The Lambertville record., 1910-07-15
Virginia
of the
Air Lanes
A ROMANCE OF
FLYING
By -.
Herbert Quick
Copyright. 1909. by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company
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Copyright. 1909. by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company

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in midswoop. so swift, SO light. so
facile that all impression of weight
was abolished. and the huge thing
filled the mind with the notion of levi
ty-like humming bird
"Oh, of course" said Graighead. his
hands trembling, his face white. this
man Carson is Il fraud, Oh. yes, we
knew it all the time. But you see
that his aeronef has gone through the
empty form Of eventuating. all the
same. Flying like a frigate bird,
Shayne charge! Roll over. Silber-
berg, and don't dare move till say
so! Oh, this is rotten-rotten I've
got to kiss some one. Hurrayr
Mrs. Graybill was running along the
path after the guide, Mr.. Waddy puff
ing along behind, hopelessly unplaced.
did you see Car'on?" said Craig
head. And there was girl with
him.
Emerging from the dunes. they saw
the airship skimming off along the line
Of beach foam. Down the beach stood
Mrs Stott and Captain Harrod. look
ing after the airship in amazement
and delight Then. turning like a
frightened heron, she swept seaward
and came down the wind like an ar
row, Virginia waving an American
flag over the rail and Theodore swing
ing his hat
Suddenly as she passed them with
maneuver so astounding for aerial
craft that they could scarcely believe
their eyes she stopped. The sharp
whir of the beating wing sections told
OF the sudden reversal of their stroke
and of the unprecedented phenomenon
of the almost instant arrest of such
machine in midair 1t was an unnec-
essary strain. thought the captain.
He saw the reason. however. a mo-
ment later. \ black Shiny nose-the
nose of the Stickleback-poked itself
above water right ahead of the Vir-
ginia. A boat that looked stove and
sinking drew away from her, with a
struggling, gesticulating figure in it
waving a signal of distress. The Shiny
nose sank, and the apparent castaway
was left as If to perish unless rescued
by the Virginia.
Accepting the humane task. lower
lower, lower sank the aeronef. until
its car appeared almost to touch the
waves. The man in distress seemed
to throw something like lasso over
the nacelle of the airship. and the
great bird rose slightly. as if to be
safe from the pillows. The Sickle
back again peeped above the waves,
her manhole opened. and the castaway
of the stove boat went down into the
submarine
1t was absolutely beyond the power
Of any one looking on to guess what
was taking place. Why had the man
made the signals for help if the SUBJ
marine was standing by? If the COM
Eng of the submarine to his rescue was
unexpected, why had he not cast off
the line from the aeronef? Why And
suddenly they all felt that something
sinister. something devilish. was TAX.
ing place. They heard shout from
Theodore, a scream from Virginia.
The submarine had come awash again,
and from her open manhole came the
crack Of pistol-a pistol aimed at
the airship. Then she sank again, and
the airship was drawn downward by
the line. Struggling toward land.
hanging by the fatal thread, like
trapped bird. she strained at her teth
er, while the grim submarine, like a