Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-30
Hiran'S
Butterfly
"A Story of an Aeroplane
Rx ADICCA MkCKIE
By CLARlSSA MACKIE
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Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

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was poised on the rolling green
{ of the west meadow and with its
spread wings looked very much like
reat white butterfly.
call II an air fier," explained HI
b Butler to the little crowd of men
women who had gathered about
machine. Il feel justly proud Of
too Made every bit myself except
engine"
rfust have cost a pretty penny"
8twled James Lummox enviously.
it'd Teen me I'd rather have an
/ nrmobile. You can take the hull
Billy out In one Of them cars"
5t do seem sort of a selfish con-
|3tiOn." put In Mrs. Deacon Skinner.
LIZ instance, suppose you wanted to
Il Ellen out on a Sunday afternoon.
iere the land would she sit?' She
red curiously at the broad leather
Hsp that served MS the single seat in
i flying machine.
wouldn't want TO CO." snapped
IN Butler. with an angry glance at
5husb6nd. Catch me trusting my
in the air with any man.
/ Il the while that her husband was
fonstrating the wonders of his in
ion and even while he made q
It experimental flight above the
er tops Elleaswas thinking bitterly
ne money that had gone into the
ass machine The bank account,
ngs Of years. had been drained TO
,st dollar, and the mortgage which
N had placed on the house to get
money to perfect his patents
bed to Ellen like some huge blotch
would never be eradicated
hen the onlookerS had gone away
b still remained. silently watching
Inns movements about the ma
Presently he looked up. and
gaze met her hostile eyes. He
ghtened Immediately.
wish you didn't feel so bitter
Il this. Ellen" he said soberly.
know I wouldn't have taken the
~ out the bank or mortgaged the
4 If didn't expect TO make hun
times as much with this inven-
it's a failure, Ellen" he went on
by, "I'll take a job in the pin fac
to Dodgeville till I've earned
Oh to put the money all back.
o it and run the farm too. But
bot going to fail. Do you think
ut that money in 1t IL l hadn't
pretty sure Of success? I'm going
night too. Don't you want to see
d. l don't, Hiram Butler, and I
you wouldn't fly over the house.
spesky thing might fall on it and
& off a chimney or come through
bof. Land knows, I'd like TO keep
{ over my head even If l starve
athr' Ellen turned and proceed
ward the house without one back
glance at her husband.
am stood by the machine. his
der dropping slightly. his broad
cad knitted thoughtfully. His
eyes seemed to peer anxiously
Id the low lying hills as If timor'
( the result Of this evenings ex-
ent. Budauet, the aviator. had
ftate there. and he had promised
"a he would buy the patent out
If the "air fiier" would make a
ssful fight across the twenty
of country that separated their
ctive homes
as he stood there in the pas
his invention tie public topic OF
Immunity, Hiram spoke as IL In
defense against his neighbors'
broyal and his wife's bitter res
Jon.
nav be a farmer born and bred"
I'd slowly, still with that farsee-
ance across the hills. and may
at's the very reason I've invented
l1 machine when 7 couldn't con-
p corn shelter or a moving ma
to save my life. It's the birds
done il. I've studied 'em till 1
te could almost fly myself"
supper bell tangled noisily from
ont porch. where Ellen awaited
sming. He was quick to catch
tcte Of impotence in its brazen
g and FASTENED toward the house.
entered the kitchen bis wife
into the dining room and sat
at the table
as a silent meal. as had been all
ea1s in that house since the mort
bad rested thereon. At last HI
nshed his plate aside snd arose
going down TO the p0Stofiice.
When ! come back I'm going
Ixe the longest fight I've ever at
nj. II 7 succeed in getting over
dauct's place he's promised to
ie out. You wouldn't want 10
Loot and see me or lie spoke
wistfuily.
rs face turned o5s;inately away
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