The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-30

mentality beyond the fact that he Ger.
tainly possessed an intelligence equal
at least to the lower order of human
beings-his dropping the stone proved
that. Not only could he steal children,
murder men and women and destroy
property and life by bombardment
from above, but far greater possibili-
power, should he avail himself of
them. Scattered all over the land in
mining camps, upon railroad construc-
ton, upon canal work, upon sewer
work-in fact, in a thousand places
throughout the country where exca-
waiting and blasting were going on,
were great quantities of dynamite and
other high xplosives-enough to.
blow cities from the face of the earth
and warships to the bottom of the
sea. All he had to do was to soar
about until he came upon such a scene
Of operations, watch his chance to
pounce down upon a quantity of some
explosive and then from on high be-
gin his work of death and destruction.
Warships would be futile against him,
since he could either keep away from
them or attack them in the darkness
of midnight. Armies would be of no
avail, for he could be here today and
hundreds of miles away tomorrow,
and inasmuch as he had the whole
broad land with it's countless herds
and focks to prey upon his food 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-
tically the whole nation would be at
his mercy. And there would absolute
ly 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
and any night he chose. Sweeping
down with a gale from the blackness
above, he could start blazes that
would wipe out a 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 a frenzy.
His possibilities for property destruc-
ton were greater than those of a 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 million men under
arms could do not more than make
him cautious, and if his powers of
fight were sufficient for him to cross
the sea Europe would be as helpless
as America. UnquestionabIy 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 EIkins
impressed with the gravity of the stu
alton that the examination of the wit
nesses was scarcely completed than
he was on fast train bound for the
capital of the state. An hour after
arriving there he was closely closeted
with the governor.
Governor Mcneil, Spanish war Off
Ger and veteran OF more than one
fight, was not a man to be frightened
at q shadow, but his face was very
grave when Mayor Elkins had finished
his recital. "All that you say is IN
doubtedly true, sir. We are in as great
danger as though a hostile army had
landed upon our shores. This Flying
Man, IL 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 wiz take It
into his head to commit wholesale
crime. I think he is proceeding with
cunning and seeking to draw out our
full powers against him by commit
ting single crimes-first the compare
lively minor offense of dropping a
stone through a roof and then under
sudden impulse, child stealing. He
win probably reason that IL we have