anew. The death of Lieut. Selfridge was a blow to the cause,
for it was hoped that congress would give appropriations to
wards the work. However the Wright brothers hoped to over
come the setback by brilliant feats later.
The aeroplanes which were lecently tried at Fort Myer
in the Vnited States and at Le Mans in France are of about the
same vanety and experts who have seen either of the contri
\ances deciaie that as aerial machines ihe devices are perhaps
the height ol present day inventions in that line.
The French government's contract with the Wrights called
for two flights of 50 kilometers each, carrying one passenger
besides ihe operator. For this accomplishment with the inven
tion the brothers were scheduled to receive $100,000, the device
being turned over to France.
They learned to call Wright the "bird-man" over in France
because of Ihe grace with which his machine soared through
the an and was able to land at the point from which he staited.
JuM about the time that Wilbur in France was making a hit
with liis success at the Les Hunaudferes race course, his young
er brother, Onille, started in to do things at Fort Myer, select
ed as the aii ship expeiimental grounds by the United States
go\ eminent.
Wilbui Wiight declared that he had more trouble in the course
of making his contiact and experimenting with his airship in
France than he ever wants to experience again. It was in 1005
that Wilbui Wiight asked the French government to purchase
his machine tor $200,000, the officials replying that alter the
machine had pioved its woith it would be bought. One of the
biotheis went to France, but no understanding was ailived at
during the time of his \isit. The following year a committee
was selected to act as mediator between the Wright brothers
and the government.
A short time later Wilbur Wright was handed $5,000 as a
guai antoo, which aided in defraying expenses. Again communi
cations were established with the minister of war and Wilbur
agieed to make a flight between two different points at a height
oi 20 met era and at a speed of 60 kilometers an hour. The ma
chine was to return to the point from which it staited. In case
success giaced the effoits ot the inventor, the firm was to re
eive $200,000 for the invention. That arrangement fell through
a shoit time later, as set forth above.
It took five months for Wilbur Wright to set up his machine
after it had been tiansported from Ohio to France. It was near
ly two weeks after his arrival at Le Mans that the inventor was
able to get his motor into working order. The motor is the in
\ention of the Wrights themselves, hence the degree of delicacy
of its mechanism can be imagined when the length of time taken
to ai range it correctly is taken into consideration.
The machine is started from a sort of catapult and it has
attained a level of 50 feet after leaving its stand which Is raised
a few feel from the ground in order that the delicate parts close
to the giound may not be brought into contact with the earth.
Frenchmen and Frenchwomen and children in search of curi
osities upon which to feast their eyes, bothered Wilbur Wright
to a great extent in France, but his brother Orville at Fort Myer
wlieie he made a number of successful tests declared that he had
no tiouble whatever with curious persons. The brothers were
fhclined to keep their machine as much of a secret as possible
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DOUBLE BLESSING FOR NICKEL
Mr. Glimby Satisfied with Return on
Small Investment.
"I confers," said Mr. Glimby, "that
I neveV can tell whether a beggar Is
what you call worthy or not. I am
likely to give, because I don't like to
take even a chance of missing some
body that is really hungry. It is not
exactly a comic situation for one to be
iUv b«i*ifc hungry.
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"So, when a rather stockily built
man, with clothes originally not ex
pensive, and with a pretty wholesome
sort of countenance, ranged along
side of me the other afternoon, and
started off with *God bless you,' I was
inclined to listen, and when he went
on to say that he was hungry and
would I give him something to get to
eat, I gave him a nickel which
wouldn't get him much in a lobster
ERMANY, AMERICA Am
FRANCO WINT
PLANES
the shed which shielded hi* Invention. It wai a damp spot and
the few friends he made among the French public declared
that his health was being impaired by his method of guarding the
precious secret.
The aeroplane with which Orville Wright experimented at
Fort Myer was an exact duplicate of that used in France.
There was not a single variance except in a few of the parts,
but to the untutored eye both devices were exactly the same,
part for part.
Regarding the future the Wright brothers have said little, as
is their wont on most occasions when the airship topic is brought
into the conversation, but from their closest friends the fact
has been learned that Germany is after the invention also and
while the brothers, of course, realize that their first duty is with
the United States government, they expect to demonstrate the
efficiency of the air craft somewhere along the Rhine and hope
to secure the prize which the German government has hung
up for successful navigators of the ether.
