The Huttig news., 1913-04-26

were not light. nor without danger even to those with feet well planted upon mother earth.
 Ii the tempest should come up be- fore eight!
 Mir Challoner, who, from some mys- terious impulse of bravado on the part Of Brothersou, was to be allowed 10 make the tAied in this small bsz,t of spectators, was equally eoneeFRef al this sight but not for Brotherson. Hfs fears were fer Oswald whose slow. W gathering strength could lily bear the strain which this additional ans iete for his brothers life must impose upon him. As for Doris. she was .n ? state o1 excitement more connected with the past than with the future That afternoon sine had laid her hand in that of Orlando BrotheTsOn, and wished him well. She! in whose breast still fingered "reminiscences of tnosr old douhts which had beclouaed his image for her at tAair first meeting She had not been ah'e 10 avoid it., His look was a compelling one. and il had demanded thHs mgeh f9om her, and-a terrible thought Jo her gentle spirit-he might be going to hzs death:
 Il had been settled by thA prospec- tive aviator that they were to watch for the ascent frem= the mouth of the grassy road leading in to the hangar. The three were +o meet there at quarter to eight and await the stroke and the aif-car's rise. That time was near. and Mr. Challonef, catching 6 glimpse of Oswalds pallid and unnat- arally drawn features, as he set down the lantern he carried, shuddered with foreboding and wished the hour passed.
 Doris watchful glance never left the face whose lightest change was more to her than aii Qrland8's hopes. But the result upon her was not to weaken her resolution. but to strength en it. Nhate9eH the outcome of thu aext few minutes, she must stara ready to sustain her iDvalid through 1t. That the daftness of early eve ming had deepened to oppression, waa unnoticed for tAe moment The fears Of an hour past had beer forgotten. Their attention was too absorbed in what was going on before them. for even q glance overhead.
 Suddenly Mr. Chailoner spoke.
 "Nho is the man whom ErotAerson has asked b go up with him 2"
 Itwas Oswald who answered.
 He has never told me. lie has kept his own counsel. about that a8 about everything else connected #ith this matter. He simply advised ma that l was not 10 bother about him any more; that he had found the as- sistant ha wanted
 Such reticenee seems rnpardon- able. You have displayed great pa i tienee. Oswald
 Because l understand Orlando. He reeas mons natures like a book The i man he trusts, We may trust Tomor- ] TOW, he will speak openly enough. Ali cause for retieence will be gone.a
 You have confidence then in the success Of this undertahng?p
 'If I hadn't. I should not be here could hardly bear to witness his fail ufes even in 2 secret test like this. should find it too hard to face him aft erwartas."
 T don't understand :"
 "0rlaado hes great pride. IT this enterprise fails cannot answer fer lin He would be capable of any hing. Why, Doris what is the oat- tor chad2 I never saw you lock iiko that belore1
 She had been down on her knees regulating the lantern, and the sud deu flame, shooting up, had shown him her face turned Up toward his in an apprehension which Yergad or horror.
 Do I look frightened?" she asked, remembering herself and lightly ris- ing. T believe that l am little frightened Tiff anything should go wroAgi If an accldent-' But here : he remembered herself again and quickly changed her tone But your aonadeaoe shaA be mine. l will be- lieya iE his good angel or-or in his aelf-eommana and great resolution. I'll not be frightened any more.1 But Oswald did rot seem satisfied sIe continued to look at her in concern.
 He hardly knew what to make Of he intense feeling she had manifest d. Had Orlando touched her girlish heart? Had this ooid-blooded nature. with is stcel-libe brilIianey and hon. orable but stern views of life. moved
 his warm and sympathetic soul tc more than admiration? The though disturbed him so he forgot the near ness of the moment they were al. awaiting till quick raapng soune from the hanger, followed by the sud den appearance of an widening
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