The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-19

Some start, I'll say! Wow! Just
10 think back on it, from the secure
depths Of my rose-colored chaise-longe
makes the shivers go up and down my
back.
First Of all we skinned along the
top of the water; that was charming,
and all that the heart and courage Of
a perfect lady could wish for-but
that's not the whole Of the fight.
First thing you know, and all un-
thinking, for had just felt the spark
ling spray Of the Delaware dashing up
into my face, I looked down at my
side, and Words fail me, but that
comfortable old Delaware was miles
below ne! We had risen into the air
Without my noticing it, strange as that
nay seem.
The breath seemed to leave my am
bilious young body at the thought and
sight Of same. Here I hung suspended
in mid-air, with nothing but flimsy
little seat and the brains Of one man
creature between me and cold death
in that river below.
Frightened as l was, was Just pro-
fessional enough to take a pretty good
look at everything below me. That
placid river now looked like a long
and sullen snake, with here and there
a spot Of color on its surface. 1t
seemed cruel and treacherous, and
awaiting my young body! Yes, died
ten deaths right there, and awful
ones; saw the plane dashed atop of
a passing ship; saw myself floating,
bruised and lifeless on its untroubled
waters, and Lord knows what I did
not see and imagine! That's how
am made, l reckon.
At this point Raymond assembled
still l.igher, and the gaze into eternity
hundreds Of feet below-miles it seem
ed to me-was just too much for me
The wind was a million miles an hour
and could hardly draw my breath
but was SO hopping outraged that
screamed this annoyance to Raymond
DID he hear me? He did not. Nay
the fatuous one cast a glance in my
direction once or twice smilingly, de
spite my open mouth and bullying eyes
He did not get me at all. Thought
was having the time of my life and
all that!
Finally he did see a light, and that
vas because l threw my hands before
my terrified face, in a so-help-me-Lord
sort Of way, and l heard him shout
oOlilctulhS " Hle vi course QlQ QOl
hear it, but did with all my remain
ing strength point wildly down tc
where terra firma, more rapidly dis
appearing than ever, winked up al
me from below How l longed for the
old earth now! I resolved to never
kick again whenever l had to walk
too far on same dear old earth, be
lieve me.
Raymond flew on a while longer
believing no doubt, that l would gel
over this first fright, which l did tc
a certain extent, for as we flew dowr
the nver towards Wilmington such
a JOYFUL feeling Of exholaration came
over me as never before. Here, up il
the air near the heavens, one was yer
itatly free-the elements make one
quite giddy, by the way.
, peeked down again, and this time
WAS delighted at the sight Of the small
villages and ribbon like river now
mere specks it appeared. We flew
pund and round and to my astonish
nent Raymond began to twist about
and in an alarming way. However. by
this time | was accimated and merely
thought, we'll death up here is nc
worse than death from a distance OF
five hundred feet, after all!
After while we flew back to Fss
ington, and it was really beautiful