Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

dropped bovy OF bombs. saw tho
bright flashes on the ground and then
few seconds afterward / heard tho
explosions.
Come on! Come on! Como ON.
shouted over and over again as fast
US my lips could utter tho words. I
mad 10 have the searchlight3 TO locate
tho Iepp.
AS II in answer to my shouts. the
searchiishts commenced sweeping tho
air. They spotted me first. Would
they never spot the Zepp?
Then the arches" broke out In n
barraEe Thunder and lightning
seemed like n stage storm alongside
as the shells began bursting below me.
SwooplnE. swooping. north to south,
south to north. east to west. west to
cast went tho searchl!ghts, blazing
regular lanes OF light
Whew! Perspiration rolled OF nv
forehead when one lane got her. Then
they all spotted her
She was turning to tho north for q
getaway.
AS the first searchlight spotted her
dropped my prearranged signal lights
10 the "archies." They ceased nrin,
almost Immediately
II must have been a pretty sight 10
the watchers below
The Zepp stood out plain as day In
the focus OF fully fifty searchlighta
She was tilted up. a little observation
car that had been hanging far below
was creeping back up again.
Right in the path OF the lights
made curvins dive down that brought
mo alongside OF her big bulk
| knew I had her l whizzed alone
side
Automatically I gripped the control
with my knees. Automatically lined
me machine gun on her big bags.
automatically I pressed the trigger.
Revenge! Justices! How sweet 1t
was at tnat moment to be the one to
i"ete /, out on that baby-kllling crew.
My belt of incendiary bullets ripped
ihto the bag from end to end
was by her in a flash. I turned
sharp to the left to come around and
give her another dose. For a few
seconds she was out Of my sight.
when L got my hand on the trigger
again 1t was not to press 1t.
n small cash of fame burst our of
her amidships and aloft.
knew she was done in
The flame blazed larger. Then. 1ilx.
d traii OF gunpowder 1t ran along the
top OF the bag. A gigantic pouf fol-
lowed, and the whole envelopes. was
seething. -
For a few moments after that sbs
seemed TO hang in the air. The wind
was frcshening. and next she began
10 GRIT with IT, Then she dropped: a
blazing mass. The northeast wind w..
carrying her to the farther side ~ ,se
river judged she would land In tho
open fields. and I promised myse,f a
visit to Gloat over her blackened
skeleton.
was very close to the ground, when
u furious discord struck my ears.
horns all over London were shriekinr
JoF'a! DEAD march for the Zepp. II
was music 20 my ears, and T wished
,hal was below to join In the ceIe-
bration. eoie-
Bnt l had still some serious business.
W ""nu. ms was to get home and
lahd-the latter a most perilous nro-
ceeGing at night. was pretty we'll
confused because of the exciton,an.
ana circled about for nearly an bnnr
I'to'1 picking UP my location. But
more IMAM enough petrol, and
n.y. motor was running like a watch.
gave the signal to my aerodrorna
ana the ground lights were ~ IN 80
me should have made d better Iana
ms even though the ground l,yht
80" ""%-'ihS TO my eyes that had be-
t"hle accustomed to the darkness a
vas: came down with n crash. bur
save for the loss OF my wind a.
OFokcn wheel. L was safe.
when / got back nv wind o,o
t"c "''ccrs asked me If 1 saw the Zenn
go down. ePp
i was In for it after announcing n.
i," ,,o,y as ! could that I was the
i'G ri; CHAP who got the zepp.
'rst. they hoisted me on th.;.
smoniueFs' and felt perfectly siIlw
men they landed me at the mesa anG
III M, not whisky and water 1 had TO
Fin,,E,' story to every newcomer.
rtha!ly the major ordered every ona
o,iicia, p WATERS and 1 made out the
., WIS pretty well spent when I turned
.h,t am not q bit ashamed to relate
, ,.'aa ! got down on my knees and
ba a,eaN ra GOD for the chance that had