hite! Oh, it must
be a spirit!

How silly!

"It's a girl," Tavia said aloud. "Oh, how glad I am to see the face of
a human being!"

It was a girl, and she moved swiftly toward Tavia.

"Oh, how do you do?" she began. "I was afraid you would not come."

Tavia wondered. Did the girl take her for some one else?

"I'm awfully glad to meet you," answered Tavia, noting how pretty the
creature was, what splendid blond hair, and such eyes! "I was just
getting--frightened."

"Frightened! Why, we will soon be all right. I have ordered my
airship. Can you fly?"

Could she fly? Was the girl crazy?

Then Tavia noticed a strange glare in the wonderful blue eyes. She
might be insane! Maybe she was the girl who had escaped from the
sanitarium!

"I love to fly--it is my one ambition in life. But they would never
let me, so I just came away by myself; and isn't it sweet of you to
meet me away out here? There, did you see that bird? That's the way to
fly," and the strange girl threw her arms up and down, until Tavia
wondered whether she could be fooling, or was really insane.

"I have never tried to fly," replied Tavia, feeling very silly, "but
lots of people have gone crazy over it."

The moment she had said "crazy" she felt that she had made a mistake.
The girl turned on her as if to strike her.

"Crazy! You call flying crazy! It's crazy to walk, crazy to stand, but
it is noble to fly!" and again she worked her arms bird-like.

For the moment Tavia felt like running away. Then she thought that
would not be wise, for how did she know but that the girl might have
the strength they say insane people have; and that she might hit her
with a stone, or do something to injure her? Besides, it seemed better
to be with her than alone in that woods. Tavia decided she would humor
her.

"Of course, we shall all fly, some day," she said, as the girl turned
almost upon her. "I would love to learn how!"

"You shall! I will teach you! My airship is not far away."

"Do you know the road to Everglade?" asked Tavia, without the
slightest hope of getting an intelligent answer.

"Why, yes; Everglade?" and her eyes set more deeply. "I have a friend
in camp out that way."

In camp! Then she was not altogether insane, for there were many
campers at Everglade.

"Yes," said Tavia, "so have I. We can walk along together."

This seemed to satisfy the girl, and she did start to tramp along.
Tavia noticed how neatly she was dressed, and di