The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-12-24
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ing gust Of air. up. NJ. TN he hun-
ming sounded beneath q. and. glanc-
ing down, saw that another aseo-
plane was 6uttsring under - HE .
bird with broken wing. Desperately
and fruitlsssly endeAvog1ng 70 Win 20
the higher stratum which We had ~
tained.
Again he pressed the lever. and
again We shot upward. Now We were
above them all. Under o., from point
to point Of the field. our opponents
struggled and tapped. but never won
to that world OF silence in which We
moved % easily. We seemed 70 ride
upon the air ~ = swan floats On the
water. Far. very far beneath. could
make out the grand stand a. Tiny
patch Of gray upon . field of green,
and the spectators were smaller than
tiny ants in . hillock. My companion
looked at his barometer.
Three thousand feet" he said; and
I saw his teeth chatter.
You are cold!" I cried. and began
to divest myself Of the fur coat Take
this. monsieur" exclaimed. "You
need your strength for the ascent. You
must not let your hands grow chilled"
sit tight, cit tight. mademoisells."
he answered. mo, I do not need It.
Well. then will take one corner-so."
And he suffered me to throw one edge
Of the. voluminous wrap around his
shoulders.
I'VE have outsoared them ALL" he
said. I'VE shall descend now"
mo. you have a record to make"
answered.
But we have already won, mademoi-
selle. Never before has my monoplane-
ridden 30 lightly. Assuredly you must
be q mascot"
My heart was beating tumultuously.
It was . dangerous proximity: and
then. too. the unconventionality Of the
situation had removed the bars Of re-
straint which . hundred generations Of
women have learned to fasten across
their hearts. ! am not usually con-
sidered susceptible. There was that
Mr.. Spratt. whom have mentioned
who taught civil and international law,
and he had once presumed slightly
when riding home with me from the
theater. think he pressed my hand.
Poor Mr.. Spratt! had frozen him
with . look and he had had to make
AFFECT apologies before he found for
giveness. But here, I was conscious
| Of a dangerous emotion which took
possession Of me, and my companions
hand sought mine and was not dis
carded. We might have been primeval
| man and woman riding triumphantly
alone there through the ether.
| The sun, bursting from behind .
bank Of clouds. shone into our facea.
These are the realms Of the sun
god" said my companion. And you. "
he whispered. ARE my sun-goddess."
He bent toward mo and looked into
my eyes. And what would have hap
pened next do not know. The morti-
flcation, after I reached terra nrma,
| overwhelmed me with remorse and
shame. But just at that moment the
humming Of" the motor suddenly
ceased 1t had stopped-and stopped
| SO suddenly that my companion was
not prepared for 1t. The rnonoplane
trembied and swayed dangerously.
Instantly was forgotten. Afterward
I remembered with q little sense of
humiliation how wholly secondary !
proved In his estimation to that ma,
chine. But had no thought then.
\ save for our safety. with what con-
| summate skill he righted her and
guided her, never losing his head,
gliding downward swift as q stone !:
then. with an upward movement Of the
planes, arrestfng that perilous descent !;
now holding the machine tremblingly.
| as 1t seemed. upon some air-wave
crest! 1 saw the ground spring up to
meet us; the grand stand broadened
and widened into its original form and
shape; slowly. and then more swiftly.
the ant-like creatures changed into
| turnlp-tops once more. I closed my
eyes and chung to tho stay, expecting
every moment to feel the deadly end
to our tumultuous descent And
| then
she has tainted" said somebody.
opened my eyes languidly. rest
ed upon the ground, supported by the
intrepid aviator: and near at hand,
wholly uninjured, rested the mono
plane.
Then somebody led Estelle through
the yelling crowd, and she was weep
ing upon my neck.
When at last they suffered me to
depart looked round for my sun-god.
He was not to be found. And It was
only after I reached home that re-
membered that l was wholly ignorant
of his name. It was not In the news
papers where he was entered simply