The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-25
AN AERIAL.
ENTHUSIAST
BY LUCY K. WYNkO9r
Copyright by american Press Asso-
cation l9ll

Having been left fgr:une very
much larger than h3l any u3p f9r
was a young girl tAaA or ! NOEL
have known that no Fortune Il quite
large enough determined 10 eudow
some Institution. \ member OF the
board Of directors Of an insane asy
lum, lady. persuaded nIa 10 give bet
pet project 100000,
drove one afternoon to the asylam
with n check Cor the amount | was
to give. The lady have mentioned
went with me ana had arranged fol
her attorney to be there with the nee,
essary legal papers.
When we arrived we found a tele
gram from the attorney saying that hl
would be delayed Learning that tht
patients were TO have dance the
same evening, we decided to remain
aud have look at the dancers. Nc
patients We're received in the institu
ton except those who were considered
homeless. Indeed. most of them wert
unbalanced on but one subject. VIZ
We're given lea in the apartments al
the medical director. and his wife
made us at home till the bali opened
which was very early in the evening
for it must end at 10 o'clock.
ana my gift were known, and no.h
ing would do but that should TAX,
part in the festivities | danced sew
eraI times, when young man az very
prepossessing appearance cane M {,
me and asked Ii | would lie lis part
ner. There. are occasions when n sir
will meet man to whom She is eSpG
cially drawn | had not been in com
pany with this young fellow long be
fore | felt pang that he should hi
insane. He charmed me at once
Naturally / wished to discover BIZ;
weak point | tried him on severa
subjects, but saw nothing abnormal
until struck aviation. Then he begal
TO talk wild, He said that he haC
some views about flying machines he
hoped to work out which would bring
acroplaaes nearer to the construction
Of birds. A birds wings were not rigid
Why should those Of an aeroplane be
rigid? He had in mind u plau by
which the wings of the machine shoulc
Dap Ike those of the bird.
True" he said. birds often soa.
without using their pinions, but sine
they flap them at Ill it indicates tina
tapping is necessary"
why do you wish to go up in The
air:" asked. ~ am quite content OF
the earth"
u only know that would love tt
sail up in the clouds, to pass over the
tops Of high mountains. I would
love-
shut him OF. | was quite satisfied
with having discovered his weakness
! had no miud TO get him to raying
/ excused myself and joined some ont
else But Later, shortly before the
close of the entertainment. he JOINED
me again and asked for last dance.
| declined. His personality hat
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If yielded to- wcaid grow upon me. III
other words. | felt that | had met my
fate in one ot unsound mind and III
would be dangerous TO my comfort tt
yield to what Eight soon become
serious iafa;uatioa. He gave me oil
half reproachGul glance-a glance sug
costing to me chat he had been i'm
pressed By me as had been impressed
by him-and left me.
When the evenings amusement wa.
ended my friend the directress told mi
that we would proceed to the superin
tendents room, where tie attorney
was waiting for US to transact oui
business and then go home. went
with her, and, on opening the door OF
the office, there, sitting at table look
ing over some papers, was the young
man who had gone daft on aviation
1 stopped short, paralyzed with aston
'shment He arose and gave me one Of |
those pleasant smiles that had helped
TO charm me.
why | said, IL didn't expect to |
find you here"
1t was his turn to look surprised.