The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-19

tor and, being heavier than gasoline
had lodged there and stopped its flow.
1t would have been an easy matter to
drain the carburetor, but instead Ow
en- with nervous fingers adjusted every
thing he could get his hands on, and
after two hours work trundled 1t into
farmhouse and hired the farmer to
drive him the short remaining distance
to the aviation field.
Several machines were in the air,
but not the Frenchman' s, when the far
mer drove up. The roads and the edges
of the field were alive with cars
and spectators as the secretary has
tened to the hangers" The French
aviator welcomed Owen and inquired
for the mademoiselle. This confirmed
Owens fears that something had hap
pened to her on the way. 1t had
troubled him little that the runabout
had not passed him on the road, but
Harry might have taken a detour to
avoid some section of had road
Owen lost another hour in watching
and worrying before he made up his
mind to go to the rescue. There was
plenty of idle cars, but it was not easy
TO hire one as they were mostly guard
ed by chaffeurs who had not right to
rent or lend them. At last a man was
found who was willing to take a
chance that his master would not
know about it. Chaffeurs are particu
laIly independent III the month of
June. With the rest of the world,
they suffer from spring fever and at
that time of year positions as they well
know, more plentiful to drivers.
st,s.t
where they had stopped, half way up
the hill Pauline had run the scale
of feminine annoyance, from silence to
sarcasm and tears. The tears produc-
ed almost the same effect on Harrys
determination to keep Pauline from
flying that the drop of water had in
Ovens carburetor The spectacle of
the girl he loved weeping had almost
broken his resolve when Owen dashed
by, shouted, turned and drew up along
side
Harry asked for help, and the chauf-
feur, who had not had the pleasure of
tinkering with Marvin Six" was in
clined to dismount and aid at least in
diagnosing the cars ailment While
he was thinking about it and surveying
the parts which Harry had taken out,
and strewn on the running board in
his pretended trouble hunt, Pauline
had dashed away her tears and trans
feTred her pretty self to the new car
Pauline and Owen both knew there
was barely time to reach the field be-
fore the Frenchman' ascent So with
hasty farewells Harry was left to re-
assemble his car. When he had set up
the last nut he rn"laced the little
plug in the tank, produced a can of
gasoline from the locker behind the
seats, emptied it into his tank and
drove at reckless speed for the avia-
ton grounds.
Harry knew that in all probability
Pauline had reached the field in time
He regretted that she was to take the
risk, but he was serene in knowing
that he had done his best in a good
cause. Fate has habit of making it
hard for a man like Harry at the
start and then making up for it at the
end. Strong men feel this instructive
ly, and, when their best efforts fail
experience a confidence that things
will turn out right anyway.
When Harry mingled with the spec
tators he was just in time to see a tiny
speck on the edge of the horizon. This
learned, was the Frenchman's machine
He was told that it carried a passen-
ger. The speck grew rapidly in size,
developed the insect share of a biplane
and soon seemed to be over the other
end of the aviation field. The young
mans joy at seeing the aeroplane re-
turning safely was dampened by lit
tie feeling of shame at the devious
means he had almost spoiled Pau
lines pleasure.
Il act like an old woman worrying
Polly this way" he decided. mo won
der she is cross to me lately. She must
think would be a tvrant of a''-FIar-
rvs words were chOked by a spasm of
the throat.
Something was wrong with the aero
plane
There We're shouts and gestures from
the spectators.
A light gust of wind had struck it
on the right wing. It wavered an in
slant, like a dragon fly about to light,
and then instead of responding to the
ayiator's levers turned on it's left side
and plunged to the ground. cloud
of dust arose, half hiding the wreck,
and then the crash of impact came to
his ears.
There was a second of silence, brok-
en- by groan. Harry heard the groan
and didn't even know it came from his
own throat. He was in motion now,
| forcing people right and left and rum
ming down the field. 1t seemed miles
to the other end, and he was gratefully
| conscious that others nearer were
hurrying to the rescue, if rescue it
might be called.
The aeroplane had dropped like a
stone from a height that forbade hope
of escape Would she be conscious
and would he be in time to give and
receive a last message of love before
her splendid young life was quenched
in the black blot of death? Besides
grief there was fury in the runners
heart, wrath against Owen for en-
couraging this foolish and dangerous
caprice, against the unfortunate driv.
er who had failed to preserve his pre-
cious freight, and against nature who
condemns every living thing by one
means or another to that same fina
failure and wreck death.
Gasping for breath from his exer