Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-11
eleventh EPISODE
A Million Volunteers!

Adams looked at her apprehensively.
Nom, to t-them three questions. It's
he solemn t-truth. girl. Did that ST.
lent Menace get the w-wafers?' he
added In a voice SO full of anxiety that
Pearls doubts Of him vanished.
He's got them and he initiated you
10 perfection" she cried. Here was a
new suggestion. Was II possible that
oil along the Silent Menace masque-
nded - Adams to throw them on the
Scenti She made q mental note to
mention this Illuminating thought to
her father.
In spite Of her protests. Adams has-
arded Z close examination Of the burn
ing machine. and perceiving the re-
mains Of the aviator. drew her away.
Wheseupon they spent the better part
o. IN hour securing the neighborhood
Tor the masked man and finally gave
Up the futile hunt In disgust without
having found Z single trace.
BY this time farmers whose homes
were In the vicinity and curious and
morbid city felk began to arrive In au-
tomobiles. on fsot. In buggies and on
horseback. Mounted Washington po-
lice and q troop Of cavalry rode up
presently and took charge Of the situa.
don. assembling order and affording
much-needed privacy to Pearl and
Adams.
When Colonel Dare. with Major
Brent and Bertha Bonn. In the automo-
bile with Toxic at the wheel dashed
into sight. Pearl could hardly restrain
her impotence. She fell into the
colonel's arms. weeping Historically.
'sTake me home! !" she sobbed. her
serves giving way. adams will ex-
plain everything to you" And they
carried her to the car.
During the ride back to Washington.
On the outskirts Of which these scenes
we're enacted, Adams briefly related
his side Of the thrilling adventure. He
had on his own responsibility forsaken
the party nj the Chemical building
sitter the lost race with the Silent
Flyer. hurried to the adjacent hangers
Of the Aero club Of America. borrowed
= One-man machine. and had flown back,
arriving at the moment hat the Silent
Flyer, with Pearl hanging around the
drivers neck. began to ascend from the
roof. He observed the parachute at
tached to, the Silent Flyer and swept
BY just as Pearl detached II and start
Cd to descend. The Silent Flyers
driver whipped out his revolver to
shoot Pearl. Adams bullet knocked
the revolver out Of his hand. Adams
now scared above the Silent Flyer.
which he bomJarled with explosives.
Both machines had vecred In a west
esly direction, OH distance out Of the
straight line Of Pearls downward
flight
"She couldn't do II a-again. not once
In a t-thousand times" averred Adams.
10 conclusion with an admiring glance
atithe half-fhinting girl in her fathers
arms. Which was probably the truth.
Only twice before In the history OF
aeronautlcs-in the Somrne ard In east
err Poland during the great European
conflict then raGing-had transference
In dir Night been accomplished by hu-
man beings.
When the Washington morning pa
pers came cut, the frc1t pages In bold
type were devoted TO this hair-raising
experience of Miss Dare and her ia
TIERS orderly. now celebrities the
world over. Reporters We'd with each
other In trying to outwrite the 'fea-
ture," which was too rare to miss. BY
no means satisfied with the main theme
Of their tale they spun 1t from every