Evening star., 1933-05-28

IG BEN CUPP, all rigged out in his
flying togs. his brand-new flying Ii
II cense in his pocket sat at desk in
the Office of the Plus-Ultra Flying
School, writing a letter to his father,
the well-known butcher of Millville.
Through the window Ben Cupp could see the
secondhand Baby Eagle plane he had bought
from Joe Escotter. 1t was freshly painted and
ready to take off
"Dear father" Ben wrote Thank you for
the 81 900 you advance me out of what mother
left me- Same received safe and I bought
the End hand plane wrote you about.
Il now got my license and Joe Escotter come
down to $840 on the plane on acct it was some
wreck when he crash and a broken collar
bone ETC., and his wife will not let him fly
no more.
THAT is the trouble with wives because they
will boss you. They will tell you what you
must do and you got to do SO. So will never
have wives in mine"
Ben bit the end of the penholder and
scowled, gathering his thoughts, and wrote on.
so, dear father" he wrote Il am saving
$3.50 on the End hand plane which will come
in handy for gas, oil, etc, and am flying TO
Herterville today, to the Fair, to take them
up for So to SIS a trip and you see Will make
big money. So I guess you will say I done
right in not letting you make me butcher
and spend the rest of my life killing cows
Having signed this, Big Ben put stamp on
man envelope, addressed it and put it in the
mail basket
We'll I'm off, T. c." he said to T. C. Carter
the secretary of the school, and shook hands.
Happy days and safe landings, Benny" T. c.
said Best of luck, boy" and three minutes
later Ben was in the Baby Eagle and up and
away.
He was over Bedford County when the plane
bsgan to spit and went dead. Everywhere
below him were wooded hills, plowed land and
pastures set thick with rocks with stone fences
gridironing the whole landscape. The few
farmyards were Uttered with wagons and farm
machinery. 1t was bad country for forced
landing.
A CROSS the landscape ran the broad, new
State road, white and smooth, the tele-
phone poles not yet placed along it, and Ben
turned the plane and headed down for it.
The landng wheels touched the smooth. hard
cement
At that moment a red cow, reposing at the
side of the road leaped in fright to the middle
of the road For an instant she stood glaring.
The next moment the and the Baby Eagle
and Ben Cupp were piled in heap and the
COW had ceased to be COW and was beef.
Five minutes later Ben Cupp opened his eyes
and found himself being lifted into a farm
truck His head throbbed, the world spun
aroud him, and great pain afflicted his right
leg
Easy, Pa; easy, George" he heard pleasant
young voice-a girls voice-say BE careful
of his leg. Henry He's come to, so be careful"
Big Ben was conscious Of pretty face above
him, and then blackness came upon him once
more, and when he opened his eyes again he
was in a bed. one leg was in splint, his head
was bandaged and he not feeling fxactly
well and hearty. He groaned and instantly the
pirl with the pretty face was at the side OF
the bed.
Drink this" she said. "The doctor SAID
sou were to have 1t the moment you came to.
Drink 1t, please" ..
Cow" said Ben cupp thickly. pushing away
the girls hand, for he felt an overwhelming