Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-05-18

hit me before. l know the whole air
gang. l know them all. tell you,
and II you big bugs will get up the
purse, can get you any Of the fancy
fiers Of the world down here for an
exhibition flight"
But Miss Kessler-"
II know a mans got biplane In
his back Shed right now that will 70
Gus the eyes of the world on Cadillac
Springs over night, If we can get him
down here for his first exhibition
flight. What would you say II could
get him down here on moderate
purse, for the first exhibition flight Of
a machine that's gong to put flying
forward q quarter of a century, for
you? This is the kind of a field he
needs to prove that he's done that lit
tie thing! Ask any aviator the value
Of fiat country. Why, I've got SO
much faith, ladies and gentlemen, in
that Meyer biplane and in her new sta
bilizer that lid stake million dol
lars on it, If / had 1t. I'd bank my
soul on that machine"
"Loog how egzited she gets. Amt
1t a treat, Riley, to see her!"
But"
Start the ball rolling! Who'll start
her? Who? Mr.. GAM, you're a sue
cessful business man who told me not
ten minutes ago that my smile was
worth five thousand. Prove 1t. Look
at 1t now. Is it still worth the money !
Start the purse with that five thou
sand, Mr.. CAM, and If she don't loop
the double loop four times and write
each loop in fire, purse refunded like
I promised. Start her with Ave thou
sand, Mr.. CAM. Are you a gentle
man Of your word, Mr.. CAM, and
game enough to start her with five
thousandT
Miss Della, you--you're only fool
Ing. Such a little cut-up"
"Fooling! If / was any more in
earnest I'd break a blood vessel"
Dots ride, Miss Gezzler, mage him
bay"
start her with five thousand, Mr..
GAM. Come in on your share, Mr..
Riley. It's your enterprise, after all,
and you 60 him a couple Of thousand
better. It's cheap at the price, Mr..
Riley. Bjordstedt got twenty thou
sand for his last flight and came down
In ten minutes with broken rudder,
but just the same he put Great Neck
on the map. Don't be a bunch of
pikers. You, Mr.. Lobenz, If you're the
good sport l think you are, what's
few thousand to you? Come on in 1t,
Mr.. Chalmers, and I'll make you for
get what ails you; you, Mrs. Van
Ritz. If you're gentleman of your
word, Mr.. CAM, you'll start the ball
rolling with that five thousand"
Twenty - twenty-five hundred,
Miss Kessler, is all Il"
Good! Twenty-Five hundred for a
starter. Mr.. Max CAM of Chicago
starts the ball rolling with twenty-five
hundred Am l bid more? Am l bid
Mr., Riley, and the net results will be
yours. The proprietor of the Hotel
Cadillac must head the list. Am bid
more? Five thousand, if you're good
business man and know a good thing
when you see it. Five thousand for a
hundred thousand worth of publicity
Five thOusand?"
Five thousand"
IT,
Riley, and don't let them leave you at
the post, Mr.. Hirkhimer."
"a tousand Goolar, Miss Gezzler,
but l want from way up in the air he
should drop one tousand packages
Mimic chewing-gum when he reaches
two tousand feet"
"No sooner said than done! One
thousand from Mr.. Hirkimer and now
you, Mr.. LobenZ. How much?"
You can't expect man in the au-
tomoble business, Miss Kessler, to
subscribe to aviation"
"Why not? The biggest automobile
man in the world started out manu-
featuring one-horse shays. How much,
Mr.. Lorenz? Mr.. Mango? Mr.. Chal-
mers? Good! Let me put you down
for one thousand each and now you
over there, Mrs. Van Ritz. Let's have
health, wealth and beauty on our list,
and it's up to you to supply the last.
How much, Mrs. Van Ritz? How
much?"
1.-TWO thousand" Spoken coldly as
through q wet blanket and the yellow
head still held in profile.
"Catch me, darlings, while l faint
Eleven thousand five hundred, and be-
fore the day is over, it'll be twice that.
Ladies' and gentlemen, you're helping
to make the history of the air, and
I'm proud Of you!"
She jumped lightly down without
the proffered aid of Mr.. Riley and
Mr.. GAM and darted into the shaded
track leading up toward the hotel.
But, Miss Kessler-"
I'm off to the hotel to send of
kilograms before you change your
minds. Hold my hat, Mr.. CAM, until
| come back. Wait"
And she was of, her vivid face
thrust forward and her elbows laid
back against her slim sides.
In the bay of the veranda, plying
her placid needle and the rose grow
ing in her pattern, Mrs. Kessler
glanced up at the rush of her daugh-
ter's approach.
"Why, Della baby-what excite
ment you got Della, you got news for
mama2"