Show u 00 IBM 7 A romance 0 ff T I 1 of flying xa rif AIR LANIS 4 by copyright 1909 by the bobbi HERBERT QUICK merrill men ill company 1 8 1 I T ba ila always beta a point of IT sette iii ent depute Ili as to whether or not theodoro rhe odoro carson carsons e father wax wn of bin kin to the founder of the old carson piece place up I 1 leh ish river general carson in his loan lean yeara years used to soil sell turp turpentine entire to his name galto nt at a dingy ship chandlery on the wharf near the 11 eslava t oya tec dock on oil these commercial occa elona the general when nellow d by juleps with till till his foot tc ct t c the bra as nil rill and hn elbows on the bir used to call tho ship chandler coutin at other times however he lie made nu no bone of hia ills opinion that the Carson daubed common people and branded ns as impudent any tool foot claim of I 1 between the humble trades man and the of St arengo county theodore lore A a a little bitter sometimes as he recalled the phan torn toms the puri pursuit cult of which had hail ruined two ua ti of the estate 1 the general 4 breeding maggot and bis his father fathers curious arido in a mero mere name whereupon he lie jive j ive chase to a it phan torn tom of tits own with what au cess we shall sit if and followed what his friend called a rainbow with euch such true carson enthusiasm enthus laem that when be left ft irgin lit suarez on the dock at strone strongs bayou on that sandy dell dreamy southern shore of sto bile bay he steered through tho the night for a house very nearly dismantled on an estate growing up to persimmon thIc thickets Lets dewberry beds and palmetto slashes la ibes the very title to which was about to pass to bis his creditors ills beuls tatums wn la in the cabin among the gulf bench beach dunce but neither that nor the precarious state of bla his for tune q could account for his alternate joy and anti gloom a ai s he be fared north in the highl tho the sky ky maiden wax wits the thing that really mattered he lie wondered whether her people knew of tho 1 chanc chance by which ho he and captain harrod had bad rescued he the fair castaway probably they bill ered her JOSL tit helicopter bad had scarcely paused when ithe he struck the dune june but bad had shot hot out over the gulf ulf like a flying ahr raut mourn the girl as loat lost anti he be hail the is i camp to dreaver the llo came ani anck in the laroy tardy diton that lameti thit voting to hia hl home ar mr Ni 1 berberg lighted and smoked aunt count leas less mr ur nerious ily walked the deck and decinti 1 I the cupi lion tion of letting mra ira mayne know of her flascoe alc death nt at once or of waiting tor for a I 1 r a oual interview for the th I 1 or oc had had hail no word of either the helicopter or the girl and th they saw no gleam of hope for her she was mail a dependent and something of a problem fur for mr shayne kny ny ordinary circumstance tint thit would haye bare sep ep amatel the and niece would rot have been mourned inconsolably by either of them in n fact stra shayne had aed to her husband some wonder as to whit flaw saw lu in the hut to loe her like this i ath all oil the unpleasant publicity of the ter affair mrie hlll never get over it eald said shadoe kyne ahat hat the dell delit alls ails that fellow aft tle ue fellow at aft was monr of the 1041 helicopter to the cre creft in ili pur purt aborted maledictions which he hiked en all concerned lu the less 1043 of hit bli Inne hIne the light found hem them far own to the awn flying high for iafet 4 p anea ft THIR P BOAT r it mil in tir the dar kaem the ilag straight beach lay white cold locklor and soll tary in the tl hire mrs which touched tho the greet great bolder holder to liver silver while the earth at I 1 sea ea were till still in gloom avar away south tn in the were two i steamers and from the wireless 0 ai A J bead head could be heard be the discharges dise narges oy which the operator jfe was making a lout las effort to obtain news new s ot or the lot loit eirl girl the bum from the engine room waa was sprung with a sharp rattle mr sir shayne w cut tit to the a braking tube 10 mo all think air lr said the en ell aint er that weve about reached the place whery the young inda lad went out to sea air Sll berberg r thinks so too replied ihlyne but I 1 think t wa was a IS pit of her hero there Tb eren a man on n the beeh bee h bir hir laid ald tin tho engineer shall we speak him do shayne ile maj way know Pomet something bIng the roc circled about liko like an alight ing log swan all iho tho timo time the man beaded oa on a log to await her ber mr shayne spoke had ho be seen anything of a vying ma vb abino ine which went out to sea yesterday it was right close hyah sub r re piled captain did you reo pee the young lady 1 I asked shayne yes anh was the ho still ull clinging to thu tho bell copter when you last aw saw her no euli sub she cl ci logia lagin to nothing with the han toda jewhen ah lost eight right on hub euh sub let down tho the lift commanded mr shayne im going down the three men shayne 1311 berberg and r gathered about the flah fish emmaa on oil the beach I 1 do you think queried Sll SlI berberg that there Is the slightest ellamae for her to too toto to be eared raved my good man ah all ri ra alow slow spoke an it would take a half