Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-06-01

MIR. GanZ-M-max ~
Beneath the gray wool packet their
hands met and clasped. A rumble ran
through the crowd Miss KessIer shot
forward like streak, leaning danger
ously beyond the rail.
Hes off !"
"Raugh. Raugh! Chee-e-e-e!"
The pulse of the distant machine
leaped suddenly into thousands and
the winged monster, like the restored
bulk of some antediluvian monster of
earth and air, shot forward in a
straight line, whizzing down the smooth
face Of the field. A shout went with
it and the human hedge, five faces
deep, was suddenly white with up
turned faces.
"Raugh! Ch-e-e-e-ew
Uplifting suddenly, as if it had
drawn its talons up and under, it
rose in perfect whirring flight.
"Oh, mommy mommyl"
"Gott in Himmel, boy should take
such chances!"
Hes testing the wind. See the
current is buffeting him a little"
"Oh, my God, his engine missed
then Hear? oh, my brother Hold
my hands-Max."
"See, papa, he's picking up again.
Now he's edging into the wind. His
controls are working perfect. He's
climbing. See him mount! See him
mount Oh! OH obi"
The throbbing of the engine was
suddenly remote, then more remote,
as If tulle portieres of air and space
were drawing together as the machine
flew through them into uncharted al
titudes.
Finally silence and only white
sea of faces turned upward to a black
eagle, flying against a star-spangled
sky and circling over the field once,
twice, thrice.
Hes getting ready to loop. He's
looping! Look, he's dipping for the
first loop. Oh, mommy",
Scott In Himmel!"
"0h, my brother J"
Suddenly the remote flying thing
dipped a bit and from beneath it's
planes two streamers Of fire streaked
the sky.
A great booming shout rose.
"Oh, my brother! It's the fireworks
I'm afraid of, Maxw
Hell dip now. Watch, mommy,
he'll dip now"
The machine fell toward into
loop, curving up again, down again,
up again; the red comet-tails circum-
scribing it's double course in fire.
"One!" rose in bombardment from
the crowd. :"
The hieroglyphic of fire hung for a
moment, then another vertical dive
and another double circle of fire.
"Twow
"Two!'
MAX. my-my poor knees won't
hold me-"
poor. poor little knees"
"Three !"
Max, dear. think I'm going to
faint"
I'm here, little one. to catch YOU"
whats that falling down? Chew
ing-gum! Take a piece, Max, dear.
Tits good for you after meals"
Miss Della Kessler twined her small
hands together and beneath that gale
of voices, spoke quietly upward.
STEADY, Arch" she said. only once
more, Arch. Steady! You've Topped
three and you can make it four.
Steady. Arch Steady"
A light jeer rose from the crowd.
"S'matter up there! Cold feet?
Three amt four! What's got you?
Dizzy? Loop her up there! Loop her
up!"
"Only once more, Arch. Steady, old
boyl"
Loop her up there Che-e-e-e"
"What If his engine is
-Four" And with the great spiral
of fire from the final loop still drag
ging across the sky, the hum of the
descending engine grilling down again
into the night, and the silent swoOp of
hh tiiSliie NOlpiuiilliS, MISS Otitu Nes'-
Ter stood quiet amid the tumult of
crowd gone mad. booming in her ears
but her little face still upward in the
attitude of flower.
Through the human swarm. which
had burst the ropes and flowed like
water from broken main across the
field and toward the aircraft just
settling itself to earth with its wings
ever spread. Miss Della Kessler
gouged wormed, elbowed her little
way. Men with their shouts still
smoking ON their lips resisted the
small figure and granted her reluctant
right of way. In the tight tangle I'M
mediately surrounding the machine,
the crimson sweater was quite torn
from her. but she emerged into the
small guarded area about the stili
coughing craft. as it hurled there out
Of the crowd.
From the heart Of the winged mon
ster. goggled, legginged and bulky of
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