The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-27
Virginia Of the
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foolhardy to take this gas bag out.
It's as apt to mean the Atlantic as
anything. There's a nor'west gale
at Sackett's Harbor, and no chance
to make Temagami. l don't like 1t,
IL you ask mel"
"Shayne." said Silberberg, "the
pilot says it's not fit to go Quit"
"They stay" answered Shayne.
You're welcome to the house"
But, Shayne," cried Silberberg.
lit may mean getting whirled out to
sea OF"
"Out to seal" sneered Shayne.
"And the wind southeast! Stay II
you're afraid. Virginia, Mr.. SLIDER
berg's going to stay with you!"
I'm not a fool" protested SLIDER
berg, land l shan't go in this
weather-for any mani"
Virginia walked aboard, with a
look of disdain-the biterest cut of
all. The winches drew back the
leaves Of the great roof to let out
the Roc, and the surge of the outer
air filled the garage with windy
tumults. Silberberg. suddenly re-
solving to go. leaped to the gang
plank; but the ship rocked, and the
wind howled so alarmingly. and the
pessimistic forecast of the pilot re-
turned so to freeze his heart that he
retreated to the platform. whining,
threatening Shayne with the wrath
of Federated Metals on change,
whimpering like a whipped school
boy.
Shayne, engrossed in the clear
ance of the ship, paid him no atten-
ton. The drawbridge roof dropped
down: the Roc. huge, steely and
majestic. went out of her vast nest.
careening sharply against the wall
as she sailed out; and under splen-
did management fell off before the
weather. the sense of windiness
ceasing as she caught step with the
current. Her master felt free, and
went into exult with Mrs. Shayne.
He was an exemplary husband.
The clouds consisted Of an upper
high stratum of plain. semi-trans-
parent gray. apparently motionless.
and a flying scud of broken masses.
which swept the higher hills, and
drove north directly into the face OF
a rising body of rounded masses ad-
vancing in the face of the wind.
Shayne knew what these indica-
tons meant; but he>sullenly gave
orders to lay a course dead for Tenn
agami in spite OF the northwesterly
wind back Of those clouds. BY wait
ing for the turn of the wind they
might have made New York; but
every mile of northing took them
farther from the central "low," and
into a larger circle of the huge
whirl Of the gale. The pilot knew
that Temagami was out of the ques-
ton. though the wind blew dead
toward it-nay. because of that; fer
high wind never blows straight.
but always In circle about Line
'low!" So Shayne, violating the
rules of weather outside to make
sunshine within, was not surprised
when told that they were approach
ing the lien of reversal-the turn of
the wind.
Head against it," ordered
Shayne, "and cross Lake Ontario
before dark II you can"
ut looks more than we can face"
said the pilot. "If 1t is, shall we
run before 1t, and try for a Penn
sylvania port?"
use your best judgment" said
shayne.
Eyes. SIR" said the pilot, whose
best Judgment had been to stay
house. "And you may want to
know, sir. there's some sort of craft
astern, and overhauling u.s."
1.-THE DEVIL" calculated Shayne.
"rll take look at her."
The binoculars revealed an aero
nef perhaps five miles astern. with
wide wings, In which he could see
the simmer of blades In rapid rev.
olutioD. The exclusive rights OF
the Virginia. the singular Stiffness
and power of the flight of this aero
nef, and the simmer in her wings
assured Shayne that he was pur-
sued by the machine which had
wrecked his monopoly and estab-
lished q new and more impregnable
one, founded on the old time tried
basic title to rulership. landlordism.
Shayne grlpped the glass and set
his teeth. The hounds had been
watching. then. to see him break