Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-02
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They went through the canal III
great style. They skinned the black
waters of Freshwater lake and landed
at the shelly hummock. While the
boatman searched for the path to the
gulf beach they sat on the smell
mound. fascinated by the strange land
scape. The expanse Of black pools
and reedy marshes between them ana
the line Of surf. which they could hear
roaring beyond the dunes was dotted
with clumps of tall pines and splotch-
ed with scrub oak thickets.
"Those pines" said Mrs. Grayblll,
ARE like lell.ns. WIS. what's that"
exclaimed Mrs. Graybill.
Rising from beyond the dunes. as II
from the sea. there scared great
something which moved like bird.
1t swel!ed like a magic ship as 1t
nearcd them, sailing low and domlnat-
ing the sky like IL cloud. 1t came with
the most amazing speed, like IN eagle
in midswocp. so swift. SO light. so
facile that all impression of weight
was abolished. and the huge thing
filled the mind with the notion Of levi
ty-like q humming bird.
ooh Of course" said CraiGAoad. his
hands trembling his face white. ms
man Carson is fraud, Oh. yes. we
knew II all the time, But you see
that his arronef has gone through tile
empty form OF evcntuating. all the
same. Flying like frigate bird.
Shayne. charge. Roll over SLIDER
berg. and don't dare move till | say
so! Oh. this is rotten-rotten. I've
got to kiss some one, Hurray."
Mrs. Graybill was running along the
path after the guide, Mr.. Waddy puff
ing along behind. hopclessly unplaccd.
did you see Carson?' said Craig
head. "And there was girl with
him."
Emerging from the dunes. they saw
the airshio Swimming off along the line
Of beach foam. Down the bcachStocd
Mrs. Stott and Captain Haired. look
ing after the airshp in amaZcment
and delight. Then. turning like a
frightened heron. she swept scaward
and came down the wind like an ar
row, Virginia waving an American
flag over the rail and Theodore swing
ing his hat.
Suddenly as she passed them with
maneuver so astounding for aerial
craft that they could scarcely believe
their eyes she stopped. The sharp
whir of the beating wing sections told
Of the sudden reversal Of their stroke
and of the unprecedented phenomenon
of the almost instant arrest Of such a
machine in midair. 1t vas an unnec-
essary strain. thought the captain.
He saw the reason. howevG& mo-
ment later A black Shiny n0se-the
nose of tho Stickleback-pOked Itself
above water right ahead Of the Vir.
ginia. A boat that looked stove and
sinking drew away from her, with a
struggling. gesticulating figure In it
waving a signal of distress. The shiny
nose sank, and the apparent castaway
was left as if to perish unless rescued
by the Virginia.
Accounting the humane task, lower,
lower, lower sank the aerOnef. until
its car appeared almost to touch the
waves. The man In distress seemed
to throw something like lassO over
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great bird rose slightly. as If to be
safe from the pillows. The Sickle
back again peeped above the waves.
her manhole opened, and the castaway
Of the stove boat went down into the
submarine.
1t was absolutely beyond the power
Of any one looking on to guess what
was taking place. Why had the man
made the signals for help if the sub
marine was standing by? If the COM
ing of the submarine to his rescue was
unexpected. why had he not cast off
the line from the aerOnef? Why And
suddenly they all felt that something
sinister. something devilish. was tax.
ing place. They heard a shout from
Theodore. scream from Virginia.
The submarine had come awash again,
and from her open manhole came the
crack Of pistol-a pistol aimed at
the airship. Then she sank again, and
the airship was drawn downward by
the line. Struggling toward land.
hanging by the fatal thread. like a
trapped bird. she strained at her teth-
err, while the grim submarine, like a
devilfsh which had thrown tentacle
about waterfowl, made seward, out
into the gulf, out into deep water, with
purpose as manifest as 1t was dead