Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

more chargeable with producing this ten
sion. OF which silberberg was quite I'M
aware, than anything actually done by
him.
so you think, Aunt Marie" she had
said, that Mr.. SilberbeFg is one of the
great ones of the earth?'
Most certainly rejoined Mrs. Shayne
HE is retaining and increasing the enor-
nous wealth and power Inherited"
From old Israel Silberberg," supplied
Virginia
Virginia" said Mrs. Shsyne, I'VE should
not mention an origin OF which Max never
speaks. But to do what he is doing,
takes a great man. Your uncle will tell
you So"
Silberberg made the hay OF courtship In
the sun of opportunity. Virginia pondered
on her aunts standard Of greatness. The
dark line of pines at the fort drew nearer;
and beyond lay the gulf a sparkling blue,
outspread diagram.
Where's Uncle Finley?" she asked. 1--WE
are getting long way south"
Giving the helicopter a private examina-
tion," replied Silberberg. 1T is happiness
to me that he is; but the inventor would
go wild il he knew the sort of expert his
precious machine is alone with"
"WildT repeated Virginia Listen, even
now!"
Above the purr of the screws came the
srgry voice of the inventor in the engine
room abusing the Roc's second engineer
for some remark derogatory to helicopters.
Already he was quite wild enough, Vir-
ginia' thought.
why don't we try his machine?" she
asked. Must we go out over the gulf?
Isn't the bay big enoughg'
Mr.. Shayne wants to pick upaa specialist
at the fort" replied Siiberberg, "the man
who wrote up the Chinese war aerostats.
He's here on some aeronautIcal business
for the army
Miss Suarez gave her attention to the
wonderful lanscape spread about her and
below her. Far astern she could dmly
make out the aerial harbor at Mobile. a
cluster of khak-colored bubbles floating
over the old city. To starboard lay the
gardens and orchards OF the western shore.
The white scarp of the eastern cliffs
cleaned through the haze far TO the north
east past the sharp spit of. Mullen Point.
Away to the east lay the wide, blue Ron
Secour semicircle beyond which she imag-
ined she saw the triangular splotch of
Perdido bay. A fleet of white-sailed
smacks bore off toward the western oys-
ter beds and lay foreshortened and out of
drawing below her. Virginia looked, and
wished she were alone, or that Silberberg
might for a moment be content 10 pay his
court by being rather than by doing.
battleship was coaling at tho Fort
Morgan wharf, her decks alive with blue
Jackets; and, while Virginia watched them,
the retraetile telephone was tossed down,
and brought word that Captain Wickham
could not accompany them. At Shayne's
order they cast off; and it was then that
Theodore Carson, at his mysterious shed
In the dunes. had observed their ship
The Roc clrcled to the west 70 avoid the
inhibited passage over the batteries. and
stood east along the beach. Wizner aban-
doned his quarrel and came forward to
make the test He set the helicoptar on
the deck, where II stood unsteadiy on It's
slender bamboo legs, It's painter hanging
over the rail, its top crowned by the screw
wings, slanted little cupboard for the
launching.
How viii you get her off. WiEner7'
asked Mr.. shayne.
Easy enough" answered Wilmer tartly
Maybe we'd better make a descent for
you" suggested 6ilberberg. TT may Ia
one OF these terrestrial helicopters."
I'm ask. when want you TO go down,
replied Wilmer giaring. ''You1l see
whether It's a ground machine or not May
take down a section Of that ranT'
Certainly" answered Mr.. shayne. "Bui