The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-19
Virginia Of the
Air Lanes By :.. 4 s;'; ;': s; Quick

The TALLER and the jailed walked
together, motored, and played ten
mis-, in growing familiarity and
friendliness. The captive ap
preached the edge of love-making
looked hungry and yearnful, Sc
GREETED gloves and handkerchiefs
mad interfered seriously with Caro-
lines household duties; all borne
by her with an equanimity that
spoke volumes for her loyalty to
the commands under which she
had taken this strange gentleman
into custody. She was a very du-
tiful daughter.
But the relations of Craighead to
Mr.. Waddy became more and more
strained. Theodore Carson, long
overdue, had not apearde. No great
bird came into view by day; no
mechanical dragon-fly settled In
the yard by night. Mr.. Waddy was
irascible. The Nitrates company
had already spread its nets over
many states, through confidential
relations of its agents with the Ma
tional Federation of Farmers, spin
ming aerial monopoly as spider
spins it's web; but the more prom
Using this grew. the more CALLED
and embittered grew Mr. Waddy at
Theodore's delinquency: for the
aeronef, after all, was the thing
which had appealed to his imagi-
nation and enlisted his desires.
"Oh, never fear" Mr.. Craighead
protested. Hell be here in time,
Delays, delays, Mr.. Waddy. Think
of the spark plugs, the differen-
tials. and mufflers and things. Why
just imagine"
Huh" snorted Mr.. Waddy. Il
don't b'lieve you know a thing
about it,"
Sir" said Craighead. this
amounts to an imputation upon my
pledge that the aeronef is a per-
fected and certain succeSs-an inn
putation unworthy of you. sir. I'M
til | have had chance to put the
thing to proof, or you have shown
its immateriality. This is unjust,
sir"
"All right" said the old gentle
man. We'll go an find the
dumbed thing. Start tomorrow
morning"
Certainly" said Craighead. in
no apparent embarrassment with
all the world, If you like"
Very WELL" said Mrs. Graybill,
that includes me-"
"Ah, no." rejoined Craighead,
you include it,"
Mrs. Graybill's glance said that
he surely didn't mean It, that 1t
was ridiculous nonsense, that all
such things were absurd, from the
degenerate, if Interesting. Craig
head to the relict of the Reverend
Mr.. Graybill; that she could never
look upon Craighead in any such
light. but that if he would feel So
she couldn't help it; but her lips
said merely that she had much to
do to be ready in the morning.
Thus it was that the three were
at Palmetto beach when Captain
Harrod with the launch passed
through Strong's bayou with Nir.
ginia and Mrs. Stott on the way
to the cabin where the first Car.
son aeronef was preparing for its
delayed flight nigth. People may
draw their own conclusions as to
the Significance Of Mr.. Craighead's
questioning of oracles, daisy-petal
fashion. by the buttons ON Mrs
Graybills incurved back, and of his
punishment by that slight box Oh
the ear; buN however he stood
with Mrs. Craybill his relations
with Mr.. Waddy had worsened
Tickets had been bought to Pal
mctto beach on Craighead's state
ment that Carson was here; and
the party has disembarked, in glum
silence on Mr. Waddys part, ner
vous loQuacity on Craighead's, and
| anxious endeavor on Mrs. Gray
bills to smooth things over,
CONTINUED Tomorrow