The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
Confessions
of a Bride
JANE uSE<Pb EOiN
MAKES HER FIRST
500 FLIGHT

Berg took up the Job or completing
my airplano education with unexpsct-
ed alacrity. Hs wasn't used To
ladies'" he had told Jim ana I ca.
pected he would bc rather srouohy
about getting tho bus out as often
as I wanted 20 use II. ON the con
trary. he was always eager 10 do
so. Practice In making landings
was what most needed ana my
need happened 10 suit Scrg's own
interest
lie was silll fuusing with his air
plane self-starter. IL pleased him To
have an excuse for taking the hus
up and bringing her down dozen
times a day.
lie showed me with much pride
how his s.lfstartor worked. lie
said that It's main trouble was that
IL only worked when II wanted TO
aud hn never could toll when u was
going on strike, lie admitted that
was a defect, but still he had faith Ia
his invention.
I was sitting In the cockpit one
Morning with everything ready for
. start. waiting for s.rg, who had
gone Ia giye hia mechanics some In
HiTuetionH,
The self starter had been stalled
for several days had heard the
boys suy serg about u, Bets were
up as 10 whether or not Il would
ever be good for anything again,
I myself had my doubts, pushed
over tho lever which turned on the
juice. To my vast antonlzhmsnte u
happened 20 be on. OF tho mornings
when scrg'a contrary little pet choae
TO do tho right thinR. The engine
turned ever faster and faHtsr-~and
my bus TAXED down the field
Ny slrplans was running away
wiih mel
I knew the danger 81 that field
a railroad smbankmsnt crossed ms
path only a iiills way before me.
Running into u would mean the com
plste destruction of my precious
plane,
! had presence of mind enough to
give her the sun and noEe her up
and before realized what was hap
peniug. was OF on my first solo
flight In tho air
had ie, myself IN for one advsn-
ture which I did no, care for.
IA SOON Rs I had made my take
OF. realized that must keep on
going up and up-ln,o the blue-he-
fore I could come down with safety
In fact. I mus, keep going until I
could get my nerves steady enough
TO make a descent. FOR just one
awful moment had q very had
scare. Ny bus flopped from side TO
side like a wounded bird and only
By remembering Jln's instructions
to neuirailre the controls did man.
age 20 level off at all.
teli that u was very good to find
myself alive. after that suppose
that . giri In a runaway airpians
ought 10 have some intense emotions
some poeiioal thoughts upon find
ing herself abandoned In the skies
human atom lost IN the universal
Hut the only idea I had. when J
came out 81 my grand fright. was
that IL would he rather sporty 10 30
off for liiile Eallop thru the
clouds However. that exploit
couldn't be undertaken for u would
have compelled poor serg and his
men 20 rhass over the country In an
auto pursuing me--or my remains.
80 headed her homoward. sum
moned M courage 90 spiral down
over the field. and finally made a
nervous. jumpy landing. The men
called u hum landing. They
ioksd considerably about my exploit
and pretended that they never had
thought for a moment that ] would
lose my head. considered them
most kind. I really vas the proudsst
girl on earth when I stepped out OF
the cockpit. but couldn't assume
n very proud attitude for my knees
wobbled beneath me.
ssrR was vastly delighted with the
SUCCESS OF bits selfHtarter. I had
won n bunch of money for him. he
said. Nevertheless. he reminded me
OF Jim Lorimor's last warming I was
never TO take that bus up unless
Serg was around. How was ! 10
know whether the machine was III
iof ihkht n"i'NH H''h WA w w.
other solo flights followed, but
never got over two phases Of fright.
I was always afraid to- start and al
ways afraid To come down. How
ever. I was never afraid TO keep go
ing. once l had started
As my confidence In myself In.
creased. queer plan for an adyen-
ture began TO take shape In my
mind