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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1010. Virginia of the Air Lanes A ROMANCE OF FLYING BJT Herbert Quick MW. Vy ( MmiHI Cowpi SYNOPSIS. aown n piinir or tno vcrnncin ana inn the woods. Carson was nu Impostor, they wen guilty of fraud, there wns no noroncf, and the Air Products com pany would collapse nt Mr. Waddy's defection. Tlng-ndlng-tlng-ttng-g-g-gl His telephone rang. Was his good angel Mrs. Grnyblll on tho wiro? She was. "You know who this Is?" "Know these tones?" ho gushed. "Why, were I tn deepest hades through geological depths of burning marl and lignite and other carboniferous depos Its I'd know them! What Is It, fair one?" "Oh. nothing! Only 1 havo Just learned nt the postofflco that Mr. Car son Is back a few miles, through a la goon, and the roan will get us a guide with a boat to take us through those narrows In the morning. Is that all right?" "You are My God. Carotlno, you have saved me from you know not what! I shall love you, lovo you, Ioto you" And the telcphono was hung up. They went through tho canal to great style. They skimmed tho black waters of Freshwater lake and landed nt the shelly hummock. Whtlo the boatman searched for tho path to tho 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 scmb oak thickets. Those pines." said Mrs. Gray bill, MB I FLY 111 BEND . 0. Johnson of Klamath Develop ment Company Declares There Is No Retrenchment In That Region for tho Hill Road CHAPTER I Theodore Carson, faventor of aa airship, rescues from fugitiv flying machine called a kelicopter, a beautiful young girl. II ani HI Carson is infatuated fcy her and takes her where she can eommunicate with her friends. IV Carson visits the Roc, a giant airship owaed by Shaync, uncle of .Virginia Suarer, the girl he rescued, aad, beinjr coldly recoived, lenps from the Hoc, at a great height, in a parachute. V. VI and VII He lands in the crounds of tho Slattcry Institute for Inebriates, where he makes a friend are isi.e palms. Why. what's that?' el ono uraigncau, uu (jiuuo iu .w, vxcuumeu jirs. urayuuu Rising from beyond the dunes, as If from the sua. thcro soared a great something which moved like a bird. It swelled like a magic ship ns it neared them, sailing low and dominat ing the sky like a cloud. It came with the most amazing speed, like an eagle In mldswoop, 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 a humming bird. "Oh, of course," said Craighead, his hands trembling, his face white, "this man Carson Is a fraud! Oh. yes. we knew It all the time! But you see that his noroncf has gone through the empty form of eventuating, all the same. Flying like a frigate bird! Shayne. charge! Roll over. Silber berg, and don't dare move till I say so! Oh. this is rotten rotten! I've got to kiss some one! Hurray!" Mrs. Gray bill was running along the path after the guide. Mr. Waddy puff ing along behind, hopelessly unplaced. "Did you see Carson?" said Craig head. "And there was a girl with hlra." Emerging from the dunes, they saw the airship skimming off along the line capital to manufacture tho new style ftirshiD Carson has invented. Thus tkey hope to rival Shayne, who con trols the airship industry. VIII Mr. Waddy decides condi- jnally to capitalize the Carson- lighcad project. IX Carson goes- to Flonda to iplcte a sample airship to exhibit Mr. Waddy, and he finds Virginia are. X He is in love with Virginia. Fizncr, a rival inventor, conspires to Carson. Don't pose." said she. "Don't think it I want a beautiful lesson In every- ag. If I have been a minister's wife ell mo of Mr. De Land and and Sa Jo Drown and the chop suey and nnd t life. Tell me. Mr. Craighead!" The point here Is that there was no inger of Craighead's running off rhlle she listened with such breath- Interest to his adventures. .Ho ex- lined his natural transition from the ady of artistic anatomy to surgery then through medical jurispru dence to law, and over all gloomed the sdow of his wonderful, his poetic. epic dissipations. Mrs. Gray bill i shocked, but she asked for all the rrlble tale that bo might so relieve ; that nothing would ever, ever lnduco Im to drink