The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-19
Virginia Of the
Air Lanes By :.. 4 s;'; ;:: s; Quick

The jailer and the jailed walked
| together. motored, and played ten
mis-, in growing familiarity and
friendliness. The captive ap-
preached the edge of love-making,
| looked hungry and yearnful. Sc
creted gloves and handkerchiefs
mad interfered seriously with Caro-
lines household duties; all borne
by her with an equanimity that
spoke volumes for her loyalty to
the commands under which she
had taken this strange gentleman
into custody. She was very du-
tiful daughter.
But the relations of Craighead to
Mr.. Waddy became more and more
strained. Theodore Carson, long
overdue. had not apearde No great
bird came into view by day; no
mechanical dragon-fly settled in
the yard by night. Mr.. Waddy was
irascible. The Nitrates company
had already spread its nets over
many states, through confidential
relations of it's agents with the Ma
tiOnal Federation of Farmers, spin
ming aerial monopoly as a spider
spins its web; but the more prom
Using this grew, the more CALLED
and embittered grew Mr.. Waddy at
Theodore's delinquency; for the
aeronef. after all. was the thing
which had appealed to his imagi-
nation and enlisted his desires.
ooh, never fear" Mr.. Craighead
protested. He'll be here in time.
Delays, delays. Mr.. Waddy. Think
of the spark plugs. the differen-
tials, and mufflers and things. Why
just imagine"
Huh" snorted Mr.. Waddy. 81
don't b'lieve you know a thing
about it."
Sir" said Craighead. this
amounts to an imputation upon my
pledge that the aeronef is per-
fected and certain success-an i'm
putation unworthy of you, sir, I'M
til have had chance to put the
thing to proof, or you have shown
it's immateriality. This is unjust,
sir
"All right" said the old gentle
man. We'll go an find the
dumbed thing. Start tomorrow
morning"
Certainly" said Craighead. in
no apparent embarrassment. with
all the world, if you like"
Very WE'LL said Mrs. Graybill,
that includes me-"
"Ah, no." rejoined Craighead,
you include it,"
Mrs. Graybills glance said that
he surely didn't mean 1t, that it
was ridiculous nonsense, that all
such things were absurd, from the
degenerate, If interesting. Craig
head to the relict OF the Reverend
Mr.. Graybill; that she could never
look upon Craighead in any such
light, but that if he would feel so.
she couldn't help it; but her lips
said merely that she had much to
do to be ready in the morning.
Thus 1t was that the three were
at Palmetto beach when Captain
Harrod with the launch passed
through Strong's bayou with Vir-
ginia and Mrs. Stott on the way
to the cabin where the first Car
son aeronef was preparing for its
delayed flight nigth. People may
draw their own conclusions as to
the significance of Mr.. Craighead's
questioning OF oracles. daisy-petal-
fashion. by the buttons on Mrs.
Graybills incurved back. and Of his
punishment by that slight box on
the ear: but, however he stood
with Mrs. Graybill, his relations
with Mr.. Waddy had worsened.
Tickets had been bought to Pal
metto beach on Craigheads state
ment that Carson was here; and
the party has disembarked, in glum
| silence on Mr.. Waddy's part, ner'
yous loquacity on Craighead's, and
anxious endeavor on Mrs. Gray
bills to smooth things over.
| Continued Tomorrow