Show r Alice and Her Airplane I By CLARISSA MACKIE HACKIE N 1 Copyright O c 0 F 11 U It I 1 did not have nave J all the time money I J wanted 1 l wouldn't voul nt m of or with flying eying machines A Alice lice Wayne thought as os she prepared to ent enter r the little machine machine machine ma ma- chine built milli for her own pleasure She sm smiled led u last good good good-by by to the man who had her machine in charge charre as she rose from the ground by little tittle she Ile ascended bathed In moonlight flooded with the lie fresh cold air of ot the lie upper planes All my troubles are below she thought with a n bitter little laugh Of course she k knew lew that her engagement engagement engage engage- ment meat to Charlie make was wile ended had ended had she not broken it herself herselt yesterday Still he was vas not the only man In her world world world-In In any nuy world whatsoever erl 1 She hoped that that he would go to England on the next boat boat that that vo would be tie sail sall Ing lag today So enthralled had she be- be become become be be- come In her problem that she was not aware where she had wandered when suddenly she heard an odd noise above th the roar of the lie engine She turned her head mead I Another ma machine was behind h her r. r Was the driver cr blind that he could not perceive her machine Could she drop Dared Darc she shei Ignorance dares anything In an instant after she site touched that small lever le the machine was waa lug toward the earth A sud faintness faint faint- ness came over Alice Allce Wa ne She could not find that same small 11 Ito I lever r to pull I It forward to resume her even flying Suddenly she she fainted fainted she did lid not feel fec It when the car crashed among the branches of at qt a huge widespread widespread- In lug Ing oak ak tree and stayed there She ShedId Shedid Shedid did not hear linear the voice of Qt Charles Blake calling out to his servants as ashe ashe ashe he came out to view the d disaster What is It It James demanded Blake hurriedly Flying machine sir Kir called caned the butler Somebody In here here unconscious I guess Better netter get him down down or or do you yon want help Hes a little feller sir but well we'll ba have to have a n ladder They shouted for a ladder and pretty soon a n great stout ladder crashed through the branches and round found fa a brace against a n branch Ill take tale him down said Blake and ond pickIng pick pick- Ing ng up tI the e little form was astonished at its lightness He Ue said nothing however er and when h he reached the Uie ground called to his hous housekeeper lc and still carrying his unconscious burden bore It Into an nn unused bedroom This r young nog ung fellows fellow's lost senses senses Mrs l Cares he said Cant you do something for tor him while white I telephone for the doctor doctori Good Goot gracious Mr Blake cried the woman Its a B girl l lYes Yes said Charlie Bla Blake e In a queer strangled voice It Is a n girl one girl one that I know too Mrs Carey can cnn we keep this a 0 secret from the servants servants ants I J 1 will try sir It will be for you Mrs Cale Carey Carey Ca Ca- le rey to take care Colre of her alone Ur Mrs Carey laughed softly Not at nt nil all Mr Blake not Blake not at all allI all nn- I hope you ou wont won't let this accident stop you from your trip to Europe I i I It lt may please may please do not mention my name Just yet Jet to this girl An hour Inter Smith shook Mr rr Blake by the lie hand assured ed him that the patient was resting quietly after a 11 severe fright ht and that If It they could discover the patients patient's name friends could be he notified Charles arles Blake stood there a n long longtime time after the he doctor went lie Be e was wondering about Alice what Alice what had bod she been doing In a 8 plane at ot night Just beau because e he lie had told her yesterday esterday that he did lid not approve e of ot airplanes for or women she fhe had broken their en en- Yet he had hud thought that lint she loved love him him him-he he shook shock his head In heel P despair over o the quandary that confronted him Perhaps she really ne needed a firm hand I It was three o'clock when he telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned to her family and ond It was four o'clock l lc when the Wayne l automobile dashed hd up Ui the avenue and Alices Alice's parents parents par par- Jur arrived at nt his house honse lw's Bleeping sleeping like n top now said to Alices Alice's anxious mother muther hut but If you roo will go JO up there Mrs hS Carey will lad find a 8 couch for you on In th the library he lie talked with Mr Wayne for tor nn an hour a n kid Idd Alice Is said her ber father emphatically She will never tm have an airplane again what again what she nce needs s is to be taken 1 hold of and told what to do 10 Can you yon lo that HUI tilt said Blake quietly Then she's for tor yours keeps The The M next t morning at In her hei room while Alice Alire ate ute her breakfast t. t On her third finger Unger was Blakes Blake's din dlo- mond ring As for tho the airplane said Airn Mr Air n Wayne ne briskly 1 will send over aver from rant the airdrome to get It down Its It's Its It's a m mess sq of ot Junk Why Wh daddy I am nm sure It could hm be he m mended broke In All Alice e and Charles and I have ho thought of honeymooning In hit it It haven't ha we we She turned hunted to lake who hesitated for an nn Instant then spoke firm firmly I To tell the truth w we hn haven't e lt mc n mc-n Honed the tyre piano Mr Wayne null and fo to my my lily part Ill I'll s say y that my wito wit wIT ull r never ride rille In to one again Eh El Alice Allce Alice stared amazed nt ot the man sh Ih loved at the firm faces of ot her parent parents No Charles she said in a n ver vcr small voice |