The fact that the Wright brothers were approached by agents
of the kaiser puts Germany in the front ranks regarding the
study of aviation. It will be remembered that the emperor gave
liberally to Count Zeppelin in order that he might construct a
new machine after his first airship was destroyed and the au
thorities among the Teutons believe that when they have se
cured a "copy" of the Wright device, they will be in a fair way
towards taking a lead in affairs aerial.
Just what other countries are also desirous of getting into
line with an aeioplane order is not known outside of the firm of
Wiight & Wright, but that there were a number of agents of
other European kingdoms in France at the time that Wilbur
Wright was engaged in making his experiments went to show
or at least was a strong hint that the aeroplane inventors could
derive a lot of the "root of all evil" by simply saying so to the
agents, who were careful when visiting to drop a well-placed
remark as to their identity.
But for this year, at least, it is declared the experiments are to
be confined to the United States and Fiance. Germany, of
course, will be next in line and it is considered probable that
England will take some share in the game. If the Britons decide
to go in for aerial navigation in connection with their war de
partment, it is probable that Orville Wright will be given the
assignment of demonstrating the air device somewhere in the
neighborhood of London.
One of Orville Wright's most successful flights at Fort Myer,
near Washington, occurred just a short time before the official
tests. He encircled the field set apart for the experiments five
times in addition to going its full length. Then he landed di
rectly in front of the shelter tent, which had been provided for
the aeroplane. The total time needed for that trip was four
minutes and 15 seconds. Throughout the entire trip the ma
chine was under perfect control, the engine not losing a single
"kick," and Wright being able to send it hither and thither with
out any apparent effort.
The wind was blowing at a rate of three and three-fifths miles
an hour and the average speed of the device was estimated at
35 miles an hour. Thirty feet from the ground was the greatest
height attained throughout the aerial tour. As Orville continued
to experiment with his machine he secured better control and
when the time for the tests approached he was able to manipu-
palace, but would get him considerable
food in some places that he and I
knew further down town.
"And he didn't look at this coin the
instant I gave it to him, to throw off
the mask, when he had got the money.
In fact, he didn't look at it at all, and
that impressed me favorably he
simply closed his hand over it so that
it wouldn't get away, and he smiled
a little and said thank you, meaning
it, as it seemed, and then as I moved
on I heard him coming after me an
other 'God bless you!' which may
BY WILLAHDW. GARRISON
have been just surplusage, or the
artistic finish of a beggar with some
pride in his profession or which may
have meant what it said.
"Really, I don't know, but anyhow,
I got two God bless yous for a nickel."
Expected Some Cussing.
A West Philadelphia husband had
just comfortably seated himself for
his after-dinner cigar the other eve
ning, when his good wife arose and
took the parrot from the room. Thie
dene, she picked up a couple of
WJLBUR WRICHT
airship one day that he decided to try a bit of aerial tactica
which previously had not entered into the regular daily routine.
He attempted to swoop down suddenly from a height of about
20 feet and the left wing of the invention struck the ground
With much force, crippling the machine and making it neces
sary for him to take several days from his experimental work
to repair the injured part.
However the work was soon accomplished and the routine
proceeded as usual, except that Wright mastered that swoop
until he accomplished it each day. Then the French gave him
the title of the "bird-man," which has stuck to him at least
in the foreign pictorial magazines and newspapers.
One of the beauties of the accomplishments of Wilbur Wright
in France was the demonstration of the superiority of his
machine over those which were promoted by the natives of
France themselves. When Wright first operated in aeroplane
in France, there were several Frenchmen who were able to
outdo his feats. In fact one French aerial navigator set a
world's record before Wright's eyes. But the mark could not
stand for long.
A few days later the American ascended in his contrivance
and remained in the air an hour and a half, an accomplishment
which has not been touched since, and which probably will
not be equaled in more than a decade by the French experts.
The wrecking of the Orville Wright aeroplane at Fort Myer
near Washington was a disaster which put a severe kink for a
time at least in the work of the brothers.
it is only a few years since the brothers commenced exper
iments with the aeroplane, and they, themselves, admit that
their device to-day is somewhat crude to what it will develop
into within a few years. Readers of the newspapers remem
ber how a few years ago the fact that the Wright brothers
were destined to make their mark in the world of aeronautics
was shielded from the eyes of possible trespassers on their
invention. So secretly was the work carried on that it was
impossible for even disinterested persons to get within sev
eral miles of the machine when it was in action. For several
months and even after the aeroplane had been put on exhi
bition, the brothers would allow no photographs to be taken
of the machine. In this stand inventors say they were per
fectly justified, for they claimed to have several points which,
if secured by other prospective navigators, might deprive
them of much of the credit which their great invention has
since bestowed upon them.
