Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-12

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 1 rose firing rockets as l ascend
ed with a view 10 striking terror into
them. hoping that they woald con-
slider themselves forbidden by the god
bird from further returning to their
captives
1 then returned Co where 1 had left
my supplies and after partaking OF a
supper rolled myself I'm my blankets
under the shelving rock and went to
sleep
The next morning after taking In
fuel anu oil sailed away again. By
this time some of the natives had got
sufficiently accustomed TO me TO con
slider me amenahle 10 attack and made
attempts To bring me down suddenly
while making some adjustments which
took my attention great stone pass
ed within few feet ~ my aeropianc.
Looking down. l saw tribe who were
working machine that looked like a
Roman catapuli They were directly
beneath me and about To throw an.
other stone. IL II hit me IL woul,
break my aeroplanc Not daring 20
risk taking time To rise out OF range.
l picked up stick of dynamite and
dropped II on them. ! saw dust. smoke
and fragments, and after The two first
had cleared away looked for the ma
tives and their catapult. Where they
bad stood was n capacious hole in the
ground.
Observing n native village beneath
ME, | determined TO descend among
them and remain with them till they
had got used 10 me iN order that l
might commune with them. When vet
some distance away could see them
standing together Watching my ap-
roach. The first evidence OF their
Solicitudc was when I came near them
md began to- descend Then they all
ran away, But whom l. had aightcd
l waited patiently till thcN should
come back Presently | saw heads
pceping M me through the long grass.
The children came first, the women
next aud last the men worked With
them some time in order tn establish
communication. showing them NV
NN'V'iS. 'hEkiBt IL l tOt0
man TO go some distance away and
| would make his wife talk Ia him.
Having arranged matters for him.
placed a receiver at his car aud. going
back 10 the woman. motloned her
30 talk through the transmitter. AT
the first words spoken the mnn drop-
l'ped the receiver and looked about him
as though he expected 10 see his wife
near him. ..a
Then l established wireless and
placed man between the two ex-
tremes. Hc could hear the clicking nc
both, one I'm 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 set
IL beside me In the machine. The
mother was frantic, though by signs
III endeayored to make her understand
that would bring her child back safe
| ~. j think she believed I was d super.
natural being and was about to fly
| mp to heaven with the little one No
one dared oppose me. and. rising in
utes later i returned and placed the
babe in It's mothers arms she tainted
for joy. Then ! was sure she had ex-
pected not To see II again.
Confident as to the safety and docil-
ity OF my mammoth bird having been
established ! was besieged with re.
quests for ride In the clouds. But
II would have been impossible TO
: choose between the applicants, 40 |
was obliged 10 refuse them all
Returning 10 my landing point on
the coast, I picked up what | desired
to take away with me, then rising,
looked out for a ship. Seeing one some
forty miles distant, flew for &C. II
happened 10 be an American steamer,
and the captain called TO me, inviting
me 10 alight. ! made safe descent
on to the roomiest part OF the deck and
ut once covered my recently tried de.
vices
7 am now waiting the result OF APP
Dlications ] have made for patents
and so soon rs 1t seems safe To do 40
will Announce inventions TO the world
which will make aviation far safer
than IL has been heretofore.