New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

dor on q -ad:op-4ne tonight and the world S
--Es-e-y : - ~ end W must say good
night
The 2ght II the hotel entrance was tull
upon them. bringing l-1t letal- . the C-l-
c1cs g--es-s who were gathering or me marble
STEPS -ne -rle- w:-I barred heads and the gray
bearded English gentleman the machine
The saw MN -ol 10 the chauffeur, who was
looking hack. saw the latter turn - his WORK.
and then the machine leape1 awaT int the
broad G--ve toward the nearest park entrance
And . the a-1lazeE-.e1t o. me o'.-oH1err tne
men = uniform stood a. salute u-ti. the
machine had disappeared Nj even then
l-L In.v disper~e uut stood there silently
watching The skies. Pedestrians 1slnee the
group. spec-.a-lrE IS 70 the cause IL TINS
uniformed EatIe-irE.
~eve--t minutes elapsed. and theu from one
and another came startled cz-.--tl--t 'Il-- 2
r 81 -L- silent par. -lauIE above tnt Trce
and ez-1tfe-- win stately sweep. came
t-a-ge -l- - brilliant lIEigJ=- Tho secret Wa
a--- - la-- and -1e American u-ilrr-- g" q
frantic cheer which va l,-e- II ~ The Ing
lls---e-. and taken uQ rE the crowd AS A" I"
-e-. r---sa their parting shouts, the search
-.rrr- q -. K.ue-t~ u GaZz.ing rtppes %
es.a- -.a-e- suddenly upward -a-1e 1.uIl II
5s- SNAPPED sweep. winch were finally directed
--s- upon - streets below ~ q com para
-sve.v low altitude the craft Went slpF'E
across the civ and headed toward the Atlantic
while NJ, upon -ae raveruentz beneath t0.H uI1
-rs l-r- ---r.- tom al sides windows opened
md the people rushed into IN streets 1aT a
=lE- ~ -l-- -l-. te--1-= ler-al VISITOR f>f-tli
.-g the lower edge o., tn CITY TIE EaHi. l5--.4e
~ II and ID u--l i was q speek o' hght
es-.,r-t IN. s-a-s- took one last c1re..nE fiEht
a-.- with -..a-velous speed disappeared II the
es-r And while America Wa gaming lt-
IT knowledge = tins Incredible rylng ma
h.-e the Roberts was shooting away II q
-s-g straight track Tor the Old orat-
Tra King had watched the 5lghtE oeto" as
long ~ tho. were visible. Through 1ts ELassc~
f.e had seen -l- streets become li-'- WIN
excited men women. and children. a--- tiitli
shouting had come - hlrn t-itlLE above inc
hum g. the Gv-ar-o-. me gi-l-ii-,'-dI7 90.
1te y-.at aa-ia- 6l-umed and died ave-. ana
here md there could be de~c-leG the -lEhts ~
The slow z-carl.ug patrol shii2s E"elais IL.
outpost watch upon the SEA. "--si- ~ -
e:g- II lie had vanished, he turned !" ms
r,.-~--ssr75o-le II Silence. thinking - al. fhsI
lr.f = ken place w.-h.. the few recent nous
ONLY q short time ago theE n-d eHte-yo
-57s aerial chamber, standing II cit-- '- t'''
7rrr17 terror Of The water. aT1G tile ii-'-
- ..--r. II This western continent thct Wcr"
1..e,---e, t,eh-rd Oulv tew hours past Jh'E
had r-,.-..tled = the power-e-SttSs ol Jhel'
nation and shuGde-1rGlE awaited ne -
= -----.-;o-e Now -ncv were gong baCE -
England bearing news that WoI.- upset o.
i,i.s-. remove al fear for The futufe' ana any
- --.-r- -fa most powerful nation AisIpfE
80 e--a- known Thev had sailed away iGT-
-7vt-1z. --.-h da-l-ered ports, and were no" 1c
= sT-7rr y = t- N!-lit --f4i-F
80 -79;gF.- 6t-e-ve. Events had followed |
C,-e another IL such remarkable sequence,
z5-h .lslr s.=tou-d.nE rapld1ty, tha' II "e--rl'4
the -uIr.d - follow them
The King rgae T.ude-lng over me iat" -. -
ZION. when With 10 preliminary r"'lee ttt1E
lighr II the -aG. plane went ouf ,-ii- me
w.. le.- II .Ga-zsess. From without an"
through H.. open door came the voices oi ltle
AGr1.,-sl and 81 giucer II conversation
II cant be an enemy
Hardly. but we dare take no cil'1ilee7
V-ra- do vol1 think Il IS
u don't know. l rnInute OF TWO VIII Ten
i thcv have seen Us .t7,s -
The KING and his countTErnen iuinDleQ lot
-1,-7- gI5eees n the darkness, found theIIi'
80 l7-,,E tle1rseIves up against the trans pa
81 -,g-r which had not been closed. inc
cause of the sudden cautlonarE measures " a.
a~na-ent There, comparatively iaT a"aE, |
and i.igf7 rp against the staTilt sky the Sd"
- i.isz;-g line II q searchilght thrust up |
;,7to the 5a-lZne-- L waTeTed uncertainty /
- IN ,re-a7t. and then slowly a. Il feeh;lg |
- W. approached them II seemed uIlcer- |
-a5n. and fo- a moment dl-appeaIea. iiell !
l,,-- machine had come u a malt.
For an instant nothing Vas visible ana 1lel |
-13e-e leaned into the AR vertical teaih ol |
Te4 Beside i came another ray oi brilliant |
white. and then 10 complete the color III" d |