The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16

about him pnd heard MI that was said
Please ask Mrs. Grosvenor 20 hrnl
: him here to dinner, But don't shy any
thing about me, or ne won't come
IN do no such thing, | don't wisl
you TO have anything 10 do with such ,
man; you'l be going mp with him II
his machine
Glow can do that when he won
take n girl up with himY
"Why do you wish to see him?"
"For curiosity's sake"
When girl of nineteen wishes tC
get her clutches on young man, hel
mother is net the best person 70 stand
In her way. Mrs. Grosyenor was In
vited to dinner and asked TO bring hei
nephew with her Since she had
brought him up from boy Of twelve
she had sufficient influence 10 induce
him to accept the invitation, At Mrs
Eflingham's suggestion prompted by
Edith. Mrs. Grosvenor told jack that
there were only children in the Filing
ham family. and for that evening the
young lady appeared with her hair
hanging unconnned down her back
and robed in becoming snow white
dress. the skirt Of which reached only
midway between her knees and her
ankles.
Upon her entrance into the dining
room. where Mr.. Kenworthy, much
bored I'm his efforts to please his aunt,
sat waiting for dinner 10 be ann0une-
ed. his attention was Immediately Ak
ed on this fairy-ike child who made
him courtesy and began Immediately
to chat with him In very animated
fashion. Kenworthy, Judging from
her appearance. thought her to be
about thirteen. but he had never
known a child Of that age to talk so
much like n woman.
Miss EGinCham refralned from any
mention Of Mr.. Eenworthy's especial
bent until she had succeeded in i'm
pressing him with the fact that she
was a very attractive child. After
the dinner had been finished and the
two elderly ladies We're chatting over
a cup Of tea, with chldlike simplicity
she inveigled the deronaut into the
window seat, where she had heard all
about him. and turning Oh the switch
set him going on the subject of hyug
listening while he talked as fast as he
was accustomed to skim through the
air. Her Interruptions were few. but
struck him as being made to the
point.
Shortly before the guests departed
Miss Eflingham, putting her finger on
her lips as a sign of caution, whispered
to her companion that She WAS dying
to fly. Would he take her with him?
The temptation was great. but the
resistance was sufficient to overcome
it. Il never take women up with me,
am aware of the danger incur, but
have no inclination to take the respOn-
sibiity of hurling others from
height of thousand feet to the earth.
| have on one or two occasions taken
a man friend with me, but draw the
line at women
And childrenT" asked Edith, fixing
her blue eyes on him appealingly.
81 would rather take Il child than an
adult" was the reply. The younger
the person the greater the inSenSibil-
ity to danger, If 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 must refuse solely on
the ground that | would have no right
to permit you to risk your life"
will you take up my brother?"
II didn't know that you have a
brother"
viii 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,
She took his hand and pressed it
The pressure went straight
10 his heart
Mr.. KenwOrthy carried away with
him a very attractive picture, "A young
gir in short dresses. with her hair
down her back and withal sufficiently
developed both physically and in
to please one who bad come
o manhood. Moreover. the picture
lid not fade. The fancy once caught
S very tenacious. Kenworthy did not
20 to see Edith again. for he could
ind no valid excuse to visit child
lut not a day passed without his see
ng her in his minds eye
one day she received pote from
lin saying that he had Thoroughly
.ested his new aeroplaue and was
eady to keep his promise to give her
,rother an airing. He would start
rom a field in which stood the shed
Overing his machine the next after
IoOn at 3 O'Clock when that hour
rrived a boy jumped the fence and
trOde toward the aeronaut. On reach
ny KenwOrthy he said that his sister,
edith Efingham. had sent him. saying
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