The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-12

formation OF an objective point or an
4 enemv's movements had been greatly
developed by the aeroplane. 1t seemed
a long process for him to Apply lor
admission into the United States army
aeroplane Torps and practice flying. put
the only plan of operations that ap-
pealed to him rendered this course es
sential. and he straightway became a
military aerial cavalryman. The an
clients ascended into the upper air on
a winged horse for fun. Why should
not Whitehead ascend in modern
aeroplane for love?
It was autumn before the young OH
Ger became an aeronaut and made his
first flight over Idlewild. 1t was
sunny afternoon. and Sadie was Walk
ing in the grounds without head GOV
ering save her hair, on which the
sun shone with a warm glow. she
was plucking flowers from chrysan
themum plant. A girl plucking flow
err is at any time a thing of beauty
but a girl on a soft october afternoon.
robed in corresponding colors. viewed
by q 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 tnan
falls, coughed. Miss Ludlow, not hear
ing the sound. paid no attention to il
and, after dawdling about among sonlc
late plants that were in bloom, went
into the house.
Whitehead saw another sight, an an
tomobile standing at the gate. the por
ter holding card in one hand and a
list of Mrs Ludlow's forbidden visitors
In the other. The officer sailed about
J till he saw the occupant of the car
drive away, then turned and swooped
down like a 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 a young girl would likely be
strolling 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 to earth not too swiftly and
in the direction he wished it to fall.
He also provided himself with q 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 day after a cold storm,
when the sun came out bright and
warm. thinking 1t likely that the pris.
oner might go out for an airing. New.
ertheless he spent whole morning
fitting over the place high in the air
before seeing her. Then she came out
on the porch and, reclining in couch
hammock. began to read book. This
was unfortunate, for Whitehead had
hoped to find her at 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 virtue of necessity. he
dropped it at distance from her but
where he expected it 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 it supported a
letter for her, on seeing it drop al
some distance from her she turned
again to her book
Whitehead's failure only spurred hin
on to new devices Fearing that win
ter would come on before he could at
tract Sadies attention from the air
he considered how he could communi
cate with her by mail. He was b,
this time familiar with the rookie
; camera used in war to photograph al
enemys position, and, taking one O
these ingenious devices to a point nea
ldlewild, he sent it up. He had tn
satisfaction to see the camera it con
tanned detached from it by an explo
sion and sail down under a parachute
to point near his feet. After devel
, oping the plate he obtained a photo
. graph of Idlewild taken from a poin
several hundred yards above it. Oh
!, the print he wrote In minute charac
!, tiers a day and hour and mailed it +
Miss Sarah Ludlow, with an adver
:. tisement of camera manufacturin
:, firm in the same envelope.
Mrs. Ludlow received the letter and
q supposing it to be merely an adj, Del
: mitted her daughter to have it. Sadi
= recognized in the address on the enye
= ope the handwriting of Lieutenan
Whitehead. Naturally she suspects
the contents to contain hidden near
: Ing. Bringing hand glass to bear O,
: the date written on the photograph
: print, she knew that something woul
happen at that time. The print sh
= recognized as photograph of Idlt
!, wild from above, and this eventual