The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-12
"The Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By W. Holt Whife.
CHAPTER Llil.-(contInued.)

ShAf ! EH lilI-(SoHtiHucSc
Wouldn't 1t be a better blutf," said
Langley. III we put back along the
course for Aero?"
my dear chump" said Strong, you
are an exceedingly supplemented
young han, and your bluffs are
so patent that they would deceive no
one.
II have no desire to freeze to death
by burying myself in clouds at an
altitude which would bring the Their
mometer down to freezing point. IT,
on the other hand. we kept pretty
low and put back along the course to
Bomberg, every. stage OF our journey
| would be telegraphed not only to Paris,
but all over the world and our move
ments would be as well known to the
king as they were to ourselves. Every
stage OF our return would be watched.
mo, the atmosphere over the sea Is
the best place in which to lose one
self. Besides, the fact that we have
got to the coast and are passing
over the ocean will to a certain extent
relieve his majesty OF his many
anxieties, with the result, hope, that
he will keep a little less careful look
out than he Is maintaining at present.
! above ALL" he went on, ut Will puz-
zle the world. And there is no reason
why the world should not be puzzled.
It will not hurt the earth. and 1t Will
afford us certain amount OF enjoy
ment. Let US enjoy ourselves while
we can"
| Langley said not another word, but
started the Victor ahead, keeping her
down to $50 miles an hour. in order
that the Di should not lag too far
behind.
The rain was now falling fast, and
presently they drove into great bank
OF clouds; here they were compelled
to slow up and allow the Di to come
as close alongside as was compatible
with safety. Then Strong shouted
through the megaphone the course
and the speed to be followed.
The Di and Victor drifted UP again
and lost each other in the mist. and
hour after hour they drove on In the
| blackness.
Arbuthnot carried a wireless. and in
this manner the two ships we're en-
abled to keep In touch. but a new
problem was set them because, as It
was impossible to take any bearings.
they were unable to discover the
whereabouts OF the Di They could
speak to Arbuthnot. but they could not
find him. nor could be find them.
They discovered by the altitude re-
corded on his instruments that he
must be about on their level, but
whether he was to the north or 10 the
east or the south or the west OF them
they had no means OF ascertaining.
1t was now growing dark and
Strong estimated that they must DO
about 80 miles out from the coast. and
as they would soon have to be altering
their course and making back for
Paris. he decided to find the ID.
He therefore telegraphed to Arbuth.
not to put his craft down to within a
couple of hundred feet above the sea,
and then look out for his searchlight.
They went down and down. and the
mist gradually cleared, leaving them
in the thick OF drenching rain.
A few seconds later Strong steadie 1
the Victor. and shortly after got wire
less word from Arbuthnot that he
could now see the water OF the At.
lantic beneath him.
Strong then began to play his
searchlight all around the Victor.
He could not pick up the III. but
after a minute or so he got further
word from Arbuthnot that he was
lying about 10 miles to the north OF
the larger airship.
(To he Continued.)