The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-19
Copyright, 1918. by W. G. Chapman in tue United


States and Great britain
The aerodromOnes Of the latter were
approaching steadily. She seemed to
have forgotten them entirely in the
heat of the pursuit, while she was the
aggressor, but now, when Napoleon
turned against her, she quickly turned
to the stylograph and gave orders to
her fleet to close in upon them, but
for her safety.
Napoleon plainly heard the message
and waited until she had broken con-
nection, then he faced her machine
and unhurriedly pulled a lever that
was connected with the tube that had
been lately attached to all his aerodro-
mones. A thick stream of white liquid
shot out and landed squarely upon the
left wing of the Princess. The bird
trembled. Santos calmly turned on
the emergency dry battery and, like
a great wounded bird, the Princess
began to settle downward. The white
stream was stopped, a def turn of the
wheel, a well-directed move and the
Eagle slipped between the wings of
the Princess, and she was a prisoner.
Rositta was as pale as death. The
terrible disappointment Of losing,
when victory was SO near, made her
faint. Then she remembered her feet
and signaled orders quickly.
She had not noticed that Napoleon,
just before he turned on the liquid
that had disabled her machine, had
hoisted red signal, and a great feet
of aerodromones rose from the coast
along North Carolina and silently
closed in on the feet of the enemy.
The formation Of PamLco Sound
made this maneuver easy and Napo-
leon had cIeverly led ROSETTA and her
fleet into the trap. He turned his
Eagle landward and, weighted as he
was, moved slowly away. His men
had been fully instructed in regard to
their action and Whistler led them.
As soon as Santos reaI1Zed what mad
happened, he turned to the door and
opened it: Come, Rositta, my wife, it
will be sweet to die together"
Idiot" she shrieked.
He looked at her and knew He
turned to his master, who waved a
friendly hand at him, and said sadly:
Napoleon, forgive me. I was blind
ed
He jumped into the sound and the
waters closed over him. ROSETTA had
not even glanced at him as he fell She
stepped into his place in the doorway
and had her foot on the first Tung of
the ladder that led to the top of the
machine when he touched the water.
Napoleon opened the door. for her,
without saying q word.
When she was in the upper machine
she stood looking at Napoleon, who
was awaiting her further action.
At last she said: with you I would
20 down there" Then she flushed and
an exquisite little smile appeared on
her face. You devil of a mani You
have won again. What do you intend
to do with me?"
He looked at her sadly as he replied
in a measured voice:
Il will make a queen of you
"Oh, thanks! That is kind. l pre-
sumo you have selected a very beauti-
full country?"
Yes, ROSETTA Rosiny, a very beau
tiful country. You will have every
thing you need-it is a. veritable Gar
den of Eden.
She looked at him in alarm. then
looked toward her feet. Every one OF
her aerodromones had been captured.
They reached land. Napoleon called
up Whistler and, giving orders regard
ing the empty aerodromone that he
was leaving on a sandbar, released it
from the electric clutches of the Eagle
Then he flew up again, with Rositta
sitting motionless and unseeing on the
bench. Sending the Eagle toward the
south, he turned on full speed.
The man who had outwitted his en-
emies was silent, watching the rich
country run backward under him. Nei-
Their spoke on the long journey south,
ward to the Garden of Eden.