Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23

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propeller" said Carson. lis under prr
feet control. birds wing ISN'T. This
Is better wing than an eagles"
"Kin you raise right straight up"
asked Waddy. without running along
like a buzzard:"
Il sure can" replied Carson. falling
into dialect. mo bird can do that-no
big bird. It's a better. stronger fier
than any bird The best any other ma
chine can do is to support four pounds
to the square foot of surface. With
my new motors can fly off with five
times that. and I've got four times
their bearing surface. l can carry
mail and express at a profit or passen-
gers that can afford it. can hover
over ship with good heavy torpedoes
and sink her and overtake any vessel
that floats. cam
what kind of motors you got?" In
.terrupted Waddy.
Carson went into details. The old
man looked through his eyebrows.
whiskers and mustaches at Carson and
the dra wings.
What ii your engines STOP" he
asked. when you're mile high and
over water mebbe?''
Il can soar" answered Carson. Il
can make Roadway and gain height
with no power II there's a wind, and
l can stay up for hours with the pro-
pellers set for aeroplanes. But the
best thing ! haven't mentioned-the
gyroscopic balancing device"
WHATS that?" asked Mr.. Waddy.
"Why. it's the successful application
Of the gyroscope to aviation"
''They used to talk about that" OBJ
served Mr.. Waddy, 'long ago-the
Brennan single rail roads. thought
it turned out that the horoscopes was
too heavy FIR air work"
'"They are too heavy" cried Theo-
dore. .if you use them to do the bal
ancing. That's sure. And so we have
had to balance by feeling. just as we
do a bicycle. Thought isn't quick
enough. so you have to rely on feeling.
as a bird does. But l use little gyro-
scopes not to control by their weight
and stress, but to distribute power to
the wings and rudders-positiye. auto
matte distribution of power Why. If
the engineer of my machine should
fall dead it would fly on just as he set
it until the fuel was exhausted. 1t
feels and thinks"
They did not notice the opening OF
the door nor see the woman who en-
tered.
Papa" she said.
Mr.. Waddy rose hastily and faced
her. She looked like Mr.. Waddy. but
was undeniably pretty. He was blocky
and short: she. round and plump. with
small hands and feet. The turned up
pug nose Of Mr.. Waddy was modified to
a delightful little retrousse effect in her.
Papa" said she. this is hardly a
place in which to entertain these gen.
tlemen. We have cleared out the east
parlor."
"Oh. yesw assented Mr.. Waddy, with
feyerish haste. ITO be sure, Caroline!
Take 'em in. won't your I've got to
see the hired man. My daughter. Mrs.
Graybill. Mr.. Craighead: Caroline. a
a friend Of mine. Mr.. Carson OF Ala
bama, Excuse me for minute. gentle
men,"
Supper" said she. smiling. will be
served very sOon."
The long dining room was gloomy
with decayed gentility-black beams,
dark wainscoting and broad plate
rail bearing wrenches. clevises. oil
cans and baskets Of eggs labeled as to
breeds and dates. During the meal
Craighead came out amazingly In his
encounters with Mrs. Graybill. to
whom. as 1t seemed to Theodore, he
was making violent love. Mr.. Waddy
sat buried in thought. save when he
questioned Carson concerning the aero
nef
There's no cinch In It," said Mr..
Waddy. mo monopoly, an as soon as
it's public everybody'll build 'em.
DO business on cinches."
"Oh, but the patents. Mr. Waddy!
cried Craighead. "You forget the pat
ents."
''rhey expire in a few years." said
MIR. Waddy. IAN then where are yeh?
Land. now-that | made my money
in-land's an eternal cinch."
"Mr. Waddy." said Craighead. "thfs
matter Of securing exclusive control OF
the air is part Of our plans. 1t IS
one Of my specialties."
Carson was amazed. Mr.. Waddy
grunted as II lightly impressed. as no
doubt he was.