The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24

I enemy movements una DctH tiediil
developed Is the neroplane, II seemed
a long process for him TO apply for
admission into the United States army
aeroplane corps and practice flying. but
the only plan Of operations that az
pealed to him rendered this course es
sentiaI. and he straightway became
military aerial cavalryman. The an
clients assembled into the upper air on
a winged horse for fun. Why should
not Whitehead ascend In a modern
aeroplane for lover
IL was autumn before the young Off
Ger became an aerOnaut aud made his
first flight over ldlewild. II was
sunny afternoon. aud Sadie was walk
| ing in the grounds without head GOV
ering save her hair. Oh which the
sun shone with warm glow She
was plucking flowers from chrysan
themnm plant A girl plucking n flow
err is at any time a thing Of beauty
but a girl Oh a soft October afternoon.
robed in corresponding colors. viewed
by Il man from an aerial height above
her. especially If that man is lover.
is especially enhancing. Whitehead.
not thinking OF the distance between
them and that sound rises rather than
| falls. cOughed Miss Ludlow not hear
ing the sound. paid no attention to 1t
and after dawdling about among some
late plants that were in bloom. went
| into the house.
Whitehead saw another sight, an au-
tomobile standing at the gate. the por-
| ter holding card In one hand and
| list of Mrs Ludlow's forbidden visitors
| In the other. The officer sailed about
| till he saw the occupant of the car
drive away. then turned and swooped
down like bird toward the point
from which he had started.
The wooer regretted that he had not
provided himself with means of com
municating with the object of his love.
He might fly over Idlewild a dozen
times without again meeting with so
favorable an opportunity. The season
when young girl would likely be
strollng about In the open air was
passing. and winter was not far away.
Before he made his next trip over Idle
wild he wrote note to Sadie an
nouncing his entrance into the army
aviation corps and inviting her to an
aerial ride with him This note he
attached to a contrivance designed to
carry 1t 20 earth not too swiftly and
In the direction he wished it TO fall.
He also provided himself with n small
bomb with time fuse that would ex-
plode before reaching the earth. This
was intended to attract the young
lady's attention.
He chose for his next flight over
Idlewild a day after cold storm.
when the sun came out bright and
warm. thinking it likely that the pris
oner might 20 out for an airing New
ertheless he spent a whole morning
/ fitting over the place high in the mir
| before seeing her. Then she came out
on the porch and. reclining In a couch
| hammock, began to read book. This
was unfortunate. for Whitehead had
hoped to find her at a distance from
the house. where he might more safely
| communicate with her. He dared not
drop her note to her where she was;
| but. making a virtue of necessity. he
dropped II at distance from her. but
where he expected 1t would fall within
| the grounds.
Suddenly Sadie heard an explosion
in the air and. looking up. saw a tiny
parachute descending from the sky;
but. not dreaming that 1t supported n
letter for her. on seeing it drop at
some distance from her she turned
again TO her book.
Whitehead's failure only spurred him
on to new devices Fearing that win
ter would come on before he could at
tract Sadie's attention from the air,
he considered how he could communi-
cate with her by mail He was by
this time familiar with the rocket
camera used in war TO photograph an
enemy's position. and. taking one of
these ingenious devices to point near
Idlewild, he sent it up. He had the
satisfaction to see the camera 1t con-
tanned detached from It by an explo-
sion and sail down under parachute
to point near his feet After devel-
oping the plate he obtained a photo
graph Of Idlewild taken from point
several hundred yards above 1t. On
the print he wrote in minute charac-
tiers a day and hour and mailed 1t to
Miss Sarah Ludlow, with an adver-
tisement OF camera manufacturing
firm In the same envelope.
Mrs. Ludlow received the letter and.
supposing Il to be merely an ad.. per
mitted her daughter 10 have it. Sadie
recognized In the address ON the envel-
ope the handwriting of Lieutenant
whitehead Naturally she suspected
the contents to contain hidden mean
ing Bringing Il hand glass 70 bear on
the date written ON the Photographic
print, she knew that something would
happen at that time. The print she
recognized as photograph Of Idle
wild from above. and this eventually
gave her the key TO the puzzle.
The day named proved propitious.
and Sadie kept watch above and be-
low. Seeing an aeropane soaring. she
went out In the grounds TO a point
where she was screened by clump OF
trees. An object dropped from the