Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-03-19

the muCul0e WIS uDOut 10 Ut uCcotH-
plished and It's proprietor on the verge
OF flying AWAY and then, emboldened
by that unwavering smile, she said In
such a voice as children use when
pleading for cake, "Please, Mr.. Man,
take me with you"
She knew n good deal about flying
machines; she knew they couldn't
stay up very long and that II they
were worth anything nj all they lnva-
rlably came back TO where they
started from like well.trnlned pigeons.
She had left her door locked and she
figured that she would be back long
before Aunty Gwen could work her
self up 70 the point Of having II
broken In. when her voice rang across
the silence OF the false dawn. clear
and light as n silver bell giving tongue
ncross snow, the white man started
and dropped the wrench he was ma
nipulating. He caught II In midalr;
then let II fall TO the ground DELHI
erately and turned to look her v
She was certainly something to see
and to wonder at. Her eyes Of Irish
blue danced with n light younger than
her fnce-a light that attends the eter.
nal wlstful child within us-but be-
meath their shining gaze were shnd-
ows and her cheeks were over-pale.
Just to one side OF her rounded chin
was a bit OF black couriplaster, shame
ful mask CT a tiny sign Of too much
chocolates end too little exercise. She
was slim enough TO look tall In spite
OF that cioak-llke affair OF dark blue
glove cloth that fell from her shout
ders to her ankles Ia Overwhelming
folds.
Through all his Inspection the mans
face never changed. He looked her
over deliberately, judged deliberately,
and deliberately let down the little
ladder that gave access to the observ-
er's seat. He helped her up without a
word, strapped her In and then turned
to pour out voluble instructions In dla-
lect to the bronze statue that stood ut
attention, black eyes fixed On his mas
ter's face, red lips repeating like n
prompter In n Latin theater oil that
his master said.
The white man clambered to the
drivers seat, placed before Andrea's,
and shouted n word OF command. The
plane swayed, moved slowly forward,
raced fast down the sand and faster,
until with n blllowy lift II rose straight
In the eye Of the rising sun.
Andrea started TO draw n full
breath OF absolute Joy and instead
swallowed an entire gale Of wind. II
almost burst her open. She had to
clench her teeth 20 conquer II, and
with her hands made a vizor for her
eyes, n wind mask for her mouth. She
wanted TO sing, but she was lnarticu'
late In the face Of an element al
large and sparring for another chance
to rush down her throat. She felt the
cheated song racing around In hel
blood, swelling her heart, Informing
all her limbs with a new Joy, a new
life.
She swnyed this way and that
looked up and down then she leaned
far out TO study the rugged brown
fnce OF Mr.. Man, the face that always
smiled. From where she snt at hi
shoulder the goggles were not so com
plete n mask. She looked and he
eyes became fixed In q Fascinated
stare. Two deep lines lay like paren
theses from the mans n~ostrlls to TN
corners Of his mouth. They made hi
mouth look as though II smiled. bu
the man was not smiling. Suddenl!
she knew that through II all, from III,
moment he had laid his masked eye
upon her, he had never smiled. lie
heart turned cold.