Middletown transcript., 1910-10-22
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I'm sorry; what did ne say tnls
time 2
Just as usual, replied the girl
But I told him She hesltated'
I told him / would
There's no one near sald
Jimmie, looking around. There
ard thank you! What else did
he sayf
He said that-if you ever got
him into a flying machine, which
you win not, then ! might marry
You any old time I plea@d.
There was a twinkle in jim
mics eyes which Marion didn't
notice. a moment later they
climbed up on the machine and
Jimmie began to explain the
mechanism. Marion knew about
as much as he about theoretical
aerouautics, and Jimmie smiled
appreciatively as she asked ques'
tions. Much in the machine was
his own. but not all. For he had
possessed himself Of the best
principles Of others flying ma
chimes before he worked out his
own problems.
AS he pointed out this feature
and that to Marion, the girls
heart grew big with love and
admiration, and there was a GER
tain pain in the thought that ne
loved her.
Jimmie threw of the gear con-
Meeting the engine with the fans,
and turned on a switch. There
was q faint click and then q very
low, sweet hum. See that, he
exclaimed, patting the. little
aluminium engine lovingly. There
isn't as much vibration in that as
there is in--in a monument. Put
your hand there.
Marion obeyed. Through the
hand resting on top Of the en-
gine ran a faint thrill but other
wise she would not have known
that the machine was in opera
ton.
Isn't it a darlinga asked jim.
mic.
Marion laughed back happily.
I'm almost jealous Of it, she an
Jimmie reassured her.
Then followed a quarter hour Of
1ow.voiced conversation, heard
only by the flying machine.
I'm afraid we can't do it, said
Marion finally, as she rose to
leave.
Wecan try, maintained Jimmie.
And Il we succeed
I think he'd keep his word,
even though it was giyen-as it
was.
Then, said Jimmie, closing the
big doors of his June-bug, it's
worth trying.
Perhaps it was mere curiosity
that moved him; perhaps, also, it
was actual interest in the ques.
tlOn of how long it would take
flying g.machines to supersede
railroads; but something caused
Jeremiah Walsh to accompany
bis daughter to witness the fight
Df Jimmie Daniels "June-Bug.
OF course, he knew perfectly
we'll that Marion would go
whether be went or not; and he
Also had an idea somewhere in his
thoroughly practical head that,
il case anything untowardly
occurred, II would be just as well
Tor him to be on hand TO carry
bis daughter of the field, and
her making a scene.
Furthermore, having defisntly ]
declared that Marion should not /
marry q man who, as he put it,
lived BY hours, he was inclined |
10 make that decision effective
With as little pain to his daugh. |
ter as possible. Therefore, he
had resolved to greet Jimmie |
with all possible courtesy.
The big machine stood on the |
slide when they arrived. There
Was something about it; in the
way that II balanced, and in the |
way its wings seemed to be TAX |
ing the preliminary droop before
spreading themselves for a long
soar. Jeremiah found himself |
growing somewhat enthusiastic |
rs helooked at il, even though !
be- knew nothing about horse
powers and air resistance and
supporting area, in this ap-
plication to areoplanes. Had
ron asked him about locomotives,
be could have told VI an ounce
the difference in resistance offer
sd By a Bradley engine and the
b. p. Express.
Jeremiah, Marion and Jimmie
climbed up the stairway to the
from which deeended