Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-28
withdrawal and return.

Craighead's withdrawal and return.
"The direction of the blow of the propel-
ler," said Carson, sis under perfect control.
A birds wing isn't This a better wing
than an eagles"
kin you raise right straight up" asked
Waddy, without running along like q
buzzard?'
IT sure can" replied Carson. falling into
dialect. mo bird can do that-no big bird.
It's better, stronger filler than any bird.
The best any other machine can do is TO
support four pounds to the square foot of
surface; with my new motors, l can fly
off with five times that; and I've got
four times their bearing surface! l can
carry mail and express at a profit or pas
sengers that can afford It. 1 can hover
over a ship with good heavy torpedoes and
sink 1t. and overtake any vessel that floats.
can"
What kind Of motors you got?" inter-
rupted Waddy
Carson went into details of cylinders,
weight per horsepower, revolutions per
minute fuel necessities, and the like, in
the midst of which Craighead returned.
secured Carson's signature to some docu-
ment, of the nature of which the boy was
quite ignorant, went out and re-entered
whistling. The old man looked through his
eyebrows, whiskers and mustaches at Car
son and the drawings
What IL your engines stop?" he asked.
when you're mile high and over water,
mebbe?'
81 can soar" answered Carson. IT can
make Roadway and gain height with no
power, II there's q wind-and can stay
up for hours. with the propellers set for
aeroplanes. But the best thing I haven't
mentioned-the gyroscopic balancing de-
vice"
whats that?" asked Mr.. waddy.
why, it's the successful application of
the gyroscope to aviation"
"They used to talk about that" observed
Mr.. Waddy, long ago--the Brennan single
rail roads-I thought It turned out that the
horoscopes was too heavy f'r air work"
'-rhey are too heavy" cried Theodore
''if you use them to do the balsncing-that',
sure. And so we have had to balance by
feeling, just as we do a bicycle. Though,
isn't quick enough, 50 you have to rely
on feeling, as bird does. But I use little
horoscopes. not to control by their weight
and stress, but to distribute power TO this
wings and rudders, positive automatic dis
tribution of power. Why, II the engineer
of my machine should fall dead, It woult
fly on just as he set It, until the fuel wa!
exhausted. It feels and thinks"
The three men sat looking at one another
so far oblivious of their surroundings tina
they did not notice the opening Of the door
nor see the woman who entered.
Papa she said.
Mr.. Waddy rose hastily and faced her
She was rather young, rosy and quite to-
jolly-looking for her half-mourning, whcl
she filled to a smoothness that showe
marvellous adaptation OF fabrics to curves
she looked like Mr. waddy. but was un
deniably pretty, lie was blocky and short
she, round and plump, with small hand
and feet. His eyes, lost I'm huge brows
seemed small and deep-set hers were wide
with a glmmer of good fun I'm them iii
I face was a hirsute jungle, growing all way
well-kept beard should not; her cheek
were smooth and pink her lips were rec
!, and the Waddy anarchy OF hair gave he
coiffure a charming tousled and crlnlSl
! disorder which would have convicted
$ small girl OF naughtinefs. The turned-u
= pug nose Of Mr.. Waddy was modified {
t a delightful little retTousse effect In he
. An apparent effort on her part 10 be steI
e and formal was miteated by smears
y dust on face and hands, and slight trac
J. of painting and heat as II she had been e.
J. erting herself.
y Papa" said She iris is hardly a pla,
J, in which 10 entertain these gentlemen. "
j. have cleared out the east parlor."
4 "Oh. yesl" assentod Mr. Waddy, wit
Y feverish haste. ITO be sure, Caroline Tai
p 'em in won't you? I've got TO see Il
e thed mani My daughter, Mrs. Grayhi
d Mr. Craighead; Caroline IA friend
u mine. Mr.. Carson VI Alabama Excuse u