The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-11

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Tiger strikes out with three on, al
rum needed TO tie.
BROUGHT DOWN.
"You never can tell, Martin"
said Did Jim crowtoot.
Together old Jim Crowtoot and
Martin Root had stood for an hour
in the workshop Of Martins son,
Iemuei. watching lemuei AZ
work, putting the finishing
touches upon the big black aero
plane that had monopollxed his
time and his studies for two
years.
hand.
From boyhood Lemuel Root had
displayed an Interest In the con-
ouerina Of the air by man.
Not only had he studied and
road Of flying machines; he had
studied and read OF birds, TOR ne
had proceeded on the theory that
whom man had succeeded In per
fsctlns a device for Tying, x
would have to follow the method
Of tho bird.
Lemuel was an authority on
birds.
He not only knew them all by
name, but knew their habits;
knew the number Of miles every
ono Of them could make in day
according to It's family; knew
the purpose OF every bird. accord
Ina TO ornltholoey, etc, etc.
The two old men had marveiled
at the youth at work.
Soon, IemueI had announced,
he would ny secretly and test his
machine.
s'You never can tell, Martini
said old Jim Crowfoot. "The boy
may yet astonish the world. OF
course, I couldn't say that his will
be another case OF the WRIGHT
brothers," added old Jim, "for the
reason that Lemuel Is an only
son."
Old Jim was given TO joking.
Stepping out Of his back door
on the edue Of the town. early
one nnorninu. Nelson Whipple be
held hiuh In the air dark object
that looked no bigger than
speck.
Nelson Whipple had lived alone
for years, shut out from the world,
without a newspaper or a maya
zine.
Progress had gone ahead very
much without Nelson.
The black speck In the sky
aroused his curiosity.
As he watched II. IL seemed 10
arrow LARGER TO the eye, indicating
that Il was coming down, which
was the case.
IL got laroer and larger until
Nelson WhIople stood completely
bewlldered by It's size.
Nelson WhIpple stepped inside
the house.
When he came out he had his
rifle.
He was deadly shot and had
never been known to miss.
The big dark object was now
within range.
Nelson Whipple took careful
aim and fired.
Out Of the sky dropped the big
black object. growing bigger and
bigger as IL neared the earth un-
I'll il fell at the back Of Whipple's
house with thud.
II there was one man in the
village whom Nelson Whipple
could cali a friend, il was Martin
Root.
II was known, however, that
Nelson Whipple had little love
for Lemuel Root, the son.
Martin Root was sitting In his
home when there came loud
knock at the door. There stood
Whipple, with his rifle still smok
ing In his hand.
MARTIN" said Nelson, ''yol
know | never had much use FOL
your boy, but -"
Martin Root looked at the
smoking rifle in Whipple's hands
my God, man, you do not NEAR
TO say"
"Yes." said WhippIe, that
just what mean. have com,
for LemueI, who may think M
knows something about birds.
want to show him crow ! JUS
plugged. n it's an Inch, it's TIVE
feet long,"
A Kansas woman raised 1873 bush
of wheat on an acre or land. tt
seem TO be as good at packing
acre as they are at packing a trul
France has issued no crop rep
or 1914. Unable as yet, maybe,
ret down to them.
With what marked rervent spi
he kid in Sunday school these ds
Joins in singing: DO Not Pass
BY"
United States has more than 6,OC
200 factory employees and l,6O0,C
railroad employees.
Cars on some small railways
Chile. where the wind Is dependah