Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-07-28
CHAPTER III.
CARsoN's LANDING.

CARsoN's LANDING.
vt has always been point OF
genealogical dispute as to whether
or not Theodore Carson's father
was Of kin to the founder OF the
old Carson place UP Fish river.
General Carson In his lean years
used to sell turpentine to his name
sake at the dingy ship chandlery on
the wharf near the Esiava street oys.
ter dock. On these commercial occa-
sions the general. when mellowed by
juleps, with his foot on the brass rail
and his elbows on the bar. used to call
the ship chandler cousin" At other
times. however. he made no bones of
his opinion that the Mobile Carsonses
were dashed common people and
branded as impudcnt any fool claim
OF kinship t"tween tue humble trades
man and the Carsonses of Marengo
county. Theodore was a little bitter
sometimes as he recalled the phnn-
toms. the pursuit Of which had ruined
two successive owners of the estate
the generals breeding magrot and his
whereupOn he gave chase to phan
tom Of his own. with what success we
shall see. and followed what his
friends called rainbow with such
true Carson enthusiasm that when he
I left Virginia Suarez on the dock at
Strong's bayou. on that sandy. deli.
! ciOusly dreamy. southern shore Of Mo
n IL, knv h, .,tn. -.
for house very nearly dismantled. on
an estate growing up to persimmon
/ thickets. dewberry beds and palmetto
slashes. the very title to which was
about to pass to his creditors. His
ignis fatuus was In the cabin among
the gulf beach dunes. but neither that
nor the precarious state of his for
tunes could account for his alternate
Joy and gloom as he Jared north in
the night. The sky maiden was the
thing that really mattered.
He wondered whether her people
knew of the chance by which he and
Captain Harrod had rescued the fair
castaway. Probably they believed her
lost The helicopter had scarcely
paused when she struck the dune. but
had shot out over the gulf like flying
gull. They must mourn the girl as
lost. and he had the girls name to
discover.
The Roc came coasting back in the
same tardy dawn that lamped that
young somnambulist to his home. Mr..
Silberberg lighted and smoked count
less cigarettes. Mr.. Shayne nervously
walked the deck and debated the ques-
ton of letting Mrs. Shayne know of
her niece's tragic death at once or of
waiting for personal interview. For
the Roc had had no word of either the
helicopter or the girl. and they saw
no CLEAN of hope for her. She was a
dependent and something of prob
lem for Mrs. Shayne. Any ordinary
circumstance that would have sep
arated the aunt and niece would not
have been mourned ineonsolably by
either of them. In fact. Mrs Shayne
had expressed to her husband some
wonder as to what Silberberg saw in
the girl. But to lose her like this. with
all the unpleasant publicity of the ter
rible affair.
Marie will never get over it," said
Shayne. What the devil ails that
fellow aft?'
The fellow aft was Wilmer. inventor
Of the lost helicopter, discoursing to
the crew In pure assorted maledictions.
which he heaped ON all concerned In
the loss of his machine.
The light found them far down to-
ward the lagoon. flying high for safety
in the darkness. The long. straight
beach lay white. cold looking and soil
harry in the pure light. which touched
the grea, gas holder to silver while
the earth and sea were still in gloom
Away south in the offing were two
steamers, and from the wireless over
head could be heard the discharges by
which the operator was making a last
despairing effort to obtain news of
the lost girl.
The buzzer from the engine room
was sprung with sharp rattle. Mr..
shayne went to the speaking tube
I'VE all think. sir" said the en-
glneer. that we've about reached the
place where the young lady went out
to sea-
Mr. Silberberg thinks so. too." re-
piled Shayne. But | think it was
west of here"
1heres man on the beach. sir"
SAID the engineer Shall we sneak
him?''
- DO. replied shayne. He ma.
now something"