Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE BOY WITH WINGS The Boy With Wings By BERTA RUCK (MRS. OLIVER ONIONS) AUTHOR OF "His Official Fiancee," "The Wooing of Rosamond Fayre," "In Another Girl's Shoes," Etc. [Illustration] A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Published by arrangement with DODD, MEAD & COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1915, By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY Published in England under the title of "The Lad With Wings." DEDICATED, WITH AFFECTION TO THAT BRAINLESS ARMY TYPE. MY YOUNGEST BROTHER "The men of my own stock Bitter-bad they may be, But at least they hear the things I hear. They see the things I see." KIPLING. CONTENTS PART I _MAY, JUNE, JULY, 1914_ CHAPTER PAGE I AERIAL LIGHT HORSE 3 II THE BOSOM-CHUMS 19 III THE EYES OF ICARUS 34 IV THE SONG OF ALL THE AGES 54 V THE WORKADAY WORLD 62 VI THE INVITATION 71 VII A BACHELOR'S TEA-PARTY 75 VIII LAUGHING ODDS 82 IX A DAY IN THE COUNTRY 89 X LESLIE, ON "THE ROOTS OF THE ROSE" 107 XI THE HEELS OF MERCURY 122 XII THE KISS WITHHELD 128 XIII THE FLYING DREAM 144 XIV AN AWAKENING 152 XV LESLIE ON "TOO MUCH LOVE" 168 XVI THE AEROPLANE LADY 178 XVII LESLIE ON "MARRIAGE" 186 XVIII THE OBVIOUS THING 193 XIX THE SEALED BOX 212 PART II _JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, 1914_