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


eled highway Of the strand and the
footprints Of one in particular attract
ed him. Tracks In the sand were to
Harrod book, newspaper. telegraph
and circulating library. He knew sew
eral things that this man might be-
q deserter from the fort. perhaps, or
1t might be some one connected with
the revenue service. His cabin was
"Harrod's fishing camp"-nothing more.
What had revenue officers to do with
such humble piscatorial headquarters
as these? They should not care about
Theodore's hidden invention.
And yet one day a Shiny metal sea
monster stuck a blunt nose out from
the water at about the five fathom
contour line. opened a rectangular
mouth and licked square red tongue
like an angry snake until Captain Har-
rod on the highest dune opened bril-
liant red handkerchief with Chau-
tauqua salute and wiped his nose elab-
orately. Whereupon the sea monster
sank beneath the brine. What took
place that night was concealed by
darkness. Ii Captain Harrod was
busy carrying packages ashore until
morning he came by them honestly, no
doubt
An examination of the popular nov
els or periodicals of the past-say Of
the era Of that president whose Chris
tan name our Theodore bears-will be
rewarded by a realization of prophecy
gone wrong as to the influence on
smuggling of aerial navigation. 1t
must bring free trade. they said.
Ships navigating the air could land
their cargoes anywhere. Yet the air.
ships gave the custom house people
little trouble. Airships were SO con-
spicuous: their loads were necessarily
so light; the system of reporting them
by wireless from Canada. Mexico and
the islands was so efficient.
Very unexpectedly it was the SUBJ
marine that drove the revenues" wild
and filed the law books with Draco-
MAN statutes. No trade ever grew
faster. The boat fish dived beneath the
waves and rose on some lonely coast
like this by appointment with some
Captain Harrod sitting like a bewhis-
kered bit of wreckage on the dunes.
Harrod was nervous about the foot
prints. and he persevered in a search
until he found their maker lying asleep
in comfortable sleeping bag in a
nearby thicket He recognized him as
Winner inventor of the helicopter that
was blown out to sea- He walked Wiz
ner. and the latter assailed Harrod in
abuse which included the absent Car
son.
you let my helicopter 60 out to
sea-" he walled. land 1t was worth a
million dollars to me-"
Harrod took pity on the inventor,
and as result Wilmer stayed for
weeks. sleeping in his bag on the porch
of the cabin. and, to the captains in
tense anger. tried several times to visit
the shed where Carson's newly invent
ed airship was in course Of completion.
Finally Carson arrived. Theodore
ordered the spying man away, and an
alteration ensued in which Wilmer
was roughly handled. At last he took
his leave. rowing vengeance on Carson
and he airship. which. he said, was
worthless. He had made rough draw
tngs of the airship. as he had managed
secretly to elude Harrod's watchful-
ness
AT the lagoon he took a boat and
rowed to the north shore The boat
from the submarine that had Signaled
Harrod had brought her crew ashore.
He addressed one of the men as Fa-
vile and learned that the Stickleback,
the submarine. was offshore for some
unknown purpose. Reagan. the Stic-
kleback's captain. came laZily up and
Wilmer Informed him that he (Wizner)
was going on board her The captain
amazed. asked for what reason.
I'm goin' TO use her.
'"rhe ID you are
well. If not I'll show you up to
the authorities as a smuggler Reagan
you an Harrod"
drew u revolver from his pocket, then
thrust 1t back
How do we know" said Reagan
that you won't peach after you get
through with us?"
IF | make the play l expect to-" re.
piled Wilmer. III be in ID sight
deeper'n you are.'
THAT MEANS" said Reagan. worse
than smuggling"
II mean the only thing the law pun
ishes worse than smuggling with q
submariner
Reagan answered slowly:
"T didn't aypact I,1 evor or fhot FOR