The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-06-18
AnaniaS Shines
AirShip
Story Of a Troubled
Conscience.
BY cLARISsA mAcKIR

llarlJor ] met the Widow R0well. She
was emerging from EN- Bevis' depart
ment store. and on her comedy face
was n bafiied look
1T has something to do with Ananias
Slime was my first thought. for these
two interesting widows. Elm Bevis and
Hctty Howell. were boldly contesting
for the heart and hand OF Ananias
Slime. one time mate OF the good ship
Indus and now porter IN the Ounce
Harbor bank.
Good morning. Miss Telham." she
gave greeting. Flows Maria's rheu.
mntismT'
Much better than u was And how
are youf"
The little widow east n balefui back.
ward glance nc the department store.
where distinctly saw En- Bcvis'
sleckly pomimdourcd head against the
window. I'm nnei Splendidr re-.
spondcd the widow Rowcll vivncious.
ly. "ilavc you heard about Mr.. Shines
neruplrncY Captain rarnnbas said
Annnlns had been buiiding one lie
makes bis trial Gight tonight. I'll tell
you something n YOU won't tell" SHE
added proudly.
"You may connde IN me. Mrs Row.
ell" reproachcd her. u shall be- ~
silent rs The grave"
She drew nearer and whispered.
I'm going up In the alr-hip with
Annnias!'
Aud while listened. aRhast. she pat
ted my arm and dnstcd away down the
village street.
Suddenly ! remembered that had
M crrand NJ Em Bcvis' store. and M
mounted tho steps the door Jew open
and AirF. Bcyis' ample form was bow.
ing me inside. and her heavy features
relaxed Ia a generous smile % wei
come.
"You heard about Mr. shines air.
.hipi' she asked suddenly.
"Ycs. lie makes a trial night 10.
day" repeated quickly. for I wns
mindful Of lIctty Rowell's secret lock.
81 Ia my breast
She glanced toward her two clerks.
young girlr. bright eyed and rosy
checked. who were exchanging wit.
ticisms with tho stage driver. who had
Just delivered mn express package.
Hes going Ia take passenger"
whispered the Widow Bcvis
"whof Ned RoberiAT' glanced AZ
the lnnky stage driver.
mo; Annnias slime
"Oh. a passenger IN the airshlpT' SO
IIctty's accrct was no secret after all
She nodded.
"lts secret. Perhaps you can
guess" She smiled archly.
Your ! weakly asked.
"Ycr. Don't tell soul" she caution.
ID. although I am sure she hoped !
would confde the news 10 Hetty Row
ell
spent the afternoon on the bay
with Captain Barnabas and his wife.
Maria. n we tied up nc the little
landing below the Fish cottage the cap.
tain east n glance NJ the wind signal
"Not n puffr' he calculated. There
isn't a mortal reason why Ananias
can't make that night tonight"
bright moonlight. too" added Ma
ria. Hurry up and come 10 supper
hos we can go right over 10 Terry's
field. want a good hook at the critter
before It's smashed 10 bits"
"wni the machine really nyr' aAk
81 as we ate a hurried meal.
$50 Ananiar says" returned the cap
tain dryly. Ananlas had been his nrst
mate ON many voyages. and Captain
Fish was confident that the truth was
not In Annnias.
When We reached Terry's ten acre
field the moon was lifting great sll
yer disk aboye the pine woods. The
field was flooded with white light, ~
veallnT the piiheriug crowd OF villag
ers.
In the middle ~ the moonlit space
was n rreal white winged object sur
rounded boy curious men and boys.
This was Anaulas shines airship,
We approached the awkward LOOKING
object and found Ananlas himself
lookIng ahsurlly small IN leather
aviation suit aud helmet, tie looked
like brown guomc
llf aiNrith W. WIN Nir ht'uhAhhfN
dignity, but even while he explained
lho mysteries of the Hawk. as he had
named H. his cold blue eyes wer,
senry hing the arriving crowds.
"Ile n hooking for Hetty. OF Is Il
I'm Rcvisy I thought. wondering how
this latest scheme Of Mr. shines would
work out, Would he have Que passen
ger or twoy
A hand plucked at my sleeve, Il
was Hetty Rowell. almost unrecog
nlzablc IN heavy skirt, WOODEN sweater
under her winter coat and green vei
wound around her head aud face $,
that only her sharp gray eyes wer'
| visible.
'IIetty. aren't you afraidy' wits
pened
She smiled proudly,
"Not with him. Ananias knows and
understands his own machine"
She slipped past me and stood talk
ing 10 Aunnlas. who continued 10 peel
nervously around while he talked
There was the sound OF heavy
breathing close beside me. I'm Bevis
as strangely attired as her rival. stood