Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-15

! of the air doing deeds beyond the
widest dreams of those ancient
knights that Cortez led.
Can it be Lindy?" the multitude
murmured Then while the escort of
Mexican army airplanes performed
circus stunts overhead, there began
to circle the field graceful creature
of the air, coming closer and closer.
A roar that might have rocked the
mighty distant mountains swept the
THANK God-it's Lindy.
Viva Lindy. Viva Indy" they cried.
No person in all that vast assem-
blage had been more disturbed over
Colonel Lindbergh's delay, more ap-
prehensive or more excitedly over
joyed at his safe arrival than Pres
ident Gales, himself. The president,
with the American ambassador,
Dwight w. Morrow beside him, had
been sitting since early morning
awaiting Lindy. AS noon passed, and
report after another proved false, the
/ president plainly showed perturba-
ton. He asked the Associated Press
TO assist him in getting information
as to Colonel Lindbergh's authentic
location, and ordered the government
telegraph services through the ma
tion to make every effort to ascer-
tain what had happened.
Refreshments were brought into the
presidential stand. Gales refused. He
smoked cigarettes incesSantly, light
, ing one after another, a certain
manifestation that the president OF
Mexico was worried. His usually
stern face became more set, more
careworn; it seemed to be more deep
ly lined.
He tapped nervously on the floor
with hi walking stick, and then,
as the people strained themselves
tensely on tip toes and craning their
necks, an aide whispered to the pres
ident: cit is Lindbergh-it, is positively
Lindbergh this time
Gales leaped to his feet as II
convulsed by an electric shock. He
gave one searching, piercing glance
into that aides face. One felt it
would have gone hard with that Of
ficer if he had been mistaken in the
information he gave the president.
Then, completely accepting the in
do SCI1Q111C, Oct4lC0J Law
became transformed instantly
From somberness to- positive ra-
dance. He glowed; he laughed aloud.
For hours he had been declining food
Bring me a sandwich" he ordered.
"Give me a drink
He munched and gulped, and then
stopped to cheer. Rarely if ever has
Gales been known so to betray his
feelings publicly.
1t demonstrated the depths to
which he must have been moved dur
ing those hours when he feared that
the gallant youth he had caused to
fly to Mexico by presidential invita-
ton might have found tragedy await
ing him somewhere behind those
mighty mountain ranges.
A few minutes ~later, after the arl-
man had landed and reached the
presidential box, Senor Gales did
not content himself merely with slak-
ing hands. The president gave the
lone eagle a full "mebrazo is,
real hug, throwing both arms
around Lindy's shoulders and paJJlng
him affectionately.
Colonel Lindbergh looked little
flustered. Ambassador Morrow seem
ed just about as happy as it is CIV
en- to men to be in this world.
The crowd by this time was surg
ing by the thousands in front OF
the presidential stand They cheered
and yelled louder than before, ii that
could be possible. They demanded
sIindy:" nothing would do them but
Lirldy. So the youthful airman, on
the arm of the president, advanced to
the edge of the platform and waved
and smiled, and the crowd seemed
quite as happy as the president and
the ambassador.
When Lindbergh's plane struck the
srn-baked field, covered with grass
which had been burned brown u1loeI
bIstering rays, and TAXED across
that parched surface, it kicked up
great clouds of dust-a perfect screen
enyeloping the plane and completely
shutting it off from sight OF Ille
stand and the spectators. Instantly
thousands dashed through the lines
of soldiers and police, swarmed over
the field and darted in pursuit. Ana
then both crowds and plane were
hidden in the dust clouds, winch
prevented the scattered military
guardians from seeing those who were
Chasing the Spirit of st. Louis ana
it's pilot. Thus they became pow,
erless to do what they had PROMISED
to do at all cost-keep the croWoS
from Lindbergh when he landed.
i When president Gales embraced
Iindbergh at the presidential STANG, no
lust after landing, he welcomed Ille
! flier as the guest OF the natlon' say
| ing: 1--WE are proud indeed to nave
you as such. no,. ar am
Colonel Lindbergh replied: ! am am
equally proud. I thank you very
Ambassador Morrow's automoolle
with the ambassador, had been drivel1
across n the field SO that the oIIlclal l
representative of the United SCaIes
would be the first to meet the lrno uno
official ambassador Of good VIII: Inc -,
crowds hidden from the police III T.
dust clouds lifted Ltndy from ms '
machine, hoisted him on tltela d
spomlders. and carried him TO tne
erohassv car. The ambassador grasp
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