The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-07

won a commission and he was ap-
pointed an instructor Of acrobatics,
One day while flying at high alti-
tude an accident TO the wing of the
plane demanded sudden attention and
TO the amusement Of his fellow flyer,
Locklear crawled out of the fuselage
and along the wing TO the damaged
part, This he readily repaired and
then returned to his seat.
Until his recent advent in the NOV
les his stunts had failed to br nR the
financial reward they deserved. but
tho sheer JOY Of doing them was TO
Locllear remuneration enough.
Flying with him or standing on
the ground with him while prepare
lions were being made for one of mis-
wild flights, no alone seemed utterly
obiv GUS TO the long chance he was
taking-perhapS the last.
The passing OF this youth suggests
other strange tales that dwarf the
Imagination of a Jules Verne. The
yarns of G. A. Henty and numerous
other writer's Of boys fiction pale
INTO insignificance compared with
the authentic adventures OF the
American youth in the air.
Probably one OF the most unique
calls ever made by a gay IIothario
on the girl of his heart was that of a
The incident occurred in a town ad-
joining a Southern flying field. 1t was
tho habit of the young Lieutenant to
take his ship" no every morning for
q test fight and include a ride by the
ladys house as part OF his itinerary.
He had been cautioned by many Of
his brother pilots that he was assum-
ing an unnecessary risk. One day,
however, as he was gliding by the
young womans home, his motor sud-
denly went dead" and he plunged
with a crash into the second story
wall Of his sweetheart's room. He
was dead when they found him.
AVIATORS GET THEIR OWN
THRILLS, TOO.
Loyd Bertaud, an Instructor of aero
battles, missed q sudden conclusion Of
his career one day while attempting
to teach a candidate the art OF loop
I ing a ship"
1t is the custom for the instructor
to attain an altitude Of 5000 or 1000
feet before allowing the novice 10 take
the control. There Is q dual control
system which gives the instructor in
slant command OF the plane should
the novice become unable to RICH: It..
Bertaud having reached an altitude
Of 5000 feet, ordered the candidate 10
loop the ship and relinquished the
control. In order. to loop II is always
necessary to plunge the machine down
for a given distance and then pull
back on the stick" which causes the
plane to turn over.
Finding himself in control the
youthful novice became suddenly
confused, threw the ship on it's back
and in that position shot for the
earth far below. Bertaud frantically
motioncd 10 the hewildered lad 10 re-
laeee the stick" but the horrfid
candidate only held the tighter, mean
while the intervening space between
themselves and sure death was de-
creasng.
The instructor feared TO snatch HE
own control, as under tho dual sys-
TEN 1t might break the controls and
thus participate them all the sooner
TO certain death. Down they came
faster and faster, until they were bllt
a few hundred feet from teh ground
. when Bertaud WAS enabled TO right
tho failing machine and make a HufC
landing,
With Locklear gone thera will
doubtless be hundreds Of flylnl
youths who will eagerly reach for hi
mantle. Neither money nor fans
can reward them. Sheer iovo(