The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-05-28

creation. But, speaking or Volplanlng, |
I've had three lessons this week. Next |
week Bronson says I'll be flying like
a gull Cad, it's wonderful. I've had
two tumbles, that's all-little ones.
of course-net result a barked knee
and a peeled elbow"
Watch out you're not flying like
an angel before you get through with
1t, Les" cautioned the painter. Il see
that a well-known society leader In
Chicago was killed yesterday"
"Oh, love the danger there Is In
it," said Wrandall carelessly. That's
what gives zest to the sport"
Il love it, too" said Hetty, her eyes
agleam. The glorious feel of the
wind as you rush through 1t! And
yet one seems to be standing perfect
ly still in the air when one is half
mile high and going fifty miles an
hour. Oh, 1t is wonderful, MI Wran-
dali"
I'm take you out in week or two.
Miss Castleton, IL you'll trust your
self with me-"
IL will co." she announced promptly.
bit" he counseled. risky business,
Miss Castleton, flying about with
fedgelings."
"Oh, come now!" expostulated
Wrandall with some heat. Don't be
a wet blanket, old man."
81 was merely suggesting she'd bet
ter wait till you've got used to your
wings"
Jimmy Van Wickle took his wife
with him the third time up" said Les
| lie, as If that were the last word in
aeroplaning.
Its common report that she keeps
Jimmy level, no matter where she's
got him." retorted Booth.
81 dare say Miss Castleton can
hold me level" said Leslie, with pro-
found bow to her. Cant you. Miss
Castleton?"
She smiled "Oh, as for that, Mr..
Wrandall, think we can all trust you
to cling pretty closely to your own
level"
Rather ambiguous, that" he re-
marked obviously.
she means you never get below It,
Leslie" said Booth, enjoying himself.
That's the one great principle In
aeroplaning," said Wrandall, quick to
recover. "Vivian says I'll break my
neck some day, but admits 1t will be
a heroic way of doing it. Much nobler
than pitching out of an automobile Oh
catapulting over a horses head In
Central park" He paused for effect
before venturing his next conclusion
} at must be ineffably sublime, being
squashed--or is it squshed?-after {
drop of a mile or so, isn't it?"
He looked to see Miss Castletor
? vince, and was somewhat dashed t
t find that she was looking out Of the
window, quite oblivious to the peri
> he was in figuratively for her specia
consideration.
. Booth was acutely reminded tina
) the term "prig" as applied to Leslie
4 was misnomer; he hated tn
thought of the other word, which re
l. fiectively he rhymed with pad
a 1t occurred to him early in tn
n course of this one.sided discussion
|. that the hostess was making no ei
fort to take part in 1t, whether fror
v lack OF interest or because of its fri,
y olous nature he was, Of course III
4 able to determine. Later, he wa
z struck by the curious pallor Of he
l. face, and the lack-luster eXpressio
e of her eyes. She seldom removed he
s gaze from Wrandall's face, and ye
N
k mind the rather uncanny impressio
s. that she did not hear word he
n brother-in-law was saying. He,
d turn, took to watching her covertl.
il At no time did her expression chang
It For reasons Of his own, he did NJ
k attempt to draw her into the conve
d sation, fascinated as he was by tn
study of that beautiful, emotionles
r. face. Once he had the queer sens
,e ton of feeling, rather than seeing,
ID haunted look in her eyes, but he pl
n 1t down to fancy on his part.
And Leslie babbled on in blissf
Of ignorance Of, not to say disregard TO
lie this strange ghost at the feast, TO
st to Booths mind, the ghost of Chall
N Wrandall was there.
w Turning to Miss Castleton with
lg significant look in his eyes, meant
lie to call her attention to Mrs Wranda
a he was amazed to find that every We
10 tige OF color had gone from the girl
face. She was listening to Miranda
A. and replying In monosyllables, b,
OF that she was aware Of the other wor
I'd ans abstraction WIS not for an l
ID slant to DO doubted. Suddenly, aft
I'd a quick glance at Sara's face. 81
It. looked squarely into Booths eyes. ar
h, he saw in hers an expression of actu
ne concern, If not alarm.
as Leslie was in the middle of Sc
ed tence when Sara laughed aloud, wit
e- out excuse or reason. The next
to slant she was looking from one to Il
other in a dazed sort OF way, as
IN, coming out of dream.
TX, Wrandall turned scarlet. There hi
vn been nothing in his remark' to CO
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