The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-06
FROM AUTO
TO AERO
A Modern Tragedy Of Upper Clondlsnd

car in on the deal, too. The aero car
cost me $4,000 altogether. The best
the Aerial Navigation Company would
allow me on the motor car was 5000.
Think of it, And I've seen the time
a motor car like hat was worth
| $1,000"
But" ventured Mrs, Cans. aero
motoring. or whatever you may call it,
is dangerous. | don't care what they
say to the contrary. Your auto was
perfectly beautiful and We had such
splendid times in It."
"Nell," replied Cans in defense, ~
hope you didn't. want me to continue
In the ranks of the ancient? Why,
every time | took that auto out l
couldn't help feeling embarrassed. No
matter if it was the very last thing in
auto making, | was a back number
nevertheless. If | dared to speed a
little | was continually lodging men,
women, children. dogs, chickens, po-
lieemen and %eonstables. With an aero
ear | can seorch around in the
empyrean blue with nothing but clouds
in the way. And running through
towering piles of cumulus is all the
craze in aero clubs now"
From a motor ear to an aero car
was a transition as abrupt as it was
far, and Mrs. Cans was app%rehensiye,
Notwithstanding this glowing picture.
She was a%pprehensiye because she
knew Cans much more intimately
/ than he knew himself. She knew him
well enough to know about what he
would do under any given circum-
stance.
Cans had been the automobile fiend
Of his set. He had spent more time
in and under automobiles than any
other man he knew. Motoring had
been meat and drink to him.
For his aero ear Cans had a tent
erected IN the best part Of his lawn.
He took daily lessons from the agent
of the Aerial Navigation Company.
That genial genius, whose tongue
would have been worth about $40 a
minute in a presidential campaign,
teoL Cans on short. low trips at first;
then gradually extended them to
greater heights II distances, until
tie now oWner had his nerve and a
knowledge of the machinery Of his
purchase.
The day Cans took his first trip
alone was the first day he really lived.
He sped up to "a dizzy height, then
eireled about. lowering, birdlfke. above
tie landscape, while Mrs, Cans, below,
sazed at him IN oEen-mouthed wonder.
This is the lorglost source of
youth" declared Cans when lie alight-
ed from his car. TITS simply great to
seorch up and down the e%nYirons Of
heaven, Remember what I say, the
aviator win take the place Of the doc
tor. Why, I feel ten years younger!
You must go with me tomorrow, Car
RE"
"eut," said Carrie, 1--WE never set
feet in tie ar in ny life and would
Be horribly AFRAID
apooh! Not a bit of Danger Cans
assured her. Tact is. there's not as
much danger up there in that aero car
as there is down here In an old-fogy
auto. Anyhow. you'd be safe with me.
You'd be safe anywhere with mel"
After the first shock OF dizzy nery-
oQshess @es. cans began To take an
interest, She was feeling that after
a few more ~aseenstcns she really
could look forward ITO a daily spin
Then She glanced downward over the
edge of the ear and almost tainted,
They cruised close TO q little round
silyery cloud-so close that Mrs. Cans
put ont her hand and let her fingers
ripple through its surface. Then Cans
swaryed gracefully around n massive
heap Of cumalus and squared of from
Il. ~-foppiug the ear.
aNow 80 he exclaimed eIeeSlllv. "hold
N-sf Carrie. I'm going ta run through
tbat c1oudl"
ue Turned f5e mower ON fulf. but the
aero car never bl4aoad He reversed