POPULAR^ MUSIC
Popular music has melody—it has rhythm—it has simplicity.
It is easy to remember and easy to quote. Schoolgirls can
play it without doing serious violence to the integrity of the
musical score or the main intention of the composer. In listen
ing to popular music little or no effort on the part of the listen
er is required. One is borne along on the full flood tide of har
mony, the flowing stream of melody. And to give oneself to the
unrestrained enjoyment of music of this kind is quite as legiti
mate a recreation as to read a light novel or witness a comedy.
The music that is easy to perform and easy to remember has
and holds its place.—Philadelphia Ledger.
envelopes and approached the old
man, all of which occasioned that gent
considerable surprise.
"Mary," said he, "what in the world
did you take that parrot out of the
room for?"
"I was afraid that you might set
him a bad example," answered wifey.
"What do you mean?" demanded
the wondering husband.
"I mean," answered wifey, handins
father the envelope, "thai I have jus*
received my dressmaking an2 mi'
ttnery bills."
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SYNOPSIS.
The Epeapade opens, not In the ro
mance preceding the marriage of Ellen
Slocum, a Puritan miss, and Lord Car
nngton of England, but in their life after
settling in England. The scene is placed,
iiibt Knowing the revolution, in Carring
ron castle in England. The Carringtons,
f.'Ter a house party, engaged in a family
tir* caused by jealousy. The attentions
of J^ord Cairington to Lady Cecily and
Lord Strathgate to Lady Carrington com
pelled the latter to vow that she would
leave the castle Preparing to flee, Lady
Carrington and her chum Deborah, an
American girl, met Lord Strathgate at
two a m., he agreeing to see them feafely
awav. He attempted to take her to his
castle, but «,he left him stunned in the
road when the catriage met with an ac
cident. She and Debbie then struck out
for Portsmouth, where she intended to
sail for America. Hearing news of
Ellen's flight, Lords Carrington and Seton
set out in pursuit. Seton rented a fast
vessel and started in pursuit Stiathgate,
bleeding from fall, dashed on to Ports
mouth, for which Carrington, Ellen and
Seton were also headed by different
routes. Strathgate arrived in Portsmouth
in advance of the others, finding that
SUen's ship had sailed before her.
Strathgate and Carrington each hired a
small acht to pursue the wrong vessel,
upon whu each supposed Ellen had
sailed Seton overtook the fugitives near
Portsmouth, but his craft ran aground,
just as capture was imminent. Ellen won
the chase by boarding American vessel
and foiling her pursuers. Carrington ana
Strathgate, thrown together by former's
wrecking of latter's ve.s.sel, engaged in an
impromptu duel, neither being hurt A
war vessel, commanded by an admiral
friend of Seton, then started out in pur
suit of the women fugitives, Seton con
fessing love for Debbie. Flagship Britan
nia overtook the fugitives during the
night The two women escaped by again
taking to the sea in a small boat. Lord
Carrington is ordered to sea with his ship
but refuses to go until after meeting
Strathgate in a duel They fight in the
grounds of Lord Blythedale's castle.
Encounter is watched by Ellen and Deb
bie, who ha\e reached land and are in
hiding Carrington won a bloody con
test at swords from Strathgate, Debbie
and Ellen looking on and prajing for the
latter's husband.
CHAPTER XIX.—Continued.
"I was his master because he was a
villain," answered my Lord Carring
ton. "He nearly had me undone at
first, but I knew he couldn't go the
pace, and a clean life and an honest
heart wore him down at lagt and yet
I don't know which is much the worse,
the damned scoundrel or the damned
fool! 1 hope he'll live. Somehow,
when I saw him there helpless on the
grass, my sword through his breast,
a good deal of the enmity went out of
me. If I could get my wife now, I'd
be satisfied. A damned fool!" my lord
laughed nervously as he turned away.
Yes, if he could ha^e gotten his
wife then, he would have b^en satis
fied, and his wife would have been
satisfied, too. But Ellen lay in the
bushes in a dead faint. The re'ief of
the denouement had been too nvch
for her And there wag horror at he
picture of Stiathgate, blood spurting
about the blade of the swoid where it
entered and where it left his body,
reeling, his hands in the air, whi*e
faced, desperate, crashing down at her
husband's leet.
Debbie, in a like state of collapse,
but not quite insensible, not knowing
what to do, not daring to do what she
knew, if sue had known.
CHAPTER XX.
My Lord Is Arrested.
