Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-17

them. He was Q Aark-Aaared, dark.
eyed, good.looking youngster. whose
frank alteration Of Jeanne ever since
Fanshaws and secretly pleased and
touched Philip. although he pretended
to be amused, too.
They both rose and lounsed back
against the rail - he came UP.
GLAD to bs nearly home. M. cald-
well?" saiA Jsaans. "You navy people
regard any port h tie States - home.
don't you7"
"oh. I'd be glad enough Of months
shore lsave." hs said. IL It weren't
this particular voyage. I msan-if Il
didn't mean that We are going 70 lose
you"
She gave him Q friendly little smile,
but made no other answer. He turned
70 Philip.
'l'l have 70 confess" hs saSA, ito
the fudsst sort u inquisitivo curiosity
about the strangs-looking bundle you
brought aboard with goa frem the
Aurora. It looks IKE some primitive
Eskfmo's attempt to build . ayingmar
chine
1T 10 something like thaa," said
Philip. IL youth have it brought up
here on deck I'll open It out to you.''
The young follows pleasure was al.
most boyish. til have It brought 1t
once" he said.
The brssss was straight bshind
them and just about strong enough to
oomDsnsate Tor the speed Of the ves-
ssi. and Tie air On deck was quite still.
With the boys puzzlsd assists
ance Philip spread his wings for
the drst time since that aight
when he had dived or tho cliff
head to 90 In pursuit Of Roscoe. The
recollection was almost painfully
vivid. and a. he locked into Jeaane's
face he saw the same memory mir.
rored there.
, But young Caldwell soon brought
them back to the present He was no
longer embarrassed or shy, defsren.
tial. Aerial navigation was. appar.
emily. . subject he know al about.
He criticised the shape Of the planes.
the material they were made Of. the
curve Of this. the dip OF that--all in
the tone Of an sxpsrt-and By
way of summing up. he ssid:
It's rather pitiful. isn't itf In .
way any primitive thing always af.
fects me-like old locomotives they
have in museums. Somebody. prob.
ably. believed once that that would
'dy. hope he didn't believe IL seri.
,ously enough to give 1t Q real trial"
, You doAt think II would work.
them asked Philip.
The young man laughed Dear me.
no." hs said. re couldn't work"
AT any rate" said Philip. ITS an
amusing curiosity
"oh. yes: Indeed. yes," the young
man asssnted. cordially. Fl. wish It
were mine. Only ! wouldn't try = AZ
with it."
His duties called him away then
rather suddenly. and Philip vas left
to furl his wings alone. From tho proc.
ess he looked up into Jsanas's face.
Why. Jeanae!" Her eyss wsrs
bright. bright with unshsd tears. ana
there was little duah OF bright color
in her cheeks.
"oh. know" she said. With IN an
steady laugh. cts absurd to be lndig.
Aaat, but wisAed-oA, NV wisAs6.
when he was 50 pAtroaisaug and 20
sure. that you might have shipped your
arms into their places and gone curry.
ing. circlinE up, all gold and cleaning,
into tho air. knew you wouldn't,
but hoped you would"
Jeanne. DEAR" be said. you'll 70
member that always-my flight, l
mean. But. sometimes you'll get to
II It isn't the memory Of a
dream. And then you'll 60 and hnd
these CID wing. in An attic. aome. 7!
whore. and stroke them with your
hands. the way you did that night
when furled them first upon the ice.
doe beside you"
She looked at him quickly. wide. I
eyed.
What do you mean. Philip. Not
that-not that I'm never to see you |
~ again."
He nodded.
Somehow. up there. with all ehs
world below ne. It nevsr seoDel rpal. /
Evsa you never ssems1 real who
VEN the only real thing b Ill Tie
world. The eartA was only vplnalue 4
ball, And there were 10 such thing a. |
men. want man myself, W thsre.
not even-even after you had brought |
me- back to life and Sivsn me Q soul
again. Somehow. to - . man enc has j
70 wear To sAaoeles q msnk0nd. XII
=
ADow rs trao."
For long time she searched his
IAce IN silonoo.
You use6 70 soea spirit rather
han . naA - me-: - saiA, WHEN
would lie watching you soaring there
leeve - ~ sow-ssw ~ ! wAe
'.ssee - Asve- u