MED1T0JRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. AVMDNKSPAY. AUGUST 3, 1010.
Virginia
of ihe
Air Lanes
A ROMANCE OF
FLYING
By
Herbert Quick
J C9rjto. 1000. by th Bob)-
Mmu t-ompmy
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I Theodore Carson,
inventor of an airship, rescues from
a fugitive flying machine called a
ielicepter, a beautiful young girl.
II and III Carson is infatuated
fey her and takes her where sho can
communicate with her friends.
IV Carson visits tho Roc, a Riant
airship owned by Shayne, uncle of
"Virginia Suarcz, the girl ho rescued,
and, being coldly received, leaps
from tho Roc, at a grcnt height, in u
parachute.
V, VI and VII Ho lands in the
grounds of tho Slattcry Institute for
Inebriates, where ho makes a friend
of one Craighead, who plnns to raise
capital to manufacture the new style
airship Carson has invented. Thus
iiey hope to rival Shayne, who con
trols tho airship industry. .
VIII Mr. Waddy decides condi
tionally to capitalize the Carson
Craighead project.
CHAPTER IX.
hk ntCEiTioN or "racxr. theodore."
JP'JpiHEODORE'S mind, habituated
to the airy ease of an unut-
m tercd faith in his mastership
of the n!r. felt the galling of
'.reality as he walked westward from
he station toward dilapidated Car-
aon's Landing.
Seated on a stump, be sought mental
adjustment before entering -bU bouse.
lie had had his chance with Shayne.
"""tho prince of the powers of the air,"
and bad thrown It away in hot words
to Shayne, In n blow to Sllbcrberg and
iy leaping from the Roc Into tho un
known abyss of night. These were
actualities. The broken deflector of
the parachute ho carried proved that,
as did the memory of his foolishness
ever Shaync's niece, now happily for
ever past
Air. Waddy's money and Mr. Craig
.acad's telegrams saved tho day.
Tho first three yellow dispatches bad
come in one delivery at Nashville, ad
fceseed to "Theodore Carson, tho Illus
trious Inventor and Thaumaturge.
Care Conductor. Train 75." Theodore,
the Illustrious, could not accumulate
the courage to ask for them, but the
wise conductor had pounced suddenly
apon him and said, "I reckon you're
.Mr. Carson."
"Yield not to temptation, fear or cold
feet," the first read. "Your Undo Ful
ler Is at the helm." This was signed
The Great Uncalled," with the first
two words run together as "Thegreat"
in a telegraph operator's effort to re
duce to tho semblance of a name Mr.
Craighead's nom de guerre. Tho sec
cad ran: "Ilave no fear. Monopoly Is
as clear in the air as on the land.
Apologies to Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
Kouo to any one else by a deru sight,
Conspuez Shayne." This was signed
""Craighead, the Legal Bloodhound."
'An old Broom," ran the more niys-
terlous next, "albeit minus one cover
and dog's eared, nevertheless sweeps
clean. He yokes tho whirligig to our
car and sweeps tho howling skies!"
(Signed) "Dandy Jim of Caroline Gray
Ml." The fourth, delivered at Blr
BQingham, was addressed to General
Theodore Carson, M. A. ("Monopolist
f tho Air"), and consisted of ten
repetitions of "Kureka," signed "D. J.
et C."
The last came at Bay Minetto and
was too astonishing to bo explained on
any theory consistent with Craighead's
sobriety and saulty, "Caroline's dad,"
It rend, "falls dead at unveiling of
.Broom Idea. Sees absolute cinch and
ilsos to it as per lifelong custom.
Formed today Universal Nitrates and
Air Products company. Laws of West
Virginia. You come In for 25 per cent.
Caroline Impressed. Either universal
genius or rodents in campanile. Great
ly encouraged, not to nay titivated.
Almost converted to belief in my own
schemes nnd self, but am cautiously
suspending judgment. Will have Chi
cago surrounded by time you return.
