Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-20

What would YOU do now o. he asked.
Play were kids going after tigers
and finding them?"
Now that he had found the Hold
Carson was too much at a loss TO re-
ply. lie would not ask adnaission-and
he had no idea that he would be adj
mitted if he did. But he must see
Virginia. Utterly estrsnged as they
We're. this night veyage had a reason
the hope of seeing her. of asking her
forgiveness. of bringing her 10 see that
when she dropped from the sky to his
feet. he had loved her. tina when she had
come TO live with that uncle of whom
she had heard SO little. and had found
the last Carson in him. the temptation
Mas so masked in duty that 1t was too
strong for him. And had he ever once
in that delicious. perilous time of act
ing Uncle Theodore inexcusably pre-
sun1ed on the relationship, or failed in
goodness? True. he had let her stay
as his niece; but had not his father
always thought himself of the same
blood? Virginia must allow some
weight to this tradition. She must see
that, while too remotely related to be
Objectionable in a nearer, dearer way,
he was too probably OF kin to have
turned her away And. surely, when
once he could look in her eyes, all the
dear. disguised avowals and accept
ances in the mistaken past must make
him something better than a stranger.
He would land in Shayne's Hold. if il
We're the last act OF his life.
With the ancient i~nstincs of the SUI
rnrafftf.are 1nx-er he mazda for faf "a N OLE
between two dark wings Of the great
house. Glimmers of light from " vim
doNs were their sole sign OF occupancy:
the centre of human e%oncourse being
about that core of light in the court.
The wings seemed like low adjuncts
for Conservatives or billiard rooms;
and the angle between. with its light
/ mottlings, looked like a qower-sprinklcd
lawn. on which Carson felt confident
of placing the Virginia gently. and
with no disturbance. Beyond this he
had been TOO much engrossed In the
management of the aeronef to make
plans. With q slow soaring motion she
came into the angle like a steamer
into her slip-snd found, instead Of a
lawn. a graveled roof cluttered with
tables and chairs as il for the serving
Of refreshments. Among these the VIZ
GINA nosed in. dumped some chairs, a
table and two potted palms into the
court, and settled down amid cracking
furniture and era saing pottery-a beau
| tiful landing, in a rather unsuitable
spot.
Craighead iesped out on the roof.
Lets rum" said he. in a stage wis
per. They must have heard that, and
il they catch us, we're in for it,
stay here said Carson, in a low
tone. IF we must. we can fly in this
! Virginia. III see IL anything's broken
The Roc had reached Shayne's HOLD
just in time 10 escape the storm. and
the wesried Virginia had retired. sicl
OF the harping Of her aunt upon the
| disgrace OF her s~o5ourn with "Cncls
Theodore weary of telling how inno-
cent it had been. how gentle and con-
siderate he was, how idylic their life
would always secm-all in spite of hei
anger at MIR. Carson. She had taken
dinner on the roof. watching the march
OF the storm. wondering where tlast air
ship was. in which she and some one
had so nearly me their death. SHE
was angry. and she despised Theodore,
hut she hoped he was safe. that his
cRmpsign for the control of the air
against her uncle might succeed
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