Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-14

wishes that his little sister had. But in
his heart he prayed that Uncle Jack would
find them some day soon.
Send us fairy" whispered May, her
eyes on the moon. And send us Uncle
Jack. =
And she and Jesse comforted each other
until the moon sank behind some high
trees, then they kissed each other good
night and quietly re-entered the house, get
ting into their beds where slumber soon
came to relieve them Of all unhappiness.
On the morrow, while Uncle Jim and
Jesse were in the garden wedding the vege-
tables, the latter cried out pointing into
the sky:
See that, Uncle Jimi It's an airshipl'
Uncle Jim stopped work to look up.
WAL, by golly! So It is one of them in
fernal things. An as sure az I'm a-standin'
here, the things about TO light In my
medder. Bay, I'm gin down there an see
the fool thing You run fetch your Aunt
Nan and Sis.
Then Uncle Jim was strinding off to-
ward the big flat meadow while Jesse ran
to the house to call to his aunt and May.
The old woman refused to leave her churn-
ing to go ''yap at any such fool thing as
a flynn machine" but gave her consent to
May to accompany Jesse to the meadow.
30 hand in hand Jesse and May hurled to
the meadow where they could see the air
ship landing very qietly and safely. And
as they drew near enough to see the man
who had been flying like a bird In the sky,
they saw that he and Uncle Jim were
shaking hands. and that the stranger Of the
air had red hair.
Then 10th orphans recognized the airship
mani Uncle Jack" whispeied Jesse, his
voice so full Of suppressed emotion that he
could not speak aloud.
,"Oh, he's the fairy" cried May, her
heart beating fast. Then, before they
hardly knew what was happening their
Uncle Jack had them in his arms, de-
claring that ne had come for them. I'm
Gle Jim had told him Of his dear sisters
recent death, and tears were running down
over his sunburnt cheeks. But he was
glad to find his little ones-Katies babies
and would take them away with him very
soon. In fact, be arranged that very day
for them TO 80 by train to his home In the
city where he would be on their arrival,
for he could travel faster In the air than
they could on the land. even though g steam
engine drew them at the rate for forty
miles an hour.
And then he explained that he was flying
TO a town some miles distant. and has
come TO earth TO pay Uncle Jim a short
visit, knowing that he lived on that farm.
Then he had intended going 10 his sister
Katies in the little village two miles dis
tant-arranse for her and the children to
go to live with him. II am rich now" he
explsined. "I'n receive $4,000 for this trip.
and that Is only a small part OF by income
from my new flyer All, my little ones.
Uncle Jack will take care OF YOU in future.
and will make Jesse HIS partner in business
and Sissy his little housekeeper. And all
would be so happy together. And-some
day-they should ride in the airship. too.
And as the children. clinging to the Uncle
Jack as they walked towards the house,
(wheTe Uncle Jack was to rest for an hour),
ran along. May said; Just to think-Uncle
Jack is our fairy-our sirship fairy And
got my wish, made on the full moon last
night"
And good Uncle Jack told them they
should be as happy as though a sure
enough fairy had come to wave her magic
wand over their pretty heads and to make
the world change into fairyland for them.
And so II really did come to pass, and very
soon after that day when the airship
dropped from the sky into old Uncle Jim's
meadow