“Neither are this airship,” say Hon. Airnot in whispering voice so as U. S. Govt might not overheard.
So all sujurn to Airo Club banquet with exception of Hashimura Togo & Hon. Irish which was not invited. We set together on grassy hill for slight conversation about human progress.
“Of surely, Mike,” say Irish with smoke-pipe of dangerous shortness, “airshipping are a grand sporty.”
“It are still a low-down science,” I mangle.
“Why a package of fools should do it, I am willing to be searched,” he dib. “They spend 1,000’s of dollar to make such a mechanical rooster what we seen this afternoon. They work for 2 year to nail it together, they hire famous Airnot from Kansas City, they get names in paper & all Science must stop thinking about serious things because they are so excited. Then great day arrive. All ready—whoof! $6,000 air-boat make flopping emotion and go bust by fence-post. Everybody happy to go home & construpt more airboats.”
“Great things of World are built in them way,” I corrode for dignity.
“Southern Pacifick Railway were not built in them way, you can bet it,” say Irish.
“It will be a cheap way to travel in future,” I nudge.
“It are not cheap way to travel in present,” decry that Hon. Irish. “By counting up all axidents, break-ups, refusals to go, unwillingness to stay up when started there, etc., it are computed by Scientists that airships has cost $1,000 for every yard they has flew through air.”
“Such an expensive car-fare!” I derange.