THE NORTH PLATTE BFMI.WFEKLY TRIBUNE
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SYNOPSIS.
Professor DcHtnond of tho Peak obsorvn
tory causes a great soiiBUtlon throughout
tho country by announcing that what ap
pears to ho 11 satellite Is approaching lit
terrlfli- Hpeed. Destruction of tho earth Is
feared I'nnlr prevails everywhere. Tim
nalelllle barely misses the enrth. The at
mospheric disturbance knocks people un
conscious, but does no damage. A lear
bearing n cabalistic design flutters down
Hinong thn guests nt a lawn party. It Ih
Identical In design with a curlou orna
ment worn by Doris Kulton. A hideous
man-like being with hugo wings descends
In thr midst of the guests. He notices
Moris ornament and starts toward her.
The men fear ho Intends somo Imrm to
Doris nnd a flerco battle ensues, In which
Tolllver and March, BUltors of Doris, and
Professor Desmond aro Injured. The (ly
ing man Is wounded by u shot from Tol
llwr. but escapes by (lying away. A far
mer reports that the Hying man carried
off his young daughter. I'coplo every
where aro terror-stricken at tho possl
lilllties for evil possessed by tho mon
ster The governor offers ft reward or
J50O.O0O foi his rapture, dead or ullvo Put
nam Is the drat of tho aviators to re
spond. After u thrilling chase In tho air
lie Is thrown from his machine by tho
firing man and killed. Doris tolls March
of awakening In (he night to hco the faco
of the monster at hor window. North
and a scoro of aviators arrive to ontor
tho campaign. Tho reward Is Increased
to a million.
CHAPTER VIM. Continued.
Ho felt tho bottom drop from hla
stomach ns oho fairly leaped across
deadly nlr pockotB whero all below
was lilto a vacuum, covering tho gap
na a great runner upon skoes swoop
ing down a mountninfllde hurl himself
by momentum alono ovor brond
reaches of spaco. Ho felt hlmsolf
bounding from invifllblo nlr crest to
invisible air crest with tho lightness
of ono who danccB upon it ropo, he
felt tho weight of momontum pressing
against his side and pushing at him
llko n strong hand ns a swerve to
right or left took them a moment from
their dlr'ect path. Ho looked down.
Far below, so far that tho treps looked
llko tho toy trees upon the blocks
which children play with, tho people
llko (oy men two Inches tall, tho
beasts of tho flold llko the beasts or
n toy ark, tho earth wns rushing back
ward as tho film of a moving picture
npoeds and vanishes. He looked up.
Space, yawning and Inflnito, hnzy,-
gauzy, mystery filled; tho moon barely
distinguishable and thin as a ghoBt
floating far nbovo like u bubble. Ho
gazed to tho west. The sun, copporlsh
nnd vast, glowed as through a thin
mosh, They woro a mile nbovo tho
point of starting two miles nbovo tho
lovel of tho sea nnd almost oven with
tho lower reaches of tho eternal snows
of the peaks. Tho chill of upper space
pervaded him and ho drow himself
closer together ns ho thieved a quick
glauco at tho man at his side. Tho
uvlntor'B faco was drawn and deeply
lined, hla oyes glowing, IiIb teeth
clenched nnd his iron flngor delicately
fondling tho wheel as his body swayed
rhythmically to tho slow roll of tho
machine. Ho looked ahead onco more.
Speeding In front of them as tho
shadow of a bird speeds was tho hori
zontal form of tho ono whom thoy
woro pursuing, his body stretched
utralght as a Bhnft from a bow, his
rrotosquo face turned over his shoul
der, his Ijugo oyca glowing with mnlov
olent hate, his npo mouth working hid
eously. They hoard ltts cry sweep
paBt them In the hiss and whistle of
tho wind.
Ho rubbed his eyes and awoke as
ono from a dream, The Hist or tho
specks' had disappeared and he was
gazing Into empty space. Ho shook
himself and smiled. Voices were buz
ting excitedly nil nbout him, the crowd
purging restlessly about, yet so realis
tic had been the (light of his imagina
tion that for tho Inst few minutes he
bad been hb oblivious of their pres
ence as had thoy been upon one of
tho far distant bodies of spaco Dut
now finding himself upon earth once
more ho begnn peering about. Whero
was Doris? He must hunt her up Im
mediately. In tho scattering of the
concourse before tho flight of the avi
ators he had for an instant felt a
ellght worrlmont as to her safoty, hut
tho knowledge that Tolllver was with
her nnd that his rival wns fully com
petent to protect hor had cased his
mind. Now, howover, he would search
hor ou(.
