The Adair County news., 1914-01-14
HE FLEW
HIGH
By ALERT l.. FORD

mdH WIFI mutton cnOp WllSkerS and
beetling brows, 81 have come with
your daughter Jennie's consent to ass
you for her as my wife"
The gentleman looked at the young
man before him, evidently framing q
sentence to crush him. When it came
1t was like a bolt from heaven.
''You, steeplejack, marry my daugh-
ter! Do you think me a fool? What
kind of a business is yours anyway
You risk your life for $50, perhaps, and
when you've done it once YOU DO #
again. You go up a spire in the pres
ence of a gaping crowd. Do you sup
pose they would be watching you II i
were not for the probability Of seeing
you tumble down and get mashed into
a Jelly? And what kind of a life would
your wife lead? She would be in con
slant expectation of seeing your batter
ed remains brought home in a wagon.
Marry my daughter. No, sir
Billy hung his head and said nothing
for n few moments. Then he looked
up and asked:
IF ] abandon the ancient and hon
Orable steeplejack business for some
other would you give your cOnsentT
"The occupation is ancient and noE
diShOnOrable," was the reply. IF you
want my daughter-and she wants you
or she wouldn't have sent you to ne
you'll have to look up IN the matter or
an occupation. My son-in-law must fy
higher than being a steeplejack. It's
too late for you to study a profession.
but you may yet make a business man
Of yourself. There are many Occupa-
tons far more commendable than that
OF climbing steepIes."
att doesn't DO for a man to waste
his time learning to do things and
then abandon them. Suppose 1 should
become proficient in something as I am
In climbing steeples and you should
not be satisfied with il, and then
learned something else. and them
you engage in something above
steeplejacking and you may have Jen-
ME, provided It pays you enough 20
support her
'Au right Mr.. Wilson. I'll try 10 fy
higher than steeplejacking."
The last words were not heard bC
the elder man. He had 10 coCGIc-Ca
IN Billy's ability to make q living az
anything except the line he had fallen
INTO aHl rev re'ie,liy Sale IN agree
ing 70 give MS iahSAIer 70 NM pf1'iU-
ed ne cotlu SUPPORT Ter Dy Il more ae-
Ceptable occupation.
Six months passed, and Mr.. Wilson
heard nothinE more OF his WoJd be
CIiNlplhS SoI-Lil-ld". lie Kept "a eye
on MS daughter ana was reass !fea a5
noI seeing any e'lLetce OF u-ss''l.s-..--
ton on Aer part lie was conSial--...-
Ing himself That she had forgotten r.-e
steepie5ack man when one day size
said;
Papa. want You o. take Walk
with m" this afternoon.
"a business man take q walk in t.1
afternoonE What are ycu th.11i1g -.-
sweetheart:
Its Saturday afternoon. and -He-e.-
40 need of your goiag to your Office
for there is no one there
The gentleman was persuaded alG
/ the two sailed forth. Jennie suggest.
ed that ,Lcr take trolley ride into
( the country This they did ana final.
I II found the. selves III open ground
/ They -troIsG about for some time
when suddenly SIR. wilson, shading his
! eyes from -le SUD with his bands,
/ s1id.
"Wh1t ff- bird that IS over there
Il Trims fits coming this way
/ The bird DID come tlIt way, growing
( larger aud larger as if ueared them.
why. its an acceptance remarked
| Mr.. Wilson.
/ $50 II is. caiued Jennie.
/ They watched it sailing along high
| up in the air. its two great wings eZ-
| tended. I0aEiuE for GlI the world Ike
a soariug eagle. tt passed a thousand
| feet over their heads. turned and
svooVcd downward like Il seaCull after
a fish, passing not more than fifty
| feet above them
"Hello. Jennie" cried the aerOnaUt
Hello. Billy. replied Jennie.
"What does this mean|' exclaimed
| the father. bridling.