The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-31

had troubled him a little that the run
about had not passed him on the road, bu
Harry might have me- de a detour to avoi'
SOM section Of bad road.
n lost another hour In watching ar
worrying efore he made UP his mind
e. 10 the rescue, There were plenty
Idle carr but il was not easy &c hire o.
a they Nero mostly guarded by chauffeu
With 10 right to rent or lend them
last man was found who w~g willing
pick up $40 and take chance that !
raster would not know alou. T. Cha
feurs are particularly Independent in
ronth &C June WITH the rest of /
world, they suffer from Spring feve
and at that time e year positions a.
as they well know, more plentiful tn
drivers.
The rescue car found them Just whe
they had 5topned, half way up the L.
Pauline had run the scale of feminine
noyance, from silence to sarcasm to tea
The tears produ~2d almost the same
feet on Harry's determination to ke
Pauline from fling that tho drops
water had in OVENS carburetor. r.
spectacle or tE3 Girl he loved weeping r
almost broken up his resolve when Ow
Dashed by, ahouteI, turned around n
drew up alongside.
who had never had the pleasure OF tinkc
ing with a Marvin Six" was inclined
dismount and aid at least In diagnosu,
the cars ailment While he was thinkA.
about it and surveying the parts which
Harry had taken out and streNn bout The
running board in his pretended trouble
hunt Pauline had dashed away her tears
and transferred her petty self to the now
car. Pauline and Owen both knew there
was barely time To reach the field before
the Frcnchman's ascent. So with scaaty
far3y Ills Harry was left to reassemble his
c. Whcn he had set up the last 1t no
replaced the little plug in the tank. pro-
duccd can of gasoline from the locker
behind the seats, emptied 1t into his tank
and drove ut reckless speed for the avia.
tion grounds.
Harry knew that IN all probability Paul
Inc had rea he'd the field in the. lie re-
GREETED that she was to take the risk. but
he was serene in knowing that he had
dono his bost in good cause Fpte has
o habit OF making 1t hard for man Ike
Harry at the start and then making up
for it at the end Styong men feel this in
stinctively, and, when their best efforts
fail, experience a confidence that things
will turn out all Ugh, anyway
When Harry mingled with the specta.
tors he was just IN time to see tiny
sreck on thu edge Of the horizon. This. he
learned was the FrenchmanJ machine.
He was told that it carried passenger.
The speck grew rapidly in size. developed
the insect shape Of a bplauo and soon
seemed to be over the other end of the
aviation field The young mans JOY OF
seeing The aeropiape returning in safety
was dampcned by little feeling of shame
that by such devious means h2 had almost
spoiled Pauline's pleasure. ie was
ashamed and vowed he would mind his
own busr sss in the future.
Il act like N old woman worrying Polly
this way" he decided. "No wonder she is
cross to me lately. She must think |
would be a ryrant OF a. Harry's last
words were choked by spasm OF the
throat
There were shouts and gestures from
the spectators.
Something vas wrong with the aero
plane.
light gust Of wind had struck 1t on
the right wing. 1t wavered an instant
like a dragon fly about to alight, and then
instead of responding to the aviator
levers turned On its left side and plunged
to the ground A cloud Of dust arose, hall
hiding the wreck. and then the crash oil
impact came to his ears.
There was second OF silence broken by
q groan Harry heard tho groan and
didn't even know il came from his own
throat He was in motion now forcing
people to the right and left and running
down the field 1t seemed miles to the
other end aud he was gratefully con
scious that others nearer were hurryng tC
the rescue if rescue it might be called.