Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-03
03 MILLION lOLLAp MYSTEPYgvF1a,dld Mac Gath
toward the ships rldIna at anchor.


abundant courage. Were they going to take
her to sea agalni She had acquired horror
Of tne sea, SO big, so terrible, so strong. She,
had had an experience with It's sullen powsK
They had gone about four miles down when,
she looked back lopglngly toward shore.
Something white seemed to be spinning over
the water far behind AT Hrst sne could not
discern what Il WAS As she watched Il II
grew and grew. It finally emerged from the
Illusion Of gigantic bird into tho actually
Of an everyday hYiroplhne. Her heart gave
great bound. This flying machine Tas conf
ing directly toward the launenI II did not do
vlats q hairs breadth from the line, Fortr
pstely the men were looking toward hugo
treghter quarter Of A mile farther on, and
from their talk II was evident that that
ireghter was to be nsr prl7on-oouud for
whers1 Neurer and neagsr cara the hydro
plane. Was It for hsrl
II was impossible for the men not to take
notice Of tho barking Of the engines at last
"The thIng'a heading for usl"
yrcon stared under bis palm. II was nog
credible tnat pursuit had taken place so
quickly To test yonder man-blrd he ab.
ruptly changed the course Of tho launch. The
hydroplane vesred lis cOurse TO suit
Florence heard her name called family,
One OF the men drew his revolver, but vroon
knocked It out OF his hand,
There's tho police boat, you foolp ''
Jump" voice called to Florence
She Hung hersslf into the water wlthout,thS
slightest hesitation
All this camo about somsthlng after ,aig
faVhIon. When Norton arrived at the foot Of
Corey street boatmNn informed him that O
young woman Of bis description had cotton
into a fast motor boat and had gone down
the river
Was there any strugglsT
"struSso1 None tnAt / could SEQ RS
didn't mako no fuss about going"
Have you launchT
Yes, but the other boat has half an hours
start and I'd never catch her IN a thousand
years But there's a hydroplano a little above
mere, You might interest tho seller that
runs t."
"Thanmr
But tue aviator would not listen.
A lfo may hang h tho balance, mauI''
eSpostulatcd Norton, longing to pommel tho
stubborn man.
What proof have OF thatl'
Norton showed his carh and badge.
20, ! seel" jeored tho aviator "a little
newspaper stunt In which | mn to be tho
goat II can't be done, Mr. Norton II can't
be done"
A hundred dollorsl"
Not for Ave hundrea,n and the aviator
cnllously turned away toward the young wom-
an with whom he had been converslng prior
to Norton'S approach, The two walked
dozen yards away
Norton had not served twelve years an
metropolitan newspaper man for nothing Ho
approached tho mechanics who were pulprmg
abont the machine,
How about twenty Opiece1" bO began.
For whAtr the men asked.
For sending that paddle around fcw
times"
" Get up into that seat, but don't touch
any Of those lovers" ono Of them warned.
Twenty Ia twenty, Jack, aud tho boss Ia
sorohoOd today anyhow, Give her a shove FOR
tho fun Of IT,"
II was n dumfoundod aviator who snw his
bydroplanc skim tho water and moment
later sail into the air Those swift moving
days reporter Of tho 0rsl callbor Ia supposed
to DO able to run railroad engines, subma.
rlnos, ayIns machines, conduct whri able to
shoot walk, run, swln aght, think, go With
out food like pytnon and 1.-Two without waier
like a camel Norton had flown many times
during tho last four years. At tho moment
ho called out to Florence TO jump ho dropped
to the water with a tho ahlll Of M old timer
and took hor aboard, And hc could not usc a
linz Of this exploit Tor bls pnpcr
Jones heard the bell II was the ason,
from the Black Hundred TIc smiled jauntlly.
"wcll, on fox we've cornered you at last
haven't wei I want TIM money or Har.
grearoS daughter takes another sea voyage,
and this tIma Ae will not Jump overheard.
million and No more nonsense"
3" Give me fifteen minutes to decide, begged
Jones, hoping against hope,
"Flfccn secouE"
"rben we can't 40 business what Give
you mllllon knowing YOU all to bo pack
Of llars' Brlus Miss Florence back and tho
money !, yours We are tired Of agnung"
As Indeed Jones really was The strain had
been terrible fcr weeks
" The money hrst We don't lie any bcitw
than you do, Fork over You'll, TO trust
h We have no use for The girl once va ges
the cash"
And you'll never touch penny Of II, yop
blacSEuaH" cried Norton from tho doorway.