The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-09
HE FLEW
HIGH
By ALBERT l.. FORD

b~cetling brows. II have come with
your daughter Jennie's consent TO ask
you for her az my wife
The gentleman looked at the young
man before him, evidently framing q
sentence to crush him. When ii came
it was like a bolt from heaven
You, a 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 lone it once you do 1t
again. You go up a spire in the pres
ence OF a gaping crowd. Do you sup
pose they would be watching you il 1t
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
OIdDIt StttIltJdNh " H'''o
other would you give your consentT
The occupation is ancient and not
dishOnorable." was the reply. IF you
want my daughter-and she wants you
or she wouldn't have sent you to me
you'll have 20 look up in the matter OF
an occupation. My son-in-law must fly
higher than being II steepleiack. 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 c~ommendable than that
of climbing steeples.'
ut doesn't do for a man 10 waste
his time learning to do things ami
then abandon them. Suppose | should
become proficient In something as | ain
in climbing steeples and you should
not be satisfied with il. and then ]
learned something else. and then
You Engage in something above
steeplejacking and you may have Jen-
ME. provided 1t pays you enough TO
support her
"All right. Mr.. Wilson. I'll try to fly
higher than strengthening"
The last words were not heard by
the elder man. He had no confidence
IN Billy's ability to make a living at
anything except the line he had fallen
into and felt perfectly safe in agree
ing to give his daughter to him provid-
ed he could support her by a more &C
ceptable occupation.
Six months passed. and Mr.. Wilson
heard nothing more Of his would be
climbing son-in-law. He kept an eye
on his daughter and was treasured al
not seeing any evidence Of dissatisfac-
ton on her part. He was congratulate
ing himself that she had forgotten the
steeplejack man when n day she
said;
Papa. | want you to take a walk
with me tins afternoon
"A business man take a walk in the
afternoon? What are you thinking of,
sweetheart
Its Saturday afternoon, and there's
no need Of your going to your office,
for there is NJ one there
The gentleman was persuaded. and
the two sailed forth. Jennie suggest
ed that they take a trolley ride into
the country. This they did and final
ly found themselves in open ground.
They ~strolled about for some time
when suddenly Mr.. Wilson, shading his
eyes from the SUI with his hands,
said:
What a big bird that Is over there
Il think it's coming this way"
The bird did come that way, growing
larger and larger as it neared them.
why. it's an aeroplane! remarked
Mr.. Wilson.
$50 it is chimed Jennie.
They watched it sailing along high
up in the air. it's two great wings ex'
tended. looking for all the world like
a soaring eagle. 1t passed a Thousand
feet over their heads. turned anC
swooped downward like n seagull after
a fish, passing not more than fifty
feet above them.
Hello, JennieI!" cried the aeronaut.
Hello. Billy" replied Jennie.
What foes this mean?" exclaimed
the father. bridling.
Billy turned again and, passing with
in ten yards of them. replied:
why. you told me. Mr.. Wilson, tina
if I wanted Jennie I must fly highe
than steeplejacking. and I'm doing 1t
There's no steeple higher than severa
hundred feet, and I've been up severa
thousand"
NONSENSE exclaimed the father
Jennie" re~proachfully, "how coul
you bring your father out here o.
purpose to make a fool Of himT'
: AZ didn't. papa. / brought you on
| here to show you that Billy has go
: the better of you. I want Billy, an
Billy wants me. Now. do be a goot
D sensible papa and take Billy into you
8 business and let us be happy
HIN. This was your doing. l kno'
{ your tricks and your manners The
d to Billy. ''Take that ungodly great Dir
Y back to where you got 1t and tomorro'
morning come to my office"
Mr.. Wilson was partly right. Afte
his interview with Billy the two col
spirators put their heads together an
= devised a scheme which Jennie. know
: inc her fathers disposition, believe