The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-01
CHAPTER VII.
A TALK WITH MR.. wADpY.

TALK WITH MR.. wADDY.
" HEODORE resolved that he
must hle to the shed In the
gulf dunes. complete the flying
machiue and bring 1t to the
notice of the world in spite of the en-
nifty of Mr.. Shayne. upon which he
| now confidently counted. He must
II know" broke In Mr.. Craighead,
gazing at the ceiling through wreaths
of smoke. 1.-THE yearnings Of your SUBJ
tropical Albanian system. But be
practical. You come to this emporium,
Of which. alas. neither of us is fated
to be an alumnus. and you find me In
fine fettle save that | am unrelated to
the world. am an Antaeus, with no
immediate prospects of getting my
tootsies to mother earth; a storage bat
teyy. ny Jhlr las e.ssss,,s peal u.s s2t eiqs
humanity: Il great force for number
Of things. with no way of proving it.
What do you do? You make profess
sion for me- l was naught, not to meu-
tion naughty. What am | now? A
great personal injury lawyer devel-
oping Into prosperous ambulance
chaser. | was out of touch with the
world of finance have now laid the
foundation for the organization of the
great Carson Craighead Aeronef cor
poration"
What do you mean?' calculated
Carson.
What say! What l say! Through
a long. colonnaded, peristyled vista Of
marble and onyx l can see nailed to
the back fence the hide of Mr.. Finley
Shayne.
But l have no Clothes" Carson
urged.
Clothes" scornfully repeated Craig
head. What are theyf Merely woven
fabrics to I'LL bags to secure credit
withal at hotels. And you need no
credit, for this room is mine for the
whole term Of the treatments paid for
by some one into whose company
dropped or rose during my last shore
leave from the good ship Lithia, but
by whom l have no idea. Clothes. In
deed! Scatr'
But it's cold here" persisted Car
son, feeling helpless In the tolls Of this
serpentine logic. I'm not prepared for
this climate"
Look abroadf commanded Craig
head. with gesture toward the win
dow. 1.-The sun beats down upon the
last remnants of the snow, and the lit
tie brooks give the glad ha-ha to the
river and send down the silky billet
doux of the catkin to remind him that
they've busted loose and are hurting
themselves into his arms. Why, darn
you. it's spring! And you can stay
right here-steam heat, bath, hot and
cold water. padded cell In connection
oh. fair youth. love thee! Let me
finish bunkoing Mr.. O'Grady and start
the Aeronef company. Don't be a
you know how l feel about those
damages. but II could get the capital |
for the aeronef'-
why. you don't doubt my practical |
genius, do you." queried Craighead in |
astonishment-''in other peoples af- |
fairs. I mean. of coursel Why, sir, II |
In view Of my failure with my own |
can't handle other peoples business
then what becomes Of my ability? l |
tell you, naughty southron. I'm good
for something! have found a billion
aire. and you shall meet him."
All that day Carson watched Craig
head. From a trunk covered with the
labels Of foreign travel Craighead took
! sheet Of cardboard and painted upon
It an elaborate sign which bore the
legend. "Craighead. Attorney and Coun-
selor at Law" This he fastened out
Tide the door. chuckling from time to
lime a. the passersby paused as II to
read It. After awhile he added to 1t.
Personal Injury Cases a Specially"
Craighead went out late and brourht
back several legal looking books, which
he ranged upon the dresser In dusty
old set Of Illinois
and a tattered Broom,s lie
gal Maxims." from which he read
anctuously such Latin aphorisms as
De minimis non curat lex" "Falsus
n uno, falsus In omnibus" and the like.
Ind lectured upon them very informa-
lively. The remainder Of the library
Of a ten years file of Mar
indale's Legal Directory, containing
lothing more authoritative than lists
( the worlds lawyers
where did you get themT asked
theodore. II
Secondhand man." replied Craig
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