New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-17
CHAPTER XIV.
A RETREAT FROM BABYLON.

RETREAT FROM BABYLON.
"NHE date when the Virginia left
the dunes of the Alabama
coast for her first long voyage
is now historic. It placed
man as a flying animal on an equality
with the birds and bats and insects.
The gas bag Of the aerostat and the ae-
ronefs Of the first decade Of the century
went the way Of the tentative and i'm
perfect with the steam engine Of Hero
and the war gins Of Archimedes, CALI
machus and Demetrius. The new era
IS one Of great flying engines beside
which the Virginia was as a humming
bird to hawk, but which are, every
one, built on the Virginia's principles
the direct thrust Of the blades and the
balancing by the automatic distribu-
ton of power by means of light gyro-
scopes The new hero was the misera-
BILE young man who looked like one
with his death wound and maneuvered
the new machine like veteran-Theo-
dore Carson. Every schoolboy knows
these things.
But every one does not know of her
difficulty in getting off. At least three
times did Carson turn back to allow
| Craighead to converse in farewell with
Mrs. Graybill and Mr.. Waddy. Final
| ~ Craighead 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 hill and alighted softly at the
aeronef landing at Mobile. From a
hundred sally ports-streets, alleys and
wharfs-poured a throng Of people at
tracted by the strange craft that had
made port.
"Howdy, folks?' 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
/ go. The elementals who send us are
the pow'fulest spirits what there is
But brief space have we to war;
Mobile. Repent! Repent! Yet few
mo- days an Mobile shall be done de
stroyed!'
Dan Thomas" said Carson to ar
old negro with whip in his hand
"come herep'
eyes, Mistah Cahson," responded the
negro.
"Fetch me at once one No. 2 can OF
A quality methanose, and get me g
list of the aeronat clearings for the
last two days."
eyes, subj"
Thomas darted away.
Pardon me-" said a man who had g
withered arm drawn up to his side in
such way as to give one the impress
sion that he was holding his breath
"but are you going far so short hand
ed?'
"Not farm time" replied Theodore
"Only to Alaska" added Craighead
"We meet Russian admiral in ST.
! Michael at 8. If that niger doesn't
hurry we shall be late, general, and
what will Admiral Phlaskovodka say
/ then?"
The man lifted his sailor hat, bowed
politely and stepped back, unwilling q
/ face behind him which Carson knew
the foxy, suspicious face Of Wilmer
1 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 Wiry figure. with the arm
that Virginia's bullet had reached
4 hanging in sling. Carson gave chase
Some one cried. "Stop himp' and an
officer, seeing in Carson the only fugi
tive in sight, stopped him.
4 Let me go!'' cried Carson, strug
Cling. Come with me and arrest g
man for attempt to murder"
A boy in messenger cap interrupted
the colloauy by calling sAIr. Cahson
Mr.. Cahson!' as if paging" man II
hotel.
"Pm Carson" said Theodore. "Wha1
do you want?"
Somebody on the wire for you al
the telephone booth in the hotel,'' re
7. Piled the messenger.
!. Wondering who in Mobile might de
sire speech with him, Carson said
Who's this? into the transmitter.
Your old friend Winner said thu
receiver. Cray as ever. Never MIND
where am. I'll tell that after I'vt
talked If you want me to, you pupv'
Carson g,ared fiercely into the re
ceiver.
Il didn't get that" said Carson.
You can have me pinched, but car
prove an alibL And while I'm proving
things I'll fix you fellows for SNUG