The Lambertville record., 1910-07-15
DEvILFISH VERSUS BIRD.

Wnlte WOOL, close nttlng little cap on
her head and carrying a jacket over
her arm
Now, shall | keep the manometer
readings? Oh you haven't any! Well.
suggested.
ITS self registering" said Theodore
"Really there's nothing to do except in
emergencies, and'-
And there'll be no emergencies"
she cried. Throw in the clutch. ad-
miral of the circumambient inane!
You do the work. and I'll play lady.
We're off,
Are you willing" said he, turning
to her. "to forgive me for this and ev-
erything may ever have done. what
ever happens?"
''Whatever happens or doesn't hap
pen, | forgive your' she cried. '"Throw
in the clutch before the horoscopes
stop and the Virginia gets brain fag-
or shall r
"Just for luck" said Theodore you
throw it in.
She threw over the lever, and the
wing sections started like 10000 boys
"buzzes.' The big bird rose perpen-
dicularly from the ways and famed
the ground no more Theodore turned
on little more speed, put the rudders
aport to bring her head to the light
seaward wind and as she mounted
higher and higher he tried her con-
troll. He pushed over the lever that
determined the thrust of the driving
blades. and she shot in over the dunes
like a wild thing until he headed her
back for the gulf Well inside the bar,
SO that an overturn might not mean a
drowning. he circled about i'll a wide
curve, which he gradually narrowed
by a mere extreme use of the helm un
til she was spinning round and
round in an orbit, in which the tips
of the inner wings were almost sta
tionary and ''treading' air like paus-
ing swimmer.
THAT tests out the balancing de-
vice!' shouted Theodore. "How's
that?"
AYE, aye SIR said Virginia. THAT
do sure test out the balancing device.
And if you let her chase her tail like
this much longer I'm going to be in
disposed. Please whirl her the other
way awhile. unkie."
Virginia walked forward They
We're flying higher now, and she could
see the pine woods far inland, with
their square patches of plowed fields,
their white houses behind the great
green globes of the china trees. Far
over the northwest scared great
aeronat, silver white. as if covered
with tin foil.
Il wonder if that isn't the Roc"
queried Virginia.
IF it is" said he. land she comes
about this place We'll show her what
real aviation is
Then they swept over and down the
coast. They turned back and swirled
out over the sea.
"Oh, look. look.' suddenly said Vir-
ginia. "There's some one in the wa
ter"
Below foated the half collapsed and
SllhlDS SO-oCNI VI q IN
side it lay great blotch of darkness
so symmetrical that Theodore was i'm
pressed with the sudden idea that it
was a submarine rather than patch
of dark sand A man on the derelict
was struggling. shouting and waving
white cloth as If in distress. TheO-
dOre's eyes flashed. He reversed the
thrust Of the wing propellers. and in
an instant they were fighting the air
with all the power of the mighty en-
giness The passengers felt their bod
les sway forward with the momen-
tum as the Virginia slowed up. halted
and moved astern. and as accurately
as if he had had years of practice
Carson brought her to over the Strug-
Cling man and lowered her slowly.
slowly. toward the swells which rose
to meet her until the line thrown over
by Carson dabbled in the water by
the castaway's side.
"Can you climb up?" cried Theodore.
ri don't dare come much lower"
"For Gods sake" called the man,
"bring her down foot or so! I'm too
weak to climb
"Cheer up" called Theodore. tits
risky but I'll try"
II he was to be saved there was no
time to be lost. So thought Carson as
he depressed the Virginia more and
more. Wilmer set his teeth in a fierce
determination to put both man and
ship out of the field at once. He was
the sole custodian Of the secret of her
construction save for Carson. If he
could drown her and master the Sc
cret of the glass globe he could re-
build her, make his terms with