The Yale expositor., 1913-11-13

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 world absolute
ly be no way OF protecting themselves
against the red scourEe # 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 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 il. AS long as he
remained free a million men under
arms could do not more than make
him cautious, and IL his powers OF
fight were sufficient for him 70 cross
the sea Europe would be as helpless
as America. PROFESSIONALLY 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
| 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 a shadow, but his face was very
grave when Mayor Elkins had finished
his recital. All that you say is I'M
doubtedly 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 10 threat
en- us He has already tasted our
blood observed our impotence, and
no one can tell when he will take 1t
into his head TO commit wholesale
crime. | think he is proceeding with
cunning and seeking to draw out our
full powers against him by commit
ting single crimes--frst the compare
lively minor offense of dropping a
stone through roof and then under
sudden impulse, child stealing. He
will probably reason that if we have
r not the power TO avenge such crime
as the latter he is safe in assuming
that we are completely at his mercy,
( and having waited little while to
[ see what we will do, and finding that
4 we can do nothing, he will give full
\ vent to his desires. Now, he is already
Q an outlaw by reason of what he has
:. done and if the girl dies in his pos
e session he may be made to suffer the
S death penalty if caught Already we
D have enough evidence against him to
{ warrant any citizen in killing hin
h upon sight, and l will so state in a
d proclamation to the people. But We
h must do more than rely upon individ
s uals. We must put the machinery Of
J. the whole state in motion and rur
s him down if we have to follow hin
/ to the pole and spend million dol
Y lars in doing it, Now, you have
n thought about this matter more thar
have, and what do you think We
S should do first, Mr.. Mayor"
h Mayor Elkins passed his hanC
| l.; = /
It been able to think of but one wa!
4. which promises any hope of immedl
d ate success. We must run him dowl
e and meet him upon his own battle
e field--in the air"
Il you mean the flying machines"
h Il do. We must call upon the aero
is planes and hound him as wolves do
r deer until we corner him and eithe
al force him to surrender or kill hin
n outright as those present at the tim
ID think xpedient-always bearing II
n. mind that captured alive he would b
" of incalculable value to us from
1t scientific standpoint Militiamen an
H. cavalry will only be useful as guard
is and scouts, yet all our troops shout
Of at once be called to arms and distrit
In uted as you think best But If W
c. can get a squadron OF aeroplanes afte
er him we will have him upon the defer
es sive at once" Governor McNei
a. smote the table with his fist.
n, And by the Great Horn Spoon W
Id shall have the best aviators OF tn
to nation here as quick as an immens
tn reward can get them. Within a wee
he we will have a score of them scourin
ar the mountain peaks for leagues abou
ne with others arriving every day.
to will at once issue a reward of tw
ne hundred thousand dollars for his dea
,e- body and two hundred and fifty tho
IN. sand IL he be brought in alive and M
m, MORALLY wounded. / will go turtle
I'm Viii call upon the surrounding state
ss to add to the prize and will also as
no the United States government
nd grant us whatever assistance we ma
w, require. l will take the matter U
Die this very hour and never leave It Of