Virginia of the Air Lanes A ROMANCE OF FLYING By Herbert Quick CfffUht ISQ9. by th Bobte Marrill Company SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I Theodora Carson, inventor of an airship, rescues from it. fugitive flj-inR machiuo called a helicopter, a beautiful younj; pir!. II and III Carson is infatuated 5y her and takes her whero she can communicate with her frionds. IV Carson visits tho Roc, a Riant airship owned by Shayne, undo of VirRinia Suarez, tho fiirl lio rescued, and, bcinf coldly received, leaps from tho Roe, at a great hcifiht, in a parachute. . What nucer ucaven had suddenly rained the expelled Craighead from bis despised position In the Institute to a -thing to Inspire terror and panic Tbeo Aore could not Imagine nor guess the Tcnson for Craighead's sardonic laugh ter as be sat in their room drawing In eictuicnts against O'Grady and Wltb crspoon. lie saw, bowever, tbat these irerc awesome documents, which set forth In a large, round hand that these gentlemen bad been guilty of obtain teg money under false pretenses, false Imprisonment, malicious assault and tho like, all done "feloniously, of mal ice prepense and aforethought, not taring the fear of God before their jcs, but Instigated thereunto by the Aevll," and "against the peace and dlg alty of tho state of Illinois and con trary to the statutes In such cases Biade and provided." Theodore, when we return." said Craighead, "this room will be full of corpses knocked stiff by these im peachments of O'Grady and Wither apoon. Take the spoor of the billion aire Hike oh, hike with me!" They crossed a dim field, followed a farm read and came back Into the village Irom the opposite side. Craighead harried Carson to a broad porch under tall elms and maples knobby with -swelling buds. He pushed a button, aad they waited. At slow steps In the hall Craighead squeezed Carson's arm spasmodically. The door opened, and n low figure stood before them In which Theodore aotcd something familiar, and n volec sot altogether strange, he thought. In vited tliem Into the "other room." "Mr. Carson," said Mr. Craighead. 1docs not recognize In our host the erstwhile guide of my wandering and 'wabbly feet Mr. Carson, in your new aad fully established capacity as n re spectable citizen let me present you to air. Waddy, to whose counsel, precept and example while acting as my at tendant I feel myself indebted for my complete restoration to Phillstlnebood. Mr. Carson, Mr. Waddy!" Mr, Waddy, ignoring this reintroduce Hon, led them silently down the hall, past a door, which gave forth scuffling Bounds, female voices and the peeping of young chickens, and took them Into a snug den, the shelves of which were covered with books tall, Imposing. .learned looking tomes in time durk oed bindings where they sat down in leather covered chairs gray with dust. "So you did reely drop into the gar en7" their host finally asked. "Yes," answered Carson. "I think It was foolish to take the risk, but I did." "Why?" queried Waddy, nnd Carson explained. "Boy foolishness," said Mr. Waddy. and silence fell again, broken at last Ty Theodore's Inquiry as to whether "Mr. Waddy was active In eight bank3 and if bo did not find bis duties irk- ) Tronic. "No," replied Waddy. "The things .growed up on me. I never "wanted to be a, banker, but my rents kep' li-sulln' xae up with deposits, an' I sort of got ne bank after another darn It! coun try banks the boys run 'em. I vuuiu hero to havo a quiet time in my own way, an' see how I make out They wanted me to put on style. They reck oned I was going to when I bought this place. I could slick up nn' go to stockholders' meetln's. an' the boys never knowed. An Jest ns I got tilings right Caroline's man dies, nil' lien xbe comes to 'take care' of me! I shuu't bo allowed to earn a cent by workln fur "Wltherspoon, un' it brought me Into such society. Them Jags Is mighty ul. fellers, somo of 'em." "I thank you," said Craighead, with an excess of manner. "And as for your being condemned by family prlJo to sterllo uselcssuess, It Is truly a Muim. "But is Carolluo a relative;-" "Unly daughter," answered Mr. Wad dy. "Come to live with iuc S.'ttla' things to rights." "Mr. Waddy," snld Craighead. "boar aip under this. It tuny be for tu be'. And let us take up Mr. Carson's gn-aC .project for monopolising nvlntlon I havo long believed that some uiu would turn up with the matlslue to subordinate all othei-3. but since tin tlmo of Snntos-Dumont, I'miimu at I tho Wrights aerial navigation lias inado no real progress. Ms. C:iiwi l the genius. Wo offer you tin- unl-pio chance to bo with us coni.iKter nf tin world. Mr, Carson will be glad tu ix plain his ucronef." "I wun't put a cent in It;" r.:M :'.r ;Waddy. Carson's heart sank. "Certainly not." replied Craighead, as If Mr Wnc'-V refusal were the most natural thing In the world, "until you have ciphered tho thing down to brass nails. And then nut toll Mr. Waddy about It. Mr. Carson. You need not enter Into the offers of millions we have lind and spurned. Just describe tho machine." Carson switched on the lights, and they gathered about tho table. CHAPTKU VIII. Jilt. WAIHiY" INVESTS. THE young man tnlked slowly. Once In awhile Mr. Waddy In terjected a question which e Ineed Intelligent comprehen sion of tin- heart of Carson's explana tion. Cainn explained that Ills aero nef differed froiu nil others In having wings like u bird's, which did not Hap, like those of the absurd orthoptcrs and yet used half their Mirfuce In beating the air with a straight thrust like that of an oar In water. "Don't yeh use screws?" asked Wad- ir. "Not at all." answered Carson. "The screw can never be effective, because it strikes with a slant. It will do in water, but air requires a more effec tive thrust. When your propeller blade moves at a hundred miles an hour, say. you