Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-19
Copyright. 1909. by tho Bobbs-
Merrill Company


medium height thin habit Of body and
long. thick hair, who was gazing. with
every appearance OF interest, not at
the airship, but at lady of perhaps
twenty seven years, short. plump, adj
mirably gowned in sort Of reduced
half mourning. with her jolly little
face turned toward the Roc, her brown
hair tousled about her face, her prom
inent little chin carrying the facial an
gle forwar. and downward.
That talk will do with me-" said
she, ''but you've got to show papa
something besides oratory pretty soon
or there'll be trouble. He tells me
that you and Mfr Carson are the nrst
ever to sell him gold brick, and he
proposes to make an example Of you.
You're supposed to be in custody now.
Why, here's papa!'
Mr.. Waddy came down the wharf.
combing his whiskers and mustache
out in front Of his nose with his fin
gers AS Harrod's boat glided within
arms length of the wharf the lift de-
scended from the airship, filing Vr-
ginia with terror.
II don't think Ill get you another
posy, Caroline" said the old man.
picking it to bits like that"
I'm trying my fortune" said she.
with little embarrassed laugh.
''Humph!" said her father.
The younger man, seemingly recov-
cred 1're'., "rrplexity, was touching
the re by one. ana AS
he Il way Virginia
hear! ton after button:
'-She loves > loves ME not! She
loves me. uooray,'
The shout greeted the favorable an
ewer Of the oracle. The lady, as If
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 at times to scan the
of1ing for the Shiny nosed Stlckleback.
Inexplicably reappearln2 with her oval
deck Just awash, her. thin. semi-invisi-
BILE periscope In air. Having arranged
with Reagan for cessation OF the
contraband business until the aeronef
was of the stocks. the captain was
worried He waved the Chautauqua
salute one DAY p-h-~-spo" the suDiua-
rine sounded like CALLED rorqual.
The Captains ingenuity was not equ.-l
to the task OF developing Z theory to
account for her presence or her alarm.
Carson suddenly became possessed Of
an unremitting energy that command
ed Virginia's admiration. As he told
her again of his struggles, his expert
ments, his falling into the garden Of
Or. Witherspoon, his meeting with
Craighead, the financial enlistment Of
Mr.. Waddy and Of ths puzzling mes
sages he had received she became an
enthusiast too.
"pd like to meet MT. Craighead,"
said she. I'D like to feel sure that he
can secure monopoly Of the naviga-
ton Of the air"
You might form an opinion OF him."
said he, Ivy reading his kilograms"
"Of whom?" inquired Virginia. evi-
IDENTIFY thinking of something else.
"CraigheHd," replied Carson. Here
they are. What do you think Of them"
The first was dated Charleston,
w. Va. "1Air products Incorporated"
1t ran. Immense sensa ton in trust
incubator and brooder. Why don't I
hear from illustrious co-conspirator7
the lutte"
''Tries to be humorous" said vir~
ginia. Lets see the next"
The next date was dated. ZEN route
to Cosmopolis from Incubator" and
was unsigned. ITO him who commands
The winds. from him who winds the
greeting" it ran. BE of
good cheer. The train is laid, the gin
is set. the dogs Of war strain forward
in the leash. But is there any aeronef!
Broom end of pipe dream assumes ter
rfying concreteness. Noble. sir, assure
me- of thine! Just wire saying you are
r0ll and there is an aeronef, collectr"
Did you answer this!" asked Viz
,lnia
Theodore shook his head.
1T was days and days before got
t."
why didn't he send 1t to the planta-
:ion?' asked Virginia.
II gave him this address," said Theo-
lore. "Ia~I stayed there too-too long"
He opened the gyroscope globe and
,egan running the engines lightly. set
ing the heavy little wheels spinning.
ockinS the aeronef from side to side
o note the operation of the balancing
levices Preserving their perpendlcu-
arity. as If of intelligent purpose. the
horoscopes moved the levers OF the
wing dtfferentials which would accel-
rate the propeller wheels Of the low
red wing and correspondingly slow
he upper. Right or left. stern or bow.
he depressed area would work the
arder. the raised part slower, while
ewerful rudders co-operated. moving
Ike flsh's fms, even now while the
PROPELLER rested. Theodore was get
ing past an awkward reference to his
ing stay at the plantation by pains
lking examination Of the brain Of his
irship.
Ito Be Continued.)
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