The Irish standard., 1910-08-13

built there was a flutter of
| expectancy among those so deeply con-
cerned in her flight.
The first mate always sails with the
ship, uncle" Virginia suggested.
Would you really so on the trial
trip?" he asked
TRY me-" said she II want to-"
you'd be worth a dozen Of Captain
Harrous." replied Carson He hasn't
the faintest idea Of the principles of
the Virginia., while you could fly her in
a week."
II could now" asserted Virginia.
'The Virginia is a simple. mnnaGea BILE
little thing. like her namesake."
IF she shows all her namesake's
sweet traits began Theodore.
''Then I'm to go?"
Captain" cried Theodore "hcre's
girl that wants to ship as first mate!
Make sail. captain. We're going
But Virginia seated herself beside
Theodore. wearing a dress Of soft
white wool. Il close fitting little cap on
her head and carrying jacket over
her arm.
/ Now. shall I keep the manometcr
readings? Oh. You haven't any! Well,
then. the nltimeter Statoscope?" she
suggested.
Its self registering" said Theodore.
Greatly there's nothing to do except in
emergencies. and
"And tllere'l he no emergencies"
she cried. Throw in the clutch. adj
mral of the circumambient inunc!
You do the work, and I'll play lady!
We're OFF,
"Are you willing" said he. turning
TO her. 'to forgive me for this and ev
erythng ! may ever have done, what
ever happenS:"
"Whatever happens or doesn't hap
pen. forgive you" she cried. Throw
in the clutch before the horoscopes
stop and the Virginia gets brain fag-
or shall u
"Just for luck" said Theodore, "you
throw it i'm
i She threw over the lever. and the
wing sections started like 10000 boys
"b,lZzes." The big bird rose perpen
diculnrly from the ways and famed
the ground no more. Theodore turned
on a little more speed. put the rudders
aport to bring her head to the light
seaward wind. and as she mounted
higher and higher he tried her con-
troll. He pushed over the lever that
determined the thrust Of the driving
blades. and she shot in over the dunes
like Il wild thing until he headed her
back for the gulf. Well inside the bar.
so that an Ovcrt,lrn might not mean Il
drowning he crclcd about in a wide
curve which he gradually narrowed
by Il mere extreme use Of the helm I'M
til she was spinning round and
round in an orbit. in which the tips
Of the inner wings were almost sta
tionnry and "trcadlng' air like paus-
ing swimmer.
THAT tests out the balancing de-
vice." shouted Theodore. Flows
thnt:'
! AYE. aye. sir" said Virginia. THAT
, do sure test out the balancing device.
And if YOU let her chase her tail like
this much longer I'm going to be i'll
! disposed. Please whirl her the other
way awhile, unHic."
| Virginia walked forward. They
were flying higher now, and she could
see the pine woods far inland. with
their square patches OF plOwed fields.
their white houses behind the great
green globes of the china trees. Far
! over the northwest scared a great
aer0nnt silver white as if covered
with tin foil
| ~ wonder if that isn't the Roc"
qucried Virginia.
IF IT Is" said he. land she comes
about this place we'll show her what
; real aviation is
: Then they swept over and down the
coast. They turned back and swrlcd
out over the sea.
"Oh. look. look" suddenly said Viz
ginia. "Thcre's some one in the wa
ter:
Below honted the half collapsed and
sinking go-devi Of a submarine. BE.
side it lay great blOtch Of darkness
so symmetrical that Theodore was I'M
pressed with the sudden idea that it
was Il submarine rather than q patch
OF dark sand. \ man on the drr"lirt
was struggling. shouting and waving a
white cloth as if in distress Theo-
dOre's eyes flashed. He reversed the
thrust Of the wing propeIlers. and in
an instant they were fighting the air
with all the power of the mighty en-
gines The passengers felt their bod
les sway forward with the monlen-
tuE as the Virginia slowed up halted
and moved as1ern. and rs accurately
as IL he had had years Of practice
Carson brought her to over the strug-
cling man and lowered her slowly.
slowly, toward the swells which rose
to meet her until the line thrown over
by Carson dnbbled in the water by
the casta ways side.
"Can you climb up?" cried Theodore
II don't dare come much lower
"Cor Gods soka" called the man,