Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-12

ENNED1 ana stopped before
the little wireless telegraph
N station of the signal corps in
front of the grandstand and
watched the operator working over
his instruments.
There it is again" muttered the
operator. angriy.
Whats the matter?" asked Ken
needy. amateurs interfering with
youo''
The man nodded a reply. shaking
his head With the telephone-like re-
Ceiver, Niciously. He continued to
adjust his apparatus
"Confound it, he exclaimed. Yes,
that fellow has been jamming me for
the past two days off and on. every
time ! get ready to send or receive
with a right machine equipped
with wireless apparatus in minute.
and this fellow won't get out of the
way. By jove. though. those are
cracklingc I've never been inter
Tered with so in my experience
Touch that screen door with your
knife"
sparks with quite a Jingle of a
shock.
Yesterday and the day before it
was so bad We had to give up at
tempting to communicate with Will
liams." continued that operator 1t
was worse than trying to work in a
thundershower. That's the time We
get our troubles, when the air is
overcharged with electricity. as it Is
now
That's interesting" remarked Ken
nedy.
'Interestingc" flashed back the
operator. ansrily noting the condi-
ton in his log book Maybe it is.
but call il darned mean. It's al
most like trying 10 work in power
station
Indeed" queried Kennedy. II
beg your pardon was only look
ing at it from the purely scientific
point of view. Who Is it. do YOU
How do I know: Some amateur.
] guess. No professional would butt
in this way
Kennedy took leaf ont OF his
note book and wrote short mes
sage which he gave TO a boy to de-
liver to Norton.
"Detach your gyroscope and dyna-
mo-" il read. Leave them in the
noon and see what happens. No
use to try for the prize today. Ken
nedy."
We sauntered out on the open par:
of the field. back Of the fence and to
the side Of the stands. and watched
the fyer. for few moments. Three
were in the air now. and l could see
Norton and his men getting ready.
The boy with the message was go
ing rapidly across the field. Kennedy
was impatiently watching him. IL was
too far off to see just what they were
doing. but as Norton seemed to get
down out OF his seat in the aeroplane
when the boy arrived. and 1t was
wheeled back into the shed. l gath
cred that he was detaching the gyro
scope and was going TO make the
flight without it. as Kennedy had re-
quested.
In few minutes it was again
wheeled out The crowd. which had
ton. applauded.
Come. Walter" exclaimed Ken
NEEDY, lets go up there on the roof
l OF the stand where We ca see bet
tier. There's a platform and railing
See
His pass allowed him to go any
where on the field. so in few min
Sltss we were up on the roof.
and I was so deeply engrossed be-
tween watching the crowd below. the
: birdmen in the air and the machines
waiting across the field that | totally
neglected to notice what Kennedy
was doing. When did, I saw that he
the aviation field. and was anxiously
scanning the country back Of us.
what are you looking for?" ]
asked. Turn around. I think Norton
IL just about to fly"
watch him. then" answered Craig.
''Tell me when he gets in the air
Just then Norton's aeroplane rose
gently from the field. A wild shout
Of applause came from the people
below us at the heroism of the man
who dared to fly this new and sp-
parently fated machine. 1t was sue
ceeded by a GREATNESS. deathly calm.
as if after the first burst Of en-
thusiasm the crowd had suddenly
aviator. Would Norton add third
to the fatalities OF the meet?
Suddenly Kennedy ierked my arm.
walter. look over there across the
road back Of us-at the old weather
beaten barn. ] mean the one next
Nothing. except that on the peak
Of the roof there Is a pole that looks
like the short stub of a small wire
q. boy connected with that barn,
bey who has read a book on wire
less for beginners"
Maybe" said Kennedy. But ia
that all you see? Look up in the
st ts nj gne eos.s o. ,h ,as gable the one
7 looked carefully. 1T seems to
mo that ] saw CLEAN Of something
bright at the top Of the shutter.
Craig" ventured. "A spark or
TT must be a bright spark. for the
sun is shining brightly" unused Craig.
'oh maybe it's the small boy with
4 looking-glass. can remember
when used to get behind such a.
window and shine a glass into the
darkened room Of my neighbors
across the street
I had really said that half In rail-
lsry. for I was at a loss to account
! was surprised to see how eagerly
he Sssentsd. II euess it isn't
Gnask, after all. Yes, It must be the
rejection Of the sun on 4 piece Of
1iass-ths angler are Just about
right for It.. Anyhow. 1t caught my
- ss:; w s.,i,i believe that barn VIII
Whstever his suspicious. Craig
fsDt them to himself and descended.
n the same time Norton gently
dropped back to earth in front of his
hsSear. not ten feet from the spot
who're he started. The applause was
Asafening az the machine was again
Ksrnedy and l pushed through
the crowd to the wireless operator.
flows she working" inquired
'Rctten." replied the operator sui
lsnly lit was worse than ever about
ave minutes ago. It's much better.
now, almost normal again"
Inst then the messenger boy. who
AsA been hunting through the crowd
Far us, handed Kennedy 4 note. 1t