Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-20

THE INVENTIONS
OF HA wilkins /
By EDGAR FRANKLIN
THE AUTO-AERO MOBILE.
By EDGAR FRANKLIN

Just az strong. wouldn't it,
Probably. Hawkins" replied. but
II would also be decidedly stiff and in.
convenient. Just imagine how ones
aluminium knees would crackle and
bend going mp and downstairs. and
what an awful job one would have
conforming ones aluminium spinal col.
umn 20 the back Of a chair"
No. no. no. NO. cried Hawkins. i'm
patiently. n don't mean the human
body. GriEgs -
I'm glad to near H." | said. "Dont
You 90 to inyenting an aluminium man.
Hawkins. Good. old.fashioned flesh
aud homes have been giving thorough
satisfaction for the past few thousand
yeafF and II would be wiser for you
10 turn your peculiar talents toward
There! there! That viii do"
snapped the inventor. standing stiiily
erect and throwing away his cigar.
This Is not the hrst time that that
mistaken humor Of yours has pre-
vented your absorbing new ideas.
CRISES incidentally, ! may mention
that was referring 20 the body OF an
autpuDuiIc Good evening"
WhyryupUu Hawkins staiked up the
road iu the direction OF his summer
home and I wondered for a minute 20
bic words might not lo prophetic OF
future trouble
Now whore an aspersiun IS cast
upon h.r InyputN, genius. Hawkins Is
qu.cI, iu anger hut usually he Is equal.
~ ready 90 forgive aud forget Hence
a. astuniHhCd me that two whole weeks
pa "a without the appearance OF his
genial c1uatcnaucc on my premises.
They were really Two weeks OF peace
unbroLon. but had begun 90 think
that 10 might bc better FOR me 90 stroll
over and beg pardon Tor my levity
when ua, bright morning Hawkins
came chuE clurgiue up the drive iu
huge. uo". red automobile.
It was OF the type $50 constructed
that tho Two rear seats OF the car
may p, dropped on at will, convert
iul 3, .lfo a carriage Tor two, and the
only peculiar detail | noted was the
odllulklug top or canopy.
We'll what DO YOU think ni her.
demanded Hawkins with some pride.
she, a.l yirhf, salI alm.r.usiy
"U.Hre uuut Of aluminium con.
tU.DI che Inventor. Jump u aud
f,, fH, action uf her.
A. have ,aid barring the canopy
a., thing appeared 90 be an ordinary
touI.r-,ar and was tired NJ .oiline
iu DO, hammock without m.sgiyIns.
] climbed 10 beside Hawkins. and he
turgU. uaeE tU The road.
The auto did run beautifully ! had
mover been In machine that was $50
totally Indifferent 90 rough spots
When ST., came 90 a hiliucE We
smp.s foatsd over o. n We reached
an uuoumfur'ably sharp turn. the auto
f,.meU 90 rise and cut IL On with
hardly O. sveryc.
once ur twice I noticed that HaN
kus deliberately stooroi out Of the
road and into u.g rocks. but tho auto.
iu t.o most peculiar manner. just
touched Thorn and bounced over with
never 3D. JaI
iu a,. after two miles ot rather
heavy -umr suddenly realized That
I hadn't. experienced the slightest OF
)u.te
Hawkins" observed. 9Th" man
thu, mad. the springs under this thing
must hay, been magician
We'll well, said the inventor on
o. 10 90 last that there Is somcthug
out ~ the ordinary about this auto.
are gru7 But if's not the springs. my
dear boy It's not the springs
what ls itT'
"Gullt." said Hawkins. b,Jm.us
upuu me. "you are riding in the FIRST
and uniy Hawkins Autoaoro mobile
That's vhat % is''
Another iuyoatiou'' ! glspsd.
Eye another invention. What the
douo, ore YOU turning pale about
Wei your inventions Hawk.us-.
Don't De such a coward. CRISES.
Except mat ] had the body built 90
aluminium. this IS just an ordinary
aNaltt.fHlIf. W. tNhfANtNA llfa Nh 'h'
CANOPY lts @ balloon!"
els its it9' said weakly
"N,s sir Just NJ present It's bal
loon with not quite enough gas iu 10
tu gcUuterhslance the pull OF grayita-
t.un on m, car and ourselves. I've got
tvu cylinders Of compressed gas SIN
corrected with H. When ! let them
feed automatically into the balloon.
Rud 'aca automatically drop the iron
cylinders themselves In 20 tho road.
We shall fairly bound over the ground.
because the balloon viii just @ tribe
more than carry the whole outfit
well. don't waste all that good gas.
Hawkins" ! said hastily. 4 can
can understand perfectly just how We
should bound without that
Don't Worry about the gas. smiled
Hawkins plscidiy II costs practical
~ nothing. There one Of the cylin-
dsrs is discharg.ns now"
I glanced tImidly above. Sure
enough. the canopy Was expanding
slowly and assuminEa spherical shape.
Presently tbud announced that