The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-09-03


with all the power Of her screws. she
worked stanchly off into the west
Yet Carson knew it was losing fight.
and Shayne walked the deck in agony
as she gave ground at last before the
wind, which howled in across the
Pennsylvania mountains and beat the
great hunted creature to the Della
ware at Philadelphia.
Virginin came on deck. Where are
we. uncle?" said she.
"Oh. we're all right"
Time enough for the trouble when
the crisis came. for shipwreck in aerial
vOyagfng has no tossing before the
tie with the waves, no firing at the
pumps. no roaring Of white surf scab-
harding the teeth of the reef. All is
steady and comfortable until under
Meath yawns destruction. Though ev-
cry moment inevitably marked a loss
of gas in the balloon once out at sea.
they must keep mp to win the far Afr
can coast or TO bear around the whirl
to Nova Scotia or Labrador and in
that quadrant was rain. Before that
could be done the huge gas holder
would grow wrnkled. fiahby. weak;
the car would drag her down. the
stronger ones would cut everything
away to tighten the ship, the weaker
would drop into the brine With no hope
save III the prayer time accorded by
the life prcservers. and finally the last
man clineing to the fragments Of the
nncelle would see the huge mass Of
Tapping silk and gum and tin foil drop
into the waves, himself utterly lost in
the utter dt.solation Of hopeless soil
tude-food for the fishes.
Dinner was served. Shayne trying to
smile and discussing with these dear
women the time Of reaching Temaga-
mi.
Virginia. again on deck. stood gazing
ahead, not knowing that their actual
| flight was astern. She thought she
was looking toward her destination.
She had lost sight of the Virginia. and
she was not sorry or disnleased to
have Carson give chase unsuccessful
ly. She was very angry with him.
| Suddenly she looked astern and was
amazed that such a body OF water
had been passed without her knowing
it, as one iourneying over prairie
| might feel to look behind and see an
| ocean. The subtle expression OF the
| tossing waves told her that this was
the open sea. For miles and miles she
saw great waves bursting in immense
explosions of spindrift and spray,
swept clean Of shipping. the CLASSY
rear of the racing pillows throwing
back to her eyes sinister glints from
the rare CLEANS Of the western sun.
and out into this fierce fight of the
elements the Roc was drifting stern
on in spite Of the frenzied thrust of
| her great screws into the suck Of the
gale.
"Uncle." said she. pointing. II see!
It's the ocean,"
EYES," said he God forgive me.
! Virginia. for numbering you and your
aunt! Go to her"
Suddenly Virginia pressed his arm
"Uncle"- said she.
ION board the ship!
The call sounded in their very ears
Within thirty yards hung the Virginia.
headed into the wind and drifting east
ly with the Roc.
"What do you propose to do?"
It was Carson's voice through the
trumpet. but 1t sounded sweet to
Shayne. He had no idea Of any man
ner in which the Virginia would aid
J him. but the sickening speed with
which he was driving out to sea made
anything welcome as modification Of
his despair
! do you understand? shouted Car
son. "You are lost if you drift On
| Drop your painter. and I'll give you a
tow"
Swallowing his pride. shayne order
ed the painter dropped. The Virginia.
running easily into the wind, dropped
back. took the line and. with a word
of cheer. walked up into the blast.
pulled the painter taut and, like tug
f: with freighter. threw herself against
, the pressure Of the immense gas bag.
and for the first time the people on the
| dttUudI uf.k EluuS ldSL Hltl tlTueu
their faces from the wind as they felt
Its stroke.
"Hurrah" came the cry from the en-
CINE room. She's holding u.s."
For moment she did. and then she
dropped the painter, and the abandoned
Roc fell off before the storm again
Tie aeronef. having shown her power.
i had Quilted its exercise. But the Vir.
ginia again drew close in.
put on your life prescrvers." cried
Carson I'm going to put you in the
water
ono. you'll mott" said Shayne. Will
lett. keep her up and run before 1t.
Well circle the whirl and make shore"
"Mr Willett" said Carson. do as ]
say or as there is God in heaven I'll
so above. rip your envelope and let you
drop from wherever you happen to be!
If Mr.. Shayne interferes confine him.
and take orders from me-or drop from
here!"
! The second enpineor wont forwa ri