Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

he not:''
In week from today
How nice to be coming of age and
into a splendid property ut the same
t.me."
Jack viii not enjoy his inheritance
/ long"
Not enjoy it long? Why. what do
/ you mean?"
Jack, like other wealthy young men.
has been inoculated with the aviation
fever. For the past year he has been
thinking of nothing else. He has made
4 number of trips and learned all about
aeropianeS and how TO fly them. He
has ordered one finer than any that has
been produced to be made for him. 1t
is finished, and he is only waiting for
his estate to be turned over to him 10
pay for it. These aviatorS do not live
on an average more than two or three
years and are liable to get killed at
any time while they are dying. Its
too bad about Jack. He will have n
splendid fortune. He is very bright
and has a fine future before him.
Has no one any influence over him
to show him that death is the inevita-
bic end to his flights if he persists in
them?"
Il am his only living near relative.
have pleaded with him to desist from
aviation, TO study a profession. to fit
himself TO live rather than to take
measures for death. l have not pro
duced any impression on him.
Don't you think that If you could
get him married his wife might ac-
complish that in which you have fail
cd:''
I've thought of that. but Jack is not
ladies' man at all. He won't consent
TO my Introducing him TO girls. Indeed,
lie won't have anything TO do with
them. Several women who have got
the aviation craze have begged me to
inteTcedc with Jack to take them for
ride in the air. He scouts the idea
Do you suppose he says to me. that
I'm going to take up a woman 10 lose
her head at the slightest jar in the ma
chinery. grab me like a drowning Per
son and land me mass of pulp on the
earth hundreds OF feet below? Not
much""
Does he take men up with him?"
Only such as he is sure will not get
ratified"
Edith bingham. aged nineteen. was
sitting on Il window seat concealed by
curtains. with Il novel on her lap, lis
tening to this dialogue She had caught
the aviation fever and was much inter
ested in this Mr. Kenworthy who
skinned about in the air at the risk of
his life. who disliked girls and who was
about to step into a fortune. Could
there be any combination better cal
cuiated TO impress Il girl in her teens?
But when we consider that Miss Effing-
ham was DESTROYS of flying among the
clouds herself we have conditions that !
are likely to produce results.
Mamma" she said after Mrs. eros :
venor's departure, Il have curiosity |
TO see this man VINO has no more sense !
than to risk his neck by trying to make !
Il bird of himself and who prefers to |
get smashed against the earth instead |
Of living to enjoy his fortune"
Good gracious. Edith, what do you |
know about Mr.. Kenworthy?"
II was sitting in the window seat !
when you and his aunt We're talking !
about him and heard all that was said. |
him here TO dinner. But don't say any
thing about me, or he won't come"
''I'll do no such thing. / don't wish
you to have anything to do with such
man; you'll he going up with him in
his machine
How can I do that when he won't
AXE n girl up with him."
why do you wish to see himT'
For curiosity's sake"
When girl of nineteen wishes to
get her clutches on a young man. her
uother is not the best person to stand
II her way. Mrs. GrOsvenor was in
'itcd to dinner and asked to bring her
!ephew with her. Since she had
brought him up from a boy of twelve,
he had sufficient influence to induce
hin TO accept the invitation. At Mrs.
suggestion, prompted by
edith. Mrs. Grosvenor told Jack that
here were only children in the Efing-
IAN family. and for that evening the
Dung lady appeared with her hair
anging unconfned down her back
nd r0bed in a becoming snow white
ress. the skirt of which reached only
lidway between her knees and her
nkIes.
Upon her entrance into the dining
Dom. where Mr.. Kenworthy. much
ored in his ehorts 10 please his aunt,
at waiting for dinner to be announc-
4. his attention was Immediately fix
d on this fairy-Iike child who made
i'm a courtesy and began Immediately
} chat with him in a very animated
ashton. Kenworthv. judging from
or appearance, thought her to be
bout thirteen, but he had never
nown a child of that age 10 talk so
luch like a woman.
Miss EfIingham refrained from any
IGNITION Of Mr. Kenworthy's especial
ent until she had succeeded in I'm =
-essing him with the fact that she
-as a very attractive cnIld. AIUer
re dinner had been finished and the