Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-08-05
Virginia
of the
Air Lanes
A ROMANCE OF
FLYING
Herbert Quick
Copyright. 80. by the Bobbs-
Mer Company

l(N Dei 80 uk Sous ono Ao'
phi,
ave lie pahs :ldsS hiOth.
ma. II. ne " on, with rice, and
l. SeJ YAM. I'd q plankef gteen
iron. from the Ike back hyah. and
som, coffee. down, ma'am. and
Ahl suhve II.
TIL little tab! was spread on Tie
gale y, its top cde or tae head OF
dereii ct cask. iers OF barnae:ed
sections IF Il Dv~m. NirG1ni' $ heau
acheu in drcad.'' s.militIde TO The
traditional feel :s tie mlrninS ar'Hr
hut tile coffee =; an, e WAS pleasant.
"Yan are t., ouI" said she. accept
I'm, the chair j shall I've glad to eat
a little Whrr y0u'-your riruf!
Hes som'rr /. ,ut." replied the
captain. "Ah re; So, NJ know. naIm.
Won't you pleas, Ale yo' cofeeT'
The coffee wa b.;, X and stronS.
The broth WAS nptati0n. ana sh"
slipped with incre,. W appetite. hut'
tered Slm and pla Ell trout hro"%hl
the me: to Il thu. .)hl end. Act
where v as she. and how should she
depart? Where was the Roc? Who
were the. men? Tb, y'ilf, the bra's
instrum l,Okea IS y they' pen
tanned tc !avi;, ltitu. tm biz wi"a"w
less shed. Il I iu. gested 4, ngs n+u cal.
bold and it'a,ic Is. The |, d ,eSs ana
courtesy If Ia. .ou I'll lCoa''as fellows
treasured ha' as to her purSnnal SAFE
ty. Yet /; they were srm gers or
freebooters how could thev safely re-
turn her t., the civilizatlo' Of coast
guards and constables? I, was DELI
ciously rOnuntic- but how repy'
She turned to Captain Ha rod W. VI
an expressio" so Il. 'itated thai he VIE
somewhat startled.
81 wish you W all tly orhe leu
tenant" said she, 'th INST er
him at once II possible"
The fisherman nralyz.C this pee T.
for perhaps minute IN 'ola ii
lence. then he said. Yes. ma'ar '.iu'
instantly produced Carson. who, %
far as Virginia could judge, had bar
within the captains sight when
had been assured that his whereabouts
were unknown.
"You are" said the young man,
avoiding any reference to her recovery.
doubtless wondering where your
companions rr:" be and thinking Il
strange that 'hcy lave not returned?
ut is STR ny. said she. some
thing must 'av' happened to the ell
gines."
mo" S id Theodore. mot that
They all out lew out to sea. The!
simply h. - fight their way on to
ward re, SAGE. a. where they must
made h.rbot. 1t was almost ha. II
gale"
"And sO-they went-and leff ME.
-"rh, really couldn't help it, ur. 'en
the " ung man.
ut shows the sort Of man SilOerb' g
is" he ripd holly. And now per
hape yor will be so good as t. help
me to some conveyance to Mobl' :"
III h .ee boat Oh the lake. said
Carson. half a mile Inland. The IL
n channel to PalInettG Beach. Th'
boat aLG crew are at ! our service"
81 should prefer % walk. II yor
plesiSe." said she.
"uulc.s you ha' a day O. twI to
spewl in he jou ley l should not N'e'
Omm End H. at .pIpt."
Il knn sop.e people," said he -
the Y, ~ :1cdge inn at J lin It
Beach. Go YOU
Vt -. It once" he replif =.
may b ere for dinner"
y al -ady." said she. rising.
.us go. p.easp. immediately"
Capt lin HarrUd led tho WI east
a'OngshOre to spot wh|re ~" 50
rev we'll down toward thu h'a
Leach. They walked la y. "
..lun ~ Of dark green l. elIary. -er
low place In the Grnes. down t!
dry, hard bottom OF q ,o'm& &
Theq emerged upon ute IT.: ~
lar hillock and looked f. %. !
strange tarn 0. inky waici II IN =
waves CTtStNu Win iOohs = " -
plumes ON fun raj Grape. III, s.r'
of this Sinister lake WI ell
wooded 10y Sm'len ranks o, In "n'
expresses. ginia gasped S. t
the surroer re. 1t seemed W I
eery 81 ,t j.. which to be cast I'D
with t ESQ ange men who u ed "
hind los, I. ioors and walk = q
sands as +. leave no footprints
"!I, al OFT the launch. captain.
WY Y Is the trim. speedy Il ~
laun h s. completely hidden in the t
crn.f he pu.doos pudding T.. II
zee, n ide sounds like prowling ac-
90, ipli IS.
Miss Suarez r-vept haughtily to her
% zee n the b. II. Carson. with his
eye 1 .eadfastl: ixed on his engine.
quickly shovcd Il.
"E cnin' To al." said the captain.
still With one In tie waT IKE
heron.
GOOD ever respt a be J. un..
man.
virginia r. othing. Carson. "a
ing q loox O saw -, flush d. In /.
out upOI 10 e and smile gang
its place ID ling. spa ,mo01 smile.
accOrllr iia' little duck c atF'ns
Of TIE il ,ti h, II Misc Sua was
desi. OIL, OF iging in a lau /, bat
saw n, cit r,ason fcr 60 tOi ig
She " red y Handkerchief -. |"e
cnryaii
do on es.' said Carson, printing
TO the ,e,r tag shore, that the little
hi.i a, he l.li ling Is just mats VI