halt bouab to tell all ah knowe knows ginly ep sp eakin but if it it is aist about the young lady ebe she tumbled out on the sand in fair shape an it if bos shoo mado good sho ahoe a about bodin the boat fr mobile we was kraght proud to hoy bey hub as ou on guest 1 1 I I here shouted wizner triumphantly I 1 tell you that machine would stand grief struck the ground keep out of tl it Is commanded mr shayne was she hurt seriously hut but I 1 sav mr shayne protested ienir dont do t you see that with my ran machine chine bouve got the business coopered T put your money on oil tha tb hell bell copter 4 and unit 3 ou 11 ah you air shayne Shuy nf inquired the captain a is replied shayne 1 ahat ila I 1 have bare you done with her A gentleman ah tit in employed by replied the captain has done carried huh butt ove to the inn la in 0 o aubdon ah all you the air shayne called the prince 0 the powers of the alah I 1 1 I I 1 o 0 um replied mr nir shayne irritably hat tell us of the tho name of this abl dear girl tell us while silberberg berberg Sll and shayne 16 II 11 bened miner began scouting up ur and down the beach at once they of aa baled the palmetto beach wireless sit tion and in a moment the news came in that miss 1 suarez bad had cat sent mes ng s to mrs shayne that morning and bad had taken an early boat for mobile air sir biayne grasped the hand band of mr who sat nat on a log bury ing tug bli his face in his hn handkerchief 1 I 11 luw bow you feel feet old fellow bhayan and I 1 want tu to sar to you my good man tuna I 1 can t repay von rom you know but no so far ns as money ian tan gu go I 1 hope you will ask or rather ac tie capt all coulon t accept anything euh sub said the tile cali capitain tain thaul eo hut ill ight A ah it ask anhar har 3 ou on nil nils s goin goto now I 1 straight to mobile replied biayne ah od went on the cap tain I 1 that you ah all In in all till of ilyin craft na well ell ail answered mr sir laughing sot got a machine that eole the problem most every one has hash no suh but a friend 0 mino mine aught ou on yo way abd well like to bev her you atop stop by in ina see he lies got something ita its mr sir theodo in my em eal the gentleman cent lemau ato toot my niece ID t the tich ie e euh sub we are re in a hurry burry urged mr shayne NN e P are about alining stir ting for chicago won t any other time do ita night on yol yo way auh sub per stated the captain an its all the fa vo ro ahll 1 of you yon all ah all leave it to you suh sub of coee cose but lit 11 you RO go and pilot us to the place al ah calu t apy well leave hyah euh still replied the tapual cap talt but it 0 0 pilot tame ploy piny woods aa as well ua as be he orto do sub uh come and tell him the place said shayne vell e 11 go 11 ut 1 I 1 tell rou my friend fric nil your inan man might nive spent a lot of car fare reaching finley shayre ah reckon thata so 0 o euh sub replied the captain stepping into the lift iles been a stud I 1 11 il vey rey heavy about the ra attah sub fo A ions long the discovery of the metha noso nose mix ture with tn ica times the eipl osire force of gasoline had made ascension 9 i al ill and damle ir an emel efficient plIt ail junt I 1 ol 01 the th aeronaut Hero sero with its buoyant gap txie and with the ed pit propeller propellers which followed made the old fashioned dirigible a fairly dependahl depe depend ablo raft craft in ill ordinary weather it wan was along thia a liap rather thin by way may of the 11 bavler avier than air that a t development had inan nian biml to the en 0 rint u i nt of haley sha v ne who tin oot ont rolled the keewatin hee heo t n e t b an 0 se marshes arabi theodora theodore cursoli often bought thought of camins Ca barren dentate tale lay unter the little pen Pens tainia and mobile md ind ab ore this ran the sparser drift from front and hian forest points to the sound resorts lie ile knew the type of every of these thee huge object objects dropping dropp lne life into the c dimney of 0 the aerial hartor nt at mobile were N hai nei i condom of it which the itak w wn as the taip modeled after the tile earl early creations tit t fount lount lu ln rhe stu mailer quicker low inn flying onca ones with ith out a ua the tile arax holder were ere the still un a 4 ful iier oneta of tit ahe wright and farjian ibe the u wetie waa was varied aried bv by nn nil MI i with napping happing wings or hv by helicopters rap problem ilem tit t life wn in these verlous vessels nn tin I 1 he lip studied them wistfully 90 wistful that the wild ild honk bounded sounded albrice before he heird it lie ile stopped 1 out upon the bermuda braai bosq gaw n rot mettle telephoto tele spinning down from the areat reat silver flab fish bail anaed in the calm eky sky caught it put it to his ear oh ob aunt chloe cried be la in for ua bat hat and coat beres IIer Qa ou one above the bouse house asking for me and who do you suppose it la is be the angel gabel gab el d chloe tm rm be he Is 1 an de way be blow dat boo ho n but all reckon its it jes some tri flin eky sky hooter who ll 11 dear the tho greatest luck yon ever beard heard of cried Theo theobore Jore where a that new parachute never mind ive und IL it mr sir theodore mv out stepped into the lift and wa was whisked up to the koca roes polished deck with ula his now par achito over bis his shoulder