Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-09-27

ernoon with Virginia on the shayn
grounds.
I'VE are alone" said Silberberg. "o
an island in the air. Are you sorry?"
Virginia was thinking of the victor
Of Carson. He had been great in work
ing out his creation, and now he ha,
made war on her Uncle Finley, tn
tiger of the Stock Exchange. in hi
very demand won! But yet this las
victory was not like the first. Thi
was the old story Of finding how t,
exploit the world by monopoly; tha
was doing, creating. Yet Theodore
had MORALLY offended her in that mat
ter of being her uncle. All was ove
between them. Yet she finally an
swered Silberberg inconsistency.
NO." said she, II am not very sor
~. But l shall need my hand now tC
hold my dress out Of the dew"
Tell me once more that you are moi
sorry. please" said he.
II am not" she treasured him. IN
fact. IL am rather glad. Mr.. SLIDER
berg"
MAX" said he unctuously. Let II
be Max. your fellow prisoner"
"Well. Max. Them
Virginia now Systematically hid from
Siberberg, dinners and forced inter.
Views bringing no advancement to his
courtship.
One blowy day 1t eliminated Vir-
ginia from a summer house opening
toward New York braved the moist
gusts and swept the sky with her
t1eldglasses for-well, for something.
Silberberg followed her. swearing in
wardly at the perversity Of the girl.
and as he found her things began to
happen. Far over to the southeast
and driving fast before the gale came
the only dying machine in America
free Of the McFadden interdict. Cn-
fortunate SI!berberg!
At the same hour Mrs. Shayne burst
into Shayne's den. her breath short,
her face flushed. her attire and Golf
fure disarranged. Shayne knew the
symptoms.
"Oh. tell me 1t isn't true" she cried.
Tell me that am not Inundated. ac-
tually controlled. by that bandit from
the Alabama forestt"
self.
"lt's only an injunction" urged Mr..
Shayne. I'VE can't use the Roc be-
cause the court forbids IT,
"At that man Carson's requestw l
tell you. Finley Shayne. it is trick of
the proletariats to immune as here and
come at their leisure and kill usp'
my dear. my dear" urged Mr..
Sliayne. "That is quite impossible!
We could 60 in the Roc rather than be
murdered
"iou imprison me and then insult
me. Coward! If going in the Roc is
so easy. why don't we go? l thought
was married to Il man."
Shayne sprang to his feet.
Marie" said he. 1.-The Roc will be
ready in half an hour! III show you
I'm no coward! Get ready! Call Vir.
ginia and Silberbcrg! IIurry!'
Mrs. Shayne knew better than to try
stopping him. He yelled messages and
orders into telephones. He issued hur-
~ calls for Wallets and maids. The
forcefulnesS that had made him what
he was came uppermOst.
Suddenly into Shaync's den burst
being simmering hot.
I'm done with YOU" spluttcrcd Sill
berbers. Get me away from here If
you're Il gentleman!"
IF l wasn't I'd have you kicked
off," said Shayne. You can't jump on
me. If you are my guest! ZIP
"She's refused me in Il way can't
protested Silbcrbcrg. with
hands uptlung. "Shc said l was dis
.Msting! can't stay"
WELL" answered Shayne. "the Roc
sails at once
The other members of the imprisoned
party were ut the garage before Silber-
berg, Mrs. Shayne in the cabin. Vir-
,ina and Slayne in animated debate
III the platform.
"Well." Shayne was saying to her,
stay. then, like simpleton! But how
ire you to get away? l don't know
now long the courts will keep this up.
md our running the injunction won't
make it any shorter"
Its blowing awfully." said Silber-
)erg.
Nobody noticed him but the pilot.
II know it. SIR" said he Its fool
hardly to take this gas bag out"
"Shayne," said Silberberg. 1.-The pilot
Jays it's not fit to so out"
''Then stay" answered Shayne.
You're welcome to the house."
"But. Shayne." cried Silbcrberg. lit
nay mean getting whirled out to sea
r.
"Out to sea!' sneered Shayne. "And
he wind southeast. Stay If you're
Ifraid. Virginia. Mr.. Slberberg's go