The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-30
(Continued.)

With the Now" Craighead
turned upon Captain Harrod
ficrcely, and at every statement
smashing his fist into his palm. adj
vanced upon him so overwhelmingly
that the fisherman gradually gave
ground, and finally brought the dis
uuisition to an end by falling off the
veranda.
Now" calculated Craighead. Il
shall take that concession again.
Mr.. Waddy will furnish the money.
We carry in machinery and labor
ers with Carson's aeronef. work the
gravels by day, and at night soar to
the summit of Chimborazo, where
the germs will be concealed and the
air so pure that our health will get
better and better until we can't
stand it. and will have to take some
thing to mitigate our rObustiouS-
ness. Our cargoes of dust will
swamp the financial world, place us
on pinnacle Of affluence I'M
dreamed Of and make gold so cheap
that it will be equivalent to a uni
versal bankrupt law, and legislation
will be demanded by the distressed
creditor class to relieve them of the
horrid cruelty of debtors, who, like
Shylocks with the reverse English,
will hound them day and night with
offers of payment in pure gold, And
when we've done this"
The captain fell off and breakfast
was served at the same moment.
Mr.. Waddy sat by Craighcad, asking
wary questions about the placers,
asserting that he wouldn't put
cent in a mine, if he knew it to run
pure gold two thousand pounds to
the ton, Craighead held out hopes
that he might find a way to evade
his pledges of secrecy, but withheld
information.
Mr.. Waddy was upon tenderhooks
until the Virginia had been OK
planned to him. The young invent
or's bandaged hands had no effect
upon his enthusiasm to show Mr..
Waddy that his good hard money"
was safe. if merit in the aeronef
could make 1t so, and trip was ar
ranged for Waddy. Craighead and
Carson They would fl ydown to
Fort Morgan, thence to Palmetto
Beach. get their mail, and be back
for dinner: for which meal the cap
tain and the guide promised some
rail from the swamp. The party
must break up as soon as Miss Sau-
reg should feel like travelling
which Craighead took ii upon him
self to say would not be later than
the following morning.
II can feel the voltage emanating
from me-" said he. "All fear Is
that may make her so healthy that
1t will spoil her beauty"
Mr., Waddy SHE'D from the sea.
and insisted that all castaways seen
in it were to be allowed to drown;
but once in air he became intoxi-
Gated with enthusiams. II this ma
chine. said he, was so good that the
Aerostatic Power people thought it
good business to hire Wilmer to
drown 1t. its inventor and the young
woman who happened to be along
and he could not otherwise explain
the horrible affair OF yesterday-it
was good enough to be backed with
all the Waddy money. in all the
eight banks. Whatever the chill
dren" said he was In 1t. win or lose.
Caroline wanted an interest, and
he'd buy little stock for her. And
he would mind taking look at the
placers. though he wouldn't put a
cent in mine, if
The Virginia had alighted on the
parade ground at Fort Morgan.
softly, like a bird upon her eggs.
The bamboo braces fell outward,
and she lay on an even keel, the
great fertilization bursting into an