A hnnd fell upon his shoulder and
ho turned in his tracks. Professor
Desmond was beaming upon him, and
March took the proffered hand with
Kenuluo pleasure. "Ah, Professor!
Quite ablo to be around open more. I
boo. I am glad. So you. too, wore
lucky enough to witness tho pursuit
of your unclnsBlllod mongrel of spaco
by the wholly human (lying-men."
posmond's eyes woro still Hparkluig
Villi excitement.
"Vea, I wa3 fortunate enough to bo
rambling around tho grounds when
their ascent took place. It was stir
ring almost excruclutlng. It thrilled
mo llko a flfo and drum regiment
marching away to do battle for my
country. 1 longod to accompany
them, to Join In their dungors, to smell
tho powder of my own rlllo and Bharo
tho brunt of (ho shook. So today did
I thrill with desire to sit beside ono
of thorn and hear the whistle of tho
wind. In fact, In spirit I did soar
with tho nlr (loot, closed my oyes and
experienced quite vividly what I Imag
ine aro tho ceusatipuB of our vanished
aviator friends. Dut 1 fear I nm
BUpor-lmuginatlve and that I am lay
ing myself open to ridicule. Ah, I
see you aro smiling already. 1 had
reared so." March's smllo grew broad
er. "I presumo wo wero nil carried a
little boyond ourselves by our enthu
siasm. Hut tell me what nows you
have." Tho astronomer tugged thought
fully ut his mustache.
"I don't mind lotting you know, al
though I am not advertising it as yet,
that is, generally speaking. I have
conceived a llttlo Idea that the offi
cials are putting Into execution, but
until It has been tested I am no In
clined to speak much of It. Howover,
the Idea Is this: An you know, we
have quttn a powerful search light at
tho observatory, and nights of late
I have been In tho hnblt of throwing
It about the neighboring cliffs nnd let
ting It rest for n whllo hero and there
na a mattor of experiment. Well, to
make tho Btory short, upon two occa
sions after It had remained stationary
for a while I have found tho flying
creaturo within tho center of the light.
I had reasoned that its glare being
something now to him might nttract
him as It does almost all night flyers,
and It seems that It did, for he put
lilmsolf boforo It and for soveral mo
ments remained motionless nnd dis
tinct, apparently as fascinated by its
brightness as had ho been an elk or
other wild animal. That gavo mo my
second idea nnd tho authorities adopt
ed It. They aro rigging up a rapid
fire gun to bo placed Immediately ovcrr
tho searchlight and which will move
In perfect conjunction with it, tho
gun to bo so slghtod that whon an ob
ject 1b In thn center ot the spot light,
the weapon will be automatically
pointed at him. Then all ono will
have to do will be to operate tho
mechanism ot tho gun and a stream of
high velocity bullets will traverse
down the center of the lano of light
nnd In all probability riddlo th'o target,
bo It Flying Man or anything else.
While tho idea has not been demon
strated practically, I am fairly proud
or tho "suggestion, for being purely
mechanical It does away with tho un
certainty of human aim. You have
only to sot your straight traveling
light, await until your victim appears
boforo It and then work your straight
shooting gun. Tho bullets follow the
central light rays and must of neces
sity find their mark."
Alan wib Impressed, "Theoretically
at least It scorns perfect. Within say
a mllo'H range I think it would provo
effoctlvo upon a target tho stzo of tho
ono wo have In mind. Yet how much
more satisfactory It would bo If wo
could catch him nllvo." Tho oyes of
the elder mnn gllstcricd rapturously.
"Ah, ho would bo Invaluable, abso
lutely priceless. Science could afford
to pay millions for him. Through him
ti vorltablo Oordlnn knot of mystery
might bo unraveled. Astronomy might
leap forward a hundred yoars In n day
and tho othor sciences ndvnnce in pro
portion. And if wo could only learn
to communlcnto with hlra by word of
mouth" -tho Bpoakcr sighed nnd
Taklna the Astronomer's Hand, Clasp
ed It Warmly.
strokod his halt healed brow 'i would
chporfully forgive this ovorlnstlng Bear
If lie would tell me tho sights ho has
suou In his mud flight through space,
liven his impressions of our world
as he approached It would ho of most
absorbing Interest, It but somo lucky
shot would break ono of IiIb wings nnd
somo of our horsemen could ropo him
us thoy do n wild stoor what a boon
to us, what a boon!
