The Irish standard., 1910-08-13
If Craighead's easy now Of speech

If Cralghead's easy dow Of speech
was somewhat impeded by his sense of
the uncertainties. not 10 say dangers.
Of his position. 1t was worse when he
and Mr.. Waddy and the handsome.
sympathetic Mrs. Graybill returned
from the plantation. having elected
from the reluctant Chloe the informa
ton that Mr.. Theodore. his machine.
his niece and his niece's companion
| were at Harrod's camp on the beach.
which was "ofr waterway" They
list went down the river. through a
canal. across some land. and then they
were thar. She didn't know about no
; aeronpf. but Mr.. Theodo' was a.pro-
; jickin around with some flynn ma.
chine. She recokoned the canal at Pat
metto Beach was the one. but she
didn't know. This information. MIR.
Craigheud declared. made everything
clear. but on returning TO the inn Mr..
Waddy hired local officer TO guard
! Mr.. CraighcadS room and began TAX
ing thought of having warrant is
sued against him for something-Mr.
Waddy was not quite clear for what.
Craighead was trapped. lost. betray-
ed. He sat ii, his room chewing a
cigar and calculating the distance to
the ground 1t looked feasible to get
down pillar of the veranda and into
the woods. Carson was an impostor.
they were guilty of fraud. there was
no aeronef. and the Air Products COM
pany would collapse at Mr.. Waddy's
| detection
Ting-a-ling- ting-tins-g-g-g
Els telephone rang. Was his good
angel Mrs. Graybill on the wire? She
| was.
You know who this is?"
"Know these tones?" he gushed.
"Why. were in deepest hades through
geological depths of burning mari and
Ignite and other carboniferous depoS-
its Id know them! What is 1t, fair
one?"
"Oh. nothing. Only have Just
learned at the postotllce that Mr. Car
son is back few miles. through la
COON. and the man will get us Il guide
with boat to take us through those
! narrows in the morning Is that all
right?"
You are MY God. Caroline, you
have saved me from you know not
what. 1 shall love you. love YOU, love
you
And the telephone was hung up.
They went through the canal in
great style. They skinned the black
waters Of Frcshwater lake and landed
at the shelly hummock. While the
boatman searched for the path to the
gulf beach they sat on the shell
mound. fascinated by the strange land
scapc. The eSpanse of black pools
and reedy marshes between them and
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 Tickets.
"Those pines." said Mrs. Graybill,
are like palms. Why. what's that?"
exclaimed Mrs Graybill.
Rising from beyond the dunes. as If
from the sea, there scared great
something which moved like bird.
1t swellcd like magic ship as it
naarcd them. sailing low and doninat-
ing the sky like !; cloud. 1t came with
the most amazing speed. like an eagle
IN midSwoop SO swift. SO light. so
facile that all impression of weight
was abolished. and the huge thing
filled the mind Will! the notion Of levi
ty-like a hummng bird.
ooh. Of course" said Craislead. his
hands trembling. his face white. this
man Carson is Il fraud. Oh. yes. we
| knew it all the time! But yon see
that his aeronef has gone through the
empty form Of cventuating. all the
same. Flying Ike a frigate bird.
Shayne. charge. Roll over. Slber-
berg, and don't dare move till say
so! Oh. this is rotten-rotten! I've
got to kiss some one! Iurray!"
Mrs. GraybiI was running along the
path after the guide. Mr.. Waddy puff
ing along behind. hopelessly unplaced.
did you sec Carson?" said Craig
head. "And there was girl with
| him"
Emerging from the dunes. they saw
the airship skimning off along the line
Of beach foam. Down the beach stood
Mrs. Stott and Captain Harrod. look.
ing after the alrship In nmazcment
and delight Then. turning like a
| frightened heron, she swept seaward
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 n
maneuvcr 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 q
machine in midair 1t was IN unnec.
essary strain, thought the captain.
He saw the reason. however. n mo
mcnt later \ black Shiny nose-tht
nose Of the Stickeback-poked itself
above water right ahead of the Vir