again. "Only one thing would ever do that," he, "or maybe two. The pangs of splsed love" "Which you havo never experl- 1?" she asked. "Never," said he. "as I am now kely tor "And tho other shock that might rerturn your self control?" I "The failure of Carson," replied algbcad. "That would put mo down out down and out!" iThe relations of Craighead to Mr. Faddy became more and more strain- for the former could no longer ex- lain satisfactorily the failure of Car ta to appear with his airship. Final- as a last resort Mr. Waddy resolved take Craighead and Mrs. Grayblll go to the south to settle the whole sblem. Thus it was that the three at Palmetto Beach when Captain od with the launch passed rough Strong's bayou with Virginia Id Mrs. Stott on the way to tho cabin here the first Carson aeronef was eparlng for its delayed lllght north. ckets had been bought to Palmetto sch on Craighead's statement that Irson was hero. kAb." said Craighead. "How.nat- It all looks! I seem never to havo t these balmy. If somewhat sandy, adea. Dear old Yupon nedge Inn!" Ir. Craighead wns halted by a liver- attendant. rBeg pardon, sir," said he. "This is private clubhouse. The Inn's over re!" Oh. certainly," replied Craighead. 11 cement walks look alike to me." The one over nt the Inn looks llko ck," said Mr. Waddy grimly. pralghead searched In vain after Mr arrival at the inn for Carson. Craighead's easy Uow of speech somewhat impeded by bis sense of uncertainties, nut to say dangers, Ibis position, It wuh worse when bo Mr, Waddy anil the handsome, apathetic Mrs. Grayblll returned tho plantation, having elicited the reluctant Chloe the luformu that Mr. Theodore, bis mnchlne. niece and bis niece's companion at Hnrrod'u camp on the beach, ch was "oft thatterwny." They went down the river, through u lal, across somo land, und then they than Sbo didn't know about no anof. but Mr. Theodo' wan upro- tin around with pernio tlyln' ma pe. She recokoned the canal nt Pal Ito Beach was the ope, but she j't know. This information, Mr, llgbcad declared, made everything Ir, but on returning to the Inn Mr, Jdy hired n local oftlcor to guard Craighead's room and began ink thought of having n wnrrnut lu ll against him for something Mr, Ildy waB not quite clour for what, algbead was trapped, lost, betray- IIo sat in his room chewing a Ir ana calculating the distance to irround. It looked feasible to get KLAMATH Falls, Or., Aug. 12. Tho Oregon Trunk lino has complet ed two-thirds ot its grade through tho townstte of Bend, and with a crow of 150 men working insldo tho town limits, Contractor Henry expects to have tho entire stretch of roadbed through tho town ready for tho rails within tho next few weeks. Such Is the Information brought to Klnmnth , Falls Saturday by S. O. Johnson of the Klamath Development :ompany. "Reports that things wero rather! quiet all over the country havo boon coming into Bend for somo time," re J marked Mr. Johnson, 'but if tho rail-1 roads nro retrenching nuywhero they . certainly are not doing It In central Oregon. Tho activity that was com menced wheu the Hill people let tho contracts for the second section of i the Oregon Trunk from Madras to Bend has been unabated ever since. I motored into Bend nnd took my time nt it, so that I could see Just what progress wns being made, and It Is simply remarkable the way tho contractors are making the dirt fly. "In the stretch from Bend to Crooked river, a distance of about 30 miles, thero aro between 1200 and 1500 men at work, and tho camps are scattered along tho line every two or three miles. Within less than threo months, the men told me, they will have this grcdo entirely finished and ready for the steel. Tho main object now is to complete the grndo in Its entirety during tho good weather, and as most of it is light work there ought to be no difficulty In getting everything In shape for track-laying in tho fall. "The most important part of tho whole line 1. the central part of tho state will be the massive steel brldgo over the Crooked river. Tho steel will not be laid beyond that point until the bridge is ready for use. Some of the mate-lal for the brldgo is al ready nt Shanlko, and