MEDFORD MAIL QRIBUNIS, AtEDFORP, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST- 4, 19.10.
6
Virginia
of ihe
Air Lanes
A ROMANCE OF
FLYING
y t
Herbert Quick
Cctrafcfct 1909. by tfca Bekfct
Mwrtll Compmjr
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I Tbeodoro Carsou,
inventor of on airship, rescues from
a fugitive flying mnchino called a
kelicopter, a beautiful youiiR Rirl.
II and III Carson is infatuated
iy her and takes her whore she cau
onununioat with her friends.
IV Carson visits tho Roc, a pant
airship owned by Shayno, uncle of
"Virginia Suarez, the pirl ho rescued,
and, baing coldly received, leaps
from tho Roc, at a preat heiRht, in a
parachute.
V, VI and VII Ho lands "in the
grounds of tho Slnttory Institute for
Inebriates, -where ho makes a friend
ef one Craighead, who plans to raise
capital to manufacture tha new style
airship Carson has invented. Thus
tkey hope to rival Shnyne, who con
trols the airship industry.
VIH Mr. Waddy decides condi
tionally to capitalize the Carson
Craighead project.
Tsyche, said he, "when you s3y
you aro glad"
"Oh, I'm so glad you aren't dashed
to pieces!" she cried. "I've seen you
Jailing, falling, falling. In my dreams
and never Alighting! But evidently
you dldr
Tea." said he, "quite safe. But how
came you here'-"
"Oh, I live here," said she. "But
kow did you know? Or did you Just
happen? Shall I hide you? I'll never
betray you.Tiever, no matter what they
aay you've done!" '
You belong here?" repeated The
doro wonderlngly. "Here? i'ou you
live here?"
"Yes," said she hurriedly "with
aay uncle. I couldn't endure the
Snaynes and Sllberbergs any longer.
"Why, the way they did Just drives
people to crime! And If you did any
thing It was in open war with the of
fleers and not by stealth as the
Shaynes and Sllberbergs do. I told
them so to their teeth only you ought
to reform and all that, you know.
tAnd I couldn't bear Aunt Marie any
jre,H here the voice trembled, "though
everybody will say I'm ungrateful and
all that And General Carson's family
are all my relatives In the world, ex
xept the Shaynes. And this Is their
plantation my uncle that I never saw
lives here and I came to him. I hope
1b -won't bate me. I'd rather not have
to ask him to shelter a robber the very
.flrst thing, and so I hope j-ou aren't
pursued. But if you arc I'll hide you
before I'll see you caught. There!"
Sir. Carson reeled back against the
-wall, drew his hands across his eyes
and looked again. She seemed to bo
there still, rather nearer than before,
bunds clasped in adorable anxiety, dl
Tinest pity In her eyes.
"Of course it's a shock," said Miss
Bearer, "to And you"
"I am sorry," said Theodore, "to have
shocked you by being visible. I"
"Oh, now," said Miss Suarez. "Try
to supply ellipses and and those
things. I meant to And you so"
"So incapable of so lacking in the
qualities of of of
"You're gradually getting closer to
M," commented Virginia. "Our danger,
where there Is nobody hanging about
to Bort of mitigate no, not that to
to"
"To absorb and diffuse the 'shock "
suggested tho engineer.
"The very word." said Bbe. "Why,
uncle, you're clever once In awhile"
"Thank you. Miss Virginia. I"
"Don't Interrupt, please. Our dan
ger here In the wilderness Is that of
not catching the shades of expres
sion. The nuances one has to have
ground Into one's system with regard
to one's friends If nuances can bo
(round Into anything and that we'll
misunderstand and light and pull hair
aeedlessly doesn't that cover the
case?"
"I don't think It does quite. But
you were saying I lack some quality.
Please go on."
The quality of unclehood," said she.
"You don't create tho role. I suppose
aay Image of a charming young rob
ber, for you'ro not bad looking, uncle,
you know."
Theodore blushed.
"Piracy and yegglsm and those
things aro so Incompatible with one's
only surviving Hvo llve-wlth-able un
cle," said Virginia.
"In 'The Babes In the Wood,' " said
Theodore, "the undo was quite that
ort"
Tho odd thing with us I like living
with you immensely is that you seem
a babe In tho woods more than an un
cle, and I tho other,"
"What I wish you to understand is
bow honored I am to bo your guardian,
even though I don't deserve It."
"Oh, but you do!" suid sho. "And
-there's tho Carson blood, Isn't there?"
There's tho Carson blood." assented
Ilieodore uneasily, "and tho trust that
Wood alone cquldu't confer."
"And tho relationship must stand in
"tT BOBBER," 8AID 8HE Df A HALF WHI8-
rnn.
f can'gobacTT to tho sTmyues. I'm
afraid they'll find mo and make me"
"You shall not go back!" said Theo
dore. "Xcvcr!"
"My, my!" said Virginia. "How
fierce, uncle! And now let's go fish
tag."
Yes, Theodore had fallen. Fleeing
the best bedroom, in which Aunt Chloo
bad established Miss Suarez, he had
unmoored his launch for flight, but,
reconsidering, had demanded of Chloe
an explanation of the incomprehensible
mystery of tho presence, under a state
ment that she lived there, of Shayne's
niece.
"She's come to live with we all."
said Aunt Chloe. "She's kin o' ou'u."
Theodore gasped.
'There must be some mistake," said
he. "How can she be related to me.
Chloe?"
