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6 MEDFORD MATT; TRIBUNE, atEPffORD, OREGON, MONDAY, ,TUTA" 18, 19,10. BEiISgSEV3 COPYRIGHT. 1D0D. BY THG ' J1 i - .," . ., . .-. )L VT"' ' "Tl S I.;., ifeTT?TIP&f Vf--3 DOmiS-MKRRILL COMPANY x y i . n is Ul r CHAPTER I. MAIDEKR TtlX. mOM THE 8KT. FOIl twenty shimmering miles the gulf bench lay In the suu, a whlto straight edgo ngiiliKt blue. Mistily through the surf hfixe glimmered the tower of Smul Is land light save when obscured by the emotee plume of a fruiter standing in past Fort Morgan for Mobile. It wns early forenoon. The yellow globe of tk mooring balloon at the fort shone 1b the nun like n dome of some auda cious sew architecture flung high into the psleating air. Two men far down tb coast toward Pensncoln caught the faroff aplendor and noted in the very act of casting off from It a long, cigar ahaped aeronnt an Immense, elongat ed bubble of quicksilver. It floated seaward, rounded to. stood a moment cad on, llbrating like a balancing top. "She'B boun' to' N'Vawllns, Ah reck n, euh." The speaker was a typical gulf fish erman, long bearded, soft of speech, courteous ns a diplomat, barefooted, weathered in garments and skin. Over fits checks and nose were scattered broad brown blotches which bad It sot been for their size might have been called freckles. lie rolled a ciga rette, lighted It, turned his eyes on bis more youthful companion, repeat ing, "She's sho' boun" fo KTnwllns." In tho mien of the younger man there was something of kinship to the elder, a there might bo in a New England CBemlst or engineer something that is Vka his forty-second cousin fishing on lie Newfoundland banks. The Boft xess of speech was modified to a sub tle firmness and a subdued decision. The alight, tall frame was arrowy and erect, as If the youth bad Imbibed from somo winter air a latent self steem expressed in the hint of in ctelveness In speech. Tho boy also bad Che areas of mottled freckling, overlay tag a pink glow. He wore a bluo Han sel shirt with a bright silk cravat Bis shoes were scoured gray by the beach sand, and bis well shaped hat was powdered with It His trousers were of cadet gray and were striped sows the side; seemingly they were a fart of some obsolete uniform. He sat en a great square timber half buried te tho sand and had been studying a blue green Portuguese man-of-war cast ashore and rolled up before the breeze, dragging Its yard long tentacles. On the beam lay a steel square, a brace and bit, a roll of blueprints, some steel drills and a book of logarithms. The speech of the old fisherman made Blm look up. He picked up a pair of binoculars from a cast-up crate and studied the distant airship. Mo' likely bound for Pensacola, cap--taln." he said. "She's coming this way a Condor with bow rudder." The neronat, drawing nearer, swell ed like a great silver moon. The men admired her ns they walked Inshore flfarougk soft, trodden sand down to a lower level of yellowed palmettoes and scaled a steep dune slope thicket d with curious scrub oaks. Here was bidden a cabin of rough boards with a wide veranda or gallery, on the col mmns of which were to bo seen ' bleached barnacles, telling of the storm tossed voyuge which bad brought them hither. Abutting on the cabin by one end was a spacious shed without visible door or window. So thoroughly was the edifice concealed by the oak scrub and the low growing atunted spruce that one might have passed a dozen times within a stone's throw of it without seeing it, and even Irom the airships its drab roof powder- ad with blown sand was well nigh in visible. Under the gallery was per "feet safety from observation from loft. Aa seen through the glass, the alr- alp was swelled to impressive bulk sow. Her rudder stood aslant, a atrlpo of brown against the sliver foil of her bilge. On the seaward side ran the darker line of a toy aeroplane a matter of appearance more than use and slung beneath by a gossamer na celle, steady as the deck of a liner, bung her roomy car, tho engine room astern, the three great scrows half in visible, llko the vibrant wings of bees. She veered to the north and stood In land as if to cross the Little lagoon. that beautiful salt lake which for ten Biles lies within sound of the gulf