But Lord Carrington was not to go
ver far in his present path, for two
carriages which had galloped rapidly
across the park toward the one which
had brought him thither stopped sud
denly before Carrington and Parkman.
The door was thrown open and Sir
Charles Seton and a naval officer in
full uniform alighted from the first.
From a second a sergeant and four
maiines, completely armed, descended
to the sward.
The marines instantly fell in ranks
and stood at attention. The na\al of
ficer looked back toward them. The
sergeant saluted and declared him
self ready for the business on which
he had come. Seton had taken a step
toward his fiiend. when the latter, his
pale face suddenly flushing, darted at
him.
"Seton," he said in a low, fierce
voice, "where's my wile?"
In th« intensity of his passion he
•seized Seton by the shoulders and
shook him slightly.
Now, Sir Charles had come there
with a great pity for Carrington in his
heart and a willingness to forget !*nd
forgive the other's insults and threats,
but the soldier was as quick tempered
as the sailor, and his own face an
swered the ruddy flag in Carrington's
cheek.
"Take your hand off me. Lord Car
rington," he cried, wrenching himself
free and springing backward, his own
hand upon his sword.
"I've had one man's blood on my
hands this morning," returned my
lord, savagely, "and I don't want to
have another's, but, by heaven, if yod
do not instantly declare to me what
you did with my wife, I'll strike you
where you stand!"
"And I swear to you," cried Seton,
whipping out his blade, "that if you
come near me again I'll run you
through without benefit of clergy."
"Sir Charles Seton," began my lord,
evidently mastering his feelings with
great difficulty, "little do I care for
your threats, but I must have an an
swer to my question. Lady Carring
,ton is known to have boarded that
merchant ship which was overhauled,
I have no doubt, by the Britannia.
Knowing our navy as I do, I have no
hesitancy in believing that Lady Car
rington was taken from that ship
that she was brought back to Ports
mouth on the Britannia, and has been,
or is now, under your care. Where is
she?"
"Lord Carrington," returned Sir
Charles, standing upon a punctilio, "I
recognize no right in you to question
me and I decline to give you any reply
in your present condition."
"Will you reply to my sword's
point?" exclaimed my lord, passion
ately.
"With pleasure," said Sir Charles,
proudly, "but perhaps I may say this
much. I don't know where your wife
is, or Mistress Slocum. either. I wi±
ESCAPAD
to God I did. She isn't under my pro
tection as you insinuate."
"That's a lie!" burst out my lord,
fiercely.
"Good God!" ciied Sir Charles, step
ping forward menacingly.
"Charles," said Carrington with a
sudden change of manner, "you were
once best friend, for God's sake,
tell me where my wife is?"
"You've insulted me publicly," cried
Seton, a man of slower temper, but of
quite as hot a disposition, once
aroused, as his former friend. He
recked nothing of my lord's appeal.
He saw only the fearful insult that
had been hurled upon him. "Draw
your weapon!" he exclaimed, extend
ing his own blade so that the point
almost touched Carrington's breast.
My lord suddenly seized Seton's
sword bj the blade with his naked
hand, and although the sharp edge bit
into his palm, with a quick jerk he
tore it from the surprised baronet,
who was naturally not expecting an
act of that kind.
"Tell me, tell me!" he ciied. "You
may kill me after that, or I you if
needs must be, but where is my
wife?"
Bernaid, you're beside jouiself,"
said Parkman, picking up Sir Charles'
He stepped closer and extended his
hand for my lord's sword.
"And on what grounds, pray?" asked
Carrington in a high voice.
"On these," answered McLear,
equally determined. As he spoke he
hauled out from his pocket a folded
paper. 'Tis an order of an est from
Admiral Kephard for disobedience of
orders, failure to rejoin your ship,
insulting language to your command
ing officer. Admiral Kephard's sign
and seal, sir." He shook the paper
forth as he spoke. "Now, your sword."
"As a gentleman and I make no
doubt a man of honor yourself, Lieu
tenant McLear," continued Carring
ton, glancing at the single epaulet on
the officer's shoulder, "you will, I am
persuaded, grant me a few moments
respite in which this gentleman and
I may continue our debate."
What, and run the chance of hav
ing to carry back a dead body to the
admiral? No, sir," returned McLear
peremptorily. "I have orders to bring
you to the Britannia in your proper
person."
"And if I refuse?"
"Sergeant," McLear turned to the
marine, "if Lieutenant Lord Carring
ton does not hand me his sword be
fore I count ten, you will advance your
men and take it from him by force."