"Anatomlcnlly what would you ex
pect to find from an nxamluntlon of
him?" Professor Desmond's race
grow thoughtful.
"Anatomy Is a science In which I
nm but llttlo vovaod, yet In n general
way I should oxoct to discover these
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W lUff
mBSt
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things: Lungs ot great capacity and
power. Thin and elastic but exceed
ingly tough wings compresslblo within
a Bmall compass and operated by
tremendous muscles an strong as those
ot tho legs or a horse. Scanty but
exceedingly firm flesh. Legs similar
to those of n wading bird, all bono and
sinow, thb bones strong, light and
hollow. And whllo ho appears to bo
fully seven root tall I should not ex
pect him to weigh as much as an or
dinary man." March grlnnod rem!
nlsccntly. "Although ho certainly, possesses
tho strength of two, exclusive of his
wings, which certainly have at least
a one-mule power kick In a forward
direction. Ills blood being partially
cold might signify what?"
"That ho possesses some of tho
characteristics of tho reptiles, Is of
a rather low order of intelligence nnd
more or Icsb of a reptilian nature.
For instance, there are few reptiles
that possess a natural antipathy for
man, nnd on tho other hand neither do
they fear him particularly. Unless ho
approaches them too closely thoy Ig
nore him, if ho does throatcn them
they either movo slowly out' of tho
way or prepare to combat him. Un
less aroused, they nro content to let
him pass; If injured they of ten become
exceedingly vindlctlvo nnd greatly to
bo feared."
( "Therefore, If Clay had not at
tacked him it Is quite probable that ho
would not have attacked us."
"I so.judgo from what I saw of him
that evening and from my Inter specu
lations. Howover, we must not bo too
sovcre on Clay, ror his intentions wore
of tho best." Tho Professor raised
his glasses. "Is this not Miss Fdlton
nnd Mr. Tolllver approaching?"
Alan glanced In tho direction indi
cated and saw tho pair hurrying
towards them. Almost upon a run
tho girl came, and taking tho astrono
mer's hand clasped it warmly. Her
cheeks wero aglow, her oyes alight,
her whole bolng radiating excitement
and enthusiasm. She gave them no
time to Bpeak.
"Wasn't It glorious tho way they
uroBo and swept after him! Oh, how
I admired them! And most of all Mr.
North his dash and skill completely
won mo. I hope he wins tho prize,
for 1 know ho Is goncrquB enough to
dlvido a part ot it with tho others. If
I wore a man I should certainly be an
aviator although ot course 1 would
not pormlt any man whom I was Inter
ested In to be ono for a moment. I
prefer my friends should live In peace
rather than die In pieces. And whllo
you folks wero simply staring stupidly
nftcr thorn I seemed to flont and soar
by their side with tho wind in my cars
and my whole body thrilling. I wish
I could mako you understand how ex
citing It wns as wo leaped and bound
ed through tho nlr. But of course
men cannot understand such sensa
tions, thoy nro too animalistic. And
how la your forehead, Professor?" Sho
stopped for lack of breath.
Dosmond smiled down Into her
glowing face. "It Is palnloBS, You
romembor you helped cleanse It that
nlghtl Well, all tho pain nnd sore
ness wero banished by (the magic of
your touch and it was practically
healed before It was bandaged." Sho
Bunk low with Bklrt spread, curtseying
quaintly, 'old rashlonodly.
"H tho younger men were only halt
as gallant ns tho gentlemen or the
generation that preceded them how
hnppy wo girls would bo. You Bhall
dine with us far that." Sho turned
upon March. "And now your account
of yourself, sir your explanation for
not searching mo out."
March looked quiokly from one to
tho other of tho returned pair. As
Doris appeared to bo In the highest ot
spirits, so also did Tolllver, and Jeal
ousy stung him to the quick. Why
this exuberance? Why Tolllvor'a un
usually light manner nnd, as tho
searcher thought, "triumphant Bmilo?
What had happened In hla nbsonce
what had passed between them? He
nnnwered her lamely enough.
