Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-23

peasance Of Santos Dupra oo0sG
Even Mrs. Edison did not know hat
ROSETTA had left.
Astra watched Napoleon's thought
full face with some apprehension. At
times he would sit gaxing into sraoo,
entirely oblivious to his surroundings.
Rosittas flight had made him aware
Of the harm that could come to his b.
loved country.
Their honeymoon had been short, -
neither could be absent from their
posts long. The following week Astra
returned to her presidential duties and
Napoleon to his aerodromone
Shortly after their return he talked
long and seriously with his wife. Then
the American Eagle left the roof Of
the Crystal Palace and Jew toward
the west. He stopped at Ciryne and
questioned Sullivan, and found that
Santos and Rositta had left the aero
dromone in Russia. So he knew that
they had. by this time, perfected their
plans. and the fact that ROSETTA signed
herself as the Princess of Schomburg
Lithow alone made 1t plain that they
| would try to take warfare into the air.
Jerome Whistler was at the labora-
| tory and Napoleon give him instruc-
tons. He inspected the stock of avail
able cirynith, then spent many hours
over his drawing table. but when he
was through with his work began to
whistle a pleasant melody. Rolling
up his drawings, he said In a low,
exultant voice: This will come as a
surprise"
| He called Jerome Whistler and
turned the drawings over to him. 1t
was an aerodromone.
II am glad we have enough material
to do this, friend Whistler; besides.
we will have enough left over for other
purposes"
Napoleon returned to the capital to
report and advise Astra that he would
make longer trip for reconnoitcring
purposes. He left that evening. He
visited Suemeg, and there saw what
he expected to see. People were
busily at work, making the peak like
an immense ant hill. He saw Santos
emerge from one building and walk
across the plain to another, and the
knew. then, that Santos had betrayed
him; that aerodromones would fight
against aerodromones in Gods clear
pure air.
He was sad that the man whom he
had trusted 30 implicitly had turned
traitor 1t the instigation Of the count
ess.
Satisfied that his surmise was cor
rect, he turned homeward and aftel
q short conference with Astra lef
again. This time he traversed the Pa
cifc coast of the Americas. Starting
from Mexico, he went southwark
Watching his electro-spectroscope in
osssantly, while he circled over tn,
volcanic regions Of the Andes.
Day after day he continued hi
search, going farther and farthe
south. always near the ocean. Hi
spectroscope showed signs Of cirynitl
several times, bat never in large guam
. titles.
Weeks were spent this way. From
. time to time he returned to Washing
ton, and each time he returned b
stopped q few hours at Ciryns to 30
how the work on the new machin
. was progressing.
, He had raked through Colombia an
Ecuador with minute care and no,
was on the border of Peru. He cor
tinued his search with unswervin
, faith in ultimately finding the preciou
metal that would enable him to bull
. larger heet.
81 He had been circling over the Al
> des, peering down on steep precipicei
. rugged slopes and snow-covered peak
> whore goats and llamas we're the onl
inhabitants. when suddenly he saw .
. intense greenish light glowing on hi
!. spoctroscope. He slowed down, IN
!. the instrument gave evidence Of
!. largo deposit of cirynith. Not NOR
4 than two hundred feet below hill
stretched q broad snow-covered peal
. A lavatic, porous, bare space was Vi
\ ible through the snow. on the nortl
4 eastern corner, and there no foun
!. what he sought. The precious eirynit
a lay in heavy layers, almost psrfectl
4 pure. The deposit was not - larl
4 a. the one in Hungary. but more %
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