The Penn's Grove record., 1917-12-28

day:
'Louiss+ / ara going to bring hurae q
guest to dinner today.
wzs the housekeepeF and ribs
meant that the uasal should be served
for IN extra person
'4Tho is it? 4sead.
I.angford is his name: he is twenty
Eye sears cd. an1-aell, you ran judge
for snUrsalf. TIE Il either 4 fool or 2
genius. I am laat certain which; YOU
may give me yeaF opinion sfter
have seen him.
When AfE. LangfarTI eanle / saw
HosbEnG unusual III ms afleagaHce. In
deed lie Fas rather aa1. Ha was Ger
salnly not up 10 the v sys OF society
far instead of aprearllg in evening
tlress be sore 8 business suit. fIe took
very little notice Of me. undressing his
remarks TO father. They were chat
ting when dinner VAS announced and
when the Euest was introduced to me
he gave rs a md NAtlfeut pausiug in
what h was saying RFilfently mere in
fereste1 in il Fhan IN ma. The subject
On his n1iad vas ssfais. abent which
was absolutely eFsnt.
Turing the dinner ifs hoped aoout
fFaHl enc subject To another like q bird
n Il tree. At aEla E.elsent it vas
4haayier than air. T thu next something
that would 20 q hsairefa miles an
hour. and the next-heayen knows
what. / think It was about gas hays.
I don't believe father understood half
- s9iaat re said md / slitln'T take in 8
ward u If. I was certainly very much
Iiaz4'd and siaa 8sisil the dinner was
rrer. AS father rose In said 10 me-:
sLoulse. l shall have Il ask Eou 10
entertain MIR. ~I4angfori for awhile; I
nave soFfie letters to write that can't
be rHt ofaf.'
Great heavens I entertain Mr..
Iaafeford. win hla sgaa Esafssf' and
heavier then air. talk. I gate father
FL aunLhlaHae lock. but il produced no
ezeaE lie Hent upstairs Il his den
and led n ~I#lagfsszI late the draw
ing EosiiIs- III. fsliiie down from his gas
baes aud became foF u fes minutes d
FeEY different person.
= I%ssss a~fAoilgIze. . he ztla, sf0r talk
5aEa sta.s6lit matters that 7ssa rssEInot be
sf.fl III understand.
Z Eiss Il EEie world nero z8sl ta1k-
- = 8aofts anyway r. ] tiHEsf7+
lflH saatlng fEse air. / azgag.sE ~ gee
zle daE =lieHl i Baan win A. HIKE 8
bird
I made I'D my mind AZ 1nrts thar IL
he Nas either Il f9oi OF a genius. ne
szafoal.
an laoking f1Ewstssl. he CON
finneil. @to the dag when a nnaEi viii
II from Ke# York to Chicago in much
Ieas tIEaa then H04id Dc required by
q railroad train. Tie will soar over
nlaurlfains. IN war there 4siIl be 10
need Tor scouts 10 report on the posi-
ton and strength Of an enemy, Nen
viii 90 M in flying machines and take
7 h~zafffgraEis Of 4 whole battlefield. OF
curse. there WlEf be- n1ssF1 IN both
sides, and they viii fight 10 drive each
other away"
There va 4 far-away IooE N his
J when he saa9 this and | hHEari TO
EAsza-4A -Ezz14 H. ftiz #iszszAE-
7 ean see he mt On. ..-thausanfis
N these flying machines pitted against
thousands on the other side firing al
sae another, ntlsF and again one drop
ring to the earth. some If them max
Iag gradual descefts either on q slant
81 In ~sirflfz These bat1Ies above the
iel4gis--H
VIII you excuse NC a moEnf.fat, Mr..
1~faEg1aEd. I interrupted, Z wish 10
speak With my fafhei..P
! fed from him upstairs to father.
sI1aEla-7 I said. tut OF breath. Il darfs
zis1l stag oiie moment longer alone with
that man. He Is n luraacss
9FFhy dc you think thafYs asked
1ather4
! sold papa wiAaa555the Eas.r, had said
about men fighting up Il the mir.
sIIe Il M enthusiast. my dear; I
don't think his mind Is affected
7 am not going back without yer.
papa: when he vas talking 1s,anaE
those battlas IN the clouds h ialgnt-
eF1sd me-
- --F -5as6a ztEiA : =-z44ss44
this letter Ill Join yots.
] returned III fhe Drawing st1 3rrI.s
faneled Afr. LaTgfors9 lad STA Mel
1'lat ne hid gone Too fur with his nhfi-
sense about goiEg up IN the air. AG
any rate he talked 70 me delightfully."-
u other s%1b1eets. I Hsrg8t his sveak
spot and enjoy Il the rest Of the time
/ spent With 1nl Immensely. That
night [ vert To ise4i with my brain in
Il ~hirI aud dreamed that I was dstting
ahs,ut up II the SKY.
All this happened. as / LIVE said.
years ago. I was recent Invited 10
an aeronantle exhibition ma was in-
tzsfiHced to a min ssh0 mad been prom
79laift in airplaae INVENTIONS and had
fsssskhf III the air On tire Belgian battle
front / dId nor hear his name ~heu
lE was prssented @ me- but taere was
@tssIsefiillg eb0uf him that was familiar
Ia z5fss- r. was wary 81 4htrus. -4s. ahs..s4