"North and I hnd just returned
from his luncheon when he csplod tho
cnomy. ino rost nnd not soon turn,
and we concealed our emotions until
ho hnd made hid start. For a row mo
ments following 1, also, wns absorbed
In their flight nnd nm afraid thought
of llttlo else, desplto my lack of, Imag
ination. Anyway I did not know whero
to look for you and thought I would
And you quickest by remaining hero,
Hopo I was not particularly missed."
The oyos of tho girl danced.
"Did we miss him. Mr. Tolllver?"
sho challenged, laughing outright at
tho sight of Alan's faco.
"Ahem." returned Clay affectedly.
Tho Professor broko In.
"I nm afraid I am to blame for
keoplng him rrom you. Ho had al
ready started away when I selzod
him nnd llko tho Ancient Marluer de
tained him whllo 1 spun my tedious
yarn. Hut I must bo roturnlng homo.
1 shall not let you forget the dinner,
MIbb Fulton?' He lifted his hat,
bowed and wont his wny.
"Wo had hotter bo going nlso," sug
gested tho girl.
A shout from somewhere In tho
crowd drow all oyes In Its direction,
and simultaneously a hundred hands
shot upward with Index fingers point
ing high across tho plain. Far away,
faintly visible, miles from tho direc
tion In which thoy had disappeared,
were the returning specks circling
back like a flock of wildfowl, multi
plying In numbers, growing larger,
more distinct with each moment
pnBsod. Threo minutes and they wero
distinguishable an to form, tho Flying
Man still sweeping along a good half
mile in advance, tho planes which hnd
fallen behind their fellows now In tho
lead by reason of tho advantage gained
In cutting short tho broad turn of tho
pursued ns he circled back. Half way
back In tho column they could distin
guish tho liluo Dragon glinting In the
sunlight and steadily forging lta wny
once more to tho front. In the next
minute the frenzied clamor of tho
crowd had lulled to an occasional ex
cited yolp as breathlessly tho mob
strained Its eyeB upward. In her ex
citement DorlB clutched a hand of
each ot her companions and clung to
It convulsively.
The Flying Mnn was leading tho
sky grayhounds directly over them aai
though ho wished all to see and mar
vel nt his powers. Speeding true as
an arrow, his great wings moving with
the swirtnesB ot a racing locomotive's
pistons, ho was heading almost di
rectly for the place from which ho
had arisen before this wild follow-your-leader
cha'so through tho regions
of the air began. That he was giving
them n test one and all In both speed
and endurance that he might here
after know tholr powors and limita
tions and be governed thereby, nono
who watched the mad race questioned.
And a gruelling chase he was loading
thorn, a chase where nono except the
highest skilled, tho most iron nerved,
tho most enduring and tho be3t
equipped could have kept even in
sight. He was nearly overhead now,
porhups a thousand "feet above them,
lying flat in tho air with hands clasped
upon his breast ann legs sireicneo
straight behind that his body might
offer tho least resistance to tho nt
mosphere. To their ears tho whlstlo
of his wings Bounded like .the whistle
of a flock of wild gecsc.
Then from close nt hand the bel
low of a mortar arose, Jarring the
earth, deafening their ears and rend
ing tho nlr with hurtling grape. Llko
a flash the (lying ono dodged as the
missiles sang about hlra, and altering
his courso sharply seemed but a long
streak as ho cleaved tho Bky. A sec
ond mortar thundered, and at its belch
ing the Flying Man. turning a com
plete summersault In the air, fell a
hundrod feet llko a bird stricken In
mid flight. A mighty sound arose1
from tho crowd, a roar, a shriek, a
wild scream of "They've got him.
they've got him," but as a gymnnst of
tho flying rings makes a complete rev
olution In his leap, so did tho flying
one recover himself and with a scream
as shrill as their own go speeding
once more mountalnward. The next
instant tho air above was filled with
tho sound of tho pursuing machines'
and tho other mortars dared not flro
tor rear or mowing down their own.
Tho Blue Dragon, now in the very
roromost rank, waB overhauling Its
fow remaining competitors hand bver
hand.
Low over tho top of tho nearest
ridge they flew straight Into the faco
of tho Betting sun. Ono by one the
pursuing craft hovered for an instant
above tho ciest and then, settled out of
sight behind It, leaving thoso upon tho
plain gazing into tho empty air whoro
thoy had vanished. Then from tho un
seen region boyond the topB camo the
rattle of revolver shots fired irregu
larly, and for a minuto mora tho crowd
awaited breathlessly for some sign
that ono of tho bullets had reached its
mark, but another scattered volley
faintly distinguishable becauso of dis
tance, told them that tho race was still
bolng run. Tho sun sank behind the
towering horizon, a deep shadow fell
upon them and silently thoy turned
and dispersed towards their homes.