chaiten IV A LEAP 1 INTO SPACE IL SHAYNE met carson with MR M something less than tho steely coldness with which b bi was wont to freeze the vitals of the man representing an undeveloped business opportunity 1 I am under great obligations athons to you mr theodore eald said he for fr your ice to my niece to be entirely frank I 1 should shou I 1 d not hare bay e appropriated a rl at ed the time to call on any business account sir mr cargon felt repelled repell cu he lie traced the mr theodore to ca captain etain liar ilar rod a s mode of referring to him 1 I am sorry said be I 1 that you re ve eone gone even an inch out of your w on account of any obligations obligation I 1 1 prefer tho the basis of business busl nesa I 1 ily jore jove said a roke rolie at at elbow a boucht t to be able to meet inept him on that lin 1 Shi tyne carson a ear was affronted hn 1 1 nerre taut euel b he the voice sli tyne wm mat it d tin the man away ant mut arf tit oo 00 it net ma to tile old t ciup hup wed e d lastly bt ater put the whole thing on oil it 1 of brink fast birst rend send this rood good tit man a n a aft ft and lets fall to carson witt elid round and stored stared in lie the face curiously with the impersonal disfavor of one study ing ln the picture of some noxious thing like a gila monter or a feast of turp turen thank you eald said theodore 1 ime and in rom com pany vany uy by glory tuv tur mail shouted a berg if you any ay another word carson tuond turned upon him and herp berg ednk into a seat sent camon walked back to the engine room saying that lie would look the craft over and see mr shayne after breakfast t 3 t conceived himself h elf vastly Inqui insulted ted bv by thia this felloe hey bey had bad picked up tip and caie gap his hl 4 host rather a bill bid mif b alf hour NN v owe it to him to allow him to be A little ll nasty ntY said laid biayne think what lie tie did for Ire liili you know bert erg by jove jore cried silberberg I 1 I 1 would rather she had berthat er that is 1 I 1 would not allow service even to her to atone tie for btuch an insult I 1 don do t al 1 low any one to lie ile must leave the hoc shayne or I 1 will but Ms may be worth oreb while urged shayne using what ho he judged would be a valid argument arRu ment with bis hn gueft gue t an idea Is an idea max and this art of flying needs tin no idea insisted sin 11 ii lis Is worth tint thit much salt suit yourself sir shayne but as for me we SlI berberg waved bis his hand band closing the debate ai an they rose they detect ed izner standing anding si behind them hat in to hand band a 4 if awaiting awal a word with them or tar dropping as the case might have been ell said shayne rather angrily 1 I 1 just wanted to siy 11 replied 1 lz ncr ner that I 1 know what this young youn 9 fellow fello it proposition tion Is 14 and nil it if you don t find litin jilin resto nible to deal with come to bir me I 1 ve re seen his model it ain aln t protected acted of course and suit I 1 can bulke cirit ike it in 1 I few weeks atta coonor enough ill learn him to butt IB in at it d take it cu nomer from cae me bw inventors fall out began monopolist g kt gt t their hot books ks in quil piled Sll Sli berber berbers lets taky take toe the foot north and und see what le lei les s got mott alot ren sible thing yon you va re said re piled hwayne larson waited in glum silence until the second descent ot of the ailt hefts iris ira to o occupy it niong along wibb SlI berberg shayne urged him to stay aboard fer for tile the night trip to chicago a aid tit amyne abo w biow P march starch NV we e for I 1 l nalido t kw ibe 1 sir mr theo mr tito dip it ali n colok going UP ir lore over 44 4 air 4 ir i m wilb mr lir 1 he be am lit V fry pr y well W aou au t su r with ninny thanks the gilece and ad 11 I 1 about aked teed no to questions ta but be b a 11 lit clr etlY aly to the tb lift and anti went it was late to in the vic ti RAC win the lite took on mo la Is aai 11 I yi h ho find mra its shane the i r ni h I into tile tip robin cabin with stil r llari the aith till think of mint it 1 vou r ahlup tit arnon lh mw low bal roni thed 1 0 alli re 1111 1 t arn ln ri hinl slid ties haq deepened rap rail alli otichi to get into stiff south win 14 1 x r 11 it ini all nit the dav av I 1 at j t ill ln ill far lenow rejoined shayne ell P II 11 anske im rt icher if ft should x weather now il hit hm to 10 moor queried ed car ou on Na tv I 1 in golit 1 to talk to you ilour tour a lit chron chr on tg Is it that gitil lit nitice diragi cahnt the gills tillin thia ayin makate oa 04 ai all ilo 10 it tonight oh h r oa replied chayne I 1 1 te e hill in offered me that bould ilo to it in an hourin hour in ln the In veator mini the earth was a concave cup with mitt the set bettini tini sun un a daming wick on ita rim 1 to the north nas a huge lugo black accumulation of clouda which seemed swelling with startling rapidity hut but the weather wise aviators knew it to be their 0 own n headlong flight dight which brought the clouda clouds nearer with such peed speed giving them the swift upheaval which mimicked the approach of a storm the silence nai absolute savo save for the exhaust of the engines and the purr of the driving screw astern tor for the hoc roc kept pace with the blast and 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