Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-12-06

TO her companion that she was dying
to fly Would he take her with himf
The temptation was great. but the
resistance was sufficient to overcome
H. II never take women up with me
am aware Of the danger incur but
have no inclination 20 take the rcspon-
sibiliiy Of hurting others from
height OF thousand feet 70 the earth
have on one OF two occasions taken
a man friend with me but draw the
line NJ women
And childrenT" asked Edith. fixing
her blue eyes on him appcalingly.
~ would rather take a child than an
adult" WIS the reply The younger
the person the greater the insensibii.
ity TO danger. II anything should hap
pen with you beside me / should not
expect you 10 wreck the machine by
interfering with me"
Indeed. | would not"
in your ease must refuse solely on
the ground that would have no right
to permit you to risk your life"
"Will you take up my brother?"
Il didn't know that you have
brother"
"Will you grant me for him what you
have denied me for myselfr
Edith threw all the pleading OF which
she was capable into her expressive
eyes.
Il will"
"Whenf"
After have got my new machine
that has been building for me and
have tested II in trial trips"
VERY we'll; when You are ready
notify me. bnt say nothing about the
matter TO any one. II mother should
hear OF il she would prevent it
She took his hand ana pressed It
fervcntly Tie pressure went straight
TO his heart
/ Mr. keuworthy carried away with
+ him very attractive picture, a young
I girl in short dresses with her hair
I down her back and withal sufficiently
developed both physically and in
telectually TO please one who had come
4 to manhood Moreover. the picture
did not fade The fancy once caught
I Is very tenacious. Kenworthy did not
90 TO see Edith again. for he could
! find no valid excuse TO visit n child
but not a day passed without his see
ing her IN his minds eye
One day she received note from
him saying shat he had thoroughly
tested his new aeroplane and was
ready TO keep his promise TO give her
brother an airing. He would start
from field I'm which stood the shed
covering his machine the next after
noon nj 3 o'clock When that hour
arrived boy jumped the fence and
strobe toward the aeronaut On reach
ing Kenworthy he said that his sister
Edith Eiliueham had sent him. saying
that he would he taken up in an nero.
plane
You're the image OF your sister. only
you are dark and she is light Are you
twins;"
Yes" faltered the boy quaillng IN
der the inquistivc gaze
Keuworthys mind being intent on
his preparations for his flight he
turned away ana when they were
completed invited the boy to a seat
beside him They rose slowly. the
latter holding to the machine with a
grip which If strong enough would
have crushed IT, The acronaut cast
glance aside aud noticed that the hand
was white and shapcly But one guild
IA
has no time for other observations
than those connected with his flight
and Jack having n neck at risk be
sides his own felt an extra amount Of
responsibility resting upon his shoul
ders His companion sat still. display
ing no fear. but feeling great terror
The hills and the houses grew smaller
and smaller below them and they
seemed hung upon nothing The air
which had been quiet below was
clustering above. and suddenly the
machine tilted Ike bird changing is
course 4 suppressed cry escaped the
boy
I've Kept my promise 10 your SIS
ter" said Jack. "and | think we Ind
better descend"
No objection being raised the aero
naut began the descent AL went well
I'm they were within 100 feet of the
ground from which they started when
something snapped and the speed of
the propellerS was visih'y reduced II
was evident from the acrpuaut's sud
den pulling upon levers that something
had happened Indeed he found "
necessary % glide on nm incline down
upon the earth He sncceeled lu dos
lng 3d. ana whoa the maeiHue stopped
running on its wheels me arms of his
hoy passenger we're claSped tightly
around mis- Heck
lie uuna~ped them. and then found
that one hoy bid tainted Noteworthy
took hin in his ugms ana laid him on
the grass Thinking % rouse him he
ripped open his jacket and unloosencl
his collar
The secret WIS out or. rather it BE-