harm. Of course, it took a steady nerve and muscle to
do the trick. The man by her side had both. He was
always smiling. Nothing rattled him.

Her trust was now implicit. She relaxed the
tension of the first two hours of doubt and fear, and
yielded to the spell of his strength. It seemed
inseparable from the throbbing will of the giant
machine. He was its incarnate spirit. She was being
swept through space now on the wings of omnipotent
power--but power always obedient to her whim.

With steady, even pulse they glided down the long,
broad Avenue to Prospect Park, swung through its
winding lanes, on through the streets of Brooklyn and
once more into the open road.

"Now for Long Beach and a good lunch!" he cried.
"I'll show you something--but you'll have to shut your
eyes to see it."

With a sudden bound, the car leaped into the air,
and shot through the sky with the hiss and shriek of a
demon.

The girl caught her breath and instinctively
gripped his arm.

"Look out, Kiddo!" he shouted. "Don't touch me--or
we'll both land in Kingdom Come. I ain't ready for a