Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-25

here And when she gets within those
breakers. If she is less than twenty
five feet high, tiit her up again little
DO you UNDERESTIMATE
YES III do It, Anything more.
Theodore"
NO: only remember what you said
about forgiving me II I'd let you come
with me. Remember. turn her prov
up little when she nears shore
You'll make IT, dear; you'll make IT."
Mrs. Graybill. standing on the shore
noted with the rest the new motion of
the airship when the engines were
stopped and wondered why it behaved
so queerly.
And then Mrs Graybill screamed
She had seen the man under the car
deliberately let 20 his hold and drop
into the water The lightened car
tilted slightly upward now us Virginia
Obeyed orders. scared slowly onward.
rising u little ns her momentum
brought the great gliding surfaces
against the air. and then. clearing the
foam of the surf. she softly settled on
the sand with her stern rudder. like
the tail of great dead bird. washed
by the hungry waves which she had
as by miracle escaped. And rowing
in from the ofiing where he had gone
in his fishing boat in the wild and i'm
probable belief that he might help his
master came Captain Harrod with IL
white faced young man lying in the
bottom of the boat whose tiugers drip
ped blood from the reLiol ,eless work
of the fle.
ALLOW me to suggest" observed
Craighead as the gentlemen Of the par
ty at Harrod's camp sat In lounging
attitude on various articles used as
chairs. mostly jetsam and 1otsam Of the
gulf, that in perfecting the first really
practicable flying machine we have set
In motion social and economic reac-
tons that will go on and ON far beyond
the ken Of those who. unlike myself
have not made IA speciality of them
AS that submarine dragged the Vir-
ginia out to sea yesterday we all
thought 1t was the last of Carson. NJ
A., didn't we?"
Mr.. Carson picked at his bandaged
fingers. embarrassed
Il didn't see much hope of escape"
said he.
Breakfast was served Mr.. Waddy
was upon tenterhooks until the Vir-
ginia had been explained to him, so
trip was arranged for Waddy. Craig
head and Carson. They would fly
| down to Fort Morgan. thence to Pal
metto Beach. get their mail and be
back for dinner
Mr.. Waddy SHE'D from the sea, but
once In air he became intoxicated with
was so good that the Aerostatic Power
people thought 1t good business to hire
Wilmer to drown it and its inventor
he could not otherwise explain the hor-
rible affair Of yesterday-it was good
/ enough to be backed with all the
Waddy money in all the eight banks.
The Virginia had alighted on the
parade ground at Fort Morgan. The
bamboo braces fell outward. and she
lay on an even keel. The aeronats in
variably halted at the mooring balloon
and received passes. but Mr.. Waddy's
declaration of fealty was so absorbing
and the speed Of the Virginia so un-
wonted to her pilot that the fort had
been spread beneath him like map
before he was aware of 1t. To alight
might mean arrest. inquiry and dis
I charge after explanations to the com.
mandant. Colonel KrimnitZ of whose
severity Carson felt no real fear. But
II he tried to go away after running
the guard he might be fred on as n
spy making Off with complete photo
graphs Altogether 1t was safes. to
alight. thought Carson. and he settled
on the parade ground. greatly to the
agitation of an awkward squad drill.
Ing under sergeant. whose beloved
commands were cut short off by the
whir of the reversal of the virginia's
wing blades. He turned and saw the
huge dragon fly with its bow rudder
pointed at him like great mandible
The drill sergeant's expression car
ried conviction to the sergeant Of the
guard. where his description Of devil
of bird thing that you couldn't see al
all till 1t struck the ground might no,
have been credited. The guard turned
out and moved on the parade ground
The guard encountered a great silver
winged insect with snug car amid
ships. her four braces sticking in the
Bermuda grass like very short legs.
The guard halted at five PAGES. anG
the sergeant advanced. obtaining his
first good look at Mr.. Craighead. main
tanning the attitude of military carica
ture with steadiness perfectly statu
esque. The sergeant. little mar
with red mustache turned up Ii
kaiser, looked ut him for half a minute
and uttered mysterious exclamation
Craighead remained motionless. hi.