Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-26

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And then the gadfy of his unconpleted
task stung Kim again. He must HE to
h shed in the Gulf dunes, complete the
hyfag-Inachine. n bring il TO the 40
tice OF he world in spite of the ennlity
Of Mr.. Shayne, upon which he now con-
fidentiy counted. He must
II know" broke in Mir. Craighead.
gazing at the ceiling through wreaths
Of smoke, 'the warnings of your sub
tropical Alabamian system. But be
practical. Ordinarily, you might yield
to the seductions of the South in spring.
sub. j know how it is. The pomegran-
ate goes off, In explosions OF vegetal
fire. The buckeye hangs out its crim-
con banners. The ma gnolia buds swell,
burst and fill the world with the en-
chantrnent Of fragrance and velvet pur-
ity. The cape jasmine uphoids it's load
ct creamy snow, the raj myrtle and
hibiscus send u their call to the ORTIZ
ochrornatlc plate, and the doodle-bug
lies in wait for the unwary ant, even
as I have lain In walt for you; but none
OF these Is really sernlane to the issues.
The issues, sub, are these: You come
to this emporium, of which, alas,
neither of us is fated to be ar aluEnnus,
and you find me in fine fettle, save that
/ am unrelated to the world. | am an
Antaeus, with no immediate prospects
of getting my tootsies to mother earth;
a storage battery as big as Pixies Peak,
but insulated from the mass of demag-
netized humanity; a great force for "a
number OF things, WITH no way Of prov
ing ii. W-hatdo youdo Youmake pro-
E--r;1n far n,n- wa q nnfIclt mot IN
mention naughty. What am I now?
A great personal---very. lawyer. de-
veloping into a prosperous ambulance
chaser. ! was out OF touch with the
world of finance. / have now laid the
foundation for the organization OF n
great acknowledgement Aeronef Cor
poratfon!'
What do you mean?' calculated
Carson.
what / sayl What | say! Through
a long, cclonnaded, peristyled vista OF
marble and onyx, | can see, nailed 10
the back fence, the hide of Mr.. Finley
Shayne. And just as ] am closing
something. you propose to cave me.
It's unthinkable.'
Carson's momentary feeling that this
wild denizen of dreamland really had
something definite in view in the way
OF business departed, and he returned
to the argument.
'But I have no Clothes he urged.
Clothes" scornfuliy repeated Craig
head. what are they? Merely woven
fabrics to fill bags to secure credit
withal at hotels. And you need no
credit; for this room is mine for the
who,e term of the treatments paid for
GONE one into whose company l
dropped or rose during my last shore
from the good ship Litiia, but
by whom ] have no idea. Clothes in
deed Scat!'
.'But it's cold here" persisted Car
feeling helpless in the tolls OF this
logic. I'm not prepared for
this climate
Look Abroad commanded Craig
head, with a gesture toward the win
dow. 'orhe sun beats down upon the
last Of the snow, and the
brooks give the glad ha-lla to the
river, and send down the silky billet
OF the catkin to remind him that
busted loose n are hurting
into his arms. Why. damn
You it's spring! And Q can stay
right here-steanl heat, bath, hot and
cold water. padded cell in connection
oh, fair youth. l love thee. Let me
anish bunkoing MIR. O'Gsrady, and start
the Aeronef Company. Don't be a
clain!r
"You know how ! feel about those
samsses-but lei could get the capital
for the aeronef
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