The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

Highly improbable, deown't
We kneow," suggested Craighead,
that they should select such a
demnition insanitary place for the
young person. Doubtless we'll
run across 'em in New York. By
the way-dinner! 1 have the
honor to report that the ship is
without grub, and is starving!"
Il shall not STOP" said Theo-
dore, this side of New York"
Very well, SIR" said Craig
head, Il still have my boot heels.
Doubtless / shall do very well
with them. suppose you see that
we are butting into weather, dead
ahead and on beth bows?"
Certainly. It's the area of To-
cal storms"
Past Richmond, they left the
domed capitol at Washington far
to port, passed between Baltimore.
and Dover, and directly over Phil
adelphia, where Carson made
wide circle above the vast aerial
harbor, scanning the berths for a
huse silver aeronat of the Condor
type--but finding none. 1t was
growing dusk, and the west and
northwest were ramparted with
towering hunder-heads, quivering
with lightning. toward which Car
son hurled the Virginia like a bull
let. The town-studded suburban
region of New Jersey swept under
them as if drawn by swift mech
ahlSm; and the harbor of New
York lay beneath, alive with
shipping. The lights were already
burning, and the far-spread Baby
Ion of the modern world hung like
fairy dream from the fore
ground to the farther rim of the
eoneave cup of the earth. The cas-
tellated marge of the city stood.
incredibly lofty, clear to the wa
ter's edge, reared so high in air
as to challenge the dir-ship itself
IN altitude. Carson was amazed
and stunned. He had never seen
New York, and his ideas were all
inadequate TO the actualities be-
lore him. The streets flashed IN
TO sight as the Virginia passed in
TO positions permitting a view OF
the bottom of one metropolitan
canyon after another-flashed in
to view as long lines of arc-lights
and gorgeous electric signs-a
perfectly unlmaginable tangle and
jungle of lights of all colors; and
then the soaring craft would pass
on, the streets would be snuffed
out by the tall buildings the
| illuminated roofs and towering
cliffs of lighted windows becom-
ing a great plain of glimmering
considerations. The boy was
afraid-the huge city, roaring up
| at them like a ravening beast
struck him with terror. It was
so unreal, so sinister, so like
gorgeous nightmare of feverish
human Achievements, that it SEEM
ed unthinkable that it could mold
for him aught but danger and
struggle, and, perhaps, defeat.
why dost circle about like
sand-hill crane?" said Craighead.
why don't you 'light?"
Like the sand-hill crane"
replied Carson, I'm afraid. Where
can we alight?"
Cad" said Craighead, 81 new
er thought of that! New York has
always reached out for me so low
ingly, that the idea of there being
any difficulty in getting into her
embrace never entered my brain.
We are a little shy of knowledge
of how to get in from above, aren't
WEI"
What are the harbor rules?"
asked Carson.
Hanged if l Know" replied
ICraighead. "The ground has al
ways seemed adequate as a way
in before. Can you follow the
crowd -"
There's not an air-ship to be
Iseen," said Carson. They've been
driven in by inc night and the
weather. Is it safe to drop into
any harbor we may happen to
find?"
What else are we to dor" cried
|Craighead. tits coming on to
storm; and I'm hungry; and
there's the Great White Way
reckoning! We must land"
NO." replied Carson, "I'm
afraid. And 1 think it better by
all means to go out to the coun-
try, and come into New York by
day. And that's what I'm going
to do"
1t was quite dark now, save for
the moon, which, nearly full, was
climbing the eastern sky, still
clear. The land to the south and
east would escape the storm for
hours. To the northwest lowered
the pearly clouds palpitant with
lightning. Craighead, complain
ingly asserting to his companions
plan of retreat from Manhattan