The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-08-06


asked the captain If he supposed she
had been recognized.
"Ah reckon not. MISS" said he. "Jist
chance mcetin'. All reckon. She's
come TO, raght Owe the inn," said the
captain.
Virginia sat under the middle OF the
awning, quite in a trelnble. The boat
slowly threaded the shelly entrance to
the bayou and passed the wharf of the
inn. The people on the quay were
craning their nccks Mt the descent of
the passengers from the Roc.
Hurry. captain. hurryw urged Vir-
ginia
"Ah CANT. ma'um." said he "Ah'n
hey to lie to a minute fob that boat.
Neve' fear. miss; yo' all raght with
me.'
Here you see" said a voice from
the wharf. two soon to be discarded
modes of naviSation-the boat displac-
ing water and the aerostat ti0atng in
the cir upheld by gas. The hydroplane
must replace the boat: the aeronef,
the aerostat have made n special
ty Of this. | know. The value Of
that cigar shaped craft up there as
junk. deducted from her present value,
is the measure Of Mr.. Finley Shayne's
loss when our big show opens its
ticket wagon. Seest thou?'
Virginia looked attcntively at the
speaker, startled to hear her uncle's
name mentioned almost in his pres
encc. She saw Il youngish man OF
medium height. thin habit Of body and
long thick hair. who was gazing. with
every appearance of interest. not at
the airshp. but at Il lady of perhaps
twenty-seven years. short. plump. ad-
mirabIy gowncd in n sort Of reduced
half mourning, with her jolly little
face turned toward the Roc, her brown
! hair tousled about her face. her prom
1, incnt little chin carrying the facial an
T; gle forward and downward.
/ THAT talk will do with me-" said
! she. "h,l you've got to show papa
something besides oratory pretty soon
I or thcrcll be trouble. He tells me
! that You and Mr.. Carson are the first
ever TO sell him Il gold brick. and be
proposes to make an example Of you.
You're supposed to be in custody now.
Why. here's papa"
Mr.. Wnddy came down the wharf,
combiug his whiskcrs and mustache
out in front of his nose with his fill
gers. AS HnrrOd'S boat gllded within
! arms length Of the wharf the lift de-
scendcC from the airship. filling Vir-
ginia with terror.
81 don't think I'll get you another
posy Caroline" said the old man.
"pirking 1t to bits like that"
"rm trying my fortune" said she.
with little embarrassed laugh.
] ''IIumph." said her father. ~
| The younger man. seemingly recov-
cred from his perp!eXity. was touching
the row OF buttons one by one. and as
the launch gathered way Virginia
heard him say to button after button:
"Shc loves me. She loves ME not! She
loves me! Hooruy"
The shout greeted the favorable an
swer of the oracle. The lady. as II
feeling the fingers in her curls, turned
and gently slapped the gentleman's
ears. The launch shot into the canal
and out OF sight The ladies were made
sole owners Of Carson's cabin. and the
men slept with the aeronef by night.
while by day Captain Harrod stood by
to aid Theodore. slipping away to the
top Of the dunes Mt times to scan. the
oalng for the Shiny nosed Stickleback.
inexplcaoly reappearlng with her oval
deck, just awash, her thin. semi-invisi-
BILE periscope in air. Having arranged
with Reagan for a cessation Of the
contraband business until the aeronef
was off the stocks, the captain was
worried He waved the Chautauqua
salute one day, whereupon the subma-S
rine sounded like a CALLED rorguai.
The captains ingenuity was not equal
to the task ut developing theory to
account for her presence or her alarm.
fro Re Cont n,1AAN vi N sst,3SsHy, I; X. XII