The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-12

tired person helps himself to ris'
by Iltting his hand OH soS,sthipB
Theodore plac ii his On tina .st'ni
aGi If Virginia hand Happened
t. be just there, sas 1t h:s fault
He fell to wofK flTiously. WheT
he IL oked again, ale was hugg'ns
the and to he BIO. ON ds If Il haC
bcr.me a doll and tLe was iiltle
giri
i GU might FORE an op. GiGn ri
hlr..' said he, "by reading his teie-
lgIams."
of whom" incurred Eire'nisi
cv' u ntly think!as of S1me, hita
Ieisa.
4 "Craigheaj," replied eaeson,
Here they are. What do you
think of them"
The first was dated Charleston
West Virginia. "Air Products in.
corporated," 1T ran. Immense
sensation in trust incubator and
broooder. Why don't l hear from
Industrious co-cons. orator? Craig
head, the Pluto"
"Tries to be humorous" said
Virginia. Lets see the next
The next was dated "En route
to Cosmopolis from Incubator,
and was unsigned. ITO Him Who
Commands the Winds, from Him
Who Winds the Commands, greet
ling" 1t ran. BE of good cheer
The train is laid, the gin is set,
the dogs of war strain forward in
the leash. But Is there any aero
nef? Broom end of pipe-dream
assumes terrifying concreteness
Noble, sir, assure me of thine!
Just wire saying you are you, and
there is an aeronef, collect"
Did you answer this?" asked
Virginia.
Theodore shook his head.
81 feel" said Virginia, that he
was downcast, and could not be
llieve in good things. 1t is the only
convincing thing I've seen-so pa
thetic, as if he NEEDED help. VIII.
didn't you answer it, uncle?"
1T was days and days before
got it," said Theodore.
why didn't he send it to tn,
plantation" asked Virginia.
Il gave him this address," SAT-
Theodore. "I-I stayed there to-
too long"
He opened the gyroscope globe
and began running the engine
lightly, setting the heavy littI
wheels spinning, rocking the aero
nef from side to side to note tn
Operation of the balancing devices
Preserving their perpendicularitJ
as if intelligent purpose, the gyrd
scopes moved the levers of TIL
r wing-differentials which would ac
d celerate the propeller-wheels c
v the lowered wing and correspond
: ingly slow the upper. Right O
= left, stern or bow, the depresse
) area would work the harder, tn
r raised part slower, while powerful
rudders co-operated, moving Xix
a fish's fins, even now while tn
propeller rested. Theodore wa
getting past an awkward referenc
/. to his long stay at the plantatio
by a painstaking examination @
l the brain of his air-ship.
"See how it works, Virginia!
he exclaimed. at knows the lev
l ers to be moved! Why, if a put
starts to overturn her, she'll strik
: with the lowered wings alone lik
A bird. And see the intelligence @
those rudders! And that felloN
said she'd turn turtle!"
Virginia gazed in admiration
The clutch had been off ten min
4 utes, and still the horoscopes spun
y SO silent, so immovable, that on
might have laid hold of, them
: thinking them stationary.
"How long they rum" she cried
"Long!" said he scornfully
"Why, with the globe on and tn
air out of it, they'll run a Who'll
day after the engines are stopped
They're the heart and brain of m
Invention, Virginia. I'm proud O
3 it,"
"And Mr.. Craighead doesn't ge
Iany report of all this! What mus
= he think?"
81 told him about it," said The
odore proudly. "And 1t was n
, time to telegraph apologies.
} was time to work"
81 won't bother YOU" said she
stepping from the car, ANY more
give you my world"
He rose to follow, his foot Of
the gunwale, his eyes demandin
explanation.
"If you CO." said he, 81 shall
cease work-at once. You bel
lme!"
"Then go back to work, uncle
Ishe pleaded. please! Anil Il
. read the rest of poor Mr.. C,a'r
heads kilograms"
She sat where he cou:6 see he
lby turning his head-quiss III
thing as between an aff sc;ionat
+ uncle and a charming young nice.
9 Blood is thicker than water
Thought she oh, vastly thicker
n The Sticklei ack. outside If ne