Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-01-21

Jured, but struck the road ut an acute
angle and gllded ON its way. 1t was
fortunate for my grandfather when he
reached the church that the cross had
been carried away. for his machine,
which grHzed the top Of the steeple,
would have collided with the cross.
My father. who has often told me
OF this flight, described 1t as the most
exhllaratlng Of his life. He succeeded
In getting ninety miles an hour out of
his machine. Il speed that could not
have been maintained on a road filed
with distinctions had he not been driv-
ing duplex. lie said that while pass.
ing over other machines he felt like
boy playing leapfrog. My mother, on
the contrary, was filled with terror
and shrieked ut every leap. She has
declared that she felt like n goose run
ming from farmers boy and flying
over the fences
Several miles from point where the
road was crossed by n railway my fa-
Their saw train coming toward the
crossing. He estimated that 1t would
reach the point at the same time as
himself Beyond the track was dc.
preston into which he could not see.
If he jumped he might come down to
be wrecked; if he waited for the train
to pass he would lose the race and the
girl he loved Putting on every bit Of
power the engine would stand, he en-
deavorcd to reach the crossing before
the train lie failed. Elevating the
tail fan. he made the leap, my mother
clinging to his arm in such fashion as
to impede his efforts However, he
cleared the train by good thirty feet
and found himself on the other side of
it-over lake which stretched before
him for several miles.
Had 1t not been that the duplex was
really a tripex | would have never
been born, ana this story would have
been told by some one else. Fortu-
nately the bottom of the machine was
built In the shape of boat and made
to go In water as well as on land But
this Lieutenant Muchmore did not
know.
"Cling to me, darling" he said, in.
folding my mother to be IN his arms
II will save you"
"My fatherr exclaimed Belle. HE
will drownl"
perhaps not!' cried Muchmore.
ours Is boat shaped 1t Is the only
triplex machine on the place. Father
is using simple duplex We must
save himW
mot muchI' cried my father.
BY this time they had descended TO
the surface Of the lake, which they
struck with rlcochet, then gllded on
ward, blowing the foam on each side.
Presently splash was heard behind
them, and, turning, they saw my
grandfather struggling In the water.
His machine had sunk to the bottom.
Turn aboutr' cried my mother TO be
Not If | know myself!' replied my
father
Save him or | Will never be yoursl"
This was the first introduction OF
my father to my mothers will. which
he afterward learned, TO his cost, was
not to be dcsplsed He slowed up,
turned and reached the place where
my grandfather was struggling In the
water just AZ he sank for the third
time. Jumping from the car, my IA
Their dlved aud after some twenty sec
onds submerslon brought my grand.
father 10 the surface in an unconscious
condition. He was got into the trlplex
with great difficulty and at the risk OF
upsetiing It Then It was put toward
the shore
The usual methods for resuscitating
drowning man were resortcd to, and
my grandfather came 10 bis senses,
not only physically, but In respect to
chasing his daughter according to tho
methods OF his time. My father called
for one Of the more roomy neroplanes
flying about over his head, and the
whole party were taken TO the Os-
trander home. My grandfather could
not deny that the lieutenant had saved
his life, though he had jeopardized II
by running away with his daughter.
Besides this consideration, the old man
recognized the fact that so many more
avenues Of escape were I'm his day
open to clipping couples than when
they fed TO Gretna Green that the
difficulty OF catching them had increas.
ed hundredfold He consented to
the wedding, settling upon his daugh-
ter an Income Of million.
The wedding was celebrated with
great splendor, the bridal party 90
Ing by aeroplanc TO Europe, fleet OF
the largest alrshlps carrying the bride
and groom and their guests. The party
left the ostrander country place at
o'clock In the evening reaching London
at o'clock the next morning, being
the quickest trip made up TO that time.
They were invited TO dine with the
king and queen Of England, but declln-
ed, royalty In England having lost It's
former commanding position, though at
that time tho king and queen had not
given place TO the wax figures Of the
sovereign now to be seen IN the Tower
of London. Wealth having become all
powerful IN England, a. I'm America,
the party accepted no invitations, ex-
cept from the Duke Of Devonshire,
who still held his title NJ form, and
such other persons as possessed tho
means 10 entertain them. They found
Europe still impoverished from tho
war OF 1915 and after brief stay re-
turned 10 America, where they found
a more cheerful atmosphere, for our
people had learned lesson from tho
results Of that great struggle and IN.
Bured themselves against n like cnIam.