The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-15

Plugs, screws and the like, which
In his excitement he kept carry
ing about long after the machine
was ready for her flight.
Mrs. Stott excitedly took repeat
ed snapshots at the Psyche, and
from time to time noted down her
thoughts on this crisis In history
with a stylographic pen, with
which she made careful carbon
copies, the usefulness of which was
impaired by their being on the
backs of the originals, on account
of Mrs. tSott's having agitatedly
reversed her carbon sheets.
Virginia was a close second to
the captain in the matter of aiding
the inventor, whose conscience was
therefore more tender for the sin
OF having assumed on very small
justification the relation of uncle
to his Psyche, thrown under her
protection by a perverse fate. She
called him uncle" with fire.
quency that assumed an insistence
on the avuncular relationship; in
memory maybe of the tumultuous
disturbance of atmosphere and
heart-beats at the indoor trial of
the aeronef. She moved levers,
tried sparks. and made herself use
full about the machine in so many
ways that Theodore promoted her
to the position of first mate on the
spot.
THE first mate always sails
with the ship, uncle" she sug-
gested.
Il thought you had had enough
of aeronefs," said Theodore, Gin
the wreck of Winners helicopter.
Please throw in the gyroscope
gear. Thank you. Don't they spin
beautifully"
But that was only what Cap
tain Harrod calls a chickananny
thing. This is as stable as the
Roc herself"
Would you really go on the
trial trip?" he asked.
"Try me-" said she; 81 want
to-"
You'd be worth a 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 Vir-
ginia. "The Virginia is a simple,
manageable thing, like her name
sake"
"If she shows all her namesake's
sweet traits" began Theodore.
Then I'm to CO."
Captain" cried Theodore,
here's a girl that wants to ship
as first mate"
Eyes, subj"
WELL" went on Theodore, "she
Twill not be allowed to displace
you. Make sail, Captain; we're
going!"
"Did-did-did you allow TO-
me-fo' me to go?" asked the
captain.
why. certainly" replied Car
Ison. Didn't you expect to go?"
mo, suh," replied the captain.
"Ah neve' allowed to go on any
To- these aiah-boats. OF co'se, eff
you-all insists, Ah'll go aboa'd on
til All fall out, which'll be about
TO- fathom high. All git dizzy
like, an can't hep it. Howseve'
|hyah goes!"
Now you must let me go!" Vir-
ginia pleaded. with her hand on
his arm. "If the captain gets
dizzy"
"Blin'. staggerin', drunk dizzy,
All do" interposed Captain Har-
rod.
eft would be dangerous and
foolish to take him, wouldn't it.
uncle?"
Theodore hesitated. The weak
ness of height-sickness and the
horrible vertigo of those subject
to 1t seemed to prove the captains
disability, and yet
at would be foolhardy," said
he. well, can do it alone, If
everything goes well. A little help
might be important, but 7"
"Pm going, uncle" said Vir-
ginia. There's no danger. II
like it. Think of my thousands of
miles in the Roc"
II can't consent to It." said
Theodore, entering the car.
There's a grave theoretical dan
ger. 1 should be blamed"
But Virginia was seated beside
him, wearing a dress of soft white
wool, close-fitting little cap on
her head, and carrying a jacket
over her arm. Evidently she had
come out with the full intention
of doing this.
"My danger Is theoretical"
said she. "Yours in going alone
is quite real. Now, shall I keep
the manometer reading? Oh,
haven't any! Well. then, the alti-
|meter-statoscope?"
TITS self-registering," said
Theodore. Really, there's moth
ing to do, except in emergencies,
and"
And there'll be no emergen-
cies," she cried. Throw in the
clutch, Admiral of the Circumam-
bient Inanei You do the work.
and I'll play ladyf We're off"
Are you willing" said he,
turning to her. to forgive me. for
this, and everything I may ever
have done. whatever happens?"
Whatever happens, or doesn't
happen. ! forgive you," she cried.
"Throw In tina clutch hefora the