Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-15


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~.Fu r-nru ou- DeIore aer wns a
RESTLESS sea oi psop.e
From their throats came at lea~s a
part of that hoarse cry Of fear and
hate that beastlike ululstion II hu
man despair.
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When the wireless announced the
fall of the Sandy Hook defenses Oar
ling was eating hasty breakfast.
Without waiting 10 finish his meal he
rang for his car aud teleI,honed his
mechanic. ordering him TO the hangar
where he KEPT his private aeroplane
Himself he entered the roadster and
drove directly back 10 the army and
navy building.
He gave scant heed to any one. how
ever. as he FASTENED 10 Gethelds. to
find him sitting. stern Tipped ana pale
debating messages aud Official CON
munications and orders TO group Of
stenographers.
Il don't want 10 interrupt you" he
said. pausing just inside the door. 4
just wanted To tell you Tm going ~
there and get Biddy. Goodby." He
turned away.
wait" Getheids' voice checked him.
The colonel came over and put out his
hand. You are going to help me i'm.
mensely. my boy" he told him. grip.
ping fast the hand he had taken. Il
can think better II ! know you are
you"
Darling soon reached his hangar
Jim" he said. get those small rifles
We have here and several clips of
shells and take couple Of automatics
for close work. We may need them.
We're going to- New York"
New York gasped Arkel.
Ii was about II O'Clock when both
aviators caucht sight Of a strange bluI
on the far horizon. which swelled up
like a great storm cloud before them
There. before him. was the vast billow
ing cloud of the burning city. Darling's
teeth came together with snap.
"The fools,'' he grated. snarling
''The whole civilized world will turn on
them for that. They can't get away
with thing of this sort. When our
turn comes God help them. They'll
get no mercy"
Far below the bay came into view
with the tiny dots-the warships which
had wrought this destruction, lying
like fat water beetles motionless
upon 1t.
'TIi. Darling. hook out. There's one
Of them now"
Arkel pointed with excited finger for.
ward and still lower down. Reneath
them smaller plane was rising di-
rectly toward them. as though to ques-
tion their presence.
TRY a pot shot at the beegar, Jim"
Arkel swung up his rifle and fred
quickly downward at the rising plane
At his second shot something happened
to the Japanese machine. II appeared
g. stagger. swung to one side and turn
ed completely over One said Oar
ling. Arkel laughed in way not good
To hear.
Daring looked for the green blot of
Central park. He picked IL up after a
moment and began swinging toward il
In long slant. while Arkel kept
watch for other Japanese machines.
II was his warning cry which again
showed Harold two planes swinging
over the lower end Of the park. Al .
most at once Arkel pointed 10 Other
planes Farther north and for the FIRST
time Darling swore. IF we drppped
there they'd be on US in minuter' he
cried to ArkeL How the devil am |
to get close enough to do any good?"
Where do you want to get. sir?' In
quired the man at his back.
Il was going to land in the park on
posire Sixty-eighth." Darling told him
-ealizing on the instant that Arkel did
aot know his mission There's a gir
in house down there-Miss Gethelds
by the way. Arkel. came up to get
her and take her home. but they've got
us in a pocket worse luck
Those fellows see us declared Ar
kel. pointing
He tppeare.i correct. for one of tn
smaller planes above the southern end
Of the park had suddenly slanted up-
ward and was rising as fast rs its mo.
tor could drive IT, Meanwhile the sec
ond Japanese craft had followed its
companion Both were now rapidly
mounting toward the strange machine
which they had spied
OF sudden Darling nodded. L
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old chan he remarked quite calmlv.