Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-20
9uNeTBIV1A k Of Flying
0HE AIR LANES !
\ ny Cepyr1hA ass Dobbs-
QrDuEDT nTJrrU Merrill
HERBERT QUICK

,'sce how it works, Virginia." he ex-
,$aimed. cit knows the levers to be
-s.tnoved. Why, IL puff starts to over
turn her she'll strike with the lowered
wings alone like bird. And see the
Intelligence Of those rudders! And
Wilmer said she'd turn turtlel"
"And AIr. Craighead doesn't get any
report Of all this! What must he
khinkY'
II told him about IT, said Theodore
proudly. And it was no time to tele-
graph apologies. It was time to
work"
Virginia opened another Of Craig
beads kilograms. It was addressed to
Palmetto Beach, "or somewhere it Is
hoped" and seemed to be regarded by
Craighead as very important. MY
luck hath turned! 1t is Craighead Be-
nx now" said he. 'Have found a
gang Of grafters organized to get as
grants In no time; viii cinch New
York by Friday; Chicago already hem
med in. New thought-fee. Of roads in
Erangers everywhere. Will secure title
Except for road purposes. Shayne. thy
pun sets apace! Whoopl Whoop!
Mhoopee! We've got 'em. we've got
lem! Caronne's dad ready to bust all
Eight banks to back scheme. You must
make good. Theodore. Answer for the
Sake Of divine pity just one leetle
teeney peep! Napoleon Bonaparte
Hannibal Mlltiades Craighead."
what does he mean" asked Viz
K1nia, ''by all this about grants, high
ways and fee simple? It's awfuliy
Aueer."
II don't know" replied Carson.
eEome visionary thing"
"And who IS Gardiner" asked vir-
Einia-
"Mrs. Graybfl, A1r. Waddy's daugh-
Ter. Now listen. Virginia, and watch.
She's ready to try"
He threw in the clutch, and the
wings began whirring like great buzzes.
Faster and faster the wing sections
whirled until the aeronef strained up
ward on her lashings like FESTIVE
horse. Theodore tipped lever, and
she leaped forward, stretching the
ropes at an angle Of forty-flve degrees.
He reversed it, and she Stacked back
ward, as might an eagle repulsed by a
foe. Virginia swung her hat and shout
ed.
pull the line on the end Of that
wing" said he. land see If you can tip
her. Pullw
Virginia walked ginserly forward.
her dress flying. her hat whtsked to
the top of the room. Grasping the fy-
ting rope end. she pulled downward.
Theagings settled slightly. and then as
the horoscope brain felt the depres-
Mon the lowered wings lifted as II con-
sciously rising to load. 1t was mar
Sslous.
Cant you pun harder?' cried Theo-
Nore, bareheaded. his hair flying.
TRY"
aye, aye, sir" cried Virginia cheer
Nv. "Try it is"
Reaching up. she pulled herself clear
Of tho door, her strong little form
pwaying like most charming pendu-
mm. The enormous dragon dy. throw
mg its power into the depressing wing.
fode level, with nine stone weight OF
yOllQ AuDeTEdu SUl uduSlAuS AAVtA LILO
tip Of one wing-a mechanical para
aox. The boat stood in air as level as
ship in calm.
"Hurrah!' shouted Theodore. swing
.7g his arms. "Never anything like It
the world. Carried you on ono wing
kept level. Hurrah for the Viz.
Ar
!, eased her down and stepped to
i Virginia waited, hands out
ched, red from the rough rope,
blown abroad.
nd are you going to name her
?" she cried. ''Oh, how perfectly
Of you!'
eodore held the chafed hands, I'll.
] In hts face. He opened tho little
palms and kissed them over and
again. Mrs. Stott came In and
him doing It.
hurt my hands, said Virginia,
ing them. "And uncle is kissing
WE'LL"
Try kind and self sacrificing, I'm
replied Mrs. Stott-