At noon the jailer brought him a note from Mary V, along with his lunch, but Johnny had no heart for either.

He had just finished reading the front-page account of his exploits, and his mood was blacker than ever.
No man likes to see his private affairs garbled and exaggerated and dished to the public with the sauce of a heartless reporter's wit.

The headlines themselves struck his young dignity a deadly blow: BIRDMAN FURNISHES NEW SENSATION! Modern Lochinvar Lands in Jail! Thunder Bird Carries Maiden Off.
Telephone Halts Flight in County Clerk's Office, Where Couple is Arrested.

Abductor Attacks Sheriff Viciously.

Is Manacled in Presence of Hysterical Young Heiress Who Faints as Her Lover is Overpowered.
Irate Father Hurries to the Scene.
After keeping the country in a turmoil of excitement over his disappearance in an airplane, the Skyrider, young Jewel, flies boldly to Rolling R ranch and abducts beautiful Mary V Selmer, only daughter of the rich rancher who led the search for the missing birdman.
Romance is not dead, though airplanes have taken the place of horses when young Lochinvar goes boldly out to steal himself a bride.