Tho two mon and the girl followed
slowly after, each sllont, each deep In
thought. "Anyway It was a wolidorful
sight and I would not hnvo missed It
for worlds," she mused at length.
"Why do you suppose he mado that
romarkablo turn In tho air? Was ho
hit? Clay answered her.
"Probably barely winded. I shot a
deer once that did tho samo thing
turned a comploto Bitmmorsault and
thqn got up and went on fastor than
ovor. Ho wasn't hurt much at any
rate."
"And your opinion or It?" she asked
or Alan.
"About tho same." Ho was angry
nt Clay again and found It dlfllcult not
to show It. lie nnd been invited to
spond tho afternoon with hor and
Clay hud not, yet he had intruded hlra
boU with tho utmost nssurance and
had clung closely to hor throughout
tho.aftornoon In fact had monopolized
her and what had taken plnce In
the Interval whon thoy wore alono to
gether ouly themselves knew. March,
considering that this atternoon with
her was rightfully his, had found a
llttlo consolation lu tho thought that
his rival would eventually excuse
himself and depart, nnd that ho would
thereby have the last hour of the day
alonp with her, but Tolllver showed
no Intention of departing, keeping his
place close by her side nnd chatting
easily and confidentially its they
walked and Ignoring March an much
us he dared In his conversation.
Angry and resentful, March spoke but
little, and Doris, now that tho excite
ment was over, had grown quiet as
well.
At the gate she turned and gave
them each a small, hoft hand. "Fa
ther has returned, eo I do not need
to keep you longer this ovening," eho
told them with an impartially distrib
uted smile. "It was considerato of
you to give me so much of your time,
and I appreciate It. You must call
again, both of you soon. Good night."
Sho relcnscd her hands and ran up
the steps, turning at tho door to wave
them a last farewell. They touched
their hats and turned away, March
lighting n cigar and Tolllver a ciga
rette, and this timo neither conde
scended to proffer a weed to tho other.
At tho first corner thoy separated by
mUtunl consent, and with n formal
"good night" returned to their respec
tive apartments.
That night was another miserable
ono for Doris, In her sleep she seemed
to bo suddenly lifted nnd borne bod
ily aloft by a powerful arm. Although
the darkness was so intense that sho
could see nothing, sho instinctively
knew what it was that held her. About
her the cold air was rushing, above
her great pinions were beating, around
her a void of unutterable blackness.
Deathly horror and nausea overcame
her and sho tried to scream, but hor
voice was paralyzed and no sound
issued from her lips. It was too hor
rible to be endured nnd sho awoko
trembling nnd perspiring from tho
nightmare. She could sleep no more
that night. Sho turned on tho light,
and bolstered up by, tho pillows sat
wide awako the long hours through.
CHAPTER IX.
The Story of North.
Somo three hours later and by the
early moonlight tho planes began to
straggle back. Ono by one, In twos
and small companies, they arose over
tho crest again and settled softly
upon tho ground at the place from
whence they had started, until all
were accounted for with tho excep
tion of North and his bjg blue Flyer.
Thoso of tho returned aviators who
had stuck tho longest in tho chaso
reported that the last they had seen
of the missing one he was still in pur
suit ,of tho fugitive, flying swiftly and
steadily beneath the first palo moon
light and apparently still holding his
own. As for themselves, they hnd at
last realized tho Impossibility of over-
"They've Got
Him!
Him!"
They've Got
taking tho apparently ' exhaustless
creature that night, nnd as their ma
chines wero beginning to suffer from
divers complaints us a result of tho
long, gruolllng run, thoy had doomed
It advisable to return for repairs whllo
yet they could, and nlso thut thoy
might hold a council of war as to what
thoy should do next. In regard to
North thoy expressed considerable
concom, the fato ot Putnam bolng
still rrosh In tholr minds. Tho dead
man had beon as skillful as tho best
or them, as well mounted, and hnd
had tho ndvnntago ot rull daylight In
his dual with tho incoraparablo flying
m ti
man-bird, yet the latter had at all
times hold him at his mercy. For
North, therefore, to follow him ulone
through' the uncertain shimmer of tho
moonlight with a machine that must
bo suffering for rest, oil nnd adjust
ment, and especially when it wns
known that his enemy had owl eyes
by dark, was on every hnnd conceded
to bo foolhardlnesa. even by theso
mon whoso daily business was tho
risking of their lives; n foolhardlness
not consistent with tho missing one's
ovcry-day lovol-headed Judgment. It
wbb generally conceded that In tho
excitement of the chase and dazzled
by the bIzo of tho reward he had for
gotten his ordinary godd Judgment
and had been lured on by the flying
devil to unequal combat, and It was
promptly decided that If he had not
returned by morning a Bcout should
be made for him far and wide.