have a lift of thirty pounds to the square foot of surface with the direct stroke. Hut tho surface of the screw" "Now. how d'ye flgger that?" Carsou repeated laboriously. "Why." said Carson. "I can lift weights that none of the other airships can stir and tly off like an eagle with a fish!" The farmer-banker and the Inventor were so absorbed that they scarcely noticed the entrance of n messenger from tho Institute with n message from Mr. O'Grady asking If Mr. Craig head would step outside for n moment nor Craighead's withdrawal and re turn. "The direction of the blow of the propeller." said Carson, "Is under per fect control. A bird's wing Isn't. This is a better wing than an eagle's." "Kin you raise right straight up," asked Waddy, "without running along like a buzzard?" "I sure can," replied Carson, falling Into dialect "No bird can do tbat no big bird. It's a better, stronger flier than any bird. The best any other ma chine can do is to support four pounds to the square foot of surface. With my new motors I can fly off with Ave times that, and I've got four times their bearing surface. I can carry mall and express at a profit or passen gers that can afford it. I can hover over a ship with good heavy torpedoes and sink her and overtake any vessel that floats. I can" "What kind of motors you got?" In terrupted Waddy. Carson went Into details. The old man looked through his eyebrows, whiskers and mustaches at Carson and the drawings. "What If your ei,, 'nes stop," he asked, "when you're mile high and over water mebbe?' "I can soar." answered Carson. "I can make headway and gain height with no power if there's a wind, nnd I can stay up for hours with tho pro pellers set for aeroplanes. But the best thing I haven't mentioned the gyroscopic balancing device." "What's thatr asked Mr. Waddy. "Why, It's the successful application of the gyroscope to aviation." "They used to talk about that," ob served Mr. Waddy, "long ago the Brennan single rail roads. I thought It turned out that the gyroscopes was too heavy fr air work." "They are too heavy," cried Theo dore, "if you use them to do the bal ancing. That's sure. And so wo have had to balance by feeling, Just as we do a bicycle. Thought Isn't quick enough, so you havo to rely on feeling, as a bird does. But I use little gyro scopes not to control by their weight and stress, but to distribute power to tho wings nnd rudders positive, auto matic distribution of power. Why, If tho engineer of my machine should fall dead It would fly on Just ns be set It until tho fuel was exhausted. It feels and thinks." They did not notice the opening of tho door nor sec tho woman who en tered. (To Be-Continue!5. OKLAHOMA CITIES FACE WATER FAMINE GUTIIKIE. Oklu., Aur. 1. Owiiifc to tho extended hent and drouth, cit ies of Western Oklahoma are facing n water famine. Oklahoma City, Guthrie, Enid and other largo cities hnvo been utterly forbidden tho use of the city water, except for domes tic purposes, while Stillwater, u col lege town, lias been prohibited from mii:R water except for drinking pUr PO&OS. Aside from the scarcity of walnr, tho agricultural board saya that tho Ktnto crops will not ho moro than 2" per tout of normal. Hoppers, cinch hugn and continued drouth havo damaged the crops to Mich an 6xtcnt Hint the farmers expect vory little return. Tho pencil crop is said to ho prac tically destroyed. A good store location Is advertis ing! good storo sorvlco Is advertis ing but both of these are supple mentary to tho real advertising that la dono In tho newspaper. $100,000,000 IN APPLES ALONE Product of Four Northwest States Will Soon Total Vast Amount In Fruit Fast Becoming World's Fruit Basket. CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 1. "Whllo apples aro not yot the principle pro duct of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, thoso who aro familiar with tho unrivalled climatic, soil nnd other conditions believe that tho tlmo is near when tho apple yields of tho four states will bo worth $100,000, 000 nnd the culture ot tho king of fruit will bo the chief Industry." 11. L. Moody ot Spokano, whero ho Is a member of tho chamber of com merco and other organizations, snld this In an address on "Applo Culture and Irrigation In tho Northwest" at tho first meeting of tho Chicago Irrl gatlon Association In tho La Snllo hotel hero the evening of July 28. Judgo Charles F. Flshbnck was tonstmnster. Mr. Moody addod nmong other things: Ktent of Arabia Iinnd. "Federal and stato onglneors say ronorts to tholr respectlvo depart ments there are approximately 200.- 000,000 acres of undeveloped araoio lands In tho United States west of tho ninety-eighth meridian, and men versed In ncrlculturo assort that un der proper cultivation this nrea could be made to produce botwecn 4,000,- 000.000 and 4.500.000,000 bushels of wheat yearly, or other crops In nronortlon. The settlement of theso lands would mean homes for not less than 20,000,000 population nnd a Mt. Angel College MT. ANGEL, OR. In charge of the Benedictine Fathers. For young men and boys. Term opens September 6th. 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"Vlic four northwestern Hint on con tain 253,S!)4,7t0 acres, as follews: Montana, iKl.SOfi.OSO: Oregon, (11, 887,300 Idaho, 53,9(10,320; Wash ington, 44,241,000. Less than f per cent ot this laud la occupied by farms nnd the total population Is not moro than 3,000,000 In nn area of 307,700 square miles. Moro than 50,000 ncres of this land Is adapted to Irrigation. Planted to apples and proporly watered tho minimum crop at maturity would bo a matter of 20, 000,000,000 bushels, or about 40 por cent of tho total crop ot tho United States In 1909, whon less than 22, 000,000 barrel of apples wore harvested. No Overproduction In Sight. 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