art, but separated from It by a little wilderness of dunes, then by a majes tic swooping movement sho threw her Whole vast sweep of broadside open to their gaze. Tho captain's dimmer eye bow mado out the woman and tho two men on her deck, whllo Theodore Car aon'o, keen for such a sight and armed With the glass, observed that tho wo was wore n broad bat of vivid red, a scarf of the samo color and a woman would have toJd blm a pique gown. "They betto moor," said the fisher bub. "Thcy's a norther comln' out. What they doin' now. Mlste' Tbeodo'?" "Why' said Carson, studying the aeronat with tho glass and clipping bT bU .sentences as the astounding evolution of the Incident far up there la the bluo rendered every utterance ebaeleto before It was finished, "why, they have thrown off a package of k's BMCbanlsm of somo sort in op ratios, and They're making a tow ef It They're reversing and rounding them drift off! They're ex- cited and all aback about something. neavcnsl See that thing shoot upl It's somo sort of helicopter, I believe and tho girl's alone in It, captain! Alone. I say! Why did thoy She's lost control she's lost! It's shooting over this way and coming down! It will-It will- My God! My God!" Tho thing parted from the great aeronat was a little speck topped with n broader, mushroom shaped shimmer which Carson knew for tho revolving blades of a helicopter, that Insidious toy thnt promised so much for tho con- r quest of the ntr. Then, ns though re leased from the pull of gravity, it shot skyward, leaving the silver airship far below, as a fly might speed from a floating bubble. Tho two spectators drew their breaths sharply in, their hearts frozen in fascinated apprehen sion. They saw It rise skyward like a boy's dart until they shuddered at tho abyss thnt yawned between it and the earth; saw it struck by the far advanc ed loftier vanguard of the north wind predicted by the flshcr captain: saw It hurled southward before the blast llko a feather. The Condor bad a name. She was the Roc. owned by Mr. Flnley Shayne. and her home port was Shayne's Hold. In the Catskills. Those who are fa miliar with the scope, power and spec tacular success of Mr. Shayne's opera tions In aerostatic power stocks In the latter part of the first quarter of tho present century will surmise that the Itoc was the finest product of the art of aviatlonal construction up to that time. This fateful morning she had moor ed In the aerial harbor at Mobile. In her berth bard by the lift near the Bienville statue. Mrs. Shayne. a na tive Moblllan. pleaded Indisposition, but went out to see some old houses dear to her youth. Mr. Sbayno and their guest, Mr. Max Sllberberg. had Insisted upon the presence of Virginia Saarcz, Mrs. Shayne's niece, on a trip down the bay in the Roc to witness the demonstration of a new flying ma chine, and she bad yielded. The In ventor, Wlzner. a suspicious, foxy, middle aged man, proved objectionable to Miss Suarcz because his thumbs turned back so far that the sight of them made her feel creepy, and as be gesticulated freely while denouncing all devices for aerial navigation except his his thumbs were much In evidence. Tlrglnla wished Wlzner at her side, crooked thumbs and all, for no thumbs or voice could be so offensive as tho unrelieved presence of Mr. Sllberberg. the bead of the Federated Metals con cern, controlling the copper, gold and silver output of a continent She felt herself thrown at his head by her aunt "So you think. Aunt Marie." she had said, "that Mr. Sllberberg is one of the great ones of the earth?" "Most certainly." rejoined Mrs. Shayne. "He is retaining and increas ing the enormous wealth and power he inherited. To do what he Is do ing takes a great man. Tour uncle will tell you so." Sllberberg made the hay of court ship In the sun of opportunity. Vir ginia pondered on her aunfs standard of greatness. "Where's Uncle Flnley?" she asked. "Wo are getting a long way south." "Giving the helicopter a private ex amination," replied Sllberberg. "It Is a happiness to me that be Is. But the inventor would go wild If he knew the sort of expert his precious machine Is alone with." "Wild."' repeated Virginia. "Listen even now." Above tho purr of the screws came the angry voice of the inventor in