Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

Here you see" said voice from the
wharf, two soon-to-be-dscarded modes
OF navigation-the boat displacing water.
and the aerostat floating in the air upheld
by gas. The hydroplane must replace the
boat; the aeronef. the aerostat. 1 have
made a speciality OF this. l 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 attentively at the
speaker startled to hear her uncle's name
mentioned almost in his presence. She
saw a youngish man Of medium height.
thin habit of body, and long, thick hair.
who was gazing, with every appearance of
interest, not at the airship, but at a lady
OF perhaps n years, short. plump. admir-
ably gowned in a sort of reduced half
mourning, with her jolly little face turned
toward the Roc. her brown hair tousled
about her face, her prominent little chin
carrying the facial angle forward and
downward.
That talk will do with me-" said she,
but you've got to show papa something
besides oratory pretty soon or there'n he
trouble He tells me that you and Mr..
Carson are the first ever to sell him A
gold brick; and he proposes TO make an
example OF you. You're supposed to be in
custody now"
Never mind honey"
Now that will do" said she
We'll, I'll think it," said he. The
tongue may he in custody with the body
but the spirit is free-begad! And my
youthful Edison can't elude us much
longer Why. he's got to make good! II
he doesn't
II viii grasp Theodore until
feel his red wet throat distl
In blood through these two hands,"
That's what I'll do. Why, your father
sees in the aeronef the missing link be
tween the monkey OF failure and the eau
casian of success. He's satisfied with tn,
clnch Of the Air Products company-anC
when cinch satisfies your respected dad
dear-I mean, OF course-why here he is
nowi"
Mr.. Waddy came down the wharf, comb
ing his whiskers and mustache out ii
front of his nose with his fingers II
: carried daisy, which he handed to tn
lady. who began picking off it's petals as
J trying her sweetheart's love, turning 10
: ward the younger man an incurved baeI
up and down which ran a row of buttons
, from the neck TO the bottom OF in
shapely waist. AS Harrods boat glide,
within arms length OF the wharf. the lit
descended from the airship. filling Vir
ginis with terror.
Il don't think I'll get you another posy
Caroline" said the old man. "Pickin'
to bits Ike that"
I'm trying my fortune said she wit
little embarrassed laugh.
'Humphi" said her father.
The younger man seemingly recovere
from his perplexity. was touching the ROY
OF buttons one by one: and as the launcI
gathered way, Virginia heard him say 1
? button after button. she loves me. sh
loves me not! She loves me
Hooray!"
The shout greeted the favorable answs
OF the oracle The lady. as II feeling IN
fingers in her curls. turned and gentI
slapped the gentlsman's ears. The Iaunc
! shot into the canal, and out of sight
'Hooray!" shouted Virginia.
why" said Mrs. Stott. you are quit
excited, Miss Suarez,''
3 1T was the fortune telling" said VII
? binia. Il wanted Il TO come out that VA,
a And I said 'HoorayH 20 echo him"
As for Captain Harrod, he did not shou
He wondered what Mr.. Theodore woul
say when the launch discharged the cars
> resulting from his over successful en-
5 bassy.