The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-05-26
He Escaped With
out Breaking His
Parole
By ALAN HINSDALE

absorbed during the period or study IL
trying to find out how fast he could
run motorcar, climb water spout
dive from a great height or perform
some other feat involving danger. Had
it not been for the risk involved he
would not have done any of these
things.
When aviation first came in vogue
Jim found something especially inter
esting to him.
When the last revolution in Mexico
broke out Jim went down there with
| his aeroplane with a view to joining
one Of the contestants for the presi-
! dency. Aviation was then in its i'll
fancy, and the Mexicans knew nothing
about it. However, Jim did some
aviation scouting for the revolutionists,
! but he few too low and was brought
down by a shot from the enemy.
OF course the capture Of a man bird
excited q great deal of interest among
the Mexicans, and the general com
manding visited Jim's machine, which
was very little damaged on touching
the earth, Jim having managed its de-
scent very skillfully. General Sanchez
ordered his captive to tell him all about
his machine, and Jim explained the
mechanism. The general was seized
with desire to utilize it for the pur-
pose Of observing the revOlutionists.
just as aeroplanes have since been
used in the European war, but no one
a., oh 0xy1o
ton, and if he utilized Jim there was
nothing to prevent the captive from
flying away. Jim didn't care on which
, side he served and offered to join the
government side, but the general de-
clined to trust him.
Concha Sanchez, the generals daugh-
ter, was for q woman something Of
what Jim was for a man. She was
fascinated with the aerOplane and
seized with a desire to ride in it. This
desire she manifested to her father In
Jim's presence, and Jim said that If
he would permit her to go up with
him he would pledge his word of hon
or not to take her to the rebel camp,
but bring her back after the airing. To
this the general gave an emphatic re-,
fusal.
But COncha interviewed her father
arm herself, and he could make sure
that the prisoner had no weapon. She
could therefore control the aviator.
She might possibly learn to run the
machine and could then render it use
full to the government. After a long
struggle Concha overruled her father
and obtained the desired permission.
Jim was pledged to bring her back
after a ride.
Another thing was concealed. Con-
cha Sanchez was of that tropical kind
of women who are apt to love sudden
ly and deeply. Her father did not
know her chief reason for going up
with Jim, nor did Jim know it until
they got up in the clouds. jim W2S
prone to court danger in love as well
as in other ways. He began to make
love to his passenger and was SUI
prised at a favorable response. 1t is
quite probable that the danger in
NO1N Gu Ill dIl dhdlI Will IuG hou5hIC1
of a man who held his life in his hands
added to Jim's attraction for the girl.
Concha urged jim to take her to a
point where they would draw the fire
of the enemy, and Jim did so, but took
care to fly so high as not to be in dan
ger. She was delighted. When she
had had her full of this amusement
Jim took her back to the general, who
had been watching them with parental
anxiety. COncha was in raptures and
insisted on being taught how to run
the machine She was a bit careless
in concealing her penchant for the
aviator. But fortunately the general
did not seem to notice it. At any rate,
he yielded to her request, and Jim was
permitted to give her lessons, but not
before the general had impressed upon
his daughter that the slightest suspi-
cion that there was any attachment
between her and her teacher would re
suit in his immediate execution.
Love affairs, especially when attend
ed with danger, usually grow hotter
These two were of kind to be drawn
together by the risk they ran. Obser-
vation of any show of what was be-
tween them would result in Jims
death, for Concha knew that her ia
ther had set spies upon them. One
day an evil looking Mexican woman
saw them sitting, locked in each 9th
ers' arms, and they knew that as soon
as she could reach General Sanchez
Jim's life would not be worth a penny
But how COULD it be saved? Jim had
given his parole not to escape and to
always bring COncha back after their
fights.
Concha had by this time learned to
run the machine When she and Jim
saw the, spy observing them Concha,
without a word, made for the aero
plane. Jim followed her. She got
into the drivers seat, and Jim took the
seat beside her. She ordered the at
tendants to give them a start, and they
rose in the air
Meanwhile the spy ran to General
Sanchez and reported what she had