The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-20

springs uncOil, beat downward with 4
power SO tremendous that the blast
from them swept the watchers as \
gale, beat again and upward between
the trees the body OF the Flying Man
shot into the murk like mammoth
prehistoric bat, disappearing in a
fash. But moment later his
scream came back to them. malicious
and exultant.
Alan threw his useless firearm down
with An imprecation upon it's false
ness. And as he did SO there burst
through the door and came dart.
Ing down tho steps figure with
hair flying and eyes ablaze, bearing in
her hand naked, rusty cutlass which
she thrust into Marchs hand as her
eyes flew about. where is he? Oh,
where is he?" she gasped. Alan
pointed upward.
"Gone-flapped away like chicken
hawk" he burst forth angrily. his de-
sire for battle fully aroused and his
disappointment acute that the invader
had escaped. The girls face darkened.
Doris was of good old fighting stock as
we'll as himself. Had not her great
grandfather been minute man? And
| had not her grandmother shot an In.
dian with her own hand when the
savages attacked their prairie schoon-
er way back in the sos? And now
! Doris herself, warm hearted and inn
pulsive, was feeling for the first time
In her life the fierce warlike strain Of
blood Of her fOrbears coursing through
her veins Her small hands frightened.
LAS soon as you left me regained
possession of myself, and when
heard the shouts and blows l looked
out Of the door. You were all fight
Ing and striking and running and
jumping and l wanted to help but did
not know what to do. l knew would
only be in the way unless ! had q
weapon, SO went raging through tho
house trying to remember II we had
any such things. Finally thought
OF this old sword which my uncle
he was in the Spanish American war
you know-brought back from one Of
the sunken battleships. Well, It was
hanging over the fireplace in the room
he used to have when he lived with
10. and l got on Q chair and finally
managed to get Il down and camu
running out here. But Of course was
too late. II 1'could only have got ono
stroke at him"
Her fierceness vanished in q fash
ut sight OF tho white face of the
women who had 20 recently gazed into
the eyes Of the departed one from tho
distance Of foot, and she went sour
rying up to the place where they had
Immediately ned after the flight. Then
after a moment she came down again
as rapidly as she had ascended and
ran to her father, who was supporting
Desmond. King had returned from his
fruit!ess search for a weapon, DR.. Ray.
mond had regained his feet and no
one appeared to have been injured SO.
liVusiy: T1e1e> IS Gay. sde> de-
handed
None knew. Ee had been seen
to arise moment before but in the
rapid happening of events that fol.
lowed all had lost sight of him. Doris,
brow clouded. Ran away! don't
believe word of 1t. He is not that
kind" she announced in reply to an
insinuation. II hope the poor fellow
is not seriously hurt. Suppose We
look about the place for him, for he
cannot have gone far in so short
time" She started of by the side
of March. i
DO you think Clay used good judg.
ment in shooting the creature when
he was not attempting to harm usl
Perhaps he was merely bewildered or
trying in his way to be friendly" she
said. March became emphatic.
Indeed TO L.: f6 Was altogether
too impulsive and raised the dickens
by it. But of course we were all
highly wrought up. and the appear.
ance OF the creature was not condu.
Give to the quieting of ones nerves.
Yet l am convinced that he intended
us no harm until he was wounded.
But 1t was plain enough to be seen
that either you personally or that
ornament you wear appealed to him
strangely. Its resemblance to the leaf
Is wonderful and perhaps excited him
somewhat. He appeared to wish to
detain you and try and communicate
with you more than to do any injur~
as we'll as l could Judge by his m, y !. Z.
ments and the expression In his 81 NJ
Had Clay restrained himself we mia !.
have been able to establish some 30
Of an understanding with him whic.
would eventually have led to our be
Ing able to communicate intelligibly
with each other. For I am convinced
that he is some sort Of a human being
who speaks some sort of language.
And try and imagine what q leap that
would be for human knowledge! &C.
tual mouth-to.ear communication with
q being from another celestial body.
Heaven only knows what might have
come Of it IL he could tell US of his
travels on that flying home Of his.
But as 1t is, am afraid we have un1
Ieashed fend upon ourselves-a
creature who with his wonderful gift