Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-02

of abstinence. SO he INK most OF
the intoxicants served To Craighead.
somewhat to the injury Of his health.
but much to the betterment Of his rep
utation as Il roiSterer. Altogether it
was reli to get CraiGhead back
home. whel he installed him as Il
lodger and hoarder- charging him well
for his accommodation and lending
him the money Oh his note to pay for
il. On arrival he went to bed and
turned CraigheQd over to Mrs. Gray
bill. with strict injunctions to tele-
phonetic sherlff's office if he was I'M
accounted for for more than an hour.
1t was situation with some unique
aspects. Mr. Crlighead began willing
away time with work on the Nor
phology Of the Crawfsh" and dips into
De Quincey's Spanish Nun" Look
ing from the library window. he saw
Mrs. Graybill enter "a summer house.
leaving red hat OH the railing out
side.
The "AIorphology" grew uninterest-
ing. CraiGhead stepped from the win
low. went into the summer house ana
started 1t finding Mrs. Graybill there
Ter hair tous!cd about her head. her
title nose elevated IL that comical re-
,cmDlance to her fathers. "Mr. Wad-
dy informs me that the late Mr.. Gray
bill was minister of the gospel" he
ventured.
Eyes" she replied she was"
"And that he has been called" Craig
head vert on. "to better life n year
n more?'
Fourteen months" answered Mrs.
Grayb
81 have been reading" said Craig
head IL work on the 'Morphology Of
he CrawiiSh.' 1t holds me enthralled.
The person who fails to CLEAN wisdom
from the crawfSh has never tested his
intelligence with n bare toe or studied
his morphology."
Mrs. Graybil looked at Craighead
;ternly.
Don't pose" said shes Don't think
hat want beautiful lesson in every
hing. if ] have been a minister's wife.
Fell me oe Mr. De Land and-and Sa-
lie Brown and the chop suey and-and
hat life. Tell me. Mr.. Craighead."
The point here is that there was no
dar"2r Of Craghead's running off
while sha listened with such breath
less ii:.1r:'st to his adventures He eX-
planned his natural transition from the
study Of artistic anatomy to surgery
md then through medical jurispru
Ience to law. and over al gloomed the
,hadow of his wonderful. his poetic,
Ms epic designations. Mrs. Graybill
vas shocked. but she asked for all the
horrible tale that he might so relieve
It that moth 1g would ever. ever induce
him to drin! again.
"Only one thing would ever do that,
said he. "cr maybe two. The pangs OF
lespisea love
(Which you have never expert
ancCd:" she asked.
Never" said he. "as / am now
likely to-"
And t., other shock that might
vcrtu..a our self cOntrol?'
"TEc failure of Carson" replied
Craiahead. THAT would put me down
and out--tlown and OUT
I'll, relations of Craighead to Mr.
Waddy became more and more strain
d. for the frrncr could no longer eX'
9lain satisfactorily tie failure Of Car
son to appear with his airs!iip. Final
" as last resort Mr.. Waddy resolved
% take Craighead and Mrs. Graybil
md go to the south to settle the whole
Droblem. Thus it was that the three
we're at Palmetto Beach when Captain
IIarrod with the launch passed
through Strong's bayou with Virginia
and Mrs. Stott on the way to the cabin
where the first Carson aeronef was
preparing for its delayed fight north
Tickets had been bought to Palmetto
Beach on Craighead's statement that
Carson was here.
AN. said Craighead. How nat
ural it all looks. seem never to have
left these balmy. If somewhat sandy,
shades. Dear old YupOn Hedge inn!'
Mr.. Craighead was halted by liver
led attendant.
beg pardon. sir" said he. This Is
q private clubhouse. The inns over
there
"Oh. certainly" replied Craighead
"All cement walks look alike to me-"
THE one over ut the inn looks like
brick" said Mr.. Waddy grimly.
Craighead searched in vain after
their arrival at the inn for Carson.
If Craighead's easy flow of speech
was somewhat impeded by his sense OF
the uncertainties. not to say dangers,
of his position. it was worse when he
and NJ. Waddy and the handsome.
syn!pathetic 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 "off Waterway They
list went down the river. through a
canal, across some land. and then they
were thar. She didn't know about no
aeronef. but Mr.. Theodo' was a-pro-
iickin' around with some fyin' ma
chine. She recOkOned the canal at Pal
metto Beach was the one. but she
didn't know. This information. Mr..
Craighead declared. made everything
clear, but on returning 10 the inn Mr..
Waddy hired local officer to guard
Mr.. Craighead's room and began TAX