Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-25
Copyright. 1909. BY the Bobbs.
Merrill Company

balancing by the automatic dfstribu-
ton Of power by means of light gyro-
scopes. The new hero was the misera-
BILE young A1an who looked like one
with his death wound and Unanswered
the new machine like a veteran-Theo-
! dore Carson. Every schoolboy knows
these things.
But every one does not know Of her
difficulty in getting of. At least three
times did Carson turn back to allow
Craishead. to converse In farewell with
Mrs. Graybfn and Mr.. Waddy. Final
" Craishead consented to be separated
from the alluring Mrs. Graybill. and.
passing over the bay with wide west
erly detour, the Virginia came in over
Spring hin and alghted softly at the
aeronef landing at Mobile. From a
hundred sally ports-streets, alleys aud
wharfs-poured throng of people at
racted by the strange craft that had
made port
"Howdy. f0lksr' said Craighead.
'.Take good look. for even when ye
visit not we vanish. Out Of the great
deep we come, into the great deep we
'; 60. The elementals who send us are
the powfulest spirits what there is.
But a brief space have we to warn
Mobile. Repent! Repent Yet few
mo- days an Mobile shall be done de-
stroyed!
Dan Thomas" said Carson to an
old negro with whip in his hand,
''come ,herev'
Eyes, Mistah Cahson," responded the
negro.
Fetch me at once one No. 2 can Of
A quality methanose, and get me
list of the aeronat clearings for the
last two days"
eyes, subj"
Thomas darted away.
Pardon me-" said man who had
withered arm drawn up to his side in
such a way as to give one the impress
sion that he was holding his breath,
"but are you going far so short hand
ed?"
mot far-in time" replied Theodore.
"Only to Alaska" added Cra1ghead
Michael at 8. If that niger doesn't
hurry we shall be late. general, and
what will Admiral Phlaskovodka say
them"
The man lifted his sailor hat. bowed
politely and stepped back, unwilling
face behind him which Carson knew
the foxy, suspicious face Of Wilmer.
the inventor Of the lost helicopter.
Carson stopped as If for some casual
purpose and laid hold on spanner.
With the spanner In his hand he rose.
and with an angry leap he stood In the
midst Of the crowd Wilmer had fed.
but through the thinned crowd Theo-
dore saw his why figure, with the arm
that Virginia's bullet had reached
hanging in sling. Carson gave chase.
Some one cried, ''Stop him" and an
officer, seeing in Carson the only fugi.
tive in sight, stopped him.
'tLet me gov' cried Carson. strug-
Cling. "Come with me and arrest a
man for attempt to murder"
A boy in a messenger cap interrupted
the colloquy by calling "Mr. Cahson.
Mr.. Cahsonv' as If paging" a man In
hotel.
.1'm Carson" said Theodore. ''what
do you want?"
Somebody on the wire for you at
the telephone booth in the hotel" re-
piled the messenger.
Wondering who in Mobile might de-
sire speech with him, Carson said,
"Who's this p into the transmitter.
"Your old friend Wizner," said the
receiver. "Crazy as ever. Never mind
where am. III tell that after I've
talked If you want me to, you pupy'
Carson glared fercely into the re-
ceiver.
II didn't get that" said Carson.
"You can have me pinched, but can
prove an alibi. And while I'm proving
things I'll fix you fellows for snug
Cling and put Harrod where the dogs
won't bite him and you toor'
II don't know anything about SNUG.
Cling" protested Theodore.
"Well," went on Wilmer, IL you dig
into the big sand hill with the steel
buoy on 1t. you will. You'll find
what'n put you in a better trade than
putting me in prison for frolic with
your aeronef Oh, don't talk 80 limo
cent? How did you finance your air
ship except by free trader"
Carson had nothing to say. He re-
membered Captain Harrod's express
sion when Winner had called him an
old smuggling fool. He remembered
. thousand mysterious things now
made plain by the hypothesis Of Har-
rods having yielded to the coastwise
temptation Of smuggling. Wilmer ut
tered into the instrument sly. sinis-
ter, exasperating chuckle.
''Lost your tongueT he hunted
"Well, arrest me. Any one can tell
you where I am. But will the girl
leave 4ilberberg to come and testify
The cortship's Just getting good now.
Too bad to disturb themv'
Carson hurled the receiver away and
strobe back TO the Virginia. He found
Thomas, the negro, with two men,
hotsting the can Of methanose aboard.
Thomas gave him the List OF aeronat
c1eariAgs.
The sailingB were not many-the
Tern for Memphis, the Long Tom for
81 Andrews Bay, and, yes, the Roc
9ADarting the morning before 'for
northern points,"
eve can overhaul the Term" said
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