Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10
CHAPTER I.
The Man with Wings.

- many hours-Cayley was too
MA Of . god today to bother with
the exact number Of the1n-he had
been flying slowly northward down .
mild southsrly breeze. Hundreds Of
fsst below him was the dazzling. ter
,rible sxpanse Of the polar ice pack
which shrouAs the northern limits Of
the Arctic ocean In its impe0strable
veil Of mystery.
A compass, . sextant. bottle OF
milk ana revolver comprised, with
the clothes he wore, and with the
shimmering silken wings Of his areo-
plane. his whole equipment. His near
est base Of supplies. II you could call
It that, wos . 3opound tin Of pemmt-
can. Aiadsn under . stone on the
north east extremity Of Herald island.
500 miles away. The United States
rssoue station 1T Point Barrow. the
extreme northerly point Of Alaska.
the place which he had called home
t. tAo past three months. was pos
slbly. half a. Tar again away. some
whore az to the southeast.
But 1oe these past weeks Of un-
beoken arctic sunshine, he had fairly
LIVED swing. The earth had NO OBJ
se1uet3ous and tho air NO pertls. To
DAY. with his great broad fan-tail
drawn w lfc-w.:e beneath him. his
planes pitched slightly forward ut the
precise and psrilous angle that only
)uot lh not send him plunging. head
01st, down upon the sullen masses Of
Ice below. no lay there. prone. upon
Sh~ ~h>>0s HrAn sl>>al~~ hoO puhSch
PADDED the framework supporting his
I've wings. - secure as the great full
mar pstrsi which drew curiously near,
end then, With . wheel and plunge.
Aed aWay. squawking.
Far all practical purposes Cayley
had learned 70 ~. The great fan
driven alr ship. 100 feet from tip to
zip. whiuh had long lain Idle ON his
ranch at Sandoval would probably
never lseve it, house again. It had
done yeoman service. Without its
powerful propsllsrs. for the last re-
sourca. Osylsy would never have been
able = tzy tho apartments and get
The Dsast1se which had given him the
air lus hls natural element He had
ostesoWn Il. He had no more need
e mseegD q vAiRling fans. The force
Of sEav1ey. ~ fesos Of the breess and
the pss1eetly coordinated muscles Of
his Own 10y garo him all the power
no needed now.
PeEAapo the succeeding generations
Of AuEankind may develop an eye
witch can SEQ ahead when tho body
10 lying promo, - . bird lies In its
AAA a.
'heionc1 With little silver mirror.
slightly eeocave. screwed fast to the
crossoEacs which supported his shout
Ases. Instead Of bending back his
head, Or trying 70 see out through his
eyebrows. he simply cast backward
elaneo into this mirror whenever he
wanted 70 look on ahead. It had been
10 Httl4 perplexing at drst, but he
could seo bettse In II now than with
his una1dsd eyes.
And aoW. Q minute Of two. perhaps.
SITTER thae fulmar had gone squawking
is1a1. he glanced down into his mir.
sow, ana his olympian calm was
ishaksn with tho shock ot surprise.
,ybr Whist he saw. clearly reflected in
his lesls reducing glass. was land.
iThGFo woD Q mountain. and . long
dat line that must DO . oli1ltko
tooa0e.
| Ard & Vas land that never had
!booa EarhoA on any chart. In abso-
jusD Asgzsss Of latitude he was not,
kruO Tie arctic explorers view. very
lar AogsA. Over on the other side Of
the wuslA they run excursion steam.
ere ovoey summer nearer to the pole
'thaa he was at this moment. Spitx-
|bergsn, which has had permanent
'popalskion q 1900 souls, lies 500
l1n1Ioo farther north than this I'M
,ehaytsd coast which Philip Cayiey saw
|beesso him.
] Hut the great loo cap which covers
itAo top Of the world 10 irregular in
|shaDe. aal Just hsre. northward from
Ala1AA u juts IT. impenetrable bar
lrsse lar down into the Arctic sea.
.ReapsD, Oollinson and the ill-fatsd D.
iiooe-khsy al had tried to pens&rate
lfAie haesior. end had been turned
|baek.
oaSasy wheeled sharply up into the
49, aaA scared alote to . height of.
iiAaoA Q quarter Of . mile. Then,
~ . loas. flashing. sAinmsring
jevooD - aeoesnasl, IN The arc Of .
ie5 etFolA and hung. poised. over
- M 1Dole end bshtad the jutting
lsAo11ee q the mountain.
~ laA4 Was Q aaFroW.nooked Pc
.nansula Meantaia ana cli6 prevented
hin 6o0 seeing the immediate coast
On ~ o<Aee side oe it; but out little
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