Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-03-26


pete for speed with the lighter ma
chimes. However. he followed close
| ON their heels getting near them at
| Trenton. losing them over Wilmington.
again coming IN sight 81 them nj Bal
| timUrc. While passing over virginia
his aviator slowed up to tighten u
loose nut. ard after this the iugitives
were lost to him entirety.
After SpiudletuI = surrender lie was
permitted To- go where lie liked Max
| ing bce line for l,ichnond. he met
his employer over the peninsula. The
two drew up side by side. and while
towering tn aviator gave MIR Beriion
an account of what had happened.
what are the hest points OF your
| saachinc?" asked the latter.
QUICK rising and an ability to Hy IN
ihIn air I"
Good. 10 light this paHpcr we
must get above him. TO bring him
TO terms We must have bombsAo drop
on him"
"l,ut the bombs will annlhIlate your
own wife and daughter MS well as Mr..
Follansbee.'
"IIe cannot sacrifice them to his own
covetousness, Our success depends on
our obtaining commanding position"
Stepping into the Spindleton ma
chine. he permitted the one he left to
go where II liked-to the moon II 1t
chose-and he and Splndleton started
for the nearest city. Richmond. There
they procured bombs and. rising. start
cd in the direction Spindleion had left
Follansbee and the Beritons.
There was hubbub In Follansbce's
aeroplane MS soon as Spindleton left
Mrs. Beriton. sympathizing with Miss
| Anita, would have been glad TO give
her consent that the party should
swoop down for Il clergyman that the
lovers might he married. but she fear
cd her husbands displeasure. The
younger Miss Beriion was Indifferent
The lovers finally prevailed over the
elder lady's caution. aud II was de-
cidcd that the marriage should take
place.
Being n couple OF hundred miles out
/
clergyman. follansbee turned his ma
chine toward the land. but time had
been spent III coming 10 decision.
aud he WAS too late. When tifty miles
of Norfolk the machine bearing Mr..
Beri,on. driven by Spindleton. appear
ed over Virginia beach. like seagull.
standing northeast
FolIansber considered.
4 great deal OF power had been used
In his machine since starting and he
knew Il had not the capacity for n
long quick run with the coming aero
| fect-in other words. TO be ready TO
turn and tight-that he had provided
his bird with n ram. II the worst
came he would smash the pursuing
nier aud drop Its owner into the waves
below. But he hoped this would not
be necessary. However. In order that
the contest should take place over
water he made n pretense OF flight
When Mr. Beriton reached point
some two 'ailes distant from Follans-
bee the latter saw his machine sud-
denly rise In spiral. He OWNED the
upshot OF the maneuver IN n moment.
Bombs had been so long used that 1t
was evident the enemy had procured
them and. getting on a higher plane.
would command the situation. The
Berilon car climbed thousand feet:
then Spindcton. who was splendid
aviator. made for point directly over
| Follansbee.
| The lover knew his cnemy's deter
mined nature and that he would place
him IN a position TO he bombed or to
Yield or course he would have TO
yield. He therefore put on all speed.
but. of course. moved slowly. losing
ground because II was essential that
he move on rising incline.
Notwithstanding The power OF Fol-
lansbee's aeroplane 10 rise In this grad
ual fashion. Mr.. Beriton maintained n
position above him. Mrs Rerlton beg
ged Follansbee to give up the flight.
but the young man was contendlng
for half billion dollar bride and was
not 10 be discouraged When Mr.. Ber-
lton was a mile away and 500 feet
above him Follansbee lighted fuse.
threw the end over the ear aud wait
ed The other end of the fuse was
attached 10 r0cket.like tirework. liked
TO the bottom OF the car. which In
few moment was iGnltcd. and. blow
ing OF n great quantity OF burning
powder. the aeroplane shot rapidly up
ward
When this sudden ascent ceased FOL
lansbee was on level with his enc
my and but fifty yards away.
''Im about 90 ram you. slrr' cried
Follansbee.
Don't" pleaded Mrs Reriton.
There WIS II pause. Mr. Beriton
saw that the game was lost.
whats your termsT" he asked.
"Consent TO my marriage with your
daughter"
every we'll" replied the merchant
~ viii consent. hut positively refuse
TO give her a dowry OF more than a
hundred millions"
| The terms were accepted. and both