The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-03

'", ""'cd lhem two d,as ier Il
with authority from Norton Jiroo,ll rll dlsgaip
tho machine. fortunately il w,s iu iou the f,,,.
ton. inc broken part was the .kiJ pretty ~ +
parts OF ih% machine y for the ,r gyro,Ht not u,
plenty Of them and another ,lrno,sy - yroscopt NJ
simple thing to replace thc old nno and It 81
stroycj. o"e That h,sf
Smclai worked with u viii. f,, 4
hours. Jaurcttc also worked. TIM Pef Au
say WIN WI: In iact, most OF liz .s ons eo1s
Sinclair aud Kennedy, with .Janro.o. "o Nork "a, !
ling, mostly in French under his hr.nes, sulnl,
ne fellow and Was suspicious of h;r, III
tlccd that keunedv did not allo,. ~, ~, tto.y.
tho work, either though that NAV I'm I'm TO ds
rGSson tnat hen9Edy never asked any os. atu
''Thorc, exclaimed Craig ,ho..
We want TO get back 10 the ciiy ~ ~ Odd
tonight wo had better quit. SiScIa;. any kia1
finish repairing these skids in tho ~, ~. ialll
We locked up the hangar and ku,,;,aahf
station. IL was late when we arr;vsa id ''ed asna
Kennedy insisted on posting Off nm IN "a NOE
leaving me TO run down to the Star o.s &c dis "
that our story was all right for fbo Vsnee ae 70 a
] did not see him until mornine vh vIhoirhg
ing ear drove up. Kennedy routed ra ~nsn u
wrapped up. package
something ! worked on for n coO,,.
night. explained Craig, pattinq Il ps a
solve the problem then | II give il n, ,, ~
was burning with curiosity, hn,
peGVerse ASSOCIATION of ideas, merely ,snsn sse,n
nedv for not taking enough resf tepfuid
''Oh.' he smiled eff / bsdri.
night, Walter, eoudn t have rested ATT AZ ~ s''
about il. at al fwaX
When we arrived at the field No,,o.
there with his head bandaged. 7 tbnnos, va
pale ont Otherwise all right Jaurette va. ss
Sinclair had finished the repairs and "a' 80
gagged in going over overy bolt and W. s~
had sent word that be had another osas ne ~
shown up. nes Az
We must find him, :" exclaimed Kar,a.
him to make a flight today His contra., w
M can 40 It, kennedy asserted Morton d.
He picked up two pieces Of wire and M
arm s length. bringing them together ,;s Ssa
front Of him just TO show us how he elnnlg ~
nerves. 'ou'a -
And II be better vet by this afterno,, h,
cd. - can do that stunt with the point. ~ =.
Kennedy shook his head gravely' bnt N.-n.au ~
and finally Kennedy agreed to give nm Vss .s':
trying TO locate Humphreys After thai hs ~
had a long whispered conference in wh.,
seemed to be unfolding scheme
understand, said Norton at length ~.
me TO put this sheet-lesd cover over tSs Az.
battery first Then YOU want me to tai" y. ~.
and also 10 detach the gyroscope, and n a,
using, it. Is that it," " ' . y
Yes assented Craig. ''I will be a, u, =
the Grandstand: The signal will be three rss.
hat repeated till see YOU get il.
After a quick luncheon We went m IA 40
point. On the way Kennedy had spoken a q
OF the Plnkertons engaged by the managerial
meet, and had also dropped in 10 see the vj,i.
ator to ask him to send up a messenger Il 4,
Same phenomena as he had observed The dar p
On the roof Kennedy took from his poefa,
instrument with needle which trembld ~
forth over dial. 1t was nearing the tims h,
of the days flying, and the aeroplanes VA.
ready. Kennedy was calmly biting cpsr. 81,
caslonal glanees at the needle as il oseillua
denly, as Williams rose in the Wright n,A.
needle swung quickly and pointed straight Il n
tion field, vibrating through small arc buir
The operator is getting his apparatus rs,h
nal 10 Williams - remarked Craig "Tls Il
paratus called an ondometer 1t tells you h, {
and something of the magnitude of the Hgtin|/
used IN wireless. -
Five or ten minutes passed Norton va
ready TO fly. ! could see through my 6edeLs
was putting something over his gyroscope arl .
dynamo, but could not quite make out what Il
machine seemed TO leap up in the air as Il aN|/
deem itself. Norton with his whitebandsgstif/
the hero Of the hour. No sooner had his asn;n/
mp over the level Of the trees than heard
exclamation from Craig.
Look at the needle, Walter!" " he cried ~
As Norton got into the air ii shot around duf
posite TO the wireless station, and now i %
Ing--'
We raised our eyes in the direction which d
ed It was precisely in line with the vesile
barn
] gasped. What did il meant Did il uas
way another accident 10 Norton-perhsps ~
ime? Why had Kennedy allowed bin TO az Il
when there was even suspicion that sont
error was abroad IN the air. Quickly Jun
: Norton was all right, Yes. there he yss
,boye rs in a series of wide spIraIs, climbing
Now he seemed almost 10 stop, 10 hover mot'a@
VAS mobOuless. His engine had been cui ~
'ouJd see his propeller stopped. He was ~
hip rides on the ocean. ~
4 10. IL. -
olded the note and showed it into my hand q I
rom the operator. A
Wireless ont Of business again Cur'e
Who is bnttinG in. Am keeping record, van
| shot glance Of inquiry at KENNEDY =
'aylng no attention now to ANYTHING but NV i
I"ld his watch in his hand ,.A
" Walter. he CALCULATED as he SNAPPED
as now been seven minutes and half nn@
rs propeller. The Brooks prize calls for W
My, Norton has exceeded IL 20 per cent hi. =
With ms hat n bis hand he waved t1Iee
topped Then he repeated the process ~
~ the third time tho aer0Plane SCENE. ,
tart The propeller began to revoIve aoHI
on the compression successfully. oo"I =
own again Toward tho end Of the deSeu,
b" engine and yulplaUcd, or coasted 49,
ndng gently IN front Of his hangar, ~. 80
wild cheer rose into tho air from 'ts =
Nv US. Al! ewes wcrc riyeted on the ssuns 4.
.orion s hjPaUc. They wcro dong @e. 1... =
Whatever il vos, II WIS finished IN nnss w. =
ZEN w"rc standing again ri a respec'im, ~. y a
le proucllcrS Again Norton was IN tas ~
'sc above the field Kennedy gave ,ax =
his OudnucIcr and yuraag down me ~
wed closely Rnci, Ia tho crowd he a. ~ y
ic walk tu the entrance near the raiDoa9,. ~ -
an IN charge of ihr Pirkcrlons was w -
80 other men. aurgrcutlv waiting ~
80 ONE on - shouted Craig. ~
We lour followed him %, fast a nc s'a,s 80 :
al th" lane ruuuing up 10 the 'eU9F - - "a,
Inrnarh the barn from the rear, unob''i"~ ~
- puictly. now. lc cautioned (.
We were nov at the door of the p1p .,,if X n.
schliug. suupGmg noise issued. RAJ; 80 -
c door T. was Luitcl ON the insne n.
could ,.rt,..I.n. ~ human fsiif' -.