Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-12-26
1913 by M0CHkT1AN In III UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN .

ordinary topics. Then Napoleon IN
vited the count to have a ride in his
aerodromone.
THAT will be treat. l have been
longing for ride in one" The count
evidently accepted the invitation with
genuine pleasure. These two men
were antagonistic, but not enemies.
Their principles were different. that
was all. They ascended and at Napo-
Icons glance Sullivan opened the door
and the count was courteously ush-
cred to the comfortable cabin. Sulli-
van was at the wheel and the bird
few a few thousand feet over the
town. going slowly. 80 that the count
could appreciate the easy flight. Ma
poleon sat by him. explaining the
mechanism in simple language.
When the count alighted on his own
roof he shook Napoleon's hand warm
ly and said: "I wish. my dear sir, that
we were governed by the same ideals.
as I would like you for a friend"
1.-THE time may come when we will
have the same Ideals" commented Ma
poleon. The Eagle few away and van
ished from sight.
Napoleon spent few hours in the
capital attending to committee affairs,
and the next morning left again. His
knowledge Of chemistry told him that
there should be some natural means
of removing the highly developed mag
netic quality from cirynith and thus
enable one machine to gain control OF
the other. He decided to make q
thorough search through all the vol.
canic regions of Western America be-
fore he settled down to experiment
with chemical combinations. He
stopped at Ciryne, leaving Sullivan. and
visited with his mother a few min
utes before he left for the South.
Some irresistible power drew him
toward the Garden of Eden.
He landed once more on that beauti.
full carpet of green.
He drank once more from the crys-
tai lake and started on his search.
The blush smoke from a distant
volcano attracted his attention. He
neared the active giant, circled over
1t, then went toward the southeast,
where q new marvel Of nature called
him.
Inclosed by rugged mountains like
the Garden of Eden, but a hundred
times larger. stretched green, fertile
valley. From the height at which he
was flying 1t looked like an enormous
basin. with large cone Of almost per-
feet shape looming high in the center.
1t was an ideal volcano, but instead Of
smoke steam was pouring from its
mouth, and on its sides and around
the base several geysers spouted hun
dreds Of feet into the air.
The valley evidently was Inhabited
as 1t was highly cultivated, and towns
and villages were seen. Napoleon flew
toward the steaming giant and circled
around 1t, lower and lower, until, by
chance, liquid from one of the gey-
sers touched the Eagles wing.
The aerodromone shuddered and the
two wings came together with shock
and stuck. The machine fell down
helplessly, like crippled bird.
1t had come quickly. yet Napoleon
had the presence of mind to turn the
tall rudder to break the fall. He did
not know whether he was falling to
his doom or not; still he shouted ex-
citedly: II have found it!"'
The machine crashed into the
marshy ground with terrific force. The
man in 1t was hurled against the wall.
He slid down into motionless heap.
His eyes were closed, and the right
side Of his head was bleeding from
contact with the sharp corner of the
bench.