El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
GG"HERE." said Carlton Sayville
in a tone Of complete satisfac-

66FHHERE,' said Carlton SayVile
in a tone Of complete satisfac-
ton, that is the best climbing
we have done at this station yet. Fun
ny what a difference a few extra inches
in the pitch Of the propeliers Will
lieutenant Toland leaned forward
and glanced at the dial Of the aneroid
on the instrument-b board. Ills Iacs
paled. e..
already" he exclaimed. GOOD Lore.
] had no idea we'd make sucn a helBhI
in so short a time
He glanced all about him ana then aL
Sayville with an odd little smile OF
doubtful bravery They were cutting
northwest in the wide circle Dy Whlch
they had climbed. The earth lay TOO Iar
below for any details TO be visible only
the big splashes of color or tone showed
against other big splashes.
s'Tt's the highest I've ever been, To-
land explained 9polOgetically, as say
viIle's eyes seemed TO question ms
timidity. Il never got above a thousand
meters in France-only three thousand,
two hundred and eighty feet; and here
we are over tWelce thousand feet up.
I'm not really frightened; only ITS an
30 new-and rather unexpected
He glanced behind them to where the
sea lay, mile after mile Of shimmering
dull green in the morning sun, so Tar
below that il looked concave and mo-
IT is really a good deal of a sur
prise" he said. over there. everybody
thinks the United States is way behind
in aviation. In fact, ! rather resented
being ordered back and assigned TO the
station here. After year in FRANCE
didn't like the idea Of having to ny
the clumsy contraptions. I'd seen in
America before l left 1 didn't know
you had such machines as this.
At this Acknowledgement Say
Vile smiled indulgently.
NO" he said, the Army ana Navy
Departments have gone to lot OF trou-
BILE 20 keep people from finding our
the work we have been DONG at inns
station. over there, they made D!5
fuss about it when they lifted the anu
tude record above twenty-five thousahq
feet 1 went up thirty-two thousand
feet I'm this machine with an oxygen
helmet two weeks ago. but n9b9 9s, OUT ut
side heard about it. houu ma my
barograph record down below II you
want to look at it when we return;
And the speed you get. cried TO-
land. I've been watching your speed
ometer dial. We've averaged around
one hundred and ninety mile an hour,
and climbing with full load all tne
time. And an engine developing your
tremendous horsepower and yet n01
making a sound We couldn't talk with
one of their big Gnomcs or Rhones
running Here conversation is easy
except for the awful rush of the air.
They'd laugh at you in France II you
told them this sort Of thing was pos
sible. How much sand ballast in those
bags?"
-Four hundred pounds"
''And gasoline and oil for eight hours
n rapid-fire gun and two heavy passen-
gersi It's simply astonishing see
] shall have to recast my forelgn-borh
ideas Of Uncle Sam as an aviator.
Sayville looked his companion up and
down with a smile Of easy tolerance.
You will probably recast your ideas
OF flying clothes, too he said Ihat
is certainly a great Eet-up you nave.
Toland looked ruefully at his baggy
one-piece suit of brick-colored wa
terproof canvas. buttoned tightly high
at the neck and tied at wrists and
ankles. 1t was topped by a silk scarf
of flaming scarlet wrapped about his
throat and enveloping his chin, its ends
Tapping noisily behind him. lie laughed
.'Oh. we'll he said. " you can Amerl-
canize me all you want to now. This is
what we all wear abroad
Even the scarfg'
part of the costume that man can
make distinctive. 1t Identifies him at
distance, either on the ground or in the
air. ! chose scarlet Tor mine. Is 1t
Not at aii-not at ALL" Sayville has
tened to placate him. beginners ana
armchair aviators get themselves up
in all sorts Of Outlandish forgery,
thinking IL looks professional Wear it,
II you like-only ] should think it
would be hotter than hades in this
sun"
Toland loosened the offending bit OF
silk and began TO unwind IL.
1T is rather oppressive he admit
ted.
Their circle swept them far inland
Bnd brought them about facing the
ocean. headed southeast Toland his
scarlet scarf in his hand. pointed ahead.
Look" he cried enthusiastically-
isn't that magnif-"
With a snap that sounded like re-
volver-shot. the wind caught at an end
Of the scarf flying above the protection
Of the deflector, tore the piece Of silk