Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-07-05
WEEKEND
TRUE STORY
He Wouldn't Listen to His and When He Did Read this rue
Account Of Reckless Chap Got Everything He Wanted

} 81 turned my ankle" she answered:
ooh, you had to make forced
L.nding, PHILIP" Joe asked. we
should have gone over the plane more
thoroughly"
Then felt worse than ever. Here
We. good old dependable Joe blam-
ing himself for something that ne
was in no way responsible for. The
other flights we postponed because OF
the approaching darkness and the
condition of the plane. To most OF
the crowd the party had been huge
success but to me it had been a total
flop.
It seemed as though the fates had
conspired to rid me of my last ounce
of pride; for the very next month
Pearl Nelson won the Bessie Coleman
Field Cup for stunt flying against
large field of entries including my
| sell.
Twice I had lost - and to women.
The last defeat I hated worse than
the first: fol- deep in my heart l
wanted the admiration of Pearl.
had always admired her for the clean
sport that she was; and daily some
new trait cf hers made me admire
her more and more. Never had I
found sympathy and re for human
ity in a larger degree than she pos
sessed. realized that all the while
that I was trying to wi Marjorie
thoughts of Pearl lowered in my sub
conscious mind. In fact, 1t had been
Pearl all the while but I was too
blind to see 1t.
Words that I would have uttered
without hesitancy two weeks before
chung in my throat as though glued.
We were good chums again, but
longed to be something else. want
ed to be her sweetheart her hus-
band - and yet I couldn't force my
self to ask for the privilege. felt
unworthy. Something unusual for me,
since before. I had considered myself
better than most people.
| Probably I would never have taken
courage had it not been for the fol-
lowing incident:
A passenger plane had just alight-
ed fro:l Chicago. The pilot, tall,
brorzed, good-looking chap, came
over to me.
us Miss Nelson here today?" he
asked.
Eyes, I'll find her FOR YOU"
I started off to notify Pearl OF the
visitor. I went first to the Office. She
wa; not there AS I started in the
direction of the hangar, heard
Pearls voice.
ooh, Billy"
I looked and saw Pearl clasped
tightly in the arms of the pilot.
| Sick at heart I re-entered the OF
flee. 1t was empty, and for once l
was thankful. I fell into chair and
stared with unseeing eyes out OF the
window. The mental picture of Pearl
in the arms of another man was al
most unbearable. AS in a dream I
heard a plane start off down the field
Somehow I had always thought OF
Pearl as not loving anybody - Jut
maybe me. I knew now my feelings
regarding her There was no more
infatuation ap my part = it was love
sure and abiding. And she loved an
other
My Expression Of Love Too Late
The door of the Office opened.
There. stood Pearl radiantly happy.
ooh, Phil" she began:
Don't Pearl, don't" I begged. i
saw cFcI Iiilll6s tOo IA AAc $500
And PEARL I blurted out, Il love
you too, but I suppose it's too late
now, but I had to tell you"
"Why, Phil, CT all silly things"
1T know it must seem silly to you,
for Nv. played at love with so many
girls, but I'm not playing now. We
USUALLY can't see gold If it's nearby.
We are too busy looking at the tinsel.
It glitters so"
As I spoke the look of surprise
that came into her eyes gave way to
a humorous twinkle.
"Well, of all things" she laughed.
Here I come a-hunting you to tell
you about Billy, and I get an i'm
promptu proposal"
please, Pearl, I'd rather you
wouldn't jest. I'm serious. Let's
leave him out of it,"
But silly, he's my brother, and he
dropped in Unexpectedly today. The
regular pilot was sick and Billy took
his place. I told you that he taught
me to fly. Have you forgotten?"
I looked rather sheepish, I mag
inc, for had never seen her brother,
though I had heard a great deal
about Dare devil Billy Nelson"
"Just the same, that proposal still
holds good. Pearl, will you marry
me?"
ooh, I don't know. like you all