it is going to JAP EXPEDITION TO SOUTH POLE DELAYED TOKIO. Aug. n. Until difficul ties which havo arisen over tho pay ment for tho ship In which Lieuten ant Shtrnso will attempt to find tho south polo havo boon adjusted, tho departure ot tho expedition is post poned. In addition it Is alleged that tho government is not In uccord with pbullc sentiment rogardhg tho ex pedition nnd the ministers nnd vlco minister) ot tho navy aro quoted ns not approving tho plans of tho lieu tenant. In splto ot apparent governmental Inactivity, tho Shlraso party, backed by several Japanese newspapers, aro proceeding to raise money to finance the expedition. Ono masss mooting was hold recently and others will bo nrrnuged shortly to pay for tho ves sel that will cary tho party. Captain Nomura, who will com mand tho expedition, and certain members ot tho pnrlimcnt aro at tempting to secure government en dorsements nnd assistance CHINESE H0PPICKERS INAUGURATE STRIKE 8ACKAMKNTO, Onl Aug. 12. Four hundred Chinese hop pickers contracted for bofnrn tho picking son son, today refused to go Into tho fields unless given nn lucrontio of from 5 to ,10 cents a hundred pounds, according to the amount of work, and ns a consequence losses ot growers may ho heavy, Tho agitation com menced over ono of tho growers vol untarily raising the pny In order to got plckors. White pickers nro accepting tho old scalo of l5 coutu per hundred and making from f l to ?0 a day. BATTLE WITH H0RSETHIEF RAGING ON CLEARWATER . HnsklnH for Health. LKWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 12. Nows of a fight botwoon Theodore Reynolds, tho alleged horse- thief, who escaped from tho Grnugovlllo Jail Saturday night, uow suppottod to bo In hiding, with his two companions, nil heavily armed, In tho timbered canyons along tho Clenrwntor river near Kooskla, and tho pursuing posse under Deputy Sheriff Brown of Ida ho county, la expected hourly. All threo inon nro dond shots. Tho Information relative to tho lo cation of Reynolds was secured from of beach foam. Down the beach stood j be a slow, tedious task of freighting Mrs. Stott and Captain Harrod. look-1 it by team all Into tho Interior from 1 lng after the airship In amazement there. and delight Then, turning like a u mnu who escaped from tho Jull with him. ' Tli Iu mnu stated that ho spout Mon day night with Uoynoldii In tho tim ber near Kootikla, whoro thoy wore Joined by two men, ono of whom ho mild was a brother of tho escaped man who wan arrested with Reynolds, hut wini rolcnood on hall. Governor Brady has offered a ro word of $200 for tho arrest of Rey nolds, dead or allvo. INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE ADJOURNS ITS SESSIONS M'ALESTIOU, Okla., Aug. 11. Tho congressional Investigating com mittee that lias been probing charges of bribery In connection with tliti Mc Murray Indian liuul contractu ad journed Hn notiHlouii hero at noon to day and started for Sulphur, Okla. Tho Inquiry will bo renewed there. Senator Thomas P, (lore wan en domed by tho democrats at Lawtoit IiiHt. night. Tho novvii of tliln fact cauued coiiiildornhlo comment here. Tho democratic statu convention to moot nt Oklahoma City will bo itHked to adopt a reHolutlou similar to that adopted by tho Luwtou democrat, and It In exported n tight will follow. 1). H. Wright, a dolomite at Wash ington for tho I milium, wan called to tho stand shortly before ndJouruiueit. Ho testified that Attorney Richard AdaniH said that MoMurrny had offer er to shnre 1Ih contracts with him. TOM MOFFAT V. O. HANHICN Wo make any land and stylo of Windows. I ' Wo carry Glass of any sizo on hand. a MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO., Medford, Oregon, ----- - frightened heron, she swept seaward and came down the wind like an ar row. Virelnln wnvlnc nn Amprlcnn flag over tho rail and Theodore swing-1 ,n the interior. Hundreds upon nun lng his hat. "Although the road Is merely in the construction stage, It has already worked a wondcful transformation Suddenly as she passed them with a maneuver so astounding for aerial craft that they could scarcely believe their eyes she stopped. The sharp whir of the beating wing