Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25

preached the subject thus:
Oswald, what Is your idea about |
what I'm making up there%
THAT 1t will be success"
81 know; but its character, It's use! |
What do you think it is?"
I've an idea; but my idea doesn't
fit the conditions"
"How's that?"
"The shed is too closely hemmed
in. You haven't room"
For what?"
ITO start an aeroplane."
yet it is certainly a device for
flying"
81 supposed so; but"
I 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 1t
occupies. II It did, IL would be but
the modification of hundred Others"
Orlando"
As Oswald thus gave expression to
his surprise. their two faces were
study: the fire of genius in thu one;
the light OF sympathetic understand
ing in the other.
II 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 circling flight 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 a sympathetic help
er-you, for instance; some one who
Will aid me with the final fittings and
hold his peace to all eternity If the
impossible occurs and the thing
proves 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
r part shipped here came from differ.
J ent manufacturing firms; sometimes
3 part OF a part was all l allowed to
: be made in any one place. Ny fame
5 like the ship. must rise with one
< bound into the air, or 1t must never
$ rise at all. l was not made for petty
s accomplishment, or the slow plodding
3 OF commonplace minds. must startle
: or remain obscure. That is why
chose this place for my venture. and
g you for my helper and associate"
p You want me to ascend with you? p
Exactly"
AT the end of three days?"
;, Yes"
= Orlando, | cannot"
You cannot4 Not strong enough
;, yet? I'll wait then-three days more
/ THE times too short. A month Il
n scarcely sufficient. 1t would be folly
, such as you never show, to trust
y nerve SO undermined as mine till tim
has restored its power. For an en-
=, terprise like this you need a man O
C ready strength and resources; no on
4 whose condition you might be oblige,
y to consider at a very critical me
ment."
y Orlando, baked thus at the outset
showed his displeasure.
% You do not do justice to your will
n 1t is strong enough to carry yo
through anything"
1T was"
=. you can force It to act for you"
- 81 fear not, Orlando"
"a y counted on you and you thwar
!, me at the most critical moment c
- my lite".
70 Oswald smiled: his whole candi
d. and generous nature bursting int
ID view in one quick fash.
a. Perhaps" he assented; but 20
Nv will thank me when you realize m
n, weakpess. Another man must b
found-quick, deft, secret, yet homo
: ably alive to the importance of til
occasion and your rights as a grei
original thinker and mechanician."
DO you know such a MANI"
IN Il don't; but there must be man
n such among our workmen"
~ There isn't one; and haven
time to send to Brooklyn. l reckone
4 on you"
Can you wait a month";"
mo"
"A fortnight, them" .
NO. not ten days"
- Oswald looked surprised. He wou
- like TO have asked why such precil
hi tation was necessary, but the tone
m which this ultimatum was given WI
OF that decisive character which a
1t, mits of no argument. He thereto
l merely looked his query But Orla
: do was not one to answer looks: /
Va sides, he had no reply for the sau
importunate question urged by h
Il own good sense. He knew that
ag must snake the attempt upon viii
ng his future rested soon, and witho
risk OF the sapping influence of leng-
=, ened suspense and weeks of waltz
He could hold on to those two demo
Iy leagued in attack against him, for
ye- definite seven days. but not for
tndetermiIate time. II he were to
ne saved from folly-from himself
events must rush.