But return In tho morning he did,
jaded and weary eyed, and mcrelv
shaking his head in a negative reply
as "to whether he had had' any luck
he left his machine in the care of a
mechanician and wont straight to his
hotel for breakfast and a nap. At
eleven o'clock, ho . ever, ho arose as
fresh as ever and started back for tho
flold. March's office happening to bo
upon his route, ho stepped Inside for
a moment's chat with his old chum.
Alan was delighted at his safe return.
"Tell mo about it," ho urged.
The aviator laughed carelessly. "Oh.
I was compelled to give It up at last
and como down on those mountain
tops by moonlight. Say, they were
not exactly designed for alighting
upon by an aeroplane, wero thoy? Bad
landing place, bad shook things up
quite a bit but escaped serious dam
age. Yes, 1 had quite a night of It."
Ho suddenly seemed to think of some
thing else, changed tho subject and
became enthusiastic. "By George, old
fellow, that was a smashing pretty
girl you had with you yesterday, that
Miss Fulton. Yours?" March sighed
and shook his head dolefully.
"No. Tho field is open so far as I
know. Want to enter your name?"
North throw back his head and
laughed, showing his perfect teeth,
" 'Fraid they'd scratch me as a
ringer, Fact is, I am engaged to an
other one just about as pretty as. sho
is and fully as sweet. That's tho rea
son I am in this high flying buslnqss
not for lovo of It, I assuro you, but
for the coin of the realm that is to bo'
mado out of it. You see I would not
be contentetl u.nless I could have Clare
that's her name, by the way stop
ping along nB high ns tho rest of
them and wearing just as good things,
and the only way I could think up
whereby I could get tho price In a
short time was by skyscraplng. She
set up an awful holler when 1 told
her what I was going to do, but I
went at it just the same, becauso
there was no way out of it. And It
I land that million do you know tho
first thing I am going to do?"
"Get married, of course."
"Nope, that would be the second.
First thing would bo to buy an ax
and chop that Blue Dragon of mine
Into silvers and then burn the silvers.
I love the old girl all right, but she's
a wanton nnd a devil when sho gets
to going and shoil lead me to destruc
tion yet If I don't quit her cold first.
So I'd take tho ax and put temptation
behind me with ono fell swipe. Then
I'd mnrry Claro in pence and llvo
happily ever afterwards, and if I ever
wanted any more excitement I'd learn
submarine diving I've had enough
of bolng up high. But just because
I'm engaged to a girl whom I would
not trade for all tho rest ot thorn put
togethor, that don't prevent me from
appreciating somo other thoroughbred
high stepper when I seo her. It Is
my Innate lovo of the beautirul crop
ping out, you know, and besides thnt
I am a normal human malo animal.
Hope I will meet her again before I
leave or get killed." March nodded
nnd turned to tho telephone.
"Special 190," he called to tho oper
ator North grew suspicious upon tho
instant.
'Now look hero, March," ho expos
tulated. "I am no Buttinski, and if
sho Is yours Just say the word uri'd "
"Keep still, you Idiot. Sho is an
swering now." Ho faced thb 'phono
again and began speaking, evidently
in reply.
"Yes, It is 1 and I am quite well,
as usual. And, by tho way, 1 havo
a friend here In the office this minuto
one Mr. North, nn alleged aviator.
He returned safely thih morning. I
imagine ho has a story to toll, but ho
will not unfold It to me. Howover. I
think you might coax it out of him.
Ho is quite sontlmental about you,
you know."
"Oh!" exclaimed Doris, from
end of tho wire.
her
(TO UK
CONTINUED.)
A Word of Regret.
"Womon's hats aro becoming small
er.'
"Yes." replied Mr. Growchor, "I'm
sorry I ever complained about tho "big
hats. Thoy were something of r, pro
tection against tho hatplws."
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