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We started and almost immediately crashed into a flag pole on one of the buildings, badly ripping the balloon. This ended the flight and the airship was moved back into the tent where I quickly gathered together the silk of the balloon and was able to stop the loss of gas. Then very carefully we repaired the damage.
   Friday was to be the last day of the fair and we determined to make a flight if it was humanly possible but the wind seemed equally determined to keep on blowing. It seemed to be even stronger than on previous days. About one o'clock it was blwoing stronger and it was quite cold. Mr. Thompson the treasurer, came over to the tent to see whether or not we would be able to make even a short flight. He was convinced that it was impossibleand then filled out our check for the guarantee and handed it to me wishing us better luck the next time. These men were very fine about the matter, and I determined to return to Brockton and make good. We were very unhappy and personally I felt that I was disgraced. We packed up the outfit and moved out of town thoroughly dissappointed. As this was our last engagement, we all felt somewhat relieved to know there would have to be no further flights in stormy weather, and we could take a much needed rest.
              IN VAUDEVILLE
    Arthur Hopkins had made a contract for us to appear in vaudeville under his personal management. The performance required a small model airship and 1,000 feet of moving pictures. We ordered the model from my friend Leo Stevens and engaged William Selig of the Selig Polyscope Company in Chicago to make the necessary film.