the engine room abusing tho Roc's second engineer for some remark derogatory to helicopters. Already he was quite wild enough. Virginia thought "Why don't wo try his machine?' she asked. "Must we go out over the gulf? Isn't tho bay big enough?" "Mr. Sbayno wants to pick up a spe cialist at the fort" replied Sllberberg, "the man who wroto up the Chinese war aerostats. He's here on some aeronautical business for tho army." Tho Roc circled to tho west to avoid the Inhibited passago over tho bat teries and stood east along tbe beach. Wlzner abandoned bis quarrel and came forward to make the test Ho set the helicopter on tho deck, where it stood unsteadily on Its slender bam boo legs, Its painter banging over tho rail, its top crowned by the screw wings, slanted a little outboard for tbe launching. "now will you get her off, Wlzner?" asked Mr, Shayne. "Easy enough," answered Wlzner tartly. "Maybo we'd better make a descent for you," suggested Sllberberg. "It may bo one of these terrestrial hell copters." "I'll ask when I want you to go down," replied Wlzner, glaring. "You will see whether it's a ground machine or not. May I tako down a section of that rail?" "Certainly," answered Mr. Shayne. "But don't let the helicopter topple off. It might fall on a fisherman. What aro you doing, Virginia?" Tho girl had stepped forward as if to tako a scat In tbe little cane car of the helicopter. "Let me sjt Jn It," said she, aaai to imagine how you feel when you get out into space." "I wish you would," said Wlzner. "It will hold her still. It's perfectly safe." Virginia, laughing nt playing paper weight, entered tho car. "Which Is tho clutch lover?" sho asked. "This," said the inventor, pointing. "I'm going to tho engino room. When I come back I'll show you how It works." Mr. Shayno went aft with Wltuer In animated conversation, leaving Vir ginia In the throbbing car. The rail had been removed, and n little push would have been quite sufficient to shove the girl and tho machine over board Into the empty air. Tho thrill of the vibration, the sense of risk or tho intense gaze of Sllberberg made her face flush. Ho had never seen her so charming. Sho laid her hand on tht clutch lever. "I could move this lever n little," said she. "and fly away. I feel as If I should fly!" "1 shall not let yon," snld he. "I shall hold you!" "Mr. Sllberberg!" The rebuke was evoked by his put ting his arm about her. One white. Jeweled hand was 'slipped behind her, the other laid on her arm, the oily perfumed curls stooping until the red lips approached hers. Perfectly awaro of what she was doing, but qulto reck thought the bun ot tin helicon lss strenuous. The roar of the htvnkvnt swelled In bur ears llko tho crescendo of somo tremendous, upruhlng muili', and she realized thnt sho wns fulling In u great parabola that might curry her Into tbe mmi or might dash lior upton the driftwood mid wreckage of the beach. Suddenly the machine careened, nml sho thought sho had smirk, to bo d lilt ed broken tin tho ground, lost, sho had not soon Theodore- Cttrsim on that hlghost dune, but ho lutd gnmpod tho pntutor us It dniKKod over htm. mid It was ho who had thrown the (lying inn chtno from Its level vonp, even ns It Jerked him down tho duno, with Cap tain Hnrnid clinging to his logn. drug ging tliem almost to the water's edge The car swung horribly, and finally, spilled from It by Its cnroonlug. there fell out of it n mass of red hat, crim son Bcnrf, pique and silken fallals. Tho helicopter tore loose nud fled out to sea beforo tho gale. (To Bo Continued.) ns soon iih tho niiiohiuu can tako uh. Are yon going to glvo us your bless iiiKt" "Go to tho devil 1" yelled tho irnto futhor. Both Girls Alike to Him. CHICAGO, HI., July -18. It didn't mnko nny difforenco to Albort Denier which of tho Gottliehor pirls ho mar ried. Ho was engaged to Edith. Hor fnthcr and mother objected, chiefly because Dcntor was 50 yenrs old. Edith is n chorus girl, hut sho is not less of consequences, Virginia pushed J as old ns thnt. Edith wns willing, tho lever, throw In tho clutch and tho ( but counselled postponement. Denier wiugs aiartcu. mechanism made SUbcrbcrg's very Angers tlnglo with terror, and ho let go girl and car and leaped backward. Under tho lift Famous Painter