The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-08

II might be some one connected with
the revenue service His cabin WAS
'flarrod's 1siiiigcainp nothing more.
WHIST had revenue officers to do with
such humble piseatorla headquarters
as these? They should not care about
Theodore's hidden invention.
And yet one day a Shiny metal sea
monster stuck a blunt nose out from
the water at about the five fathom
contour line. opened a rectangular
mouth and licked square red tongue
like an angry snake until Captain Har-
rod on the highest dune opened bril-
liant red handkerchief with Chau-
tauqua salute and wiped his nose elab-
orately. Whereupon the sea monster
sank beneath the brine What took
place that night was. concealed by
darkness. Ii Captain Harrod was
busy carrying packages ashore until
morning he came by them honestly. no
doubt.
An examination of the popular nov
els or periodicals of the past-say of
the era of that president whose Chris
tan name our Theodore bears-will be
rewarded by a realization of prophecy
gone wrong rs TO the influence on
smuggling of aerial navigation. 1t
must bring free trade. they said.
Ships navigating the air could land
their cargoes anywhere Yet the air
ships gave the custom house people
little trouble. Airships were so con
spicuous; their loads We're necessarily
so light; the system of reporting them
by wireless from Canada. Mexico and
the islands was so efficient.
Very Unexpectedly 1t was the sub
marine that drove the revenues. wild
and filed the law books with Draco-
MAN statutes. No trade ever grew
faster. The boat fish dived beneath the
waves and rose on some lonely coast
like this by appointment with some
Captain Harrod sitting like bewhis-
kercd bit of wreekage on the dunes.
Hlarrod was nervous about the foot
prints. and he persevered In a search
until he found their maker lying asleep
In comfortable sleeping bag in
nearby thicket, He recognized him as
Wilmer, inventor of the helicopter that
was blown out to sea. He walked Wiz
ner, and the latter assailed Harrod in
abuse which included the absent Car
son.
You let my helicopter go out to
sea." he walled, "and 1t was worth o
million dollars to me-"
Harrod took pity on the inventor,
and as result Wilmer stayed tor
weeks. sleeping in his bag on the porch
of the cabin. and, to the captains Id.
tense anger, tried several times to visit
the shed where Carson's newly invent.
ell airship was in course of completion.
Finally Carson arrived. Theodore
ordered the spying man away, and an
alteration ensued in which Wilmer
was roughly handled. At last he took
his leave, yowing vengeance on Carson
and the airship. which, he said, was,
worthless. He had made rough draw
ings of the airship, as he had managed
secretly to elude Harrods watchful-
ness.
At the lagoon he took boat and
rowed to the north shore. The boat
from the submarine that had signaled
Harrod had brought her crew ashore.
He addressed one of the men as SFa-
vile and learned that the Stickleback,
the submarine, was offshore for some
unknown purpose. Reagan, thetSti
kleback's captain, came lazily up, and
Wilmer informed him that be (wix4er}
was going on board her The captain.
amazed, asked for what reason.
I'm goin to use her.
.The ID you are'
We'll. II not I'll show you up to
the authorities as smuggler, Reagan
Won an Harrod"
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