion-a
motion of peaceful rest and without
sea sickness. No wings to look out for.
Rabbit steers himself by his hind legs,
and our machines will do the same
It's as sure as the MONDAY sun, and
don't you take $5,0OOOOO for the profits
you will make before you are year
older"
But IL"
Don't say word, my dear woman
not a word. l understand. Just go
right downstairs and think it over and
plan what you will do when you get
your money. l won't want your cash
for few days yet, and so you needn't
draw your money from the bank. All!
but Well astound the world, revolution
ize the carrying trade, enrich
major, L"
"And that's all this evening and you
run along and leave me to figure out
the number of passengers we shall
carry every year, and how many tons
of freight we can count on. Mum is
the word, you know. Keep mum, and
think it over, and good night to you
good night"