The evening world., 1913-05-23

"a OW. this 10 the gyroscooe.'
began Norton. pointing out
. thing lneassd u an alu.
minum sheath which
weighed. all toid. PERHAPS
fourteen or iiftssn pounds. you see.
the Syroscops 10 really . 'Aywshesl
mounted on simoais snl can turn sA
Any a its axes - that Il can assume
any angle In SPACE. when k's st rest
like this you can turn Il sasiiy. Dut
when set revolving Il tends 70 psrslst
aiwuys In the plane In which Il was
started rotating"
I took hold Of Il and u ala torn
readily In any direction. I could feel
the heavy little hvwhssi inside
There V . pretty Aish vasuuo II
that aluminium cass." west On Norton.
There's very iittls frissss - %Aae
account. The power 70 rotate the ".
wheel V ootsinsd frem this little ".
nsmo here run ~ the sas-sasips
which slso turns ths propslisrs os the
asroplanA"
'vW suppose the engine stses. how
about the syroscope" I asked scspu.
cahy.
1T will 20 risht on Tor ssvscai uan.
utes. You know. the BrenaAa moae.
rail car Win stand W Sous time afteS
the power 70 shut o6. And ] eAery Q
small strass battery that v1u sun' u
for some time. too. ThAts ~ sssn
guarded against" 2
Jsurs&ts cranksd the sagsas Q ssvss.
cylindsyed AFFAIR. With ne oyiindogU
sticking out iiks the Spo1ss of Q vAssl
without . rim. Ths prU1snsrs t,asusd
20 fest that could not sss de bislGo-
turned wtth that strong. stsaAy. AoeVe
distance And which 10 Q thYtlhh6 0OWuA
20 hear. Morton rsa3hsd over ana II.
tAched the little dyaAne. at the sams
time setting the gyrosoope at its Dsspss
angie and starting u
This II the mechanical brain of my
new hier." ne remarked. pattinG the
aluminium casa lovingly. "You can took
In throu0h this uttis WlaAoW n ne
case and see NE AyWlbssl taside Psvolv.
lng-tsn thousand revolutions . minute
Press down on the syroscops." ne shsut.
Cd TO ne.
As I placed both hands on the ease OF
the apparently frail lIteie instrument he
added: You remember how easily you
moved II just . moment 49,"
I pressed down With oil my might.
Then ! literally raissa myself Oh my
fest. and my whols wss0ht was on the
gyroscops. That uncanny little mstru.
mont seemed to resent--yes. tha&'s me
word. ressnt--iny touch. II was almost
human IN the resentment. too. Far srofp
Welding 70 me, II actually rose on the
side I was pressing down.
Tho men who were watching me
aa,ighed NJ the pussisd look on my face.
I took my hands OF. and the Syro-
scope Isisursiy and noncbsAnuy went
back to its original position.
That's the property We use. appsied
10 the rudder and the ailsrons-those
Nat planes between ihe large main
planes. That gives automatic stability
:, the machine" cor'lnr"h norton.
I'm not going to explain how II 10
dons-It II In the coordination OF the
| various parts that ] have dlscoVefeo
the basic principle. and I'm not eolns
10 talk about II til the thinG 10 se-
| tied by the courts. But II 70 there. ana
the court will see II. and I'll prove
that Delanne is a fraud-a fraud when
he SAYS that my combination Isn't pat
| entable and isn't practicable even at
that, The truth Is that his device ss
II stands isn't practicable. and. be-
sides. II he makes II so 1t infrinxes on
mine. Would you like to take night
with me'"
I looked at kennedy. and q vision of
the wreokage OF the two previous acci-
dents. as the S.ar photographer had
snapped them, flashed across my mind.
Br' X .nnedv WAS ,c' Quick ''- " 4.
Yes" he answered. ~ short nlsht.
No stunts"
We took our seats nv Noon. I 1t
least with some inlsyiving. Gently the
machine rose into the air. The sfnsa-
tIon was delightful The fresh air CT
the morning came with \ stinsing rush
10 my face Below | could see the earth
sweeping past ms II II were moving
picture Alm. Above the continuous roar
OF the engine and propeller Norton in1i-
Gated to Kennedy the automatic oal-
ancins Of the gyroscope as 1t bent ,hs
| ailerons,
"ca.'' ycu y. ~ 'h's w,c..e without
the gyroscope at all|' yelled Kennedy.
The noise was dea'a,ln", co"r.rsa tl"r
almost impossible. Though sitting aide