The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-08-20
tracted by the strange craft that had

tracted by the strange craft that had
made port.
"Howdy. folks" said Craighead.
'"Take a good look. for even when ye
wist not we vanish. Out Of the great
deep we come, into the great deep we
! go. The elementals who send us are
the pow'fulest spirits what there Is.
But brief space have we to warn
Mobile. Repent! Repent! Yet few
mo- days an Mobile shall be done de.
stroyed!"
Dan Thomas" said Carson to an
old negro with a whip in his hand.
"come here!"
"Yes. Mistah Cahson." responded the
negro.
Fetch me ut once one No. 2 can of
A quality methanose. and get me a
list of the aeronat clearings for the
last two days."
Eyes, suh."
Thomas darted away.
pardon me-" said man who had a
withered arm drawn up to his side in
such way as to give one the impress.
sion that he was holding his breath.
'but are you going far so short hand.
ed?"
"Not farm time." replied Theodore.
"Only to Alaska" added Craighead.
1--WE meet Russian admiral in St.
Michael at 3. If that Niger doesn't
hurry we shall be late. general. and
what will Admiral Phlaskovodka say
then?"
The man lifted his sailor hat. bowed
politely and stepped back. unwilling a
face behind him which Carson knew
the foxy. suspicious face of Wilmer.
the inventor Of the lost helicopter.
Carson stopped as If for some casual
purpose and laid hold on spanner.
With the spanner in his hand he rose.
and with an angry leap he stood in the
midst Of the crowd. Wilmer had fed.
but through the thinned crowd Theo.
dore saw his wiry figure. with the arm
that Virginia's bullet had reached
hanging in sling. Carson gave chase.
Some one cried. stop him." and an
officer. seeing in Carson the only fugi.
tive in sight. stopped him.
!; LET me go"' cried Carson. strug.
Cling. "Come with me aud arrest a
man for attempt to murder
A boy in a messenger cap interrupted
the colloquy by calling "Mr. Cahson.
i Mr.. Cahson" as II paging" man In
hotel.
'1'm Carson" said Theodore. what
do you want:"
Somebody on the wire for you at
the telephone booth in the hotel" re.
piled the messenger.
4 Wondering who In Mobile might de-
sire speech with him. Carson said.
"Vho's this?" into the transmittcr
"Your old friend Wilmer" said the
receiver. Crazy as ever. Never mind
where I am. Ill tell that after I've
talked if you want me to. you pup!'
Carson glared 6ercely into the re.
ceiver.
II didn't get that" said Carson.
"You can have me pinched. but can
prove an alibi. And while I'm proving
things III fix you fellows for SNUG
Cling and put Harrod where the dogs
won't bite him and you too!'
~ don't know anything about Snug
CLING" protested Theodore.
"Well" went on Wilmer. IF you dig
into the big sand hill with the steel
buoy on 1t. you will. You'll find
what'll put you in better trade than
putting me in prison for frolic with
your aeronef Oh, don't talk so inno-
cent! How did you finance your air.
ship except by free trader"
Carson had nothing to say. He re-
membercd Captain Harrod's express
sion when Wilmer had called him an
old smuggling fool. He remembered
thousand mysterious things now
made plain by the hypothesis Of Har.
rods having yielded to the coastwise
temptation of smuggling. Wilmer vt.
tered into the instrument sly. SIMS
ter. exasperating chuckle.
Lost your tongue?" he taunted.
"Well. arrest me. Any one can tell
you where am. But will the girl
leave Silberberg to come and testify I
The courtship's just getting good now.
Too bad to disturb them!
Carson hurled the receiver away and
strobe back to the Virginn. He found
Thomas. the negro. with two men,
hosting the can Of methanose aboard.
Thomas gave him the list of neronat
clearings.
The sailings were not many-ths
Tern for Memphis. the Long Tom for
st. Andrews Bay. aud. yes. the Roc
departing the morning before "for
northern points,
I'VE can overhaul the Tern" said
Craighead. with judicial air. lat. say.
Jackson and take on our friends for
Alaska. do hope the president can
Join ~ at Omaha. Gentlemen" ad.
dressing the crowd. here you see a
new aeronef invented by me. BY
reaching Alaska before nightfall we
win Il million dollars. This is sure
thing. as the sun will not set there for
three months The bet Is with Bra.
lillian who forgot about the days COM
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