New-York tribune., 1911-03-12
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH IL. 1911

sou excited over it!"
Mrs. Truscott spared him a response. "Im
wild about flying she announced, simply
wild, mean to 60 in for it as soon as | make
up my mind which plane want. It's bound
10 be quite the thing sooner or later, ana |
intend to enjoy the sport before 1t becomes
common. | know | can pick it up easily.
Mrs. Blair's ewes grew round. "Do YOU
mean YOU will run it YOURSELF" she cried.
"Of course Where would be the sport if
| didn't: II would be as tame as riding be-
hind Il chauffeur in motorcar.'
Ann made another attempt with the huS-
band. as she serious" She asked.
II dare say, ne returned without emo
ton. we haven't discussed it.
"Ycs. repeated Mrs. TruScott, I'm go
ing in for it. have even planned my COS
tune: but | Sha'nt describe it not to any
BODY | don't want an inkling of il to get
about. The first thing | knew one Of the
Rue de Ia PaiX firms would plagiarizc the
idea. They realize that my costumes are al
ways original. They tell me 50 frankly"
Ann could readily divine the discreet lim-
is OF that frankncSS. Today, as always,
Virginia blond charms had vivid setting.
Its motif-to echo the ladys manner OF
Spccch-Was Dircctoirc; but the modiStcs
OF that Sprightly period would have had diff
fculty in recognizing it as the offspring Of
their fancy. In the brilliance Of lis greens,
the disposition of its incS.-which followed
Natures with loving particularily,-it was
essentially TruScottcSquc. Yet, for the mo-
mcnt, Ann found herself rather cnyying her
otfhand disregard OF convention, her free
dom to follow her whim Whercsocvcr it lei.
Was she not to fly! In her cagerncsS to
know how Virginia meant to 20 about this
tremendous new hobby she even forgot the
connoiSscur of prOtlcs.
"Whcrc shall | take lcsSons?" said Mrs.
TruScott. Il don't know. II will depend on
the machine | buy. They try them out at
different acrodromcs. Sha take of any
body but a crack man, and the crack men
will al be busy for the next few months. |
suppose. Most Of them 60 from here L.
BrcsCia. YOU know, and after that will come
the English meetings. 1t may bc winter be-
fore hit upon the right machine and the
right man. mean to take in BrcScia. bv the
way. 1t may help me make up my mind.
can do it easily; for its only a short distance
from Cadcnabbia. where | 60 every Sep
tcmbcr. | don't know what | should ID
Nibl''bb NY ~ 'ANtllINlN al AiIINl. | I'M ak-
ways there by the fifteenth at latest. The
people at the Bella Vista say I'm the most
regular patron they have. They could al
most set their clocks by me- | always have
the same suite of rooms overlooking the
dear lake. You ought to get the Cadc-
nabbia habit, Mrs. Blair. You really ought.
Its simply too delicious in September, one
meets everybody one knows.
The elder woman, who knew the precise
limits OF Mrs Tuscott'S social orbit. added
mentally. "Or wants to know: but her
thoughts found no reflex in her serene face.
Thercupon red and white diamond took
its place upon the signal mast and Mrs.
TWScott found Il more absorbing interest.
"Thcy'rc ready to try for the Prix d'Alti-
tudc at last. She cried. "Now for the climax
of the Grandc Scmanc."
THE crowd hu,hcd cXpcctantlv. Here
was indeed the climax, this final con.
test, the last triumphant proof of mans
mastery OF the air Two red disk, were
hoiSted beside the gay diamond paul
han cried Il score of voices. and Paul
ham" uncountcd scores echoed as the Young
pilot, who had sprung from an artisans
bench To fame. drove his roaring biplanc into
the omen and b,o.,u Ia. i.,., .,,,,..r Ill