Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-07

| tinred to mount steadily into the
chilly morning blue. She looked about
her and down. The world was very
! far away and very small. It looked
Ike something that one might forget
and leave behind entirely. She tried
in vain to pick out the tiny roof that
was sheltering Aunty Gwen through
her morning nap. Tears once more
came into her eyes and then receded
as a new idea came to the assistance
Of her hard.pressed determination.
She stopped over took OF one dainty
satin slipper. and after foolish
glance upward to assure herself that
the man couldn't possibly look, unc!d
certain fasteners with fingers that
could see In the dark. and subsequent
ly removed one OF her best party,
heavy silk chamrsgne-coicred stock.
ings. This done, she sat back with the
stocking In her lap and stared long
and pens,vely at the man sitting be.
lore her in.er: On the business OF so.
ing somewhere at the rate Of hun.
dred miles an hour. That thought cleo.
tr'fed her. A hundred miles an hour
meant fifty for every halt hour, and
thirty minutes had certainly passed
since she had delivered her person into
the trap Of kindly smile that was not.
She took a long breath, leaned for
ward, slipped the stocking deity
around the mans neck, tied II in .
single slirrins knot and pulled.
The results were Immediate. The
man headed the airplanc UP for last
grab at altitude, started Il on q long,
straight downward glide and cut OF
his engine. The blessed stiffness that
followed was so inefably sweet that
Andrea had to give vent TO one great
sigh before she spoke. and while she
was doing tina: the man calmly drew
hunting knife from his belt Ead
severed the restraining strands of &
stocking that only a moment before
had been almost worthy OF the ankle
it had clothed and adorned.
"Ohr' gasped Andrea.
ais that ell you had TO eay? asked
the man. Into the vast and rushing
stiffness his calm voice dropped words
as cool and hard as pellets OF Ice.
Andrea choked With rage. She had
to swallow q lump in her throat before
she could gasp. II want to 90 back
at once"
"You asked me to take you With
me-" said the man in the same calm
voice. land don't happen to be going
black"
mot going back!" suffered Andrea.
trying val!antly to appear collected.
81 did ask to e--come, but It's ev-
cry wonsn's privilege to ch-change
her mind.
"When I first looked at you saw
smile that was kindly and chiral-
rous. How could know that your
smile is nothing but camoufiage made
up Of lines Of dissipation, and your
h!deous goggles nothing put mask
for hard eyes7 / thought you were
a man, but you're nothing but beast
willing to torment girl who has fool.
!shly put herself in your power"
MY dear girl" said the man, "you
asked me to bring you with me. and
like q fool I did. Now, like woman,
Won are crying because didn't bring
you AID leave you at the same time.
Same old story. Women are forever
wanting 10 eat their cake and have It
still"
81 am not crying" said Andrea, "and
my name isn't my dear girl but the
Honorable Andrea Pellor.' She paused
on that weighty announcement
"Really" said the man. unmcved.
Brother in the Flying Corps. Nice,
humdrum noble family, as ! remember
it. Weil"
Don't" cried Andrea. 'Don't start
that horrible noise again. want to
talk to you. I want to-oh, what are
you going to do with mel" .. ..
There was pathetic threat Of tears
in the question that should have melt
ed the rockiest heart, but 1t failed. Il
have no intention Of doing anything
with you beyond what you asked TOR,
and no interest" said the man quietly.
He reached once more for the
throttle. "stopI" cried Andrea. !
must know what you mean. How can
I talk to you with that awful din 90
ing onT ~
"oh, you'll have lots Of time to
talk" said the man. and no sooner
we're the words out Of his mouth than
they were almost wiped OF the slate
| Of memory BY the sudden roar Of the
engine.
" Andrea sank back IN her scat, uum-
! pied up in body and mind, and cried
Ike baby. Great big sobs came tum.
bling up and out Of her swelling
throat. For the drst time IN many
years she felt that she wanted her
mother and at once.
"Oh, mummy! mummy" she Eobbed
| like little child, and moment later.
i just exactly like g .;rs.s ca:i.S, .i,s
stopped crying, shifted t'Tice, 5!!nked
her eyes dry and presently smiled for
no special reason, just as q dawn
smiles when its sun breaks out from
the dewy clouds Of morning. What
had happened7 Why, most innpor.
ant thing. She had suddenly realized
that no one could hear her crying, not
even ferscifi
Every person one meets. thought