New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

don't crush him till he does mention settlements She
pctioned You'll spoil my fun u.o
Iustin laughed and kissed her .! agree to tha!; he
said. Il guess your head is screwed on stragnt.
Ann changed the subject. AND now She c:ee az
cl1nd what about Brescia: Is Oliver Page genius,
after al!' "vvbo. do vo,,
mean by genius, >, ...oooo,,od,
"You know what mean. Has he finally succeeded'
Did he actually make that wonderful flight!
(Which" ,.,:. .,.,,
"The one the Milan paper described this morning.
Somebody went up Bresca, was seen not lone aitc
at Crcmona, then at Aantua' ana Niii'y '' N "
III I,,St;n smiled Sounds almost like home paper;
doesn't it? No, didn't read that tale; but heard
about it. ,,:;f "IIoer't
Oliver Page flown after all!
"Oh. YES Oliver has tinkered his motor into shape
at last His machine really begins to look prac'oa'
B,t how about dinner! Must dress:
His helpmate abandoned the pumping process ou'
Ann made more attempt
believe there is something behind that newspaper
story" she said land I'm sure you know what 1t Is
Don't be a sphinx.
Iustn drew a newspaper from his pocket. Nobody
can be a sphinx over something everybody knows, ne
renlied n its afternoon edition the Milan daily clears
nm It's own mystery quaried out the sense OF II WIN
the help OF pocket dictionary. Suppose you give
,orr amt the polished version while ! worry into
stiff Shirt" lie stabbed the illuminating paragraph
with his pipestem and took himself of to his dressing
room.
Ann found the item as concise as most afternoon eX-
nlanatons Of a morning mystery. Rosy theory gav-
place to gray fact II true that there had been an
ascent at BreScia An aviator, said 70 be an American,
had given new motor trial He had, stated IN the
nreyious despatch succeeded in getting far as Lake
Garda But. as for Cremona and Mantua, inquiry had
Developed the fact that bird shaped kites which mex
nerienccd people everywhere misook for aeroplaneS
these DAYS were flown in both cities yesterday. ms
rational explanation of the CrcduouS visions OF Gre
mona and Nantua naturally precludcd any further con-
,idcration Of the absurd story from the suburbs OF
Verona Which, emanating from ignorant peasants bore
the stamp Of unreality on its very face Forced 10
descend in lis homeward flight the BrcSclan aviator had
not returned to his she'd until an hour too late 10 adI
OF an interview.
Ann read with growing doubt. and flung down the
paper in absolute disbelief. Those people did see
Something extraor,linarv" she declared Il know it!
I'm convinced that Oliver Page did make that flight and
that Uncle ustin not only knows he made it, but is be-
hind this newspaper denial What does it mean?'
Dollars" suggested Mrs. Blair ScncntiouSly.
THERE was nothing more to be had from the head OF
the family Neither 3reScid nor acroplanes crossed
his lips: nor. for that matter, anything else save his
dinner. His fellow guests passed before his scrutiny
without remark and apparently without speculation,
until in leaving they approached table where quite
alone his bird of prey expression salient Saccaelo sat
consuming an ice He perceived them and bowed.
Where did YOU meet that man, Justin put the
question as soon as they out Of earshot.
His wife mentioned Rigoetto, and detailed the odd
encounter OF the afternoon
"Do YOU know who he isl" asked Ann.
He nodded abstractedly. If you have oppor-
tlnitv that doesn't forced. present me, he Sad
then. after moment rumination, i understand he's