The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-12
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claimed. nut nFst I must an up the
tank with gasoline; otherwise II would
be liable 10 explode. The conflict be-
tween centripctal and centrifugal
force. caused by the expansion OF
gases. would annihllate the mechan.
Ism and cause serious t%angental par.
tbolas," I continued grRvely.
The gendarms scratched his head.
Undoubtedly. mademoiHelle," he an.
swered. There Ia a motor-car repair
shop across the square. Certainly
easoline a be procured there"
A man In the crowd volunteered TO
obtain Il and disappeared, shortly re-
turning with a companion, both bear.
ns two huge tanks. with which my
own was speedily repieted. I took my
seat In the machine.
Nov. gentlemen" said, pray
make room while ! unscrew the SUE
l~taining bar OF the wings"
They cleared q space Of several
yards around me. these good Avignon'
zee. touched the lever and the mo
tor hummed and throbbed. pressed
the flight indicator. The wheels
turned, spun. lifted
A gasp Of astonishment broke from
the crowd as scared over them. and
they ducked and ran IN al: directions
70 escape injury. Ny curse was Wild
] missed the steeple Of an old church
by several inches, scraped against the
pediment Of an ancient Roman edihce,
and sped up to the sky. looked back
as I cleared the housetops. The two
gendarmes were waving their hands at
me imploringly. l hated 10 leave them,
but the memory Of my mission came
to me 90 spur me on. and ] new like
the wind. Soon Avignon was but q
blot In the distance.
That night l slept under a tree in
the wild mountain region OF the
Basses-Alpes. Al dawn I continued
my course directly eastward. Now no
sign OF human habitation was TO be
secn. There was nothing but ranges
of lofty mountains. The cold became
intense and the air currents treach.
erous. Time and again | was caught
in gusts Of icy wind. beaten. buffeted
out OF my path. Over me the sky
was OF ~intensest blue; round and be-
meath me lay the Icy SUBMITS OF the
Alps. My teeth chartered and m
hands grew 80 cold that I could scarce
ly feel the levers. Nothing but the
intensity OF my purpose could have
enabled me 10 face that bitter wind.
At last. toward afternoon. Just as |
began 20 think that I had missed my
path. when I felt that | could hold
out no longer, | perceived. very far
southwark. a long. blue. m%onotonous
line on the horizon. My heart Ieaped,
a new and feverish determination en-.
tered into me. u was the sea. the blue
water OF the Mediterranean. this. lay
before my eyes. Now the last stage
was approaching. SO far had con.
Queredi
I wheeled southwark and began to
descend the long valleys OF the Mari.
time Alps.
The air grew warmer, the descent
more PERCEPTIONS; glided downward
OF tho rushing winds exultingly. and
ever nearer | saw the distant sea, un
Ill the narrowing horizon shut II once
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last OF the snowcapped ranges behind
me the sun suddenly sank and I en-.
tered a region OF twilight. II had been
dark for an hour upon the lowlands
while | was battling IN the sunlight
The night was moonless: ! must alighi
before Il grew entirely dark or run
the risk OF falling into the sea. Out
OF the mountainslde I saw the white
road. the great highway between
France and Italy. centuries old. de
bouohed upon its way TO Nice. whencs
Il wound through the Principally oi
Monaco. Clearly | must descend
there, where French laws did not run
and where the Minister OF the Interior
aetnated, I did not doubt. by Interests
inimioal 10 mine, could not arrest ml
journey. In the falling light I saw o
a sudden the little square topped build
ing Of the French customs house OF
the Monaco border. and the Monaco
customs. hot a dozen meters distant
made for the latter. shut on my me
tor and careened e~arthward. As ! dc
scended, Ike a great soaring eagle.
saw men run from either building
shouting and waving their arms az m
their cries reached mo with suTpris
ing clearness. / dropped 70 eartt
nit the ground on the French side Q
the line. and rolled half into Monaco
10 tumble exhausted from my aero
plane.
Il was easy 10 see that I was square
~ upon the international boundary
But nay approximations were ground
ieas. for nothing could have exceeds
the kindness with which ! was treat
ed by the oficials from either customs
Their first surprise over. they place
the quarters OF the French ofieer a
my disposal. aud thither ~adjourne
for a hasty toilet. leaving the mono
plane tho center OF interest. aeein
my WEAKNESS. they scarcely pgesse
q question upon me, and When. thini
ing alenye Of the future. ! Dolnte
out the doncieney In the gasoline. III
French ofnclals promptly Glle4 a
fank With oonhscated petrol from thel
~coatrahand stores. Aitefuerd I wa
"a nest a an Informal anRpert