Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-05-18 | Page 33 | Swedish Mother Proud of U. S. World Aviator

SWEDISH MOTHER PROUD OF U. S. WORLD AVIATOR STOCKHOLM, May 17. By A. I Sweden's greateat booster for the succeaa of tha American round world flight la a little white-hatred old Lady In Stockholm, who may been aeen any day atttlng In an aveianche of aewa-papers, aewa-papers, with a pair of aciasore tn her hands, and a map of tha projected route on the table. Late editione of the daillea coma to her home aa aoon an they are off the press, and aha arena tha cable column for every scrape of new af the airmen and the progress of their undertaking. At tlmee har eye grow big with apprehension, appre-hension, but more often they aparkie with vivid aatlafactlon. It la because ten high adventure ia bar, too. She la the mother of IJeutenant Rrlk Nat-eon, Nat-eon, the engineer officer of tha Amar- : lean round the world flight. "We expected Krik to become a eea captain," says the white-haired lady, "but w never dreamed that he would tab to tha air." Then she telle bow Krlck In hia "teena went t aea for a number of years tn Swed. 1Kb and British ahlpa, and how once In a atorm off Cape Horn he dived 1 ov erboard to reacue the mate who had been swept Into the sea, "If he con tea back nrxt Christ, maa.' said Mra. Nelson, with the light of mother love In her eyes, he will aea that I had my eye on him all the time he waa flying around the world." Lieutenant Neleon went to tha tjiited Stated Tifteen year ago.