The Yale expositor., 1913-11-13

picked up the receiver. MAIN oUO,
he called into it, For a moment he
awaited his reply, then began speak
ing rather hurriedly.
rs this the chief? Well, this is
Johnson, stationed on the Commerce
building lookout. There is an aero
plane off to the southeast and coming
like the wind 1t is several miles
away as yet, but ought to be here in
five minutes. That is ALL sir. No, sir,
no signs OF the Flying Man Goodby,
sir" He hung up the receiver.
And five minutes later, speeding like
an express train, his propeller clack'
| ing loudly Putnam, aviator nearest
| to the scene when the proclamation
was made and first of the squadron
OF aerial craft which, attracted by the
huge reward, was already rushing at
! the rate Of a mile a minute toward
the field, arrived. Putnam was an
aviator with an international reputa-
ton for two things, first. great skill
! In the management of his machine,
and. second, a recklessness that often
bordered close upon IL not actually
reaching the limit of foolhardiness.
| He already held several worlds rec
ords and never let an opportunity slip
| by to try and capture others. He had
flown higher than any other man by
thousand feet, had broken all records
for heavy-weather flying, and his
plunges and spirals never failed TO
bring chills to the backs and cheers
from the throats OF his audiences. His
skill was marvellous, his nerves OF
chilled steel and his recklessness ever
matter of Joy and horror to the on
lockers. Night or day, blow high or
blow low, fair weather or foul were
all the same to him, and of all the
hundreds of airmen in the land there
WAS none better qualified for the des-
perate feat upon which he had EN-
barked than Little Put of the
Charmed Life" And for a chance
at a reward such as the one now In
sight he would have guaranteed to fy
straight into the mouth Of hades and
engage the Evil One himself single
handed and alone if any one would
have agreed to show him the opening
He circled the central part of the
city at a height Of several hundred
feet as he peered down in search Of
an alighting place Below him, ans
notified Of his coming by the shriilinf
blades of his great propeller, people
by the thousands were staring upward
and pointing or running in solit
streams to the large square that lay
n near the center of the business dis
. trict Putnam had never been at this
, Mace before. but he knew that crowC
A In one city was very like crowd IL
a another. and knowing crowds as NJ
> did he followed them, satisfied tina
y they we're leading him to the place
= where he was expected to alight
. Once above It, he swept it in a swirl
I circle as he made his calculations
n balanced, pirouetted and dipped out
q a sheer good natured desire to Civ
>. those below thrill, skinned the to-
, of a high building perilously close an
. then dove Unexpectedly. Down tn
. binlane shot like hawk and shar
q cry of fear arose from those beloN
accompanied by a riotous scuttiing 10
| v.
v must come hurting upon their yer
n heads, but within a score OF feet @
- the ground he elevated his planes an
a the machine shooting forward droppe
4. lightly upon the earth and went skin
ming over IL like a gull that barrel
"a touches the surface OF the water.
~ little way further on, tired of frigh
9. ening them in this manner, he suddeI
% ly stopped and stepped carelessl
al upon the ground.
He answered the boisterously az
lie miring throng which immediatel
le closed In upon him with cool boas
is fulness-for Putnam was one OF tn
u few absolutely fearless men who d.
" light in extolling themselves. ct
,g him! You bet will II ! once 81
80 eyes on him. The Pet can max
n. eighty miles an hour and he will hay
g, TO 60 some to throw any star dui
ID in her eyes. If can't go as high on
O. as far and as fast with her as an
D. pinfeathered hobo, who Is trying
ID heat his way around the universe
fipping worlds can flap on wings
well. Ill give up dNidNlhB anu 81
pushing a wheelbarrow. See that
He tapped a heavy revolver whiC
hung at his side. We'll, I've sh'
eagles upon the wing with IL viii
going at full speed, and | ought
be able to hit a man who they te
ed me is as long as a telegraph pol
he And II | can't hit his body I'll NAL
*. those fiappers of his look like the tC
ct. of a pepper box. I'm going to take
nd scout around as soon as / get bi
nd to eat" He beckoned to a couple
lis policemen. Here, Rooney and II
he gan. Watch this machine while /
De. gone and when come back I'll bril-
It's you each nice, red apple. | a
mt going to start up inside of an hour
ed Not more than FIVE feet tall, 1.-THE
,p- wildcat, sinewy as one, he we
be staggering of through the crow
Ith leaving them TO stare after him al
Ter ut his famous plane In chuckling Q
he miration.