Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03

sitta and two men were In the fore
most machine.
He began to elevate the Eagle, with.
out advancing, and the fiotilla Of the
Princess Rositta also glided upward.
Thus he knew that he was seen.
He still faced them and the dis
lance between them was rapidly d.
minishing. He watched the oncoming
Princess closely and saw that one of
the two men was. Santos, strangely
changed. The rudy cheeks were pale
and he seemed taller. The other man
was a stranger, dressed in the uniform
of Rositta's fleet.
Hardly two miles separated the
Eagle and the Princess when Napo-
leon turned and flew at full speed
toward America. The Princess fol-
lowed. The larger bird slowly gained
on the ~retreating Eagle. Rositta's
eyes glowed with excitement; the man
whom she feared. loved and hated was
running from her.
1t seemed as though they gain \ on
him with more rapidity; half a mile,
then a quarter, then only yards were
between them. Rositta was now sure
OF her prey and clutched the railing
behind Santos, whispering sweet and
encouraging words in his ear. She
shook from the excitement of the
chase and never noticed that the six
teen aerodromones had been left far
behind.
The Princess was hardly a hundred
yards behind the Eagle when she be-
gan to rise slowly. The distance was
diminished to fifty, twenty-five yards,
when something happened that opened
the eyes of the pursuer.
Napoleon made a dip, enforced by
the power of the wings, so quickly
that the Princess had sped onward
several miles before they could check
It's flight. ROSETTA looked back and
saw the great Eagle shoot forward,
with its wings touching the smooth
water now and again, thus seeming to
give twice as much speed. The stu
dent was willing to learn and initiated
Napoleon'ss Orion, getting on his trail
just as he passed beneath him.
They quickly passed from the hori-
zon of the sixteen other aerodro-
MONIES. Napoleon was again far In adj
vance when he began to ascend rap
idly. AS he rose, he saw with satisfac-
ton the faint blue line of the Ameri-
can coast
The Princess was pressing him
closely, rising as he rose. The Eagle
slowed down and let them come near
er, then he turned about and faced
them. They were rising, each trying
to gain in elevation. ROSETTA cried to
Santos: why can't we rise faster?"
There are three of us and only one
Of Napoleon"
did you hear that. Sulamov?"
sharply said Rositta. He bowed sub
missively.
"Your ancestors were always ready
to die for their sovereign; are your"
IT ami"
"Thank youi" She smiled at the
Russian and pointing to the side door
of the a~erodromone, continued: This
way, my boy, we are too heavy"
Sulamov kissed her hand and
opened the door calmly. With a last
ardent look, he jumped.
The Princess leaped upward, gain
ing rapidly on the Eagle. Rositta
urged Santos and watched Napoleon,
who was following every move of the
attacking Princess closely.
He could have dipped again and run
away. but that was not his game.
They almost touched, and the Prin-
cess ROSETTA shouted through the
speaking tube: "Give up, Mr.. Peace
President; you have no chancei"
Indeed, 1t seemed SO; the larger bird
made a leap toward the Eagle that
was below her, but a twist of the
steering wheel saved him. Napoleon
was watching the east anxiously, and
Rositta's eyes were focused on Napo.
leon. She felt sure that he was help
lessly p~rolonging the surrender.
This dangerous play went on until
Napoleon could see the widely extend
ed feet of aerodromones with his
naked eye. He dipped downward. and
stopped in the air, about two hundred
feet above the surface of Pamlico
Sound. There the Eagle awaited the
Princess. AS she made a desperate
rush for him. he escaped again, almost
by a miracle, then turned and darted
after the Princess madly, changing
from the pursued into the pursuer.
They rose upward together and Napo-
leon waved a smiling salute to the
princess.
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 feet to close In upon them, but
not to interfere until it was necessary
for her safety.
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