Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-16

me, anu Dy the motlon OF the1rS ups
knew they were worshiping me.
tried to stop them. but, finding it i'm
possible to do SO, l gave up the job
and, dragging my aeroplane to slope
favorable to getting start, rose over
their heads and flew away. Some Of
them gazed after me in wonder, while
others kept their faces on the ground.
circled about, the wonder of va
rious groups Of natives Finally dis
cerned two lines of men engaged in
combat. They were SO intent on kill
ing one another that they did not see
me till l was nearly over them. Then
one after another looked up at me.
and, forgetting the human enemy in
the monster bird, they took to their
heels, gradually disappearing as they
obtained cover.
1t was now beginning to get dark.
/ sailed over different parties, but too
high to attract their attention FINAL
~. seeing dozen men tied to stakes.
l descended to get nearer view.
They were evidently prisoners taken
in battle, who were to be roasted alive
and eaten afterward, for under each
was pile Of wood, some of which
was already lighted, a small fame
curling up near their ankles. 1t was
too dark for them to discover me, and
the ground was not favorable to alight-
ing, SO. taking up roman candle,
lighted it and bombarded them with
the balls. Looking up and seeing the
dim substance of huge bird lowering
over them vomiting fire balls. they fell
on their faces
l called to them till they looked up
and made signs to them to unbind
their prisoners. which they did. and as
soon as the last man was loose
drove the would be devourers away
at the point Of another roman candle
Then rose, firing rockets as ascend
ed with view to striking terror into
them. hoping that they would con-
slider themselves forbidden by the god
bird from further, returning to their
captives.
l then returned to where l had left
my supplies and after partaking Of a
supper rolled myself in my blankets
under the shelving rock and went. to
sleep.
The next morning after taking in
fuel and oil l sailed away again. By
this time some Of the natives had got
sufficiently accu-:r med tn me- to con-
slider me amenn bile to attack AMI MAJ >
attempts to britt, ne down. Suddenly
while making some adjustments which
took my attention a great stone pass
ed within few feet of my aeroplane.
Looking down, l saw tribe who were
working a machine that looked like q
Roman catapult They were directly
beneath me and about to throw an
other stone. If it hit me it would
break my aeroplane. Not daring to
risk taking time to rise out of range,
I picked ;ur: a stick OF. dynamite and
dropped 1t on them. saw dust, smoke
and fragments, and after the two first
had cleared away looked for the ma
lives and their catapult. Where they
had stood was capacious hole in the
ground.
observing a native village beneath
me. determined to descend among
them and remain with them till they
had got used to me in order that
might commune With them. When YET
some distance away I could see them
standing together watching my ap
proach. The first evidence of their
solicitude was when came near them
and began to descend. Then they all
ran away. But when / had alighted
waited patiently till they should
come back. Presently / saw heads
peeping at me through the long grass
The children came first, the women
next and last the men. worked with
them some time in order to establish
communication, showing them my
wonders. Rigging telephone, l told
man to 60 some distance away and
would make his wife talk to him
Having arranged matters for him,
placed a receiver at his ear and, going
back to the woman. motioned bel
to talk through the transmitter. Al
the first words spoken the man drop
ped the receiver and looked about hin
as though he expected to see bis wife
near him.
Then established a wireless and
placed a man between the two ey
tremes. 81. could hear the clicking al
both. one in keeping with the other
He looked about for some connection
but. finding none, ran away from me
and the machine.
To cap the climax took little
child from its mothers arms and sci
it beside me in the machine. The
mother was frantic, though by signs
l endea vored to make her understand
that would bring her child back safe
| ~. think she believed was super
natural being and was about to fly
up to heaven with the little one. NJ
one dared oppose me, and, rising ir
the air. few away. When ten min
utes later l returned and placed thu