Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-11

face turned toward tine froc, ner Drown
hair tousled about her face. her prom
inent little chin carrying the facial an
gle forward and downward.
THAT talk will do with me-" said
she. but you've got to show papa
something besides oratory pretty soon
or there'll be trouble. He tells me
that you and Mr.. Carson are the first
ever to sell him gold brick. and he
proposes to make an example Of you
You're supposed to be in custody now.
Why. here's papa"'
Mr.. Waddy came down the wharf.
combing his whskers and mustache
out In front of his nose with his I'm
gers. AS Harrod's boat glided within
arms length Of the wharf the lift de-
scended from the airship. filling vir-
ginia with terror.
II don't think III get you another
posy. Caroline said the old man.
picking 1t to bits like that"
"I'm trying my fortune" said she.
with little embarrassed laugh.
"Humph" said her father
The younger man. seemingly recov-
cred from his perpleXity. was touching
the row Of buttons one by one. and as
the launch gathered way Virginia
heard him say TO button after button:
'She loves me! She loves me not! She
loves me! Hoorayv'
The shout greeted the favorable an
swer of the oracle. The lady. as If
feeling the fingers in her curls. turned
md tlx- oil,
ears. The launch shot into the canal
and out of sight The ladies were made
sole owners of Carson's cabin. and the
men slept with the aeronef by night.
while by day Captain Harrod stood by
to aid Theodore. slipping away to the
top of the dunes at times TO sean the
ofiing for the Shiny nosed Stickleback.
ineXplcably reappcaring with her oval
deck just awash, her thin. semi-invisi-
BILE periscope in air. Having arranged
with Reagan for Il cessation Of the
contrabanG business until the aeronef
was off the stocks. the captain was
worried He waved the Chautauqua
salute one day. whcreupon the subma-
Sine sounded like n CALLED rorqual.
The captains ingenuity was not equal
to the task of developing theory to
account for her presence or her alarm.
Carson suddenly became possessed Of
an unrelnittinS energy that command
ed NGginia's admiration. As he told
her again OF his struggles. his expert
ments. his falling into the garden Of
DR.. Witherspoon. his meeting with
Craighead. the financial enlistment Of
Mr.. Waddy and of the puzziiug mes
sages he had received she became an
enthusiast too.
I'D like to meet Mr.. Craighead,"
said She I'D like to feel sure that he
can secure monopoly of the naviga-
ton of the air"
you might form an opinion OF him."
said he. by reading his kilograms"
"Of whom?" inquired Virginia. evi-
IDENTITY thinking Of something else.
"Craighead." replied Carson. Here
they are. What do you think Of them?"
The first was dated Charleston.
w. Va. "Air products Incorporated"
1t ran. Immense sensation in trust
Incubator and brooder. Why don't |
hear from lllustrious co-consplrator?
Craighead, the Pluto"
Tries to be humorous" said vir-
GINA. Lets see the next"
The next date was dated. I'm route
, to Cosmopolis from Incubator" and
was unsigned. ITO him who commands
the winds, from him who winds the
commands. greeting" it ran. BE Of
good cheer. The train Ia laid Tho gin
Is set. the dogs Of war strain forward
In the leash. But Is there any aeropefr
Broom end Of pipe dream assumes ter
rifying concreteness Noble sir. assure
me of thine! just wire saying you are
you and there IL an aeronef. collect.
Did You answer this:" asked vir-
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