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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 11 July 1914, Page 8

"It'-; abu'iii . I '-ii i nlm m'.s," In '•peaking nlou I, 'mug chance, hi llf made a hip. me, anil I . could do it." divining Ills- - double iliioi'-'i cil open the big ~u'. -Mi.-m Hark nes.s uttered a iim. . .I'a-.!> ami fan t Cui'tis's side. "I )li, you inuisl lake inn too," she a|< j pestled., and without waiting for a n*pl climbed illto. tin' machine. With fever Mt haslc we ilnigged the machine ou to the Held, and «* Curtis lea.pe.ii to th seat lieside .Miss llarkncss I swung th |)]'o]M'lh'r blades round, the engine roared into the air, and like .some live thing the biplane soar : ?di awav towards th rising Mm. L watched until it was out, of sight, and then took out my wat«h II was twelve minutes past five! I heard the resit of the story late from the lips of Miss Ilarkne.ss. Curtis never would any anything about an ad venture wherein he ligured favorab.y. Flying at all the speed the great on hundred' horse-power biplane 'was «ip able uf. I hoy had come upon the littl si,licet where f'nriiham lived just, in tim to see the sixth light go out, Kegard less of possible fatal enn.sc(|uenccs Our lis poinled the machine downwards at a itenle angle from its height, of eight hun di'eit feet. As it rushed to earth he rea lised that he and his companion shoul lie killed should he attempt a dims glide into the street, so he shifted t.h front, planes when one. kindred feet froi the ground. As the girl watched with terrific 2«ize. she saw the lamp-lighter turn an lift his stick t«>ivard« the trigger oil th lamp, hut, at that moment Curl,is shove a small megaphone into 'her hand. Rink ing a plunge to death, the girl leane < far i r.t over the side .of the ae- ovlan ' avid crushed the megaphone to her lips, "Don't iuirii out the light," she shriek ed. and fell back fainting; The im'ga.phoui? fell from her nerve less lingers, and laiulwl at the; feet, the astonished lamp-lighter. Tn'iuiothe, moment the biplane swypt to the ground and leaving the unconscious girl in her seat. Curtis leaped wit aJid' raced to wards Bnrnham's house. A desperate, kick shivei fill l a pane o glasM fronting on the porch, giving hi entrance. Then pushing aside a terri tied valet, who had rushed out of hi room at the noise, Curtis sprang up tistairs and found Burnliaan slowly j-ecov ei'ing from his faint. It was not long afterwards that tw love-siek yomng persons were, clasped eae.h other's arnvs, alternately crying an laughing. And while they' were occ.u pied with themselves Curtis' slipped away "I wish J had been- officially timed o that trip." lie said when he returner] t> our hnntiar. "T'll bet you T did a hundred miles an hour."

JJEW PLYMOUTH-OPUNAKE COACH SERVICE, Leaves Daily— ' New Plymouth P.O. 9.30 a.m. Omata 10.1O«.m. Oakura 10.55 a.m. Tataraimaka 12.25 a.m. Okato 12.25 a.m. Puniho 1.0 p.m. Warea 1.15 p.m. Pungareliu 2.6 p.m. Rahotu 2.30 p.m. Oaonui 315 p.m. Opunake arrive 4 p.m. Leaves Daily— Opunake 5.45 a.m. Oaonui 6.30 p.m. Raliotu 7.15 a.m. Tataraimaka* .... 0.13 a.m. Pungareliu 6.0 a.m. Warea 8.30 a.m. Puniho 8.45 a.m. Okato 0.10 a.m. Oakura 10.45 a.m. Omata 11.40 a.m. New Plymouth, arr. 12.15 p.m. AH Fare* and Parcels to be prepaid and tickets obtained for such. New Plymouth Booking Office: Sparkes' Stables, St. Aubyn Street (opposite Terminus Hotel). Opunake: Mid<ileton'3 Hotel. Through Fate: Single, 10s; return, 17c. W. A- JURY, Proprietor

VyAITAEA-AWAKINO DAILY MAIL (X)ACH. WINTER TIME-TABLE. (Cars to end of metal, thence coach). Coaches leave Daily— Waitara P.O 8.30 a.m. Motimui 8.10 a.m. Onaero 9.0 a.m. Urermi 9.15 a.m. Uruti IQ.O a.m. Okau Rood Noon. Tmnaporutu 1-0 P m - Mokau 3.15 p.m. Awakino, arrive 4.0 p.m. RETURN JOURNEY. Awakino. depart 6-0 a.m. Mokau ".! 6.15 a.m. Tongaporutu 9-0 am - Okau Road .0-30 a.m. Uruti 11.40 a.m. Ureiuii 12.10 p.m. Onaero 1220 p.m. Motunni ;... • I*s p.m. Waitara, arrive 1.45 p.m. All parcels to be prepaid. Tickets to he obtained at Garage, Waitara. All fares cash. GEORGE & JOHNSTON, Proprietors. Waitara.

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