"Parkman, will you see this thing
done?" cried my lord as McLear, who
was a man of great determination, be
gan to count.
"You're in the wrong, Bernard," an
swered Parkman, "you must obey or
ders. I've no doubt you can get clear,
tart now* the admiral's word goes.'*
"And did you. Sir Charles, provokft
this quarrel knowing that I was bound
and fettered?"
"Damnation!" cried Seton. "You
Insult and insult and insult me! Give
him five minutes, Mr. McLear?"
"Nine!" said McLear with especial
emphasis.
"Squad, attention!" cried the ser
geant.
Carrington knew that the game was
up. Without another word, he seized
his sword by the blade and tendered
the hilt to McLear.
'"That's well," said the lieutenant,
quickly, "now, if you will enter the
carriage with me. And you, Sir
Charles."
"I wouldn't ride in the same car
riage with him, curse him!" returned
the baronet hotly. "Leave me here.
I shall get away. I have some ac
quaintance with Blythedale, and—"
"Very good," said the officer turning
away.
"Tell me one thing," said my Lord
Carrington as McLear approached the
carriage which my lord had already
entered, "is my wife—are there any
women aboard the Britannia?"
"She is not there, she hasn't been
there."
"Was there anyone takes from that
merchant ship?"
"Xo one was aboard of her. I heard
Collier say that those they sought
to seize from her had escaped."
Carrington's face lighted and then
fell, lighted at the thought that his
wife was not with Seton, fell that her
whereabouts was as much a mystery
to him as ever. He had wronged Se
ton dreadfully. He was a proud man,
my lord, but something must be done.
"Sir Charles Seton!" he cried and
Seton turned and stepped toward him,
his face black with passion, but his
manner cold and composed. "I did
you ar. injustice I'm ready to atone
for it in any way you may decide if
"On These," Answered McLear.
sword, "let me apologize to you, Sir
Charles, for my piincipal."
He bowed gravely and extended the
hilt toward Sir Charles. But Sir
Chailes would not be pacified.
"Tell jour principal to make ready
at once," he continued, "or I shall
feel justified in cutting him down."
"This can go no further, gentlemen,"
now interposed the naval officer who
had come with Seton.
"And what business is it of yours,
McLeai cried my lord, laying his
hand on his sword hilt and quite des
perate at the situation in which he
found himself. "I take it that you
have no interest in this quarrel unless
it is to perfoim a friend's office for
Sir Charles Seton with whom you
came."
"Have I not?" said McLear, sharply.
"Xay. never menace me with your
blade. Lord Carrington. I'll take
charge of it"
ever I get free from this cursed ar
lest, but I cannot go away easy in
my mind without any apology."
"No apologies," cried Sir Charles,
"are adequate to such a situation."
"I suppose not," returned my lord.
"I've just done for Strathgate yonder,
perhaps fate'll get even by giving you
a chance at me. You know what
Strathgate said to me?" he continued
with one of those quick changes of
manner to which he was subject. "As
be lay on the grass with half a fathom
of my blade in his breast, he cried out
'Carrington, you're a damned fool!*
It's true, Charles. Drive on, McLear."
he said, sinking back in the cushions
and turning his face away.
The two cairiages rolled out of the
park rapidly leaving Seton staring in
amazement at the remarkable and
contradictory remarks of his former
friend.
When he recovered his equanimity
in some measure at least, the baronet
turned and walked toward the two
still busied about Strathgate. Hit
situation was so critical and there was
so much to do that they had paid no
attention whatsoever to the exciting
incident which had just taken place
within earshot.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Sad-Colored Food.
Now that it has been discovered, or
rediscovered, by an eminent physician
that the colors of food have much to
do with the appetite, a woman in town
who is known for her novel entertain
ments is going to give a luncheon
where all the dishes "will be bright
and cheerful in tone." There will be
no overdone roasts at this repast. A
London gastronomic expert, preach
ing along the Pittsburg doctor's lines,
says: "Persons naturally avoid
sombre-colored food. As an instance,
a man will come home to dinner and
see a grayish-colored, overdone leg of
mutton before him. He won't touch it
It is not the meat, but the color, which
has turned him against the food. The
same man will see a piece of red, un
derdone beef, and he fancies it at once.
He is attracted by the color."
Photographing Angels.
Little Harry, aged four, looked at a
picture of some cherubs: "Mamma,
who took the photograph of the an
gels?"
Then, after a pause: "Oh, I
know. Santa Claus took it God's
got a camera."