The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-28


IN hers lie had not seen her since.
as little girl. she had watched hts
first experiment There was no
other sign OF recognition on the part
OF either as he asked. In the terms
OF the automobile fellowship Of the
road. II he could be OF any assist.
Rncc.
With an apology for interrupting
Appleton's excited repetition OF
broken. hasty sentences about trains
and steamers 20 Europe and ten
minutes. he said, when no had
grasped the situation;
IT'S only three or four miles TO
the station. isn't IT. That's easy
In the time you have. In fact. ] ex.
pect 60 be In New York at three this
afternoon. But tho bolt Is my
racer. and. while can take one
passenger easily. can't quite man.
age two
Appleton had never been In an
aeroplane. lie WAS n conservative,
with stagecoach preference for
automobiles. who regarded Rodney
sharp as a gallery player. But he
was ready 20 show that. In this ter
rihle crisis, he was not afraid TO do
his duty.
I'm 20 with him. Alice" he said.
"and you can ride tho horse. and |
think | can hold tho Limited for a
few minutes. Anyway. your father
can"
Here Alice missed her cue and
probably forfeited all right 70 sym
patty what more could she ask
than 70 be left TO herself TO take
her own time 20 catch the train :
This new development had befogged
the very object for which she had
driven the runabout into tho creek.
The awkward country boy-the son
OF the village blacksmith In n com
munity where she had known the
isolation OF the rich-was now a
courteous man OF the world. walt
ing with polite reserve on her
wishes and plquing her curiosity
as 10 how the transformation had
been wrought. And she vas going
10 fly, and In the Bolt whose fame
was linked with sharp's. She sig-
nailed her decision TO Appleton as
she stepped past him.
mo time 20 DO lost You had
better mount your horse and start ="
Alice called over her shoulder.
Yes Wen meet you At the sta
ton. Now. all ready" said Sharp.
You say you viii be In New York
this afternoon7" she asked.
Easily and early. We have a
fayorins wind" Sharp answered.
automatically. occupied with his
levers.
Think Of Il, Think Of IT, said
Alice. "in New York this after
noon"
Yes" he returned with a side
long glance OF inquiry. 'Its not so
dusty as the train ride. aud"-he
laughed softly. which made her
think that he might have at least
an aero-mechanlcal sense OF humor
II should be delighted TO have
you come along"
It's very kind OF you-and don't
like dust think | will"
For a twinkling tho Bolt hung
over the sleepers like a ships sails
bent taut by a strong breeze over
the hull. before II drew away from
the Limited as rapidly as the Lin
tied away from a buggy on the high.
way. II was a giant. supernatural
plummet shot In undevolting flight
steady and firm, yet so light that
Alice felt herself a .ioosed spirit
borne on by the will Of another who
had eliminated time and space from
the universe.
What is our speed7" she asked.
finally.
About two hundred"
Miles an hour7"
Yes. It's a rccord-and only
three years ago sixty was our best
Wo have mastered the currents
now. and we're being pushed BY one
In our favor"
How high can you go7"
1T depends on conditions. Three
or four miles" no answered. steady.
ing the Bolt In the air current oppo.
site her slip, where the figures OF
the attendants we're sen running
to their places.
THAT must be gloriousl Oh. I'd
like that"
You would" He looked around
at her. smiling, while the Bolt was
as stlll as II some Yogi had sus
pended II by an invisible wire.
Wen try" he said. But we
can't 20 up Ike an elevator. We
have 10 climb a pyramidal. aerial
staircase. az II were; and already
they we're rising.
III | dropped II would be death
wouldn't it7" she whispered. MY
reason tells me so, but not my feel
lngs. II seems as II could flutter
down gently or soar 10 the top OF
the Custom House, as chose. Do
you ever feel that way"
Yes. That's the trick-confl
dence. A pitcher must never think
he IN not going TO strike the bats
man out; an aereplaniBt must never
think that no Is going 10 fall. And
II something breaks-thats the
fight"
She thought OF him as a D'Artag
nan OF the air. She wished that
they might be in danger. 40 that
she could watch him at war with
tho battalions Of gravity.
And the confidence that carried
me through" he turned to her
with a smile that had the suggestion
OF the self-revelation witch is the
forerunner Of inquIry-'yes. Il came
from what might seem little
thing" He paused. az n waiting
for some word from her.
Wonderful" Alice whispered
Very wonderful. and most wonder
ful Of all is" she was going to say
you" but she made II. your mas
terry Of The air"
NO. n am 10 be mentioned, n
all goes back TOTO Thomsonvllle
When ] had spent my last cent on
that poor, sorry experiment that