Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-10-06

sive twice as>mrch spe1d. The sta
dent was willing 10 learn and initiated
N2poleon's action. getting on his trail
last "a he passed beneath him.
They quickly passed from the hort
zon OF the sixteen other aerodro-
mones. Napoleon was again far il ad.
vance when he began to ascend rap
idly. AS he rose, he saw with satisfac-
| ton the faint blue line of the Ameri.
can coast
The Princess was pressing him
| closely. rising as he rose The Eagle
slowed down and let them come near
er. then he turned about and faced
them. They were rising. each ,rying
to gain in elevation. Rositta cried to
Santos: Why can't we rise faster?"
There are three of ua and only ono
OF Napoleon
Did you hear that. Sulamovr
sharply saio Rositta. lie bowed sub
missively
Your ancestors woe always ready
to die for their sovereign; are your"
II ami"
Thank you!" She smiled at the
Russian and pointing az the side door
OF the aerodromone, continued: This
way. my boy. we are TOO heavy
Sulamov kissed her hand and
opened the door calmly With a last
ardent look. he jumped.
The Princess leaped upward. gain
ing rapidly on the Eagle. Rositts
urged Santos and watched Napoleon.
who was following every move OF the
attacking Princess closely.
He could have dipped again and run
away, but that was not hi, game.
They almost touched, and the prin-
cess ROSETTA shouted through the
speaking tube: Give up. Mr. Peace
President; you have no coance."
Indeed it seemed so: thu larger bird
made leap toward the Eagle that
was below her. but a I gist OF the
steering wheel saved hIu Napoleon
was watching the east 9lxiously. and
Rosittas eyes were focused on Napo
leon. She felt sure that he was help
lessly prolonging the surrender.
This dangerous play went on until
Napoleon could see the widely extend
cd feet OF aerodro mones with his
naked eye. He dipped downward. find
stopped in the air. about two hundred
feet above the surface of Pamlico
Sound. There the Eagle awaited the
Princess. AS she made a desperate
rush for him, he escaped again. almost
by miracle. then turned and darted
after the Princess madly. changing
from the pursued into the pursuer
They rose upward together and Napo- |
leon waved a smiling salute to the |
princess.
The aerodromoncS of the latter we're |
approaching steadily. She seemed to |
have forgotten them entirely in the |
heat of the pursuit, while she was the |
agSressor. but now. when Napoleon |
turned against her. she quickly turned |
to the stylograph and gave orders to |
her fleet to close In upon them. but !
not to interfere until it was necessary |
for her safety.
Napoleon plainly heard the message |
and waited until she had broken con
nection, then he faced her machine |
and unhurriedly pulled a lever that
was connected with the tube that had
been lately attached to all his aerodro.
mones. thick stream of white liauid |
shot out and landed squarely upon the
left wing Of the Princess The bird |
trembled. Santos calmly turned on |
the emergency dry battery and. like |
great wounded bird. the Princess
began to settle downward The white
stream was stopped, a deft turn OF the
wheel. a welldirected move and the
Eagle slipped between the wings of
the Princess, and she was a prisoner.
Rositta was as pale as death. The
terrible disappointment OF losing.
when victory was so near, made her
faint. Then she remembered her feet
and signaled orders quickly
She had not noticed that Napoleon.
just before he turned on the LIQUID
that had disabled her machine, had
hoisted red signal. and a great feet |
OF aerodromones rose from the coast |
along North Carolina and silently |
closed In on the fleet OF the enemy
The formation OF Pamlico Sound |
made this maneuver easy aud Napo- |
leon had cleverly led Rositta and her !
fleet into the trap. He turned his |
Eagle landward and. weighted as he |
was. moved slowly away His men |
had been fully instructed in regard TO |
their action and Whistler led them.
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