The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-16

oCoSSu helb DIS ne ITleQ ever
combination of factors in fligh
which he could conjure up.
He turned and surprised hel
look; she bore detection calmly
but with some frightening O.
color.
She's as near perfect as a ma
chine can be-" said he; "mor,
nearly so than 1 ever hoped. Yo,
see, I've had so much time tt
work things out while l was wait
ing for the money. You dom
know what this means to me
Psyche"
Il believe I can partly guess,
said she. "Money-that's some
thing"
But an uncertainty" observe,
Theodore. "The power of tn,
Shayne people may ruin me, com
mercially."
Maybe, said she "after livinl
with the Shaynes as 1 did, car
understand that better than 20,
can. But they can't take from
you the glory of achieving wha
the race has been trying so long
and dreaming of so much longer
You're a great man, uncle! That
the real thing"
ut was" said he, "but it ism
now. Can't you understand, mate
that there may be someone living
whose approval means more thai
any fame l want you to-"
Now, there is nothing in tn
word mate" applied to the sec
ond in command, that need cal
the blush to the cheek, ordinaril.
speaking; but when the word i
uttered in the most meaning way
and emphasized by long look in
to the mates eyes out of two Ian
gushing orbs that speak ode
and sonnets and rondeaus,
young person, however expert
enced in the ways of eyes ant
voices, may possibly blush. If sh,
does, she may turn her eyes down
ward; and, If looking over tn,
rail of the air-ship, she may Sc,
any extraordinary thing below
and make a diversion by calling
attention to it.
"Oh, look, look! said Virginia
There's someone in the water!'
Below floated the half-collapset
and sinking goodwill of subma
rine. Beside it lay a great blotcf
of darkness. so symmetrical tina
Theodore was impressed with tn,
sudden idea that 1t was a sub
marine rather than a patch O
dark sand. A man on the dere
lict was struggling, shouting
and waving a white cloth as If il
distress. If he could not swim, h,
was doomed. Theodore's eye
flashed. Here was a test of tn,
Virginia for which he had laid NJ
plans, and he welcomed it. H,
reversed the thrust of the VIM
propellers; and in an instant the,
were fighting the air with all tn,
power of the mighty engines. TIL,
passengers felt their bodies swa.
forward with the momentum, a.
the Virginia slowed up, halted
and moved astern; and as accu
rately as If he had had years O
practice, Carson brought her to
over the struggling man, and low
cred her slowly. slowly, TOWARD
the swells which rose to NEE
her, until the line thrown over b!
Carson dabbled in the water b.
the castaway's side.
Can you climb up?" criet
Theodore. 81 don't dare com,
much lower"
For Christ's sake" called tn,
man, bring her down a foot o.
SO! I'm too weak to climb"
"Cheer up!" called Theodore
TITS risky, but I'll try"
The man, who looked down
ward from weakness, or as If t,
conceal his features, was appar
emily in great distress. and in ter
ror from the fact that his collaps
IDLE skiff was half Debated, as 1
by the bursting Of her air cham
bers. If he was to be saved Their,
was no time to be lost; so though
Carson as he depressed the Vir
ginia more and more, holding hel
stationary by a slight windwart
thrust of the wing-blades, like {
swimmer who meets the curren
by downstream kick, fea
quite beyond the power of any
other air-ship; and speaking t