sections told of the sudden reversal of their stroke and of the unprecedented phenomenon of the almost Instant arrest of such a machine In midair. It was an unnec essary strain, thought the captain. He saw the reason, however, a mo ment later. A black slimy nose the nose of the Stickleback poked Itself above water right ahead of the Vir ginia. A boat that looked stove and sinking drew away from her, with a struggling, gesticulating figure in It dreds of man with money chiefly I eastern capitalists who havo been I watching Mr. Hill's operations at long range, have been coming to central Oretgon In crowds all summer. They ' are the class of Investors who havo I for years made a parctlco of follow I lng wherever Jim Hill has led the j way, realizing that ho does not enter i a new territory without a definite plan of developing it nil It will stand. "Tho result has been that thero has been a good deal of activity, not only In farm tracts, but In city lots around and in Bend and all other towns along the Oregon Trunk havo felt tho waving a Blgnnl of distress. Tho slimy same Impulse. nose sank, and the apparent castaway "All along the lino of civic Improve- wns left as If to perish unless rescued ments, tho big dam to bo used for by the Virginia Accepting the humane task, lower, lower, lower sank tho aeronef, until Its car nppcared almost to touch the waves. The man In distress seemed to throw something like a lasso over the nacelle of the airship, and the great bird rose slightly, as If to be safo from the billows. The Stickle back again peeped nbove the waves, her manhole opened, and the castawn of the stove boat went down into th RUbmnrlne. It wns absolutely beyond the power of any one looking on to guess what was taking place. Why bad tbe man made tbe signals for help if tbe sub marine was standing by? If tbe com ing of the submarine to his rescue was unexpected, why had be not cast oft the line from tbe aeronef? Why And suddenly they ull fell that something sinister, something devilish, was tak tug place. They heard a shout from Theodore, u scream from Virginia. The submarine hud come awush again, and from her opeu manhole came the nick of u pistol a pistol aimed at the airship. Then sho sank again, and i he ulrsblp was drawn downward by the line. Struggling toward land, hanging by the fatal thread, like a trapped bird, she strained at her tetti er, while the grim xubmurlue, llko a devilfish which had thrown n tentacle about n waterfowl, made seaward, out lull) the gulf, out Into deep water, with a purpose as manifest as It wuh jdead iy. (To Be Continue!.) power purposes has been completed across the Deschutes at Bend and tho i wires aro being strung. Tho dynamos aro ready to be set up and the wholo plant will bo Installed and under op eration within tho next 30 days." Mr. Johnson will remain In town for several days, and is planning to make Klamath Falls headquarters for , all his operations. ' ROOSEVELT INSPECTS EXPERIMENTAL FARMS MELISH OF CINCINNATI HEADS KNIGHTS TEMPLARS CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Wi; lam B. Mellsh of Cincinnati was elected right ominont grand master of tho Knights Templar In convention here. Arthur McAi-thur of Troy, N. Y., was elected deputy grand mastor and W. Frank Pierce of San Francisco grand generalissimo, OYSTER BAY, L. I., Aug. 11.- Accompanied by President Peter nnd Superintendent Fiillerton of the Long Islnnd railroad, Oolono! Roosevelt today inspected the farms along the roud und at the railway i experimental Htntion at Mcdford. Tho party traveled in President I'c tors' privuto onr. Roosevelt closoly questioned the employes of the experimental fnnn concerning the cost of tho produc tion of vegetables. On being told that experiments showed that uu in vestment of $2000 laid out iu prop erly equipping a ten-nero fnnn as sured an iinumil income of $1000, the colonel enthusiastically exclaim ed: "By George, there a good thing for you!" Mcdford, Oregon; This certifies that wo have sold Hall's To.xns Won der for tho cure bf nil kidney, blad der and rhoumatiu troubles for ten years, and have never had a com nhiint. It gives quiok nnd permanent relief. Sixty 