The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-22

In less time than 1t takes to tell It
the monoplane reached the earth and
doubled up, the right wing furrowin,r
along the beetroot field for about Is feet
and acting as spring, so that really
our landing was remarkably smooth.
When Ashley, astonished to find him
self alive, crawled out from under the
wreckaSe, he found Miss Davies coollv
liking her camera to take pictures Of
the damaged machine, and when the
peasants, who had expected" said Mas
Davies. ITO find MS smashed TO hits " can.e
up they found the couple complacently
munchlng biscuits and mix. and were
vastly impressed by this exhibition of
phlegm Brttanique"
Three days later Ashley was killed out
right while flying at Belfast. the while
Miss Trehawl<e Davies who returned with
him Prom France 10 London. had crossed
the channel again to buy new aero
plane. For while grief at Astley's end
Kept her out of the air, but then shc
yielded to the fascination OF flight and
WIS Legagneux's passenger when. on Ian
uary 2S of last year he broke the thon
fIench altitude record, reaching Il height
Of ll0l0 feet. This was at the villa
dorblay aerodrome and IN the month
that followed his daring passenger made
nights with practically all the other wsIl
known French aviators. One of these
was IIauouiell. with whom she few ovc,
once found herself unable to record her
Impressions i'm her diary roo cold to
write she scribbled Bother
Returning TO England she flew again
ana again with Gustav Hamel. whom she
considers the finest pilot in the ,vorja
She was his passenger When he won tho
last great air race held In England.
against Sopwith and togetner they made
a whole series of venturesome alghts AZ
TENDON during many of which they were
lost 10 view among the clouds, one day
too. al the flying gr1s reuuest the,,
travelled hy air from Dover to Hendon
and prior TO leaving the Seacoast town
neW half way across the channel to meet
the steamer that was coming from ca
lais, and which had friend OF Miss
Davies Ells sassoon to-w;t on board
When they sighted the steamer Hanoi
pianed down from height or 1900 feet IN
n beautiful spiral, and then clrcled round
and round the packet boat" arter which
he and Miss Davies tlew Off on their wav
back TO London
Il am a real Cockney' Miss Davies
resumed, answering my inevitable oues-
ton "for was born within the sound
Of Bow Bells though our family is rea.-.
" Cornish. After the death of my Gather
who was q well known barrister / fnfnd
myself with ample means ana to begin
WITH having dabbled IN languages -
tshe speaks several uncommonly welD
7 made rather hobby or trave,. &.
my way TO the United States for the first
time all my jewelry was stolen from my
cabin, and On my arrival al New York
! was met by four detectives who es-
corted me TO my hotel Thanks to them.
] am. ! fancy the only foreign woman
who has entered the United Sta. .es n
many years without having her rrsgaga
examined ON this trip. wh'en was IN
1900. | visited friends in Washington and
then ran down for what proved to be
literally Weekend visit to Mexico for
I arrived AT Vera Cruz on SATURDAY.
morning and then was recalled to Eng
land by cable, just managing to catch tho
Royal Mail steamer back on Tuesday aft
ernoon, being. In fact literally rowed ouc
70 her. In spite OF the shorrness of the
stay, however. I really saw a surprising
lot and youll notice that say sPo-pocat-
apetel.'
Wanted II Proved
From rit-Btts.
T'reddie-"Are You the trained nurse
mama said was eomings'
Nurseries. dear. I'm the trained
nurse" r
Freddie--'l-ets see some OF sonr tricks.
thcn!''