Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-21
The Daily Story
WHERE EVE wENT-BY CLAIsSA MACKIE.
-cepyrighted :sls by Assoc,atel l.,,erary Bureau

with her hand on one OF the propeller
blades Of De Mennes' beautiful flying
machine.
But mademoiselle is not quite pro-
ncient," objected the young aviator.
Tomorrow, perhaps next week. after
you have made few more trips with
me. you understand better the stop. the
pause, the descent. VOLTA tout! You
fy alone"
Mennes." pouted Eve, 'in my own lit
tie machine. 1t is like feather and
responds to. a mere touch Of the wheel.
No? How stupid"
The Frenchman bowed his regret at
having cast a shadow over Miss Dun
hams sunny countenance. and he
watched her walk back to her own
monoplane with some doubt in his
keen eyes.
.'She look like-she look like she take
a chance when nobody is around" he
muttered. But it was time for an
other one of his spectacular flights be-
fore his assembled pupils, and he
promptly forgot Eve Durham and her
discomfort.
Ewes friends were not surprised at
her sudden passion for aeroplaning.
One by one Eve had taken up other
fads and dropped them, but when her
engagement to Lewis Thayer was an
nounced it was discovered that Eve
had reduced her hobbies to three,
tennis. music and domestic science. and
was entirely faithful to them until
there came a day when she quarreled
with Lewis. He did not quarrel with
her 1t was Ewes whole affair, and
the domestic science fad was aban-
doned, music was agonizingly reminis-
cent of happier days, and no one could
play tennis like Lewis.
1t was not surprising that the broken
engagement was marked by Ewes pur-
chase of a monoplane and learning to
operate 1t. Happily or otherwise, she
had plenty of money at her disposal
to indulge this fancy.
Now she stood In the vast Enclosure
and watched the fantastic fights OF
her teacher, De Mennes. Her adven-
turous spirit yearned to pierce the blue
| sky.
Tonight 1t would be moonlight and
| the field would be deserted. She could
bride Patrick MCGEE, who had charge
of her machine, and away she would go!
The moon was high in the heavens
when Eve motored down to the aero
| drome alone in her runabout. The
sheds were all closed and the ground
was deserted, but she knew that Pat
rick MCGEE would be waiting behind
the gate
The gate swung inward, and she
rolled over to the shed where her ma
| chine was stored. Patrick came run
ming up behind. begging her to desisi
from her mad attempt. but Eve was
insistent.
Soon the monoplane was outside
Patrick declared it was In perfect or
der, and, having assisted Eve to hei
seat and strapped her in, he started the
propeller. the engine caught, the ma
chine quivered. and away it went
wavering over the rolling ground; then
responding to Ewes guidance, it rost
UP and up until she had reached the
desired height; then along her chosen
air lane she few diZzily.
Beneath her the aerodrome diminish
ed and faded from view. Overhead
the moon grew larger and more bril-
liant The stars stared at her witt
luminous eyes. and the wind rushed by
Presently she few over the city will
its myriad lights, and the machine. fly
ing like a homing bird. pointed north
ward, for Eve had lost all sense o
location.
Below she caught the silver CLEAN o
river. 1t was gone, and the darl
bulk of hills took it's place.
Now it was time to return home, TO
she had promised herself just a spii
in the air. out Of defiance to NJ. d,
Mennes. But which way led home?
Eve Durham confessed to hersel
that she did not know. She guided
the machine around in a sweeping cir
Gle. trusting to chance to reach tn,
city. Once over the city she was posi-
tive that she could find her way bacl
to the aerodrome, for she had made tn
| ulSuL over lue city many tiiheS Will
her instructor.
But where was the city?
Back and forth Eve few. once de
ceived by an upward glare agains
the sky. 1t was only a barn on fire
and nowhere did she see the reflection
OF city lights.
Then when she paused uncertainl.
she was aware that something wa
wrong with the engine. II was miss
ing-once. twice, again and yet again.
Suppose 1t fell!
J Well. she had taken her chance. ''
I'm s-something of a fa-fatalist,
Eve assured herself with chatterini
teeth, not knowing what n hand fat
} was taking in her affairs this moonli
night
She attempted to volplane.
Its that or die murmnred pluck.
Eve. and she began the descent.
All went well for awhile. As sh
neared the earth Eve tried TO select
favorable spot in which to land. bu
the grouping OF woods and hills AM
noonlit patches was very confusing
and what had seemed to be a wild
field suddenly changed to park dot