Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-23
FAGE


on their heels. getting near them at
Trenton. losing them over Wilmington.
again coming in sight of them at Bal
timore. While passing over Virginia
his aviator slowed up TO tighten a
loose nut. and after this the fugitives
were lost to him entirely.
After Spindletons surrender be was
permitted to go where he liked. Max
ing a bee line for Richmond he met
his employer over the peninsula. The
two drew up side by side. and while
lowering the aviator gave Mr.. Beriton
an account of what had happened
What are the best points of your
machine?" asked the latter.
Quick rising and an ability to fly in
thin air."
Good. To fight this pauper we
must get above him. To bring him
to terms we must have bombs to drop
on him.
But the bombs will annihilate your
own wife and daughter as well as Mr..
Follansbee."
He cannot sacrifice them to his own
covetouSness. Our success depends on
our obtaining a commanding position
Stepping into the Spindleton ma
chine, he permitted the one be left to
go where it liked-to the moon II 1t
chose-and he and Spindleton started
for the nearest city, Richmond. There
they@Arocured bombs and, rising. start
ed in the direction Spindleton had LETT
Follansbee and the Beritons.
There was hubbub in Follansbee's
aeroplane as 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 a clergyman that the
lovers might be married. but she fear
ed her husbands displeasure. The
| younger Miss Beriton was indifferent.
| The lovers finally prevailed over the
elder lady's caution. and it was de-
| cided that the marriage should take
! place
Being a couple of hundred miles out
at sea, not a likely place to find
clergyman, Follansbee turned his ma
chine toward the land. But time had
been spent in coming to decision.
|
/ off Norfolk the machine bearing MIR.
Beriton, driven by Spindleton. appear
ed over Virginia beach, like a seaguIl.
standing northeast.
Follansbee considered.
A great deal of power had been used
in his machine since starting, and he
knew it had not the capacity for
xr-i% ho
plane 1t was to supply this very de-
fect-in other words. to be ready to
turn and fight-that he had provided
his bird with a ram. If the worst
came he would smash the pursuing
fiier and drop it's 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 pretense of fight.
! When Mr.. Beriton reached point
, some two miles distant from FoIlans-
bee the latter saw his machine sud-
denly rise in a spiral. He OWNED the
D upshot of the maneuver in moment.
! Bombs had been so long used that it
f was evident the enemy had procured
4 them and. getting on higher plane,
: would command the situation. The
D Beriton car climbed a thousand feet;
! then Spindleton. who was splendid
aviator, made for a point directly over
:. FoIlansbee.
|, The lover knew his enemy's deter
). mined nature and that he would place
i him in a position to be bombed or tC
r yield. Of course he would have t
d yield He therefore put on all speed
d but, of course. moved slowly, losing
e ground because it was essential tha
e he move on a rising incline.
?. Notwithstanding the power of Fol
= lansbees aeroplane to rise in this grad
/, ual fashion. Mp. Beriton maintained ;
n position above him. Mrs. Reriton beg
l. ged Follansbee to give up the flight
y but the young man was contendin'
t. for half billion dollar bride and wa
is not to be discouraged. When Mr.. Ber
d iton was a mile. away and 500 fee
K above him FollanSbee lighted "a fuse
E. threw the end over the car and wait
s. ed The other end Of the fuse wa
D. attached to a rocket-like frework, fxe
er to the bottom of the car. which in
D. few moment was ignited. and, blow
lie ing off a great quantity Of burnin
powder. the aeroplane shot rapidly uI
lie ward.
n When this sudden ascent ceased Fo
h lansbee was on a level with his ene
t my and but fifty yards away.
is "I'm about to ram you. SIR erie
j. FOllanSbee.
n "Don'tr' pleaded Mrs. Beriton.
Is There was a pause. Mr. Beritol
e saw that the game was lost.
IS tWhat's your terms?' he asked.
s Consent to my marriage with you
e daughter"
n every WELL" replied the merchant
g 81 will consent. but positively refus
o to give her dowry of more than
) hundred millions"
n The terms were accepted. and bot
aeroplanes started for the Beriton res
8 idence, where the past was forgotten