Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13

! ana aware of the danger incur, but
have no inclination TO take the respon-
/ sibility of hurting others from
/ height of a thousand feet to the earth.
1 l have on one or two occasions taken
a man friend with me. but 1 draw the
! line ut women"
! And chiidren:'" asked Edith. fixing
/ her blue eyes on him appealingly.
Il would rather take child than an
adult was 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 to wreck the machine by
interfering with me-
Indeed, would not
"ln your case l must refuse solely on
the ground that l would have no right
TO permit you TO risk your life"
'WiH you take up my brother"
Il didn't know that you have a
brother"
will you grant me for him what you
have denied me for myself?"
Edith threw all the pleading of which
she was capable into her expressive
eyes,
Il will"
"When:"
After have got my new machine
that has been building for me, and
have tested it in trial trips"
Very well; when you are ready
notify me. but say nothing about the
matter to any one. If mother should
hear OF It she would prevent it."
fervently. The pressure went straight
to his heart
Mr.. Kenworthy carried away with
him very attractive picture. a young
girl in short dresses. with her hair
down her back and withal sufficiently
developed both physically and in
tellectually to please one who had come
to manhood. Moreover. the picture
did not fade. The fancy once caught
is very tenacious. kenworthy did not
go to see Edith again. for he could
find no valid excuse to visit child
but not n day passed without his see
ing her in his minds eye.
One day she received n note from
him saying that he had thoroughly
tested his new aeroplane and was
ready to keep his promise TO give her
brother an airing. He would start
from a field in which stood the shed
covering his machine the next after
noon at o'clock. When that hour
arrived n boy Jumped the fence and
strobe toward the aeronaut On reach
ing Kenworthy he said that his sister.
Edith Eftingham, had sent him, saying
that he would be taken up in an aero
plane.
you're the image of your sister, only
you are dark and she is light. Are you
twins"
Yes" faItered the boy. quailing I'M
der the inquisitive gaze.
Kenworthy's mind being intent on
his preparations for his fight, he
turned away and when they were
completed invited the boy to a seat
beside him. They rose slowly. the
latter holding to the machine with
grip which If strong enough would
have crushed it. The aeronaut cast a
glance aside and noticed that the hand
was white and shapely But one guild
ing a machine rising higher and higher
has no time for other observations
than those connected with his flight.
and Jack having neck at risk be
resting upon his shoul-
ders. His companion sat still, display
ing no fear. but feeling n 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
above. and suddenly the
machine tilted like bird changing its
a
boy.
I've kept my promise to your sis
ter" said Jack. land | think we had
better descend"
No objection being raised. the aero
naut began the descent All went well
ill they were within 100 feet Of the
ground from which they started. when
snapped and the speed Of
the propellers was visibly reduced. 1t
was evident from the aerouauts sud
len pulling upon levers that something
lad happened. Indeed. he found It
necessary to glide Oh an incline down
Ipon the earth. He succeeded in do
ng so. and when the machine stopped
on its wheels the arms Of his
10Y passenger were clasped tightly
Iround his neck.
He unclasped them, and then found
hat the boy had tainted. Kcnworthy
ook him in his arms and laid him on
he grass Thinking 10 rouse him. he
ipped open his Jacket and unlooseued
lis collar.
The secret was out. or rather. II be
an to come ont. for though Jack knew
he boy was n girl he did not know a
rcat many other things that he learn
d afterward. That was his last trip
i an aeroplane. Edith EGingham In
er own appropriate costume az
Dung woman. after n courtship. con
ented TO he his wife. but only on con
ition that lie would never sit in an
eroplane again.