New Ulm review., 1910-08-10
emergencies, and

And there'H be no emergencies
she cried. Throw in the clutch, adj
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, ITO forgive me for this and ev-
erything may ever have done, what
ever happens q
: Whatever happens or doesn't hap
pen, forgive your she cried Throw
in the clutch before the. gyroscopes
stop and the Virginia gets brain fag
or shall p
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 in wide
curve, which he gradually narrowed
by more 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-
vicep' shouted Theodore. Flows
that?"
Aye, aye, STRIP said Virginia. 'That
do sure test out the balancing device.
And if you let her chase her tail like
this much longer Pm going to be in.
disposed. Please whirl her the other
way awhile, unkie.''
Virginia walked forward. They
were 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 isl said he, "and she comes
oil hi 1I,o
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
terp'
Below foated the half collapsed and
sinking go-devil of submarine. Be
side it lay great blotch Of darkness
so symmetrical that Theodore was i'm
was submarine rather than a 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-
gines. 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.
II don't dare come much lower"
"For Gods sake," called the man,
"bring her down a foot or so! I'm too
weak to climb"
Cheer up!'' called Theodore. "It's
risky, but I'll try
It he was to be saved there was no
time to be lost. So thought Carson as
he depressed the Virginia more and
more. Winner 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
Shayne. be the greatest in his line.
And he seized the nacelle with fierce
energy, threaded a steel chain through
an opening in the structure and drop
ped back into the water, holding the
chain in. his hand. 1t ran around the
aluminium beam with sharp, rasp-
ing, startling rattle.
He's fallen in!'' cried Virginia.
Theodore looked over the side. A
small double chain ran down from the
airship, its ends moving about in a
most mystifying manner in the sea.