The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08

timore. While passing over virginIl
his aviator slowed up 10 tighten y
loose nut. aud after this the tngitiyes
were lost to him entirely.
After Spindleton's surrender he Whs
permitted to "a where he liked Max.
Ing Il bee line for Richmond. hp met
his employer over the peninsula. The
two drew up side BY side. and while
lowering the aviator gave Mr. Reriion
an account of what had happened,
What are the best points Ut your
machine?" asked the latter.
Quick rising and an ability to fly In
thin air. s.
Good! 10 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 we'll 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 If it
chose-and he and Spindleton started
for the nearest city. Richmond. There
they procured bombs and. rising. start
ed in the direction Spindleton had left
Follansbee and the Beritons.
There was a hubbub in ~Follansbee's
aeroplane us. soon as S%pindleton 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 he 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 a
/ clergyman. Follansbee turned his ma
chine toward the land. But time had
been spent in coming to q decision.
and he was too late. When fifty miles
Off Norfolk the machine bearing MIR.
Beriton, driven by Spindleton. appear
ed over Virginia beach. like a Seagliu.
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 IL
long quick run with the coming aero
plane. 1t was to supply this very de-
fect-in other words. to be ready to
turn and %fght-that he had provided
his bird with a ram. II the worst
came he would smash the pursuing
fier 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 a pretense Of fight.
When Mr.. Beriton reached a point
some w miles distant from FoHatls-
bee the latter. saw his machine sud-
denly rise in a spiral. He OWNED the
upshot Of the maneuver In a 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
Beriton car climbed a thousand feet;
then Spindleton, who was a splendid
aviator, made for a point directly over
Follansbee.
The lover knew his enemy's deter
mined nature and that he would place
him in a position to be bombed or to
yield. OF course he would have to
yield. He therefore put on all speed.
but. of course. moved slowly, losing
ground because 1t was essential that
he move on u rising incline.
Notwithstanding the power of Fol-
lansbee's aeroplane to rise in this grad
ual fashion. MIR. Beriton maintained a
position above him. Mrs. Beriton beg
ged Follansbee to give up the flight.
but the young man was c~ontending
for a half billion dollar bride and was
not to be discouraged. When Mr.. Ber-
itons was a mile away and 500 feet
above him Follansbee lighted a fuse.
threw the end over the a and watt
ed. The other end of the fuse was
attached to u r%ocket-like firework. fixed
to the bottom of the car. which In a
I.E,
few moment was ignited. and. blow
ing of a great quantity Of burning
powder. the aeroplane shot rapidly up
ward.
When this sudden ascent ceased Fol-
lansbee was on a level with his enc
my and but fifty yards away.
.'I'm about to ram you. sirI' cried
Follansbee.
"Don't!m pleaded Mrs. Reriton.
There was a pause. MIR. Beriton
saw: that the game was lost.
whats your terms?' he asked.
"Consent to my marriage with your
daughter
".very well.'' replied the merchant.
~ will consent. but positively refuse
to give her a dowry Of more than q
hundred millions.
The terms were accepted. and Both
aeroplanes started for the Beriton res
idence. where the past vas forgotten
and; Beriton expressed his admiration
Of his future son-in.law's ability to
beat him in the game 6fs aerial ships.
The wedding took place with gre,lt
h%rilliancv5 another S1OO.OOO.OOO8 being