Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

tickets nad been bought 10 PalmetIO
Beach on Craigheads statement that
Carson was here.
"Ah" said Craighead. How nat
ural 1t all looks seem never to have
left these balmy. If somewhat sandy.
shades Dear old Yupon Hedge inn."
Mr. Craighead was halted by liver
led attendant.
BEG pardon. sir" said he. This is
private clubhouse The inns over
there"
"Oh. certainly" replied Craighead
"All cement walks look alike to me-"
.'The one over at the inn looks like
brick" said Mr.. Waddy grimly.
Craighead searched in vain after
their arrival at the inn for Carson.
II Craighead's easy dow of speech
the uncertainties. not 10 say dangers.
of his position. II was worse when he
and Mr.. Waddy and the handsome.
sympathetic Mrs. Graybill returned
from the plantation. having ELECTED
from the reluctant Chloe the nforma
ton that Mr. Theodore. his machine.
his niece and his niece's companion
were at Harrod's camp on the beach.
which was .off waterway" They
jist went down the river. through
canal. across some land. and then they
were thar. She didn't know about no
aeronef. but Mr.. TheodO' was pro-
jickin around with some fyin' MA
oh ha nd hn IA
metto Beach was the one. but she
didn't know. This information. Mr..
Craighead declared. made everything
clear. but on returning to the inn Mr..
Waddy hired local officer 10 guard
Mr.. Craighead's room and began TAX.
ing thought of having warrant is
sued against him for something Mr..
Waddy was not quite clear for what
Craighead was trapped. lost. betray-
ed. He sat In his room chewing
cigar and calculating the distance to
the ground. 1t looked feasible to get
down a pillar of the veranda and into
the woods. Carson was an impostOr,
they were guilty of fraud. there was
no aeronef. and the Air Products com.
pany would collapse at Mr.. Waddy's
detection.
Ting gig.
His telephone rang. Was his good
angel Mrs Graybill on the wire? She
was
you knew who this tsp
"know these tones?" he gushed.
"Why, were In deepest hades through
geological depths of burning mari and
Ignite and other earboniferous depos.
It's Id know them. What is IL. fair
one:''
"Oh. nothing. Only have just
learned at the postoffice that Mr.. Car
son Is back Il few miles. through la.
COON. and the man will get us Il guide
with boat to take us through those
narrows in the morning. Is that all
right?''
You are My God. Caroline. you
have saved me from you know not
what. | shall love you. love you. love
you
And the telephone was hung up.
They went through the canal In
waters of Freshwater lake and landed
at the shelly hummock. While the
boatman searched for the path to the
gulf beach they sat on the shell
mound. fascinated by the strange land
scape. The expanse of black pools
and reedy marshes between them and
the line of surf. which they could hear
roaring beyond the dunes. was dotted
with clumps of tall pines and splotch-
ed with scrub oak thickets.
Those pines." said Mrs. Gray bill,
ARE like palms. Why. what's that?'
exclaimed Mrs. Graybill.
Rising from beyond the dunes. as II
from the sea. there scared a great
something which moved like bird
1t swelled like magic ship as 1t
neared them. sailing low and dominat-
Ing the sky like cloud. 1t came with
the most amazing speed. like an eagle
| In midswoop. so swift. SO light. so
| facile that all impression of weight
was abolished. and the huge thing
filled the mind with the notion of levi
| ty-like hummiae bird,
''Oh. or course. said Sraigflead, his
hands trembling. his face white. this
man Carson Is fraud. Oh. yes. we
knew 1t all the time! But you see
that his aeronef has gone through the
empty form of eventuatins all the
same. Flying like a frigate bird :.
Shayne. charge! Roll over. Silber-
berg. and don't dare move till | say
so! Oh. this is rotten-rotten! I've
got to kiss some one. Hurraye'
Mrs. Graybill was running along the
path after the guide. Mr.. Waddy puff
Ing along behind. hopelessly unplaced
Did you see Cason?" said Craig
head. And there was girl with
him.
Emerging from the dunes. they saw
The airship skimming off along the line