New Ulm review., 1910-08-03

VIRGINIA STUDIED HER ABsORBEDLY WITH
HER FIELD GLASSES.
ty of this 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 it's
ticket wagon. Seest thou?''
Virginia looked attentively at the
speaker, startled to hear her uncle's
name mentioned almost in his pres
ence. 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 lady Of perhaps
twenty-seven years, short, plump, ad-
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 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'll be 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.
Why, here's papav'
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 Vir-
ginia with terror.
Il don't think I'll get you another
posy, Caroline" said the old man.
picking it to bits like that"
'T'm trying my fortune said she,
with little embarrassed laugh.
"Humphr said her father.
The younger man, seemingly recov-
cred from his perplexity, was touching
the row Of buttons one by one, and as
the launch gathered way Virginia
heard him say to button after button:
"She loves me! She loves me not! She
loves me! Hoorayv'
The shout greeted the favorable an
swer 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
ofing for the Shiny nosed Stickleback
inexplicably reappearing 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 off the stocks, the captain was
worried. He waved the Chautauqua
salute one day, whereupon the subma-
rine sounded like a CALLED rorqual.
The captains ingenuity was not equal
to the task Of developing a theory to
account for her presence or her alarm.
Carson suddenly became possessed Of
an unremitting energy that command
ed Vlrginia's admiration. AS he told
her again of his struggles, his expert
ments, his falling into the garden Of
DR.. Witherspoon, his meeting with
Craighead, the financial enlistment of
Mr.. Waddy and of the puzzling mes
sages he had received she became an
enthusiast too.
''Td like to meet Mr. Craighead,"
said she. "I'd like to feel sure that he
can secure monopoly Of the naviga-
tion of the air."
You might form an opinion Of him."
said he, "by reading his kilograms"
"Of whom?' inquired Virginia, evil
IDENTIFY thinking Of something else.
"Craighead," replied Carson. "Here
they are. What do you think Of them?'
The first was dated Charleston,
w. Va. Air products Incorporated, y
it ran. Immense sensation in trust
incubator and brooder. Why don't /
hear from illustrious co-conspirator? /?
Craighead, the Plute."
Tries to be humorous" said Vir-
gillia. Let's see the next"
The next date was dated, "En route
to Cosmopolis from Incubator" and
was unsigned. ''To him who commands
the winds, from him who winds the
commands, 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
rifying concreteness. Noble, sir, assure
me of thine! just wire saying you are
you and there is an aeronef, collect!'
did you answer this?" asked Vir-
ginia.
Theodore shook his head.
Tt was days and days before got
IT,
tsWhv didn't l1n send II IN tho nlanfa.