Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-30

had Doubtless deranged the machinefy
and the fan had whirred itself of. The
balloon hung motionless in midair for
q moment, then slowly the light wind
began to drive II back over the rebel
camp. Kulparker's hair began to bris.
tie with the horror Of the situation.
He was between two fires, for II the
balloon began to drop dynamite, he
would run an excellent chance Of being
blown to pieces, while the moment Ca.
rambo noticed that It was returning,
the suspicious wretch would see Q plot
In the whole scheme, and would order
bis prisoner shot.
Gen. Carambo had taken Kulparker's
watch on the plea that he had none and
wished to time the firing. The inven-
tor did not expect to have his watch re.
turned, and subsequent events JUST.
fed this suspicion, but he now looked
anxiously at the general, who was busy
studying the face Of the watch, won.
dering what would happen when he
turned his gaze upwards and saw the
balloon returning.
The automatic opened the ball by go
ing into business on Its own account
A shell dropped from It struck shout
half mile down the hill. The explo.
sion was terrific and startled the whole
camp. Carambo slipped the watch In
his. pocket with an oath and 1t was
only a few minutes before he took IN
the situation. The second shel1 drop.
ped perceptibly nearer and rent the
rock some distance below them.
1T IL q plot" yelled the general. HE
II q minion. Of the Spaniards, as I
thought from the first. Shoot the low
9coundrel. Attention! Fireiv'
The balloon answered his command,
sut not the soldiers. They, frozen with
terror, were watching the approach Of
the aerial monster, which was steadily
dropping bombs and raising consecu.
tive earthquakes, and the accurate
mathematical precision of q minute
gun.
"shoot, do you hear1" shouted Ca.
rambo.
The men TREMENDOUSLY raised their car.
bines. but the balloon got its work In
first. The dynamite struck within q
few hundred yards Of where they stood
and the conclusion knocked down most
Of the squad and sent panic and flying
rock amongst the rest. Carambo was
stunned BY a stone. Ku1parker had
nung himself face down on the ground
and spent an eternity Of wild suspense
wondering whether he would be struck
first by the bullets Of the brigands or
the dynamite hitting him In the small
Of the back, for the balloon seemed d..
rectly overhead. As he turned over az.
ter the crash he rolled down the hill for
some distance, and there he hatters
himself he lost his senses with the tum.
bic, although don't think he had any
too much sense when he undertook to
invent such an idiotlc contrivance az
the automatic balloon. The balloon
hoated gently over the ocean and II 10
to be hoped In the interests Of the mer.
camille commerce of the world that the
dynamite bombs are all spent. There
are dangers enough at sea as It IL, with.
out an irresponsible gas bag dropping
shells unexpectedly on vessels deck
from an altitude Of half q mile.
Kulparker managed to work his way
back to the coast, where he got into his
lugger again, and the crew, not know.
Ink what had happened, landing him
according to instructions on the Flor.
ida sands once more.
The Spanish government have made
q requisition for the body Of Kulparker
and they don't seem to be particular
whether the body 10 dead or alive. The
United States began searching for him
and 20 he thought It best to take Q trip
to Europe and wait till his balloon rolls
by.
Thus It comes about that Kulparker's
nerves have all gone wrong. and that hs
dare not 60 to Malaga. In Spain. to have
them put right again.-Free Press.