The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-10

er, on the south side Of Chicago with
with
"OA-Mr, CAM: OH"
lit is. Miss Minna. l can tell you
, it amt all sciatic pleurisy In my left
side, Miss Minna. Since | met you Ii
its just like you had taken q little
arrow and shot me right In the heart.
That-that's the kind of a pain l got
there now. You-you get me, Miss
Minna-Minnaf
Mr.. Ganz-M-max!
Beneath the gray wool packet their
hands met and clasped. rumble ran
through the crowd. Miss KessIer shot
forward like q streak, leaning danger
| ously beyond the rail.
Hes off,
"Raugh, Raugh Chee-e-s-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
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-e!"
Uplifting suddenly, as IL II had
drawn its taIons up and under, 1t
rose in perfect whirring flight.
''Oh, mommy! mommyl"
Colt in Himmel. boy should take
such chances"
Hes testing the wind. See, the
current is buffeting him 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, oh !"
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 q white
/ sea of faces turned upward to a black
eagle, flying against star-spangled
| sky and circIing over the field once,
! twice, thrice.
He's getting ready to loop. He's
looping Look, he's dipping for the
| first loop. Oh, mommy!"
| Colt in Himmel!"
| "Oh, my brother"
! Suddenly the remote flying thing
| dipped a bit and from beneath its
| planes two streamars of fire streaked
the sky.
| A great booming shout rose.
ooh, my brother, It's the fireworks
I'm afraid of. Maxi"
Hell dip now. Watch, mommy,
he'll dip now"
! The machine fell toward into a
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.
Fhe hieroglyphic of fire hung for a
moment, then another 1,... e., ~ -
and another double circle III liz.
/ "Twow
'Twor'
Max, my-my poor knees won't
hold me-"
Poor, poor little knees"
Three"
Max, dear, l think I'm going to
faint"
I'm here, little one, to catch you"
whats that falling down? Chew
fng-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 looped
three and you can make 1t four.
Steady, Arch! Steady !"
A light jeer rose from the crowd.
"S'matter up there! Cold feetf
Three amt four. What's got you
Dizzy? Loop her up there! Loop her
upW
"Only once more, Arch. Steady, old
boyw
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
: an engine volplaning, Miss Della Kess-
Ter stood quiet amid the tumult of a
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 Kessle,
gouged. Wormed. elbowed her little
way. Men with their shouts still
! smoking on their lips resisted the
SiHall figure and granted her reluctan,
| III al Of In no oh i'm