| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: "You are. But I gave her my word. That's all there's to it."
Alice was aware that they had stopped and were facing each other
tensely.
"Go slow, York. I gave her my word, too. Do you think I'm
allowing to break it while you're away?"
"No, I don't. Look here, Phil. I'm not looking for trouble.
You're major-domo of this outfit What you say goes--except about
this girl. I'm a white man, if I'm a scoundrel."
"And I'm not?"
"I tell you I'm not sayin' that," the other answered doggedly.
"You're hinting it awful loud. I stand for it this time, York,
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: exceeding 5,000 feet. Another point must not be overlooked. In
a spirited naval engagement the combatants would speedily be
obliterated from the view of those aloft by the thick pall of
smoke--the combination of gun-fire and emission from the furnaces
and a blind attack would be just as likely to damage friend as
foe.
Even if the aircraft ventured to descend as low as 5,000 feet it
would be faced with another adverse influence. The discharge of
the heavy battleship guns would bring about such an agitation of
the air above as to imperil the delicate equilibrium of an
airship. Nor must one overlook the circumstance that in such an
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