The Stolen Aeroplane; or, How Bud Wilson Made Good

Excerpt from The Stolen Aeroplane; or, How Bud Wilson Made Good: "One of these anxious watchers was Mr. Josiah Elder, a man just beyond middle age, who shaved every morning down to a round patch Of whiskers on a prolonged chin, and whose white starched shirt and heavy gold watch chain pro claimed him a person of affairs. Just at present, a heavy coat Of dust on a new, black, soft hat and on his dark trousers suggested that the morning had been spent out Of doors, where the September drought had coated the town and country with suffocating dust. Mr. Elder was president Of the Scottsville First National Bank. He was also president of the Scott County Joint Stock Agricultural and Trotting Association. And this was Wednesday morning of fair week. The president was hot, dusty, and had an anxious look..."