The herald., 1918-07-25
CAPTIVE BALLOON
BY EDNA PRICE WALLER.
tCopyrIght. l9ls Western Newspaper Union

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f'''' "'', SUM- ""'e o'ous"' uF
my 't" ''"N''l ""uN"'e'' "iii.i'''
va ''"' We seen :" "ei
'u"'','""' H,t smart slri' 'iousn
s"''e'I'''S "'I''u'' want 10 see Hef
start Ill NE right
'"S'"h heHE'''S H'lShoor SilIeu Sc
cr'u!' lie ANEW ~ uiu III the toWh' ths
oiu S'Heiler Iai'dieu shall income
liia' came 10 WINNIE ana undoubtedly
n'hoIl''eu by 'he same. ur'herihore'
Winnie was an APT niue housekeeper.
nave ul'" 10 "rihE WINNIE anu
llle 'l'rN III my nr"'her store Lem
bNSar'' '"Eelh'r' because lie Is saw
IhS' r'SIe''aole young IelloW' winnie
mas mao hoIl"h about hodhey hlahe'
'" hlpp'd MS young huecllohS IN the
"uu.
blake Is pretty me young man,
an 'ie N'''u', ""N'rNtu the heIShpo.'
anu 'n' speaker went ms way niehlai-
y comparing young h'ahe WIN the
'"'I"''l -H'"d'"' unu'rNl|'u Lem ny
N'''' M'ah'lih'' WINNIE WIS GONE
"iiouEn NiNId "ri'ii' h'r Suarula"
M"',I'u htr "S cat does n'ouSe
ne n"u re'uSeu 10 aI'o" hiaNe 10 can
"' 'i' I'"">'' anu l'!Nart was ire
pue"' I'S''"r, H'e ueSplSeu TIE ia'ter
DC nue., as sue "u'''Ireu 'he manly oo-
~ Nv, 'io''e' Inc! met ou' III"
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o,onagr -; ,,,,a.,ia
nyhr nats rnn, 5.,,.,, ~ 60
that as tho only outcome oren,t tbav9"
"yyo o-o ,,n+ohad So oIosolr Co
Rodney tbero 10 Mr. Tocoott now He
will SEQ ne ;" but Rodpov sIinnod mast
a bodga vim tho bnrr,od nortIno
words.
"Be SIRE to 900 mo tomorrow.
have plan want 70 tell YOU about"
The plan was the outcome of a
suggestion made bv an old boyhood
friend Of Rodney. one Bob West. They
had not met for five years until the
day previous, when Rodney had come
across West on the street. They had
a pleasant chat. and West divulged
the fact that he was advance agent OF
q circus which was TO pitch its tent
at the edge Of the town Saturday.
Rodney told him what he had on his
mind; Winnie, always Winnie. and
West showed a sympathetic interest.
why. say" he remarked with
friendly ardor Il can help you out In
a big way-the balloon"
81 don't quite understand" said Rod
ney vaguely.
1--WE have one. II goes up a thou
sand feet every afternoon. We adver-
tise to give fifty dollars to any couple
who will make the ascent with a cler-
gyman and consent to be married way
up in the clouds"
Rodney left his ingenious friend,
filed with suppressed excitement. He
managed to get a lengthy note to Win
ME. He was around the circus before
the Saturday afternoon performance.
Winnie had induced her Guardian IN
allow her TO attend the entertainment
The latter. however. insisted that he
accompany her
"Hera.s vour t,ckst, bs so,d. .ra-
sarvad saat near tho hand st.nd IT,.
invited Iem and nc soon a. h. a..
rives weu come IN and mall. . rs0r-
Ior family oroun-be, barp
And then he strollad ohort o,d win.
MIC disannoorod mas, ,ha ,icL., ..L.-
but as soon az ber ,uardI.n w., out
of sight darted out again and two
r,,rutas ,.,or a,.or.d ~. g.. $500
which the giant baIloon was swav,no
Inside was Rodney ana she erttarsd
70 his side and was introduced "a
West and the man IN charge ~ the
balloon.
Don't get scared. little one" smoke
the latter, a good-natured. fatheriy
looking man. "Everything is arranged
to at. Now. then, Mr.. Blake. lust
tog ND In that false beard and wig.
And you, young lady, cover your pretty
face with this flowing bridal veil.
When 1 speak the word come out
quickly, and hustle into the balloon