The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-31
Out of the
Sky
By cLARissA MAckIE

Caroline Andrews stood at the open
window. looking wisuully after the
big gray car as II rolled away from
the gate. Aunt Bessie and Diana
waved their hands gsyly. and the two
Misses Bsssett bowed gracious fare
well.
Ny middle name must be Cinder-
ella" sighed Caroline. Too bad there
Is never an empty seat for mellow
have hoped they would ask me to go
10 the aviation field with them to
welcome the fiiers back from their
long tripi II would be wonderful to
see them emerge from the clouds, dim
gray specks. growing larger and larger
until they loom like great birds-Cin-
derella Andrews. wake upi find poor
daisy fieid-perhaps we can see the
airrnen coming home
Inspired by this thought. Caroline
discovered Disna's little daughter
about to flood the upper floor with
brimming bsthtub and both faucets
running.
Let Us go out and look for the
flying machines" suggested Caroline
-wouidn't 1T be hne II We could go to
the flying field and watch them land.
and perhaps meet them face 10 faceT-
~Umr agreed Nan. then she added
hopefully. Maybe they will fly over
the garden and come tumblIng down
then we could see them before mother
and grandma"
How dreadful. to think Of their
fa1liag! such brave men. too"
'T~won't nnk Of that. I viii nnk
they come because they want to-
rhat b 6etfer." t
They sat down In the daisy field
and made iwfeaths ef daIsiea, until
suddenly Mas fss-seeing eyes spied
something IA1the Ky. 49,
They come-they comeI- she
Together they watched the gray
necks separate. grow larger. larger.
-rhsy arst iccmiag this way. Caro-
line r cried Nsn-
sY9, desri-
-oh. ke u failIss. faIiing-,ook. he
might fall on . beeI'' screeched Nan,
who had suffered q bitter experience
With q bee the week before
-Oh. Naa. caa yos hear themr
-Um-sound like q millIea bees
They doh, dear. one L. coming
down-rght herer'
'No-he d siidsag down-the other
machine t. keeping en- t. the field-
this one Ii having trouble and Is
obliged to land here. Poor fellow-too
bad to lose the raceI" sighed Caro-
line. who sympathixed with the down
trodden-
"Oniy one can win the race" painted
Nan running To keep up with the speed
Of the descending machine
That Ia trueI hope this one
doesn't care very much. II 1t should
happen to be Captain Browne. he will
not care very much, for he has won
SO many medals for vaIor and cap
tured so many prizes"
"Who In Captain Brownef
"A great hero. dear-one of the
bravest men of the great war. I met
him when he was leaving for France
and We grew to know him very. well
but was . very young girl and he
has forgotten me long axoi" She
sighed. for Ronald Browne had been
the hero Of her eirlish dreams and their
brief friendship was the beginning of
what would have been q great love.
II duty had not called him away
nve years gone BY. OF course he would
not know her n he met her, but oh.
how much It meant to her to be for
hidden that visit to the flying neid
with 4 possible chance Of seeing her
her0i
Tho great machine had landed At
the other end OF the field and finding
an obstructing fence. turned and came
bounding swiftly toward them. Caro-
line and Nan had to run into the
shelter Of the hedge to escape the
touch OF the widespread plnions-
Here comes mani think
whom life was enc romance after
another.
Hush. darling. see the poor man Is
staggering; perhaps he Is hurtF
They went to meet him. sweet con-
Germ on each face. The man, emerg-
ing from his helmet, disclosed face
bronzed by sun and Redeemed by winds.
A nne, brave face. with very sharp
blue eyes that singled out little Nan
and swung her to his broad shoulder.
'T hope you are not hurt" said Car
oIlne, her heart throbbing faster than
his engine had done. for It was Indeed
her Captain Browne.
-Not at all. thank you: stin and
sore from sitting SO many hours. My
engine has gone wroag. and IL 1 had
the proper tools here"
"You will 6nd plenty OF tools in the
garage. The man Ii away with the
car or he might help ,you." Caroline
pointed toward the house.
Nan, In her opinion. had been silent
long enough. "hre you a he-rowf'
she plped, peerlng down from her
high perch.