The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-29

Its pitgciag searchlight full upon my
crsft, and voice roared out COM
mand to halt, following with q shot as
paid no attention 20 the hall. Kantos
KIM dropped quickly into the dark
ness, while rose steadily and at ter
rifle speed raced threuTb the Marian
sky followed by dozen Of the air
sceet craft which bad joined the pur-
slk. akd later by a swift cruiser car
ryhR 4 hundred men and u battery OF
rspahre guns. by twisting and turn
inc ny litfie machine. now rising and
n0w Ealing, ! managed 20 elude their
sesrehi:ghts most OF the time. but
was Also losing ground by these tao
tiCs, add 70 decided 20 hazard every
thing en- a straight-away course and
leave the result 20 fate and the speed
Of ny machine.
knntes Kan had shown me trick
of gearing. which Is known only TO the
navy Of Heiium, that greatly increased
the speed NJ our machines, so that
felt SURF I could distance my pursuers
II could dodge their Projectiles for
feg moments.
Gradually left my pursuers further
and further behind. and was just con-
graduating myself on my lucky escape,
when = weil-directed shot from the
cruiser exploded AZ the prov OF my
little craft. The concession nearly
caRssIed her. and with 9 sickenlng
plunge she hurtled downward through
the dark night
How far fell t.sfore regained con
tro Of tie plane | do not know, but
must have been very close 10 the
ground when started TO rise again.
~ p,sinly heard the sqUealiug of anil.
mais below me Rising again,
scanned the heavens fer my pursuers,
aud lnally making out their lights far
behind me. saw that they were land
ing, evidently In search Of me.
Not until their lights were no longer
discernibie did ! venture - flash my
little lamp upon my compass. and thes
found to nay CONSERVATION that a
fragment ~ the projectile had utterly
destroyed my only guide, a. well as
my Speedomcter II was true I could
follow The stars 10 the general dlrec-
tion of Helium. but without knowing
the exact location OF the city or the
speed AZ which 7 wns travelling ny
chaHoes for 6pding IL were slim.
Holium lies thousand miles south
west OF Zodanga, and with my com
pass intact ! should have made the
trip. barring accidents, in between
fosr and Eve hours. A. IL turned out
however morning found me speeding
over vast e4panse OF dead sea bot
tom after nearly six hours o., confirm
ons night a. high speed.
About noon ! passed low over e.
great dead city q ancient Mars and
nR I Skinned out across ho plain J
came full upon several thousand green
warriors engaged 10 s. terrific battle.
Scarcely had ! seen them than a vol
ley OF shots was directed NJ me, and
with the almost unfsiling accuracy Of
their aim my little craft was instantly
ruined wreck. sinking crmtlcaily to
the ground.
fcll almost directly To the center
q, ,ho serrc cor,bot among warriors
vho had ia, a.eo INV anproaeh so
h,,.t,v ser ,bc, o. -,-,, in NE and
a,a.n s,rpg,,o. A. NV machine sank
amsng them realized that u was Eight
or Sle. with good chances OF dying in
any event. and 50 struck the ground
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