"W'y, yo' some klne o uncle to huh,"
replied Chloe. "Huh mothab was a
daughtah to ole GIn'rel Cahson. She
married Lee Suarez and died. Miss
Glnnle knowed about us, an' when huh
aunt throwed huh oITn the alahshlp
fob stan'uln' up foh you she come
hyah. ez she had a right to, suh."
"But she dldu't know I was here?"
Theodore suggested.
"Oh, law, no," replied Aunt Chloe.
"She don't know yo' Mlstah Carson ylt
onless yo' tole huh."
"But, Aunt Chloe, we aren't any kin
to old General Carson, are we? And
I'm no uncle to this young lady, am
I?"
Aunt Chloe was indignant.
"Ilev Ah been wuckin' foh po' whites
all these yeahs?" said she. "Yo sho
as clus as uncle. Yo paw knowed be
was a Cahson."
"What have you told her about this
relationship?" said Theodore.
"She knowed all crbout It."
"Did she know how father how no
body thinks we are any kin to the gen
eral and"
"Who you mean by nobody?" que
ried Chloe. "Ah reckon we some kin
o' on' name wouldn't be Cahson, would
It? Ah tuk huh lu as a Cahson. If
you tuk huh In yo' ahms an' squench
ed huh teahs I reckou you wouldn't bo
brlngin' up these heavy arguments."
TJucIe Theodore was stately, cere
monious and. with due allowance for
sundry blushes when Miss Virginia
emitted a little giggle, promptly
smothered in her napkin, quite grand
In his demeanor at luncheon. He
formally kissed Virginia's hand, and
when she told of her need, of her re
liance on the Carson fidelity, he yield
ed to the temptation without a mo
ment's hesitation. He became her un
cle, entered calmly upon the deception,
oblivious of the vast consequences In
volved. "I have the honah." said he, "to
drink your health the health of the
Jewel and tho hope of the Carson
family."
She rose as If at a formal signal for
withdrawal, took both his hands and
kissed him on the forehead. There
were tears lu her eyes.
(To Be ContinuerY;
HA
ROBERTSON
TAKEN OWN LIFE?
Such Is Rumor From Grants Pass,
Whcro Suicide Theory Is Stronn
Buys Revolver and Has Been
Missing Since.
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Medford
Book Store
(Grants Pass Obsorvor.)
J. R. Robertson, orstwhllo a real
estato operator of Medford, but who
endeavored to oporato in this city,
has lett, and his present residence Is
unkuown, and there Is rv suspicion
that ho may 1-r.vo committed sulcldo
In tho mountains south of this city.
Robertson camo hero about two
wcoks ago and operated under tho
name of tl.o Medford Orchard and
Trust company, and was going to
havo offices In this city and Medford.
Ho got out somo ndvertlsl-ig matter
here that wna somewhat elaborate
advertising lots near tho depot for
sale. Ho did not soil tho lots nor
did ho pay his printing and adver
tising bill.
Ono day last week ho wont Into
Lloyd's second hand storo and plckod
out a. revolver and ammunition and
said that ho would go out nud try tho
gun, and It It was all right ho would
buy It. Ho then went to Lowls &.
Hnnna's livery stnblo and hired a
horse. Later In tho day tho horso
camo back without a rider or sad
dle. Mr. Lowls bad toll tho help In
tho barn not to let Robertson havo
another horse, that Is, ho told all
but one, ami that was tho ono that
Robertson Lappened to see when ho
came to tho stable. In tolling of his
mishap with the other horso ho said
that ho was at tho White Rocks fish
ing and had takeu tho saJdle off and
tied to horso to It, and that tho whis
tle at tho rock crusher had blown,
scaring tho horse, which mado for
tho river and lost the saddlo In tho
river whllo folding. Ho socured tho
samo horso and started south on tho
stago road to Kerby.
When Mr. Lewis heard that ho had
again secured tho horso ho telephoned
to C. E, Hnrmon nt Love's Station
to take the horse away from him If
Robertson camo along. Tho horso
camo into Lovo's Station following a
wagon, which it started to follow In
the neighborhood of Wonder. Lator
Robertson camo along on foot and
wanted tho horse, claiming at first
that ho had bought It, but Mr. Har
mon would not glvo It up. Ho stayed
all night with Mr. Harmon and the
next morning asked for somo soap
to go to a creek to wash somo clothes
and that Is the last time that ho was
seen as far as anyone known here.
Robertso 's financial career In
southern Oregon has not been as rosy
as It might havo been. Tho first of
last Juno ho went to Medford and
opened elaborate offices, with elabo
rate fixtures. He has paid no rent,
nor did he pay for tho furniture. Ho
had ascocicted with him somo real
estato men who havo been prominent
In Portland, Seattle and other largo
cities In floating additions, but they
deserted him towards tho last of tho
month. Since then Robertson has
been going It alone. Ho advertised
big, claiming that ho had $500,000
to loan on real estate, but ho stated
that ho did that merely I. order to
havo his business sound big. Ho
gave soveral checks In Medford on
banks wheio ho had no money, and
at once time camo near being arrest
ed for It, and when ho loft Medford
gave n check for his ticket. It Is
said that ho gavo somo checks in this
city, which, of course, havo not boon
honored.
Ho did not pay his stenographer
and his wlfo was left without funds.
Sho went to work In a storo after his
disappearance from Medford, but last
week came hero to meet him, but ho
waB gone bb stated above. It Is
thought or feared that, being unsuc
cessful In business and being In a
poor way financially, that ho was not
In his right mind and that ho may
have committed sulcldo, as ho has
not been seen or heard of since leav
ing Lovo's Station.
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