Word: heavenward
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hero and the heroine are in bed when the curtain rises. It is War time; his leave has been curtailed. There is no time for marriage. Not many days later a German shell hoists him abruptly Heavenward. Four years later, and she, in love with another man, the fact of that War night together is accidentally revealed at a house party. Not many moments pass before it is revealed that her old love still lives, blind, in a tiny English town...
When Professor King was asked what the amateur could do in the way of observation, he said, "I should suggest either a smoked glass or a blackened negative. Perhaps the latter would be preferable," he added, smiling slightly, "as it won't smudge your face as you gaze heavenward...
...parachute, climbed into the machine. A few seconds later he signalled to the mechanics to pull away the chocks, he opened the throttle, the engine roared, the 200 early-rising spectators screamed a parting welcome. The aeroplane ran along the ground for a short distance and then soared majestically heavenward as dawn began to dispel the gloom...
...curb," more briefly, "Bucking the Curb." Never has there been a more delightful innovation. The equipment is very little-a little money, and the ability to say "Buy" or "Sell." One other requisite seems to be a rather large, rather black cigar, and the ability to tilt it heavenward at a precarious and important angle. These, coupled with a slight frown on the brow which shields mighty thoughts, and our undergraduate Napoleon of Finance is ready for the fray...