Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-09-23
VIRGINIA
THE AIR
BY
HERBERT QUICK
CHAPTER XVII.

WV CfalSnen0, OF the Uu1Ser'
" sal Nitrates and Air Prod
ucts company"'
Mr.. Craighead. looking down into
Broadway from the window Of his Of
fee. turned to the group Of reporters.
Gentlemen" said he. lyon are Grass
Roman soldiery. am Archimedes
making calculations. and instead of
allowing him to equate his equations
you javelin him with questions. Tell
the journalistic Marcelli who sent you
that Ark won't be disturbed!'
but about the Universal Nltrates
and Air Products company" said fat
man with perpetually poised pencil.
land its connection with the aeronef
company"
Merely fortuitous." replied Craig
head 1.-THE aeronef company Is an
ephemeral agency for prodt-and
scorn it,
but you are directorr'
"Oh. yes! Oh. yes" replied Craig
head. But the greater things had not
occurred to me when | went into 1t. I
was Ill. was under claim. was
chemicalizing IN that reaction which
results in the product known as tung-
state Of alcoholism or magalo-conver-
sation. A natural monopoist. General
Theodo' Cahson. NJ. A.. took advantage
Of my weakness and got me into 1t.
Honor rooted III dishonor stands. and
faith unfai:hful keeps me falsely true.
and stay with him In his fight With
Aerostatic Power Then | shall! give
my whole attention to the Universal
Nitrates and Air Products company.
which is to the Carson-Cralghead aero.
nef as the rings of Saturn to those Of
n faro bank. And, to originate q
phrase. that's going some!"
You're really good, MIR. Craighead."
said girl reporter. land If the
tungstate Of your alcoholic days was
worse than this you ought to have
taken something for it."
II tried to-" confessed Craighead.
"but DR.. Witherspoon expelled me!''
but here's the situation as we get
1t. II we're wrong, we'll stay wrong
unless you set us right"
"'Oh, cursed spite"" recited Craig
head.
mo more tungstate. II you please"
said the young woman 1.-THE Air
Products company was wildcat look.
Ing West Virginia formation to"-here
she read from clippiug-"'to extract
free nitrogen from the air by the
method or otherwise. for
the purpose Of obtaining fertilizers to
thereby increase the capacity Of the
earth for supporting popula tion'"-
"Is that" cried he frantlcally. Tin
our articles? Then all Is lost: Let me
lake it,
With shaking hand CraiGheud took
down the telephone and asked for Mr.
l'illey.
This you. FilleyY' he queried
Here's something that ruins us. A
split inflnitive in the articles. Won't
hurt anything? Won't have to be done
over? And we call ourselves civilized"'
Craiehead handed the paper back.
"You have shocked me-" said he.
but never mind. dearie: know not
to rejoice for the Air Products
company or weep for institutions that
allow such Il Solecism to be legal as to
hereby Increase
WELL" said the reporter, ut goes
IN to say and for securing all rights
n the atmosphere necessary for Its
complete reduction to possession for
he production of nitrates. ozOnes and
Ill other atmospheric derivatives and
'or the securing of exclusive rights In
he mir over lands for all purposes
Now. that" said she.
for all purposes whatsoever isn't
hat pretty broadT"
"A broad intellect composed It."
"These rights happen-merely hap
gridiron every state In squares
marked by grants and leases to the
Air Products company"
"A1y child" said Craighead, do you
understand the Craighead method of
nitrates from the atmos-
,here by spontaneous discharges of
tatical electricity from electrodes sus-
pended over the earth's surfaceT
NO." she said. do you?"
1T Is one Of my specialties." said he.
If might have you all to myself for
n evening ! would explain. but for the
lonce by-by"
Mr.. Craighead took much pleasure
n his position as press representative
f the Carson Craighead Aeronef CON-
ANY. The Virginia. her builder and
he contest with Aerostatic Power
we're matters on which the great dai-
les had men at work night and day.
This visit to the neighborhood Of
'hayne's Hold was tantalizlng mys-
cry. The mountain inn where the