'days' treatment in each oottlo, Mwdford Phnnnncy. tf "To waste is an offense," so sell thoso second hand things you'vo conn ed to UBhe, Ouch sales are "want ad business." Merchandising As wo understand it, consists simply in keoping nlvvayu on hand a goodly supply of tho best staple nnd fnncy groceries that tho local nnd wholesale markets aro capable of furnishing scelling thoso goods at reasonable prices nnd waiting on every single customer ot visitor in tho most courteous nnd satisfactory manner. You are in vited to call and get acquainted with our methods. To TTe Hills If you nro going on n trip or vacation, eithor to the hills or else where, wo can fit you out iu the most satisfactory manner. You will havo more pleasure on your trip if you nllow exports to suggest what to tako along to eat. ALLEN 6 REAGAN CORNER MAIN AM) CKNTHAIi MKDFOIU) Ml Angel College MT. ANGEL, OR. Iu charge of tho Bcncdiethio P-athers. For young men and boys. Tonn opens Soptombor 6th. Pre paratory, commercial, scientific and classical courses. Write for catalogue. Crater Lake Route Medford Iron Works E. G. Trowbridgdo, Prop. FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Machinery. Agents in So. Oregon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO. 1910 LOCOMOBILES 1910 The cars of the Crater Lake Company will leave Hotel Nash on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 a. m. Round Trip $25.00 Children under 12 years, half fare. Secure your tickets at the hotel. CRATER LAKE TRANSPORTATION CO. J. C. NEFF, Manager. Medford Address: Nash Ilotel. I! It RESOLVED Th bout resolution for you to make is to come to us for your next suit, if you want Bomothing out of tho ordinary. Wo do tho boHt work nnd ohsrf the lowest prices. W. W. EIFERT tub raoaxrirmrvB taxloi t t vSPEND THE SUMMER AT- Newport, Yaquina Bay The Only Beach in the Pacific Northwest Whero tho pretty Water Agates, Mons Agates, Moonstones Cornelians and Itock Oysters can bo found. Outdoors Sport of all Kinds Including Hunting, Flahln , digging Rock Oyators, Doatlng, Surf Bathing, Riding, Autolng, Cnnoolng and Dancing. Pure mountain wator and the best of food at low prices. Fresh Crabs, Clams, Oysters, Fish and Vogotablon of all kinds dal ly. IDEAL CAMPINO GROUNDS, with strict sanitary reg ulations, at nominal cost. Low Round-Trip Season Tickets from all points In Oregon, Washington and Idnbo on sale dally. Three Day Saturday to Monday Rate from 8. P. points, Port.und to Cottage Orovo Inclusive, Includ ing branch lines; also from all C. & IS, stations Albany and west. Good going on Saturday or Sunday, and for return Sun day or Monday, A Sunday Excursion Rate of $ X .50 from Albauy, Corvnllls and Philomath, with corresponding low rntos from points wtBt, In effect all summer. Call on any S. P. or 0. & E. Agent for (u)j particulars as to rates, train schedulos, etc.; also for copy of our beautiful Illustrated booklet, "Outings in Oregon," or write o WM. McMUItllAY, General Pasfloiiger Agent, Portland, Oregon, Excursion Ratesto the East DURING 1910 FROM ALL POINTS ON THE Southern Pacitic (LINES IN OREGON) TO RATES Chicago )...$72.50 Council Bluffs $00.00 Kansas City .........$00.00 St. Joseph . . . $00.00 St. Paul - ..... $00.00 St. Paul via Council Bluffs $03.90 Minneapolis direct $00.00 Minneapolis, via Council Bluffs $03.90 Duluth, direct $00.90 Duluth, via Council Bluffs $07.50 St. Louis $07.50 Tickets will be on sale May 2d and 9th: Juno 2d, 17th and 24th; July 5th and 22d'; August 3d; Soptombor 8th. The abovo rates apply from Portland only. From points' south of Portland, add ONE WAY local rate to Port land, to make through rate via Portland. One way through California, add $15.00 to above rates. Except that fares to St. Paul and Minneapolis one way via Cal ifornia will be $2175 higher, and fare to Duluth $24.75 higher than fares via direct routes. Ten days provided for tho going trip. Stop-overs within limits in either direc tion. Final return limit three months from date of sale, but not later than Oc tober 31st. Inquire of any S. P. Agent for complete information, or WM. MoMXJRRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon "trannjt nii-