Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-16

THE INCEPTION OF UNCLE THEODORE.
"HEODORE'S mind. habituated
to the airy ease OF an unut-
tered faith in his mastership
OF the air. felt the CALLING Of
reality as he walked westward from
the station toward dilapidated Car
sons Landing
Seated on stump. he sought mental
adjustment before entering his house.
lie had had his chance with Shayne.
"the p,dnce Of the powers Of the atr,"
and had thrown it away in hot words
to Shayne. in hlow to silberberg and
by leaping from the Roc into the un-
known abyss Of night. These were
actualities. The broken dedector Of
the parachute he carried proved that,
as did the memory Of his foolishness
over Shaynes niece, now happily for
ever past.
Mr.. Waddy's money and Mr.. Craig
heads kilograms saved the day.
The first three yellow dispatches had
come In one delivery at Nashville. ad-
dressed to Theodore Carson, the Illus
trious Inventor and Thaumaturge,
Care Conductor, Train TO-" Theodore,
the nlustrious, could not accumulate
the courage to ask FOR them. but the
wise conductor had pounced suddenly
upon him and said. II reckon you're
Mr.. Carson"
Yield not to temptation, fear or cold
feet" the first read. Your Uncle Full
Ter Is at the helm" This was signed
''The Great Uncalled." with the first
two words run together as 'sThegreat"
In telegraph operators effort to re-
duce to the semblunce Of name Mr.
Craighead's nom de guerre. The Sec
ond ran: Have no fear. Monopoly is
as clear in the air as on the land.
Apologies to Sir Humphrey Gilbert
None to any one else by dern sight
Conspuez Shayae" This was signed
"Craighead. the Legal Bloodhound"
"An old Broom" ran the more mys-
ferrous next, albeit minus one cover
and dogs cared. nevertheless sweeps
clean. He Jokes the whirligtg to our
car and sweeps the bowling skiesw
(Sgned Dandy Jim Of Caroline Gray
bill" The fourth. delivered at Bir-
mingham. was addressed to General
Theodore Carso., NJ. A. CMonopolist
Of the Air"l. and consisted Of ten
repetitions Of Eureka" signed I'D. j.
Of c."
The last came Mt Bay Minette and
was too astonishing to be explained on
any theory consistent with Craighead's
sobriety and sanity. "CaroIine's dad"
1t read. falls dead at unveiling of
Broom idea. Secs absolute cinch and
rises to it as per lifelong custom.
Formed today Universal Nitrates and
Air Products company. Laws of West
Virginia. You come in for 25 per cent.
Caroline impressed. Either universal
genius or rodents in campanile. Great
~ encouraged. not to say titiyated.
Almost converted 10 belief in my own
schemes and self. but am cautiously
suspending Judgment. VIII have Chi
cago surrounded by time you return.
Go east to Wheeling Tor is Charleston
capital3 tonight and will incidentally
run up and construct trst line OF cir
cumvallation (see cyclopedia) about
Greater New York. Monopoly end Of
deal absolutely nailed down: brass
nails, with Waddy doubloons coming
copious. Up to you to produce fiier.
Getting wabbly in head. Losing faith
in you as concrete entity. Have you
any aeronef? Answer Yes or No at
once" This also was signed ID. ]. Of
Caroline"
What could he mean by an IAN old
Broom The old copy OF Broom's LIE
gal Maxims in Craighead's library
was indeed minus cover and dogs
cared. but how this Broom" could,
even in metaphor. yoke the whirligfg
to any car and sweep the bowling
skies Carson could not guess. Mr..
Waddy's demand for aeronautical mo-
nopoly was being complied with, to
MT. Craighead's mind. and the last
telegram seemed to imply that the bu'
collie f1nancier had been convinced. His
failing dead" might mean much OF
little, bat his ''doubloons coming CO
pious" was eloquent : Of faith. And
what in the name Of all the gods at
once could Universal Nitrates and
Air Products company mean In an
serial navigation deal or those nys.
tefious expressions about surround.
ing" Chicago and Greater New York;
Well, Aunt Chloe was IN there. shut.