The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
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bns to make me q comfortal
On the long. broad bench.
he old priest could express
gifts SO plainly that understo
almost as well as II we were al
onverse, and when / was in dou
ook board and made drawings
hildlike but expressive way
soon realized that he consider
lsent as messenger by their g
coatl. A prophecy made hundre
years before by one of their gre
n told them that deliverer wou
me as a bird. That reminded me
" Eagle that had, during my Hines
been haunting me, as feared 1t h,
been damaged beyond repair. In spi
Iof all 1t meant to me | had not ask,
about it. was led by the priest
the church, through the wide dog
of which my Eagle had been carriI
and placed before the altar. I look
1t over carefully and found that 1t WI
in good condition. except that Il
wings had lost their magnetism,
Inspected it and found one wing Goa
ed by pale yellow varnish 1t WI
the wing that had been touched by II
liquid from geyser.
1T caused perfect isolator, and
had had the presence of mind to vi
my dry battery at the crucial nome
would not have had the fall; i
everything turns out for the best
when was able to work l spi
ceeded in cleansing the wings, andA
machine was in working order agb.
Yesterday thought I was strof
enough to leave and I babe my hd
goodby with the promise that wo&
return and bring help.
This is short recital of my dom
during the two months past, and nE
my dear Astra, will you tell meSll
that Is new here?"
y Napoleon had heard few thin
|From Whistler in Ciryne that disqif&
ed him, and he was anxious to kn
the truth. That Astra could tell h
best of ALL So she began to rel d.
all the important happenings willie
Napoleon listened attentively, maRHg
notes from time to time. Astra spke
OF the European decree and all he
facts that were officially communists
ed to her. Then she told of the news
paper rumors concerning the aerolTo
none feet and the preparations f0
war that were supposed to be occupy
Ing the time of the European rulers
I'VE have nine days at our disposal
will be very busy for the next fey
days, but next Monday / will be read
to appear in the congress as the pres
dent of the international peace con
mittee."
Early next morning Napoleon con
municated with his brother worker
In the peace committee, and then LEI
the capital. He spent some hours a
work designing a device to be Use
on the aerodromones. With six I'm;
chimes, equipped with men and bal
"a he headed for the valley OF Xiu
ma Is sg ~
rf0ffling anu u ter b peaceful ne
ton with the high priest they cat gf
a large supply of the liquid that ha
put the Eagle out of commission an
returned to Ciryne. While Napoy go
analysed the liquid his workmen N ac
several trips between the valley an
Ciryne, carrying the liquid away
vast Quantities.
Napoleon, after thorough exan<hin
ton, sighed Here is something kne'
1t puzzles me, but 1t solves the hue
ton Of superiority in the air."
Napoleon's next move was toH II
out the new swallow-type machin
was smaller than the Eagle, but Il
wings and the tall rudder were cor
paratively larger. 1t had moi Il
grace of the Eagle In fight, but !
speed was something unprecedented
it shot through the air like sdrea
Two more days passed. The THU
found every aerodromone equHppe
with long tube very similar tip Il
old style fire extinguisher. TO tn
tube was connected small autotnat
gun, which protruded through q sp
cial aperture In the body of the aer
dromone. The lever controlling th
gun was within easy reach of q
aeroman, and the gun itself wAs
arranged that 1t could be pointed
any direction.
The four aerodromones that hi
been sent toward the west we're
porting every few hours. They hi
seen nothing so far that was out
the ordinary.
1t was Saturday evening that Z
last of the aerodromones was ma
| ready for prompt action. Turning 7
command of the island over to VIII
tier, Napoleon returned to Walshir
ton. The Swallow made the trip
two hours.