Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-11-27


geniuses.
Meantime, Oswald was steadily i'm.
proving in health. II not In spirits
He had taken his first walk without
any unfavorable results, and Orlando
decided from this that the time had
come for an explanation of his device
and his requirements In regard to It.
Seated together in oswalds room. he
preached the subject thus:
Oswald. what is your idea about
what I'm making up there?"
THAT II will be a success"
II know; but its character, its use?
What do you think It is?"
1--WE an idea; but my idea doesn't
at the conditions"
."How's that?"
"The shed is too closely hemmed
in. You haven't room"
''For whas?"
ITO start an aeroplane."
yet 1t is certainly a device for
flying"
81 supposed so: but"
ut Is an air.car with a new and
valuable idea-the idea for which the
whole world has been seeking ever
since the first aeroplane found its way
up from the earth. My car needs no
room to start in save that which It
occupies. II It did, It would be but
the modification OF hundred Others"
"Orlando!"
As Oswald thus gave expression to
his surprise. their two faces were a
study: the fire OF genius in the one:
the light Of sympathetic understand.
ing In the other.
If this car, now within three days
OF its completion" Orlando proceeded.
does not rise from the oval Of my
hangar like bird from It's nest. and
after a wide and clrcling fight de-
scend again into the self.same spot
without any swerving from its direct
course. then have l failed in my en-
deavor and must take q back seat
with the rest. But 1t will not fail. I'm
certain OF success, Oswald. All
want just now is sympathetic help
er-you, for instance; some one who
will aid me with the final fittings and
hold his peace to all eternity II the
impossible occurs and the thing
proves a failure"
Have you such pride as that?"
Precisely"
so much that you cannot face fail.
ure?"
Not when attached to my name.
You can see how feel about that by
the secrecy have worked under. No
other person living knows what have
just communicated to you. Every
part shipped here came from differ
emit manufacturing firms; sometimes
a part Of part was all l allowed to
be made in any one place. My fame.
like the ship, must rise with one
bound into the air, or 1t must never
rise at all. was not made for petty
accomplishment, or the slow plodding
OF commonplace minds. must startle.
or remain obscure. That is why
chose this place for my venture, and
you for my helper and associate"
You want me to ascend with you"
Exactly"
AT the end Of three days?'
Yes"
Orlando, I cannot"
you cannot? Not strong enough
yet? I'll wait then-three days more"
THE times too short. A month is
scarcely sufficient. 1t would be folly.
such as you never show, to trust q
nerve SO undermined as mine till time
has restored Its power. For an en-
terprise like this you need n man OF
ready strength and resources; no one
whose condition you might be obliged
to consider at a very critical mo-
ment."
Orlando, baked thus at the outset.
showed his displeasure.
"You do not do justice to your will.
1t is strong enough to carry you
through anything"
ut was"
you can force It to act for you"
Il fear not, Orlando"
II counted on you and you thwart
me at the most critical moment Of
my life"
Oswald smiled: his whole candid
and generous nature bursting into
view In one quick fash.
Perhaps" he assented; but you
will thank me when you realize my
weakness. Another man must be
found-Quick, deft, secret, yet honor
ably alive to the Importance OF the
occasion and your rights as a great
original thinker and mechanIcian.'
DO you know such MANI"
Il don't; but there must be many
such among our workmen."
There isn't one; and I haven't
time to send to Brooklyn. I reckoned
on you"
Can you wait a month";"
No"
"A fortnight, them"
NO. not ten days"
Oswald looked surprised. He would
like 70 have asked why such precipi-
tation was necessary. but the tone IN
which this ultimatum vas given Was
al that declrIva chnrnefnr whieh Al