Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-07-28

Most certainly. reJOlneO MrS.
Shayne He is retaining and increas-
ing the enormous wealth and power
he inherited To do what he Ia do
ing takes great man. Your uncle
will tell you So
Silberberg made the hay OF court
ship In the sun Of opportunity Vir-
ginia pondered on her aunt's standard
of greatness,
"Wheres Uncle Finley?" she asked.
| I'VE are getting long way south"
Giving the helicopter private ex-
animation" replied Silberberg. lit is
a happiness to me that he Is. But the
inventor would go wild II he knew the
sort OF expert his precious machine Is
alone with"
wild" repeated Virginia. Listen
even now"
Above the purr of the screws came
the angry voice Of the inventor in the
engine room abusing the Roc's second
engineer for some remark derogatory
to helicopters. Already he was quite
wild enough. Virginia thought.
why don't we try his machineW
she asked. Must we 60 out over the
gulf? Isn't the bay big enough"
mt. Shayne wants to pick up spe-
cialist at the fort" replied Silberberg.
1.-THE man who wrote up the Chinese
war aerostats. He's here on some
aeronauticai business for the army"
The Roc circled to the VEST to avoid
the inhibited passage over the bat
teries and stood east along the beach.
Wilmer abandoned his quarrel and
came forward to make the test. He
set the helicopter on the deck. where
1t stood uusteadily on its slender bam-
boo legs. its painter hanging over the
rail- its top crowned by the screw
wings, slanted little cupboard for the
launching.
How will you get her off, Wizner?"
asked Mr.. Shayne.
Easy enough" answered Wilmer
tartly.
Maybe we'd better make descent
for you," suggested Silberberg. 1T
may be one of these terrestrial hell
copters."
'I'll ask when l want you to go
down." replied Wilmer, glaring. you
will see whether it's a ground machine
or not. May l take down a section of
that rail?"
Certainly" answered Mr.. Shayne.
But don't let the helicopter topple off.
1t might fall on fisherman. What
are you doing. Virginiag'
The girl had stepped forward as IL
to take seat In the little cane car of
, the helicopter
|. Let me sit in It," said she 81 want
to imagine how you feel when you get
out into space"
81 wish you would" said Wilmer.
, ut will hold her still It's perfectly
safe"
, Virginia. laughing at playing paper
, weight. entered the car.
(which Is the clutch lever" she
asked.
This" said the inventor. pointing.
r I'm going to the engine room. When
, come back I'll show you how II
, works
: Mr.. Shayne went aft with Wilmer In
animated conversation. leaving Vir
ginia in the throbbing car. The raj
, had been removed. and little push
a would have been quite sufficient tc
q shove the girl and the machine over
board into the empty air. The thrill
, of the vibration. the sense of risk oil
: the intense gaze of Silberberg made
her face flush. He had never seen hel
so charming. She laid her hand on this
8 clutch lever.
, II could move this lever little,
said she. land fly away | feel as L
l should fly"
II shall not let you," said he. :"
:. shall hold YOU"
a MIR. S;lberberg!"
!. The rebuke was evoked by his put
a ting his arm about her One white
;, jeweled hand was slipped behind her
the other laid on her arm, the oil,
perfumed curls STOPPING until the re,
lips approached hers. Perfectly awar
;, of what she was doing but quite reck
less Of consequences. Virginia pushe,
the lever. threw in the clutch-and tn
,, wings started. The pull of the vivifie,
: mechanism drawing him out to dealt
!, made Silberberg's very fingers tingl
= with terror. and he let go girl and ca
and leaped backward. Under the lif
: OF the wings the car dragged to tn
!, and swung there In midair. the painte
l. dangling almost within reach 300 faith
= oms in the air. supported only by tn
e spinning helices driven by an engin
IS that one man only knew how to man
II age. and he as far removed from
~ potentially as if he had been in Mars.
q The girls hand trembled SO that sh
IT could not hold to anything. no matte
o how she tried. AT last-it was over i
. moment-more by accident than d.
* sign. she moved something. With al
"a Mailing Velocity the thing shot upMard