The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-07-30
Virginia
of the
Air Lanes
A ROMANCE OF
FLYING
80. By
Herbert Quick
Copyright 1909. by the Bobbs.
Merrill Company

loving one collapsed in all his men,
Ders and came down by the run.
Carson started forward to raise the
demoralized fugitive to his feet. But
he was already up and seemed to be
bowling and kissing his hand to an
Imaginary audience.
My celebrated Avernus act" said
be- Special gravitation expert to the
crowned heads! But, hist! Let me
greet thee! An ye be noble. salute
my cheek: an We be slob. receive my
contemptuous thanks! Hey, old sport?'
Carson stood mute, alone with pos
sible lunatic and very probable dog
in a walled garden into which he had
dropped from the night sky
From your caput cometh rattle
like muted castanet." went on the
strange parsonage. land anon like a
battery of telegraph saunders. Stay!
Is it possible that it emanates from
the Gathering Of your teeth? Caitiff,
you are scairt-or in an ague that
would reduce foundry RATHER to
ma,chwood! Art cold. fair youth?'
"A little" replied Carson. II am
lightly dressed"
with me. to realm Of balmy air and
breezes Of Ceylon. To heel. and If
thy heavy hoof but scrape the gravel
to betray our fight thou diest. and all
thy wad is gobbled by the privy Golfer
of the emporium To he'll"
With a swift darting movement the
stranger turned and. followed obedi-
emily by Carson. went across to a
building which Theodore guessed to be
Il greenhouse. His guide opened the
door and stood back with elaborate
courtesy that Carson might precede
him. Entering. Theodore found him
self among beds of flowers which
filled the house.
1T is too dark" said his guide. re-
Joining him. Ito make the exchange
OF cards more than an empty and
invisible formality. Yet l would fain
know more of you than the bright and
snappy technique Of your tooth chat
tering."
Il don't understands answered Car
oOu. SouC uCAC w dCSAucuI.
"Quite So" interposed his interlocu-
tor. Lets sit down by the American
Beauty bed-there. If we might strike
a match. now. estimate that half
us lush logged derelicts go ashore here
In a state. to coin word. of Grey eyed
wooziness. Imay say that came N.Y.
self by accident and without meaning
to do so-or otherwise. must have
smoked! Then came the scratch OF
the match. and Theodore scrutinized
the face by the flare of the match as
with nervous. unsteady movements the
stranger lighted the weed.
He was medium sized person. with
deep set eyes Pickering from their cav
erns with blurred sharpness. His
face was sallow and colorless. with
hollows in the cheeks. His nose was
irregularly notched in profile. like the
stub of something else broken OF his
face.
my name is Carson" said Theo-
dore. land am from the south. from
Alabama. r.
"Craighead is mine." rejoined the
other. II am from here and elsewhere
There are twenty places where might
vote were there any question under the
sun worth voting on. think may
venture to give you. sir. as my perma-
nent residence. until further notice
only. the Rat Mort. Paris"
~ began Carson.
1.-THE Rat Mort" interposed Craig
head zone deep midnight In the dear.
dread past beyond recall was elected
from the Rat Mort because my conduct
was not up to the heretofore undis-