The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
Confessions
of a Bride


Forever and forever an airplnne
will be the most splendid sight IN
the world to me. heard the whir
Of Jim'a propeller ana | gathered
Baby iiabs IN my arms long before
the delicate black beetle which was
his machine wus Hiihouetted against
the glare of the Mexican sky.
All the countrywide seemed asleep.
for the hour OF the hieatn was not
yet over. yet the whole region
buzzed ia competition with the plane
aa IL circled above the city. Then
the bus Hwoopcd low over my =.
q. 4. then zoned and was off into
the clouds ana for fearful moment
I fancied that the visitor was only
some chance wanderer Of the clouds
and not my promised rencuer.
At last the aviator achieved his
landing. but not before tho whole
town had descended upon ur. by
auto and mule and horse ana burro
and ON foot. The entire city came
out 10 the hacienda. as Morrison had
predicted. And tho 10000 poems
who had once worked the ranch.
seemed 10 troop up from their
graves. So closely did the crowd
pack itself around the aviator
Morrison pushed To his side and
turned him around. so that / could
see his face. lie was clothed Ia "A
mechanics leather overaiia ana coat
and l missed the glorious silver
wings pilot In the air service wears
above his heart Hut IL WIS Jimmy
and being Jimmy was a guarantee
that was soon 10 be snRtched out
% that crowd. But howT
The aviator spoke some Spanish.
Of variety which the natives seem
ed 60 enjoy. and In his own dialect
he let IL lee known that he waa
bound for Mexico City. hut he had
been compelled To allght ON this mag
nlfieent field IN order 90 walk around
his engine and attend to little
cough II had developed.
lie cured the little cough with n
little oil. lfc was good naturcd
airinan. Hearing that his was the
first plane TO stop at San jose. he
volunteered 20 take up few paRscn.
gern-for eonsideratlon-~a very
small price.
Morrison. buyer Of coffee. paid the
price and assembled 90 the eloudlhnd
Hut the pilot and passenger didn't
stay up long they couldn't talk at
all In the ship. and I wasn't sur.
prisesi 20 see them land in distant
corner OF the field. They had time
for quite a chat before the crowd
could surround them again.
Morrison was enthusiasts about
his experience and several Of the rich
merchants eiamored for a ride. But
the pilot picked out the admins
traitor OF the hacienda q suppose that
Morrison had pointed him OUT and
offered free aerial excursion Ia re
turn for the use Of his flat field.
After a bit OF urging. the fiat
tered Mexican was securely strapped
into the observers seat aud the ship
TAXED oui Of The crowd and xoomed
over the banana trees at the edge Of
the road.
The detective watched them rise,
then nauntsred slowly up TO me. lie
had instructions from Ilm--who
hadn't even glanced my way AZ II
happened. Morrison was able 20
speak TO me without fear OF eavea-
troopers. The crowd had gone mad
with exrstsmrnt-~and apparently. the
pilot had gone crazy
lie looped tho loop. did the fmmei
man. assembled great distance and
came down In a falling leaf. side
slipped hundreds Of feet. until I
prayed that he would stop his antics
Last OF all he did a barrel roll And
when he landed. his passenger had
TO be helped from the car. lie was
daathiy sick and aa helpless as n
he had been tossed about in "A storm
NJ sea. lie had 10 be supported To
his quarters By hia obcdlcnt but
HerviforH. lie wasn't in
shape to think OF Babs. nor interfere
with mei
The aviator was deeply grievri---
but he cheered up little at sight Of
an American girl lie DOTTED his
helmet most politely. but spoke in