Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-04
CHAPTER VIZ.

CHAPTER VII.
The Inception of "Unole Theodore"
To man like Theodore Carson. who. in
q desperate sort Of groundlessness for
Nhope, had for long time. nevertheless,
hoped, arbitrarily and with youthful au-
dacity, leaning the ladder by which he
mounted against the clouds OF his vision,
the transition to merely rational hope
was uncomfortable, disquieting. Dreams
are so plastic. The chateau en- Espagne is
built OF smoke wreaths and based on
morning mists; but the family dwelling
rises through compromises with the exao-
lions Of other minds, in blue-prints, ele-
Vations perspectives, title deeds and
plumbing estimates,
His mind, habituated TO the airy ease Of
an unuttered faith in his mastership Of the
air. felt the CALLING OF reality as he walked
westward from the station toward diiari-
dated Carson's landing. While remorse-
lessly computing everything relating TO the
aeronef, allowing for errors and providing
cannily for the margin OF safety" while
certain as experiment could make him
that II would fulfil his promise 10 Mr..
Waddy, he had been. save In his engineer
ing a visionary unaequainted with the
world and its margin OF safety"
Seated on q stump, he sought mental adj
justment before entering his house. He had
had his chance with Shayne, the Prince
OF the Powers of the Air" and had thrown
It away In hot words TO shayns, in blow
to silherbers. and by ieAping from tho
Roc into the unknown abyss OF night
These were AetualitieA The broken de-
Hector of the parachute he carried proved
that as did the memory OF his foonshness
over shayne's niece. now happily forever
past
The sun shone down with April warmth
on the red soil, the Bermuda grass sod
of the old fields. the bleaching shingles
Of the old house, Blue with magic was the
clump Of high pines across the clearing
the haze and dream OF an Alabama spring
The woodpsokers woys feStoOns Of flame
from tree 70 tree the tall Spanish bay
onets stood like row Of saluting guards
by the road: the buckeye touched every
angle OF the fence with fire; the oleanders
at the corners OF the gallery blushed
family pink. He knew that from the
souppernong arbor the carpenter bees were
voyaging back and forth, tiny black
aerostats, from the blossoms to tunpeled
galleries In the red cedar rails OF the old
veranda. They were boring audibly in the
/. rail- their sawdust scattered over the
cypress floor, The whole familiar scene
so peaceful. so utterly at one with the
irresponsible past aided that enchanting
southern haze in restoring illusion. oblitor-
ating realities, and relocating TO dreamland
the incredible slattery institute Mr.. Craig
head. Mr.. Waddy. his ''reversion 10 typS"
and the great Carson-Craighead sAeronef
corporation"
Mr.. Waddy's money and Mr.. Craighead's
kilograms saved the day for the real The
former was actual currency. and felt COM
forting 10 his pocket. The latter proved the
objeotivity OF Craighead-snd IL Craighcad
turned out to be substantial, anything
might be believed.
The first three yellow dispatches had
come In one delivery at Nashville. ad-
dressed 10 Theodore Carson. the Illus
Yt1ous Inventor and Thaumaturge. Care
Conductor Train rs" Theodore. the Illus
trious. could not accumulate the courage
TO ask for them, but the wise conductor
had pounced suddenly upon him and said,
Il reckon you're Mr., CarsonS'
yield net to temptation. fear OF cold