Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1911-05-05
Hirarll's
Butterfly
A Story Of an AeropIaae
BY cLARISSA MAcKIE
COPYRIGHT. 1910. by American Press
association.



il was poised OF the rolling green
turf of the west meadow and with its
outsprcad wings looked very mucr like
a great white butterfly.
II call il an air tlier.'" explained III
ram Butter 10 the little crowd OF inen |
and women who had gathered about
her too. Made every biz myself esccpt !
the engine"
'Alust have cost pretty penny"
Grawled JAMES Lunmox enviousiy.
IF it'd teen me I'd rather have ala
automobile. You can take the hull
family out i'm one of them cars"
al do seem sort of selfish con
traption.' put In Mrs. Deacon Skinner
"F0r Instance. suppose You wanted 10
take Ellen out GU Il sunday afternoon.
Where the land would she siti' She
pccrcd curiously at the broad heather
strap that served as the single seat Ia
tine flying machine.
IL wouldn't want 10 GO snapped
Ellen Butler. with all angry glance M
her husband. "Catch ne trusting my
self in the air with any man.
All the while that her husband was
demonstrating the wonders of his in
vention and even while he mnde
short experimental flight above the
clover tops Ellen was thinking bitterly
OF the money that had gone into the
useless machine. The bnnk account,
savings of years. had been drained to
its last dollar. and the mortgage which
Hiram had placed on the house to get
more money 10 perfect his patents
seemed 10 Ellen like some huge blotch
tliat would never be cr8dicated.
When the onlookcrs had gone away
Ellen still rSmained. silently watching
IIiram's movements about the ma
chine. Presently he looked MP. and
his gaze met her hostile eyes. He
r stiaightcnad Immediately.
~ wish YOU didn't feel so bitter
about tl,is; EIlSsrEEs,sT
uss,i ~ OF MOTHERHOOD the
placc II didn't expect 10 make n hun
bred times as much with this inven.
tlon
IF its failUre, Ellen" he went on
quietly, I'm take job IN the pin fac
tory 10 Dodgevilc till I've earned
enough to put the money all hack.
I'll do il ana run the farm too. But
Tn not going TO fail DO YOU think
Id put thut money in II IL | hadn't
felt pretty sure OF success? I'm going
up tonight too. Don'r You want to see
me-"
no, ! don't, Hiram Butler ana
wish YOU wouldn't ~ over the house
The rceEy thiug ni-h, f.lI on ii and
knock of Il chimney or come through
the roof Land Knows, d like to keep
root over my head even IL starve
to DEATH" Ellen turned and proceed
ed toward the house without one back
ward glance at her husband
Hiram stood by the machine hs
shoulder dropping slightly, his lroad
forehead knitted thoughtfuly. His
brown. eyes seemed To peer .auyiOdsly
beyond the low lying hills as If timer
GUS OF the rCsult of this evenings ex-
pertinent. Budauet, the aviator. had
an estate there and he had promised
Hiram be would buy the patent out
right If the "ar fier" would make
successful flight across tlle twenty
miles OF country that separated their
respective homes
Now. as he stood there In the pas
ture, his Invention the public topic OF
the community Hmm spoke Ms If In
self defense against his nrighbors'
4usapprgul ana his wlfe's bitter res
ignatiop-
Il may he a farmer born aud bred
he said slowly still with thar farset-
ing glance across the hills. "and may
be that's the very reason I've invented
dying machine when couldn't con-
triye corn shelter or moving ma
chine To save my life. It's the birds
have done II. I've studied 'em till
believe ! could almost fly myself"
The supper bell tangled noisily from
the trout porch. where Ellen awaited
his coming He was quick TO catch
the note Of impaIience in Its brazen
tongue and FASTENED toward the house
As be entered the kitchen his wife
passed into the dining room and sat
down Ut the table,
II was silent meal, Us had been all
the meals IN thar house since the mort
Eage had rested thereon. Al last Hi
ram pushed his plate aside and arose.
Pm Eung down 10 the postohice,
Ellen When ! come back I'm going
To make the longest fight I've ever at
tempted. n | succeed IN getting over
70 Budauets place he's promised to
buy ne cut You wouldn't want to
come out md see me Off?" lie spoke
llttlP wistfullv
(To be conllnued)