Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-26
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP.


James Adams. West Point graduate,
IS IN Paris at the opening Of the
FTench-GcrmdR tCdr. IN balloon
Reconnaissance for the French he IS
almost c0ptUred bV the Germans. The
balloon IS tcrecked az the c. dtedW La
0uHdy. Rescued. Adams fails IA lore
iCifh Aimee. daughter Of the Count
LdOundV. The Germans inUode France
German Colonel. GricSmdn. insults
Aimee end is attacked or Adams tCh0
IS ia turn OUcrp0lCercd by the Kaiser.
He Joins the German army under
friend. LOiCenbcrg: engages ia an an
bush 81 q French cOlWRin, and return
ing 90 camp learns that GricSmdn has
charged Aimee tCifh treason and has
Imprisoned her adams purSucS GricS-
man an an automobile. kills him IN
single com bar. ana takes Aimee 10 a
cousin at Bethel. Ia the tcrofc land
battle tiCO days later LOlCcn Jcrg IS
killed ia the capture Of Montpelier.
The French dire the Germans back
iCith glycOlitc, terrible explosive
SpriRklcd from Gtrships. one Of the
ships IS bl0iCR ia the night 20 Mont
peiicr. tChcrc Adams IS cGmpcd It's
crciC as thr0ton oHt. adams blUHdcrs
INTO Il and IS si0cpt GiCGy "a The gale.
CHAPTER VII.
I was awakened early the next morn
ing by the sun. My clothes were damp
with cloud moisture. l did not learn
until then that there was an aluminium
roof 90 tho air car, which was pockctcd
in the baskct-wOrk sides. and that there
were four electric radiators 90 provide
heat. Thereafter was more comforta-
BILE
The ship noated steadily hiCh IN the
clouds. 1 could see nothing bat vapOI
being rapidly dlssipated 10y the sun
which occasionally shot clear rays into
my eyes The barometer indicated ar
altitude OF two miles. and the speed
gauge registered. Tor the past twelve
hours. an average OF twenty miles an
hour.
After n brief breakfast examined n,
ship more at leisure. ! found IL a LITTLE
ahead OF anything I had ever seen. L
stcercd perfectly. and could be sent VI
or down by tkc elevation or depression
OF broad aluuinum blades fore and AFT
= small motor. run by powerful
chemical battery, operated tho propcl
lers. though IL was often possible q
travel rapidly with the wind alone n
motive power. There was also Faur
condenser Tor extracting hydrogen fr0r
the air. which operated automatically
koeping the bag always fully inflated
\ wireless telephone outfit, various SCI
enti0c Instruments, the electric light
Ing and heating apparatus and the tan
FOR conleusiug water from the gas
bag were novelties in their way.
found also "a second hamper OF food an
drinhahle. and. 20 my great delight.
box OF fine KY West cigars. which
opened Immediately The car was cigf
feet wide and about sixteen feet Ions
and there was ample room Tor part,
longed Tor Fleischmaun, OF poor Low
cnberg.
When ] had started the motor an
set the fans 20 descend ! took tcl'
scope from the rack and waited cagel
Is for a sight OF something that woul
indicate my whereabouts. by the con
pass I was going due west ana n n,
direction had been maintained Al nlBi
] was far out on the Atlantic.
Al last the clouds around me thinns
and vanished. and came into clear al
Below me. stretching away IA all q
rections TO the horizon. lay the Sc
its tossing waves breaking white una