The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-17
Sims Famous Now, Blu!
LOnely-FamOus Transat-
lantic Flyer Senses Cost of
Sitting on Top of World
Grows Immeasurably Older
in Three Short Weeks

New York, June 17.-(NEAl--It
gradually has been impressed upon
"Slim" Lindbergh that he is historic.
1t also has come to him, out of the
chaos of tramping mobs, that one
cannot gain the world without Civ
ing. up something in return.
The something that one surrend-
ers, he has discovered, is an imper-
sonal and casual contact with ones
fellows:
The "brightest boy in school
walks alone; the games of the other
kids are not for him and, were he to
join. the others would take out their
self lf-consciousness in some form OF
taunting.
Grown-ups take out their self
consciousness differently--they ere
ate heroes and gods before whom
they behave unnaturally; strange
barriers suddenly appear.
"Slim" Lindbergh has begun to
feel those barriers.
Solemn Things to Learn
These are solemn things to learn
when one has been 25 and careless
perhaps even thoughtlcss.
One day. fellow is "flying fool
for taking dare and three weeks
later, he's a historic figure for hav
ing taken it!
Small wonder, then, that folk be-
gin to read the change that has come
over "Slim' Lindbergh.
Those who remembc" that misty
morning when youngstcr shook a
or two, and nosed his plane toward
also ho< ;c
cheeks were pink and that he seemed
kid.
How they all laughed when they
heard that he had taken letters Of
introduction with him!
Grows Much Older
These same people saw him come
home, his cycle completed. to be
given the greatest ovation a solitary
figure ever received. They noticed
that in three short weeks he had
grown immeasurably older. The
pink Of his cheeks was gone, his
eyes were tired, and there were
moments when he seemed actually
sad, gloomy.
Now he did not step boyishly from
plane and say: "I'm Charles Lind
bergh.' Nobody gave him the chance.
Everything was keyed to connote
the Importance and historically sig
nificant nature Of the occasion.
To one who watched him during
the various sieges Of glory and
caught. the overtones of loneliness,
there came the idea that perhaps
"Slim" should have brought letters
of introduction back with him from
France SO that his own people would
know him.
What Does the Future Hold?
One feels that he would like to
flash a letter reading something like
this: '.I'm Charley Lindbergh. the
fellow that used to flv mail out of
St. Louis. I'm the same bird they
called the flynn fool, although l
tried to tell them then that wasn't
one. knew what l was doing,
That's my racket! want you to
know me, because YOU seem to for
get who | am. And / want to know
you. Tor you are my people-and yet
you are strangers. feel uncomfort-
able. and want to get acquainted
again. ] want some of that casual
chqmmy feeling again."
But can he ever get it? wonder!
VIII it not always be "Colonel Lind.
bergh and people stopping
pointing their fingers? Or is Time
at this. very moment busy with its
inevitable eraser2
When He Goes Home
That remains for tomorrow. This
much remains for today:
"Slim" Lindbergh may 60 home;
back to the little old Minnesota town
'sIf they, too, have forgotten
Charlie" and erected a god in hi.
place--that will be about the las
blow. -
II they turn their caress into
surging crush--that will be littl,
unc ON Portable, too.
| Rut Il he, doesn't have Ia take ou
letters OF introduction--if they max
him feel that he is "Slim" Lindbergl
again Well, they'll be doing
great deal - take the loneliness ou
Of kids syes!