Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-08-19

llAft examined tle aeFopli1le tI'pFoV'
ingly.
Its like good many others have
SEEN" he said. lin all particulars OK
ce.t enc, ard that is the engine II is
the snn.!cS, and lghtest have ever
seen on a machine Of this SIZE"
YES" replied Mary; MIR. Jennings
invented 1t himself. He worked over
| 1t a good many months. That engine
weighs only fory-five pounds and has
been tested up to hundred and ten
horsepower"
what" cried Hart-"a hundred and
ten horsepower! I'll certainly have to
stay to see it work."
That afternoon boy came running
up to the house with a telegram for
Mr.. Hart He read 1t and frowned.
"Mr jennings he said. I'm very
sorry. bu. am ordered to Washing.
ton at once Here! You may read the
message"
Will took il and read in dazed sort
Of IL way: Return to w. at once. War
Department.
"What. Can't you wait at all?" cried
William in dismay.
AT cnce means within twelve hours:
Immediately. twenty-four." said Hart
grizzly
MAY use the telephone?" asked
Hart
lie called up the railroad station to
End out when Il train left. but he learn
ed that no trains were running from
the island to the mainland. Hart was
the ic" in ~ sleigh.
"Ch. don't 90 that cried William
There is Il strong south wind, and the
ice is melting. and breakup usually
follows"
But no argument could dissuadc the
agent. He had his orders. and he was
going 10 obey. He had difficulty in
finding horse and sleigh. for none
wanted TO risk his property on the ice
on q day like this. At last he found
man who would rent him rig for
Eve times she price that was usually
charged. Hart drove past the Jen-
nings' cottage and waved them good
II Wish he wouldn't co." cried Mary.
Williams teeth were set, for he real
lied that their hopes Of riches and fame
We're fast disappearing. BY this time
Hart was halfway across the ice.
Boom" sounded out over the bay.
"lIeavens" cried Mary. 1.-THE ice Is
cracking. Look; his horse is running!!"
he seen close 10 shore.
Lock" shouted William; 1.-THE horse
is down" And. picking up tieldglass-
es. he cried. Hart has cut him loose
and is running fer it,
"Room:" The ice was cracked all
around him.
Mary suddenly shut her teeth and
said III q strange voice. wait Il min
ute!" and then left the room.
She had been gone several minutes
when William saw strange shadow
fall on the ground beneath his win.
dow. and lie heard a peculiar buZzilg.
He looked M and fairly gaspcd. There
was ii great aeroplane sailing out to-
ward the lake at terrific speed. per-
son all bundled up in furs was driv-
ing it. lie dragged himself out of bed
and staggered TO the window.
MARY" he cricd-"Mary" and then
looked at the aeroplane shed. Then he
knew where Mary was. The doors of
the shed were open. and it was empty.
He turned his glasses OH the machine
and recognized Mary. The plane turn
ed and lowered a moment in the face
Of n strong wind and then went sail
ing on: toward Hart He had seen the
machine as 1t rose and was standing
in the sleigh waving his arms. The
ice was cracking all about him. and
the horse had disappeared in large
crack AS Mary sat in the plane her
only thought was to save Hart before
Tive ice broke beneath him. She was
almost over him. Now came the SUI
prene test-to turn and descend ii!
such a strong wind
Leaning ont of his window. William
stared nj her through the glasses.
Hart stood on the sleigh With mouti,
open AMI paying no attention to the
ice but he kept his eyes fixed on the
/. plane. Suddenly it slowed up and
sank. then turned and came down
But an unusually strong gust Of wind
hit it and drove it back. But Mary let
the engine go full speed and came on
again In the face Of the wind. The
machine settled slowly but surely aud
came to rest on the ice just beside the
sleigh. Hart sprang down TO the ice
and ran over and climbed in.
"Reau.ifu.' he murmured. "Reau-
.iful"
+ Mary guided the mac hine to the main
shore and landed Hart helped her GU.
and exclaimed:
I II want 10 thank you. Mrs. Jennings.
You saved my life. You managed the
machine most skillfully. and it be.
r haved beautifully. BY the way. will
, you give this TO your hus3andT'
, And he wrote note. which he gave
her. Even before MIR. Hart had left
Mary phoned to her husband to apprise
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