Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-04
Snayne.

They're gomez! Sndyue eAciacu'
rushing into the cabin. Max. they've
gone over the side.'
"That parachute" said Max. "could
not save two from death, even II they
made a good drop. And in this dark
ness
Virginia. having recovered her self
possession and the control OF her
knees. rose and. entering her cabin,
threw herself on her bed. She felt
horror of Silberb3rg. sense OF disgust
with the Shaynes. To think that they
could so insult this young man who
had saved her life and treated her so
beautifully. no matter what he was
to offer him money. to send him art
like a servant No wonder he had
struck Silberberg's Odious nose. Later
| she rose, preened like bird before the
mirror and sat down to think. The
voices Of her uncle and aunt and MIR.
| Silberberg came to her ears from the
main salon. Opening her window for
air, she noted that the roar of the wind
from the earth had ceased and knew
that they had reached the calm area.
OF which Willett had spoken. in the
middle of the "low" They would
probably have an easy landing In Chi
cago And then?
One thing was certain-she would
not live longer with the Shaynes. They
were too sordid. too hard. too cruel.
And she would-not-stay- with-them
any longer.
oh. If she only had just one relative
in the world save Aunt Marie!
Stay! The thought struck her of her
mothers fathers people. somewhere in
the south Her mother had been dis
owned by her family for perversely
contracted marriage. but they were
southerners. and they would not see
an orphan girl Of their kin go home
less. She would leave Aunt Marie
note of thanks for all her many kind
nesses. take her really. truly own be-
longings and fly south. So there!
SO resolving. she became quite calm
and walked into the main salon in a
very matter of fact way. Aunt Marie
gave shrill scream and tainted. Sill
berberg said that he would be-tor.
mented. Mr.. Shayne stared blankly.
WELL" said Virginia. do you think
l am ghost?
"Oh, child" gasped Aunt Marie.
where have you been with him?"
Virginia stood still. her eyes ablaze.
her cheeks buraing. The Roc was
coming into the Chicago garage on
the roof of the Aerostatic Power build
ing in most beautiful landing, but
none of the party knew it. Silberberg
was gazing at the enraged Virginia in
unbounded admiration. Her splendid
anger had won him back. Shayne
spoke in foolish agreement with his
wife, half believing for the moment
that there was something questionable
in Virginia's absence.
with a beggar!' said he.
"A bandit" said Aunt Marie IAN
assassin"
"A beggarv' repeated Virginia in
lofty scorn "Why even If he were
one. in rags and IA howell. he'd be worth
a million like you! An assassin. d
bandit And. il he Is. what are you ::
You rob by syndicate, assassinate by
general managers and superintendentS
and make beggars by votes Of shares,
/ loathe you. and | i | admire him
as much as ! loathe you. AS between
bandits like you and bandits like him
give me the brave man rather than
the coward.'
Willett interrupted the scene by an
nouncing their successful landing
They passed constrainedly into the
tower and went down to the street and
to Shayne's Chicago hotel in a motor
car, all in silence
In the morning letter was taken
to tho Shayne apartments 1t was a
short, tear stained missive of graft
tude. penitence and farewell from yir.
ginia to her aunt 1t ran:
You have been as kind to me as any
woman can be to a person she cannot
pse You have never loved me, Aunt
Marie, and you will never see me again
| blush to be obliged by your unjust sus-
plclons to say one thing more. l am not
going to any one. You have misjudged
me terribly. | don't even know where he
Is. ! shall never know.
Craighead and Carson walked through
stately peristyle to low building
called the laboratory, but termed by
the patients the shot tower" Theo-
dore was astonished at the throng as.
sembied for the shot treatment. OF
which he had as yet no conception
men of all sorts anxiously watching
the clock like sehoolboys fearful OF
being tardy. They formed in two col
umns, resting on two aisles. across the
farther ends of which stood two desks
exactly alike. All slung their coats
over their right arms, disclosing sits
In their shirts at the left shoulder.
Cralghead. with Carson following
sent back ripples of disorder along the
line by Offering bets as to whether