Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-11

For the first time, Carson's face 70
Taxed into a real smile.
TITS been a great thing for YOU" he
flung at the man in the sand. See how
clear your mind is
Ard youn never get that mechanical
DEVILS darning needle of yours TO Sly,'
went on Wilmer. "ltll turn turtle in the
first puff And IL il does fly, you'll have
competition. You silver built son Of a."
Carson leaped from the veranda; but
Captain Harrod was between them.
Don't kill him. suhi'' he exclaimed. He
may not be quaint ragt yit"
You old fool.'' sneered Wilmer. you
damned old smuggling fool! You'll set
yours, tool
He disappeared over the hillocx, az .
great revulsion of feeling passed through
the old mans being He felt wronged:
Wilmer suddenly became an enemy, capa-
BILE OF infinite harm.
''Miste' Theodo'." said he, in low. slow
tones, "Ah have list altogethe' done lost
confidence in that man! He's sho' not
straight Mr.. Theodo'r'
Carson had not heard. or had not COM
pretended Winners allusion to smuggling.
In belated frenzy Of resolution. energiEed
his working clothes. and began the in
stallation of the new engines which were
TO make good his promises TO himself, TO
Craighead and waddy. and to a world
which had long awaited the command OF
the air-or to add the name of Theodore
Carson in the HIST headed by Daedalus &
Son, and in which the tragic end OF Lieu
tenant Selfridge was less known than the
comic mishaps Of Darius Green. Il was a
crisis-for Theodore. for Craighead and
waddy-and for the world. Love! A mere
illusionl
Wiener walked toward Fort Morgan, his
teeth set, his fists striking vicious blows
al nothing. nearer insane than he had
ever been before. He hated Carson most
violently now. instead OF sourly and IN
actively before. Ills inventive genius
was genuine and respectable, but he
was insanely Jealous. refusing TO admit
the correctness OF any one else's ideas as
to anything pertaining 20 aviation--and yet
the great dragon fly In the shed had inn
pressed him IL was so workmanlike, 50
trim-so poised; and the great wing sur
faces beating the air in sections while
the wing itself WAS stationary, were elO-
quent OF power in lifting and driving. He
was impressed and immensely depressed.
He had been so sanguine Of his helicopter,
ambitious, with Shayne's money, to
build another and better one. and conquer
fortune; and to have this young srrout
with his logarithms and his new knowi-
edge" rob him OF Shayne's attention and
shaynes money! If the fool girl had only
not whisked herself into the air, and all
but into eternity. and fallen 1900 feet into
this young DEVILS arms! And then. who
had butted in, got shayne away from him.
gone north in the same airship with him.
had all the chances in the world 10 hypnot-
ize him, and was now back. with money
for the engines that had been for lorE
months waiting TO be paid for, the cock
OF the walk, choking and pounding the
head Of a better man and better engi-
neer? Carspn-the young hound. with
shayne's money. with shayne's influence
stolen from him! He would fix this fell
low, good and plenty! He would stamp
his face into the ground He would crush
his white teeth out and send them down
his throat He would kill HIM. in some
slow, horrible way, II he waited until he
was a hundred years Old. Winners burn
ing heat was 50 much more mental than
physical that he scarcely felt the cool
breeze that rolled in the vast volumes OF
lashing white water. and piled huge drifts
OF dry foam on the white beach. He
plodded along unWeaIiedly, making toward
the crossing IN the lagoon. once IN a while
he gazed off 70 the north from a dune top.
saw that he had not yet passed the hinter-
land Of marsh and alligator wallow, aud
walked on. the roar OF the ocean IN his
ears, and the growi and snarl a. vengeance
In his brain.
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