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HEPffORD MAIL TJRIBTOE, JtEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, ,TULY 25, 1910.
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Virginia
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Air Lanes
A ROMANCE OF
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Herbert Quick
CoRrHiht 1909. br the Bobb
Merrill Company
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I Theodore Carson,
inventor of an airship, rescues from
a fugitive ffoing mnchino called a
helicopter, a beautiful young girl.
II and III--Cnrson is infatuated
by her and takes her -where she can
communicate with her friends.
T'tsyche! Psycho!" he gushed. "Oh,
Tm gladl And you are weir
Mrs. Shayne called Virginia. "Pleaso
come In said she. "It's wet out
there."
Mr. Carson gave Virginia his arm,
and sho swept into the cabin.
"Uncle Finley," said she, "I don't
know how he happens to bo aboard.
kut this Is this is my"
"We know," said Mr. Shayne. ,rWe
picked up your deliverer down in the
woods, Virginia."
OhJ" said she. "Then I"
Tou were the only one. It seems,
ta ignorance of Mr. Theodore's pres-
ace. We have some business to talk
rer. What's up, Wlllettr
Wlllett, the pilot, appeared at the
oor with a salute. "We seem to be
breaking records," said Wlllett- "The
Cktance gauge shows St Louis near-
at, with low variation for headway.
Indianapolis Is weak, right around a
hendred and fifty miles, and we're
getting Indistinct registry that's either
Nashville or Chicago, depending on
whether it falls off or Increases."
"I want to see you a minute," growl
d SUberberg and drew Shayne out
upon the deck.
Wlllett went back to his work; Mrs.
Shayne bowed grandly to the empty
air which her gaze indicated as occn
ying Carson's position; Virginia, bog
ging his pardon with her eyes, excused
herself and followed her aunt, and
Carson was alone.
SUberberg was making it unpleasant
for Shayne again. This fellow, he said,
has been taking liberties with Miss
Saarez, and be (SUberberg) would not
stand it
"1 tell you. Shayne," he urged hotly,
"he must be put off! He must be paid
and put off. If be isn't"
"If he Isn't," smiled Shayne, "It
wouldn't be a serious matter, would it,
Maxr
Tes," splattered SUberberg. "He
Insulted me! I tell you. it's all over
between Federated Metals and Aero
Btatlc Power If I'm forced to take
things like this."
Shayne laughed heartily, but he
seeded. Mr. Shayne saw real danger
of a breach to which no obligation to
Carson could have forced him and
grasped Sllberberg's band warmly.
"Max, old man." said be. "you're
quite right We can't go down in this
wind to let him land, but wo can send
aim aft"
Theodore was examining bis para
chute as the pair entered the cabin.
UI have decided," said Shayne. "that
your neronef doesn't Interest me."
"Very well." replied Theodore. "You
are the sole judge of that, of course."
"And you may consider the negotia
tions off," went on Shayne.
"I adopted that theory some time
ago," repUed Carson.
Shayne took out his purse and os
tentatiously removed from it a num
ber of bills.
j" "I think 1 ought to pay you for your
time." said he, "and your service to
aiy niece. Please take these and be
good enough to go aft with the crew."
If SUberberg had not seen fit to
indulge in a sardonic laugh at this
exigency the explosion would not have
occurred, but that sneering chuckle
acted as a detonator for Carson's tern
fr. Ha attack ghayne's extended
hand scattering the bUls over the floor,
tflaayne stood wka flaring nostrils and
white with rage.
"Don't notice tho fellow, Shayne,"
aid SUberberg. "He wants to keep
ks hold on tho girl und"
The speech was cut short by a blow
from Canon's flat band delivered with
Ughtnlng quickness and with stinging
force. As calmly us though bidding
SUberberg good morning Carson spoke
to him.
"Bo careful bow you speak of her."
aald he, "or I'll throw you over the
aide. Mr. Shayne, permit mo to say
that you are a cur. 1 shall leavo this
craft at once!"
He started to go on deck, but as If
reconsidering ho turned and rapped on
tho door through which Virginia had
disappeared. Tho girl opened it and
looked breathlessly Into Theodore's
face.
"I am about to leavo tho Roc," said
fee. "I could not leavo without bid
ding you goodby."
"Going?" said sho. "Have we de
scended?" "Keep away from that mau!"
screamed SUberberg. "Ho struck hip,
and ho knocked your uncle's money
all over the ship!"
Carson stood aside for her, and they
went out upon the mile high deck.
She halted, aghast to note that they
were still high among the clouds of
tbe storm, plowing on through a wild
wasts of r tossing vajport .while the
honrso growl from tho enrth was so
distant as to admonish her of tho gid
mm e
SBorrsD orr into tub ulack abtss.
dy height from the ground. Beyond
the Ulumlnatlou of the lights it was
absolutely dark.
"You must be going aft?" said she
interrogatively. "I'll go with you."
"No," said he. "I shall never sco
you again, but I shall never forget
you. Goodby.. Psyche! Uoodbyr
That Instantnneous leave taking the
trembling girl never forgot. Pressing
her hands, he started forward as if to
clasp her in his arms. Ie turned from
the embrace already half beguu. step
ped upon the rail and dnpped off into
that black abyss of night and tem
pest Like a stone he fell. lost in the
mists.
The parachute, so far as she could
Bee, had not opened in the least when
he vanished, and with palUd face sho
stood there peering over into the un
peopled space, her soul filled with hor
rible visions.
(To Be Continued.)
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that tho vegetable exhibits ho mndo
a prominent feature of tho show.
It Is tho plan ot tho Oregon Stnto
Horticultural society, tho hotol mon
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innko tho affair as pretentious as tho
National Apple Show of Spokane.
Thero was eotno tnlk of attempting
tho stunt this fall, but it was de
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another year lu order to nllow tho
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which tho fruit Is brought will bo
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