New Ulm review., 1910-07-27

What under heaven had suddenly
raised the expelled Craighead from his
despised position in the institute to a
thing to inspire terror and panic Theo-
dore could not imagine nor guess the
reason for Craighead's sardonic laugh
ter as he sat in their room drawing in
dictments against O'Grady and With
erspoon. He saw, however, that these
were aWesome documents, which set
forth in large, round hand that these
gentlemen had been guilty of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, false
imprisonment, malicious assault and
the like, all done "feloniously, of NAL
ice prepense and aforethought, not
having the fear of God before their
eyes, but instigated thereunto by the
DEVIL and against the peace and dig
nifty of the state of Illinois and con-
trary to the statutes in such cases
made and provided"
Theodore, when we return" said
Craighead, 'tthis room will be full of
eorpses knocked stiff by these i'm
peaehments of OGrady and Wither-
spoon. Take the spoor of the billion
aire. Hike-oh, hike-with metz They
crossed a dim field, followed a farm
road and came back into the village
from the opposite side. Craighead
/. hurried Carson to a broad porch under
tall elms and naples knobby with
swelling buds. He pushed a button,
and they waited.
At slow steps in the hall Craighead
squeezed Carson's arm spasmodically
The door opened, and a low figure
stood before them in which Theodore
noted something familiar, and a voice
not altogether strange, he thought, in
. vited them into the "other ROOM"
"Mr. Carson" said Mr.. Craighead,
"does not recognize in our host the
erstwhile guide of my wandering and
wabbly feet. Mr.. Carson, in your new
and fully established capacity as a re-
spectacle citizen let me present you to
Mr.. Waddy, to whose counsel, precept
and example while acting as my at
tendant feel myself indebted for my
complete restoration to Philistinehood.
Mr.. Carson. Mr.. Waddyw
Mr.. Waddy, ignoring this reintroduc-
ton, led them silently down the hall,
past door, which gave forth scuffling
sounds, female voices and the peeping
of young chickens, and took them into
a snug den, the shelves of which were
covered with books-tall, imposing,
learned looking tones in time dark
ened bindings-where they sat down in
leather covered chairs gray with dust.
$50 you did reely drop into the gar
den?" their host finally asked.
Eyes" answered Carson. II think it
was foolish to take the risk, but did"
"Why?" queried Waddy, and Carson
explained.
"Boy foolishness," said Mr. Waddy,
and silence fell again, broken at last
by Theodore's inquiry as to whether
Mr.. Waddy was active in eight banks
and if he did not find his duties irk-
some.
mo" replied Waddy. "The things
groWed up on me. I never wanted to
be banker, but my rents KEEP loadin'
me up with deposits, an I sort of got
one bank after another-darn it!-coun-
try banks-the boys run 'em. l came
here to have a quiet time in my own
way, an see how I make out They
wanted me to put on style. They reck-
oned I was going to when I bought
this place. I could slick up an go to
stockholders meetin's, an the boys
never knowed. An jest as got things
right Caroline's man dies, an here she
comes to take care Of me! I shan't be
allowed to earn a cent by workin' for
Witherspoon, an it brought me into
such society. Them jags is mighty nice
fellers, some of EN-"
II thank you," said Craighead, with
an excess of manner. "And as for your
being condemned by family pride to
sterile uselessness, it is truly a shame
But is Caroline relative?
"Unly daughter" answered Mr.. Wad-
dy. "Come to live with me. Settin'
things to rights"
'Mr. Waddy," said Craighead, "bear
up under this. 1t may be for the best.
And let us take up Mr.. Carson's great
project for monopolizing aviation. l
have long believed that some one
would turn up with the machine to
subordinate all others, but since the
time of Santos-Dumont, Farman and
the Wrights aerial navigation has
made no real progress. Mr.. Carson is
the genius. We offer you the unique
chance to be with us comaster of the
world. Mr.. Carson will be glad to ex-
plain his aeronef."
II wun't put cent in it!' said Mr..
,Waddy.
Carson's heart sank.
Certainly not" replied Craighead,
as if Mr.. Waddy's refusal were the
most natural thing in the world, ''until
you have ciphered the thing down to
brass nails. And then But tell Mr..
.Waddy about it, Mr.. Carson. You need
not enter into the offers Of millions we
have had and spurned. Just describe
the machineo