The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-16

''It Is something like that said pI|
III you'll have IL brought up her.
deck I'll open IT out for you"
The young fellows pleasure was al.
boyIsh. 'l'll have IL brought at o.
lie said.
The brcczc was straight behind
and lust about strong enough 10
pcnsatc for tho speed OF the ycsscj
the air on deck WAS quito still win.
boys puzzled assistance Philip sprcaI
wings for the lir9t time since that
when he had diycd off the clIff-hea/
go in pursuit of Roscoe Tho rccullcr|
was almost. painfully vivid, and, a.
looked into Jcannc's face, he saw
same memory mirrorcd there.
But young Caldwell soon brought1|
back TO the present. He was no r.
embarrassed. shy, dcferential. u
navigation was. apparently, subfccl
knew all about. He criticised tho a.
Of the planes. the material they
made OF the curve of this. the AL
that-alI in tho tone OF AN expcrt-r
by way OF summing up. hc said. n
IT'S rather pitiful. isn't II? In
any primitive Thing always affects n,
ike old locomotives they have in IN
ums Somebody. probably. believed 4
that that would hy- | hope he didn1
licvc IL seriously enough TO give &
trial"
.'You don't think II would work. tb>
asked Philip,
The young man laughed. Dear
no." lie said. 1T couldn't work"
'At any rate" said Philip. '1es
amusing curiosity"
"Oh. yes: indeed, yes" the young
assentcd cordially. Il wish il wcrc !.
| Only ! wouldn't try to 1y with IT,"
HIS duties called him away then II,
suddenly, and Philip was left TO fu1
| wings alone From tho process he Io1
| UP into Jcannc's face. II
WHY, Jeanne Her eyes were bri
bright with unshcd tears, and there
n little flush Of bright color in her cha
"Oh. ] know" she said, with Nh
steady laugh. ''it's absurd TO be h
nant. but I wlshcd-oh. how I wIe
when he was so patronizing and 20
that YOU might have slipped your /
! into their places and gone curving
cling up. all gold and cleaning. Into
air. ! knew you wouldn't. but ii,
| you would"
Jeanne. dear" he said. You'll ren,
ber that aIways-my flight, | mean.
! sometimes you'll get To wondering
| isn't the memory OF dream, And
you'll go and find these old Wings h
attic. somewhere. and stroke them
your hands. ting way you did that 4
when furled them FIRST upon tho
f, foe beside You.
She looked at him quickly. wldc.t
! What do you mean. Philip? Not
not that I'm never TO see sou
! again.
He nodded.
Somehow. up there with ell the 4
below me. it never seemed real.
you never seemed real. who were
only real thing In all the world.
earth was only spinning ball and
were no such things as men. ! was
man myself. M there, not even-
after YOU had brought me back Ia
and given me soul again. Some
to be a man ono has 10 wear the sha
of mankind. I can't explain IL better
that. hut | know it's true"
For 4 long time she searched his
in silence,
"You used 10 seem n spirit rather
a man. 20 me-" shc said, when I \
lie watching you soaring there abUve
And now-now it's | who brougnt
down"
DO YOU remember how ! told YOU
that Il man like your father was n
a whole paradise OF angels? W.
| want to be a man. Jeanne, as rg1
possible such "a man ss he was A
want to walk beside you. always"
\ SHIFT of wind from astern over
them and the great ensign napped
ward. screening them for mo-
where they stood. from the view Of
rest OF the deck. With a sudden pd|
OF understanding she ClaspoSs him
and kissed him.
THE END.