Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-12-11

~Ao AOShS W prey upon MS 1000 sup
ply was unlimited. Nor was dyna
mite the most formidable weapon he
could use against them. Fire was still
more to be dreaded, and should he
use that in his war against them prac
ideally the whole nation would be al
his mercy. And there would absolute
~ be no way of protecting themselves
against the red scourge if he used
caution and judgment. He could pick
out any place of operations he chose
ana any night he chose. Sweeping
down with a gale from the blackness
above, he could start blazes that
would wipe out whole city, soar on
TO the next place north, south, east
or west, repeat, and so on and on, leav-
ing ruins and death behind him until
the whole nation would be in frenzy
His possibilities for property destruc-
ton were greater than those of hos
tile army, and no city was so great
and no fortress so strong that he
could not humble it. AS long as he
remained free a million men under
arms could do not more than make
him cautious, and if his powers of
flight were sufficient for him to cross
the sea Europe would be as helpless
as America, UnQuestionably there
was but one thing to do. Some way
and somehow he must be either cap
tured or killed regardless of cost to
individual life or the expenditure of
money. So greatly was Mayor Elkins
impressed with the gravity of the stu
alton that the examination of the wit
nesses was scarcely completed than
he was on a fast train bound for the
capital of the state. An hour after
arriving there he was closely closeted
with the governor.
Governor McNeill, Spanish war off.
Ger and veteran of more than one
fight, was not q man to be frightened
at a shadow, but his face was very
grave when Mayor Elkins had finished
his recital. "All that you say is I'M
true, sir. We are in as great
danger as though a hostile army had
landed upon our shores This Flying
Man, If man he really is-and he GER
tainly must be either that or an al
most equally dangerous ape thing
must be rendered powerless to threat
en- us. He has already tasted our
blood, observed our impotence, and
no one can tell when he will take It
into his head to commit wholesale |
crime. think he is proceeding with
and seeking to draw out our
'ull powers against him by commit
ing single crimes-first the compare |
lively minor offense of dropping |
stone through roof and then under |
sudden impulse, child stealing. He |
will probably reason that If we have |
lot the power to avenge such a crime |
as the latter he is safe in assuming |
hat we are completely at his mercy,
Ind having waited a little while to
see what we will do. and finding that
We can do nothing, he will give full
rent to his desires. Now, he is already
IN outlaw by reason of what he has
lone and If the girl dies in his pos
ession he may be made to suffer the
leath penalty If caught Already we
AVE enough evidence against him to
any citizen in killing him
pon sight, and l will SO state IN a
to the people. But we
must do more than rely upon individ-
ais. We must put the machinery of
he whole state in motion and run
i'm down If we have to follow him
0 the pole and spend a million dol
hrs in doing it. Now you have
bought about this matter more than
have, and what do you think we
hould do first, Mr. Mayor?"
Mayor Elkins passed his hand
cross his forehead. $50 far | have
cen able to think of but one way
hich promises any hope of immedi-
te success. We must run him down
nd meet him upon his own battle
the air"
You mean the flying machines" (
Il do. We must call.upon the aero
lanes and hound him as wolves do
eer until we corner him and either {
'rce him to surrender or kill him
alright as those present at the time ;
link xpedient-always bearing In
ind that captured alive he would be {
incalculeble value to us from a
,ientific standpoint. Militiamen and -,
svalry will only be useful as guards s
I'd scouts, yet all our troops should g
once be called to arms and distrib-
ed as you think best. But II we
IN get squadron of aeroplanes after
m we will have him upon the defen-
We at once" Governor Mcneil
note the table with his fist.
And by the Great Horn Spoon we
Iall have the best aviators of the
4tion here as quick as an immense I
ward can get them. Within a week c
3 will have score of them securing c
e mountain peaks for leagues about. | G
18th others arriving every day. @
III at once issue reward of two t
inbred thousand dollars for his dead g
dy and two hundred and fifty thou. S
nd IL he be brought in alive and not c
ortally wounded. | will 20 further h
will call upon the surrounding states a
add to the prize and will also ask q
e United States government IN |,
ant US whatever assistance we NAV n
quire. will take the matter nm a
is very hour and never leave II out d