Is III. PKOVIDIONCB, K. I., July IS. bcrnmo known today that John La Fargo, tho (unions pntntor, la n pa tient nt tho Butler hospital in this city, n prlvato Institution tor tho treatment of norvous and mental troubles. La Fnrgo was brought hero from his Butnnior cottage nt Newport. It to roported thnt tho ufflclnlo nt tho hospital hnvo llttlo hopo for his com ploto recovory. ' cd. The pull of thovivltled.wns persistent, however, nnd nskod drawing him out to death Edith to eo Sho refusc(1 nm ml of the wings the car dragged to tho edge, slipped off with a grating sound - - - aaeJttW elope, vised wnitinp; until her pnrcnts should relent. Denier waited nnd waited and finally decided that he would settle the matter, so ho went to tho Gottlicber home nt 17-13 Ham mond street. Edith was not nt home; neither were Mamma and Papa ottlicber. But Lillian, a 17-yenr-old sistor of Edith was. Just what Denier said or what Lillian said doesn't matter. A few hours later tho family telephone rang. Papa Gottlicber answered. "This is Denier," said a voice. "I have married your daughter." "What?" exclaimed Gottliehor. "You arc crazy. Edith is here in tho room with me." "That's all right," came tho reply.. "I didn't marry Edith, hut Lillian. Wo will bo homo from Crown Point Raleigh to Coast League. LOS ANUTCL12S, July 18. Pitchor Rnlolgh of tho St. Louis Nationals will Join tho Vornon Conot loaguo club noxt weok. Manager llogan an nounced today that ho has complet ed negotiations for tho purchnso of tho young twlrlor, whom ho sold to St. Louis two yonra ngo. Rnlolgh did fair work for tho St. Louis club. Catchor Hasty, whom llogan turn od over to tho San Joso atato team, has boon roturnod to Vornon. Ho will bo given another tryout. Tho most monger, undornuod ad vertisement you over print will im press ifoiuo people, will remain in somo minds, ns tho inunsuro of your store nn roprosonling your More. THEllE FELIi OUT OF TUB OAK A MASS OP BED HAT AMD CttUISON BCABF. and swung there in midair, tbe painter dangling almost within reach 300 fath oms In the air, supported only by tbe spinning helices driven by an engino that one man only knew bow to man age, and be as far removed from it potentially as If he bad been In Mars! The girl's hand trembled so that sho could not bold to anything, no matter bow she tried. At last It was over in a moment more by accident than de sign, sho moved something. With ap palling velocity the thing shot upward; tho aeronat fell away toward tho earth; the fisherman's bouse far beneath was whisked down to tbe littleness of a toy. Tbe air struck her face, blow ing downward more and more chill. Overhead the screws hummed impla cably, tho only sound she heard. She studied tbe machinery, trying to apply her picked up knowledgo of en gines. Here was the thing with which to stop It she felt sure of that, but to stop It suddenly was mere suicide, a swift fall to death. 8bo was growing calmer now. It would surely slow down of Itself, she reasonod, and If It did not well, aho bad escaped from Sllberberg anyhow. And then the north wind struck. The puff smoto ber cheek. The bell copter yielded to It and swept south ward like a feather beforo a fan. Sho was blowing out to sea. She reached out to stop tho engine, but tho vision passed through ber mind of falling falling llko tho stick of a rocket, be ing dashed to pieces on tho earth. Then a voice seemed to speak in her ear from tho chill solitude, senseless words, as of one stammering, like the phantasms of voices beard In the de lirium of fever, finally growing dis tinct and repeating over and over u command, "Retard the spark!" it snld. "Retard tho spark!" Tbo Roc was far below and to the north now. Tbo gulf breakers foamed nearer and nearer and still rang In her ears tbe ghostly command, "Retard the spark!" Sho tried to remember about engines, but this one wns so different! Aimlessly sho put her band out, touch- eu a iiiuu HijuniK tiling uuu jhjubuu i She moved the sliding thing and Wanted Timber fnller. Sawmill hand. 4-room house, modern. 10 girls, general housework. Man and wife. Woman cook. Log drivers, $3.50 day. 6 carpentors, 33.50 eight hours. 25 cordwood men, $150 to $1.75. Ranch hands. FOR SALE. 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