Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02

aeronefs" said Theodore lin the wreck
Of Winners helicopter. Please throw In
the gyroscope gear Thank you. Don't
they spin beauufully?'
But that was only what Captain Harrod
calls a chickananny thing This is as stable
as the Rock itself"
Would you really go on the trial trip?"
he asked.
TRY me-" said she; II want to-
You'd be worth dozen of the captain
replied Carson. He hasn't the faintest
idea of the principles of the Virginia, while
you could fly her in a week"
Il could now" asserted Virginia. The
Virginia is a simple. manageable little thing,
like her namesake."
IF she shows all her namesake's sweet
traits" began Theodore.
Then I'm to go?"
Captain cried Theodore, here's a girl
that wants to ship as first mate"
YES, suh?"
We'll" went on Theodore, "she will not
be allowed to displace you. Make sail
captain; we're going!"
"Did-did-did you allow 70 me--fo me to
go?" asked the captain.
why certainly" replied Carson. Didn't
you expect to go?'
mo, suh," replied the captain. An neve'
allowed to go on any o. these aiah boats.
OF co'se eff you-all insists, Ahll go oboa'
ontil All fall out, which'l be about TO
fathom high. All git dizzy-like, an can't
help it, Howseve' hyah goes!'
Now you must let me go" Virginia
pleaded, with her hand on his arm. IF the
captain gets dizzy"
Bin staggerin', drunk dizzy, All do,
interposed Captain Harrod.
1T would be dangerous and foolish tc
take him, wouldn't it uncle?'
Theodore hesitated. The weakness OF
heights sickness and the horrible vertigo OF
those subject to it seemed to prove the
captains disability, and yet
Il would be foohardy," said he. We'll
1 can do it alone, if everything goes well
A little help might be important, but =
I'm going, uncle" said Virginia
There's no danger. l like it. Think OF
my thousands of miles in the Roc"
Il can't consent to it," said Theodore, en-
terlng the car There's a grave Theoretical
danger. l should be blamed"
But Virginia was seated beside him, wear
ing a dress of soft white wool, a close
fitting little cap on her head, and carrying
a jacket over her arm. Evidently she haC
come out with the fun intention Of doini
this.
My danger is theoretical" said she
, Yours in going alone is quite real Now
shall l keep the manometer readings? oh
, you haven't any! Well then, the altimeter
statoscope?"
, IT'S self-registerIng said Theodore
, Really, there's nothing to do, except ii
/ emergencies, and"
And thereIl be no emergencies" sh
cried. Throw in the clutch, Admiral of tn
Cireumambient Inane! You do the work
and I'll play LADY, We're Off"
Are you willing" said he, turning to hel
/, ito forgive me, for this, and everythn
, 1 may ever have done, whatever happens?
"Whatver happens, or doesn't happen.
: forgive you" she cried. Throw In tn
!, clutch before the horoscopes stop, and tn
, Virginia gets brain-fag-or shall I-?"
Just for luck" said Theodore, 'yo
throw II in"
4 she threw over the lever-rather too far
a and die intersections started like fort
p thousand boyS' "buzzes." A storm Of san
/. roared back from under the wings, powder
!. ing Mrs. stott's dress and forcing her I
3 turn her back to the tempest. The deafer
2 ing howl, Of many winds lessened as n
big bird rose perpendicularly from the way
j. and famed the ground no more. Theodoi
e Nul ilth oil a lAAib lllbiN 5ptFhr put Nllt Ut
n ders aport TO bring it's head to the ligl
e seward wind, and, as It mounted high'
Is and higher, he tried its control lie pushe
n over the lever that determined the thru
# Of the driving blades, and IL shot in ov,
r the dunes like a wild thing until he headG
II back for the gulf Well inside the ba
, which he gradually narrowed by a mo
r. drowning, he circled about in a wide curv
70 so that an overturn might not mean
IN extreme use Of the helm, until 1t was spi
IF ming round and round in an orbit, In viii,
D. the tips of the inner wings were almo
m stationary and threading" air like pau
m ing swimmer.
In That tests out the balancing device
D. shouted Theodore 'Hows that?"
he AYE, aye, sir! said Virginia 9TH
ID do sure test out the balancing device. Al
O. if you let her chase her tail like this mu
- longer I'm going 20 be indisposed. Plea
IN whirl her the other way a while, unkie
All fear all uneasiness even, had go
he from Theodore's mind. lie felt the 81
lection OF the machine as a horseman fe'
Of the obedience Of his steed. lie had mu