Go cast to Wheeling (or is Charleston
capitals tonight and will Incidentally
Ttui up and construct first lino of cir
cumvallation (see cyclopedia) about
Greater Now York. Monopoly end of
deal absolutely nailed down; brass
sails, with Waddy doubloons coming
copious. Up to you to produce filer.
Getting wabbly In bead. Losing faith
la you as concrete eutity. Ilavo you
aay aeronef? Answer 'Yes' or 'No' at
eace." This also was signed "D. J, of
Caroline."
little, Tjuf fils "doubloons coming co
pious" was eloquent of faith. And
what In the uaino of all the gods at
onco could a "Universal Nitrates and
Air Products company" mean in an
aerial navigation deal or tboso mys
terious expressions about "surround
ing" Chicago and Greater Now York?
Well, Aunt Chloo was in there, shuf
fling about, wondering where ho might
bo, nnd here he was. looking on spec
trally and unsuspected. With the com
mon limnati Impulse to secret ap
proach, Theodore walked on, conceal
ed between the Spanish bayonets and
a somber lino of red cedars, climbed
the end of tho vernndn, scuttled Into
the broad ball nnd up to bis room. Into
which he stepped quickly, breathing n
little harder. Ho opened the closet
for a chauge of clothes and started
back In wonderment quite as paralyz
ing as horror, for bis clothes wcrv
gone. Instead there sat a huge trunk
with Its ltd back, its open tray full of
silken hosiery, corsets, laces, gloves,
handkerchiefs nnd openwork things
of mystery and terror. On the hooks
were many, many others quite as aw
ful, frilled and tucked and ruffled and
plaited garments, silks, dimities, cash
meres, linens, cottons and soft light
woolens, filllne his closet nnd spread
against the wall for occult reasons con
nected with keeping them in shape,
and protruding from the trunk were
more clothes, while In corners of the
bcdroogi wen more truuks.
A light step sounded, nnd bo froze
to -a statue of panic and trance and
paralysis. Some one entered. Ills
heart bounded and theu stood still, for
It was Psyche of the dunes. Shayne's
niece. Virginia, entering Jauntily,
maddeningly, like a real woman tak
ing possession of his bedroom as her
own! She had n little subjectively de
rived smile on her lips, held In her
hands a spray of huckleberry blooms,
which she put to her nostrils nnd then
stuck In a vase by the old mirror.
"Psyche!" he stammered.
With a little scream she darted to
ward the door, ivcosnlzed him as h"
emerged from the closet, noted his
paleness, turned back, her hand ou her
breast and n quick palpitation in the
. i mt .w,,u. .nw luu uv... b ja ii
snared robin. Yet she was the least
excited of the twain. Her alarm ceas
ed with her recognition of him.
"My robber," said she in a half
whisper. "Oh. I'm so glad!"
. (To Be ContinaerYj
AMENDMENTS
ALLJDOPTED
LIflht Vote Cast, Though Consider
able Interest Shown by Opponents
Majority (or Each Amendment
In All Three Wards of City.
LIGHT VOIE POLLED
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 3.
Only a light vote was polled during
the opening hours of tho primaries
today in most sections of tho state.
Interest in tho election has been keen,
particularly over the congressional
nominations, and it was expected that
a heavy voto would be out. In the
districts where the republicans have
not put any candidates In tho field
therel s little Interest In the nomin
ations. Tho democratic leaders pre
dict in spite of the poor early show
ing that a heavy voto will bo polled
In most of tho congressional districts
before tho day is over.
The Insurgents have candidates In
tho flold in tho Second, Fifth, Four
teenth and Fifteenth districts and tho
fights thero aro spirited. In most
cases local issues aro playing an Im
portant part in tho elections.
BITTER FIGHTING AT
What could he mean by nu "an old
Broom?" Tho old copy of Broom's Lo
cal Maxims in Craighead's "library"
mvum Indeed minus a cover and dog's
eared, but how this "Broom" could,
even In metaphor, yoke tho whirligig
to any car and sweep tho howling
ktaa Carson could not guess, Mr.
Waddy's demand for aeronautical mo
aopoly was being compiled with, to
Mr, Craighead's mind, nnd tho last
tetegraffi wemed-to imply that tho bu-
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 3. A bitter
fight Is on in Kansas today between
the Insurgents and tho rogular re
publicans in the First Kansas dis
trict. Tho state nominating prima
ries aro under way today and out
after tho nominations. The congres
sional fight haa overshadowed tho
struggle between Governor Stubbs
and Tom R. Wagstaff, who aro after
tho gubernatorial nomination.
Reports today from all parts of tho
state indicate that a heavy voto will
bo polled. Tho contest between tho
regulars and the progressives has
aroused much interest as a rogular
election and throughout tho stato
each sido is working hard to defeat
tho other.
HARMON DETERMINED
TO END CAR STRIKE
COLUMBUS, 0 Aug. 3. Govern
or Harmon today announced that ho
Is determined to end tho street car
strike. Ho will bo asslstod by Stato
Labor Commissioner Wlrmol and
Secretary Bishop of tho stato board
of arbitration In ending tho diffor
oncea between tho carmen nnd tho
company. In tho meanwhile tho mil
itia will remain In Columbus until
tho trouble is sottled,
Tho strikers demand a graduated
wago scalo of between 2G and 27
cents an hour, a recognition of tho
union and arbitration of futuro dif
ferences between thorasolves and
thoir employers,
A light voto, a 10, was polled ou tho
city charter amendments at Tuesday's
election. All ftvo amendments car
ried in all tho wards.
The first amendment, providing for
a city library tax to maintain a Car-
neglo library, received a total of 175
votes to 135 against, tho First ward
voting 51 for, 40 against; tho Sec
ond ward voting CO for aud 5S '
against; tho Third, 61 for and 37
against.
Tho second amendment for the as
sessment of property abutting on
trunk water and sewer mnlns carried
as follews: First ward, 54 for, 40
against; Second ward, C2 for, 54
against; Third ward, 72 for, 29
against; tal, 1SS to 123.
Tho third amendment authorizing
tho ro-assecsment of property bene
fited by street improvements, had, in
First wnrd, 54 for, 40 agrlnst; in
Second war J, 60 for, 5S against; In
Third wnrd, 61 for, 37 against; total, '
175 to 135. UWHl!
The fourth amendment, providing
for tho assessment of property bene- 1 1
fited by opening or widening of j f
streets, had 53 for to 41 ngalust in X
First ward, 61 for to 5S aagiost in 1 1
Second and 62 for to 35 against in
Third ward; total, 176 to 134.
Tho fifth amendment, providing
for tho Issuance of bonds, had 51
yes, 3S no, in First ward; C5 yes,
54 no, in Second; 53 yes, 31 no, in
Third; total, 179 to 123.
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ance. The firo started in the upper
story of the mill nnd in five minutes
flames appeared to burst forth from
all parts of tho building. The fire
department wns unable to check the
flames nnd confined their attention
to the protection of adjoining prop
erty. Three empty Great Northern
box cars standing ou a siding ad
joining the mill were also burned.
Several thousand barrels of flour
end about 1600 bushels of wheat
stored in the mill and warehouses
wero destroyed.
The Wcnntchcc flour mills was the
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WHO KILLED AMERICANS
Excursion Ratesto the East
DURING 1910
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GALVESTON, Tex., Aug. 3.
Moxico is being scoured by soldiers
sent out by President Diaz with in
structions to capture Jacinto Trov
ino nnd his band of outlaws, who
killed Rangers Lawrenco nnd Carncs
nnd wounded three others.
Diaz has instructed his men, who
number upwards of 100, to get their
quarry at any cost. It is believed
sharp fighting will occur before cap
ture? aro effected.
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