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handling the aerodromone, and she
could execute the capturing act very
easily. She was loved by the whole
crew, which was composed of men
from noble families.
These men admired their leader,
they were hypnotized by her charms
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CHAPTER IX—Edison calls on Astra
as promised. He tells her his plans for
defense have been completed, but that he
will give fuller details at his workshop on
the island of Ciryne in the Pacific. They
make the trip in three hours. His plans
are based on the peculiarity of the new
substance, cirynith, which is lighter than
any known metal and is practically inde-
structible.
CHAPTER X—The Europeans succeed
in passing the line of isolation, but find
that the Americans have established a
second one. Edison delivers a note to
von Werdenstein in his flagship demand-
ing that the fleet be withdrawn. Edison
is attacked, but by the use of some mys-
terious power he destroys two warships
and several aeroplanes.
CHAPTER XI—Realizing his helpless-
ness Werdenstein withdraws his fleet and
consents to universal disarmament.
CHAPTER XII—Edison's mother is ill
on the Island of Ciryne. Countess Roslny
offers to go and comfort her, hoping to
discover Edison’s secrets. She begins to
weave a net around Santos Duprel, Edi-
son’s assistant,
CHAPTER XIII—The countess gets a
letter from Werdenstein offering her the
princedom of Schomburg-Lithow for Edi-
son’s secret.
CHAPTER XIV—Edison and Santos
start in search of a new deposit of ciry-
nith, their supply being almost exhausted.
They find it on the estate of Schomburg-
Lithow.
CHAPTER XV—The countess finally
gets Santos into her clutches and he
promises to do anything for her. She
gets another letter from Werdenstein
a waitin gour action to restore the old
order of things. We have the might?
Think of these words: ‘We have the
might!’ Therefore, we have the right!
The aerodromone flotilla is my own
property. Think this over and con-
sider!
“Is it right that I—that we—should
obey orders that come from powerless
rulers? That we, the gallant aerial
fleet, should consider those who are
held to the ground? That we who
have the might should obey anyone
else except the one we choose?
“Gentlemen, we were all born to be
rulers, or I would not have selected
you as my aviators. Gentlemen! You
must select one of us for our com-
mander, and we will rule the world!”
“Hurrah for the queen! Hurrah for
the queen of the air! Hurrah for
Queen Rositta!”
How sweet that sounded to the beau-
tiful woman! A tear glistened in her
eye. She ran into their arms and
kissed one after another. The last
was Santos, and he was the least en-
thusiastic of them all.
Rositta, queen of the air!
This was her election. When the
enthusiasm had somewhat abated she
gave them the oath of obedience, the
oath that would be kept secret until
the day of its world-wide proclama-
tion. They swore to be true, obedient
and brave for the queen. And she
swore to be faithful and true to her
little army.
“We have only one man to fear, and
that man is Napoleon Edison. You all
know him. Seemingly he has met with
some misfortune, as he has disap-
peared. When he returns we will fight
him and win, and then the world is
ours!”
That same day while this infamous
thing was happening in Suemeg the
American Eagle slowly descended to
the roof of the Crystal Palace. It was
dusk and no one noticed its arrival.
The tall man who alighted from the
machine seemed weak, but he fast-
ened the machine, then slowly found
his way downstairs. After a gentle
tap on Astra’s private door he entered.
Mother and wife were there.
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CHAPTER 1—For fifty years the con-
Mnent of North America had been iso-
lated from the rest of the world by the
use of Z-rays, a wonderful invention of
Hannibal Prudent. The invention had
nave a the country from foreign invasion,
and the continent had been united under
•ne government, with Prudent as presi-
dent. For half a century peace and pros-
perity had reigned. The story opens with
President Prudent critically ill. His death
is hastened by the receipt of a message
‘rom Count von Werdenstein of Germany
that he has at last succeeded in pene-
trating the rays. Dying he warns his
daughter Astra that this means a foreign
invasion. He tells her to hurry to the
island of Ciryne, but dies before he can
tell the location of the place.
CHAPTER 11—Astra is nominated for !
the presidency by the continental party.
CHAPTER III—Napoleon Edison calls
on Astra, informs her that he was a pu-
pil of her father’s, and promises to help,
her... He gives her a ring made of a new-
ly discovered substance which, he says,
will solve the problem of flying.
CHAPTER IV—Chevalier di Leon ap-
pears in Europe. He notes that prepara-
tions have been completed for an in-
vasion of America He calls on von
Werdenstein and offers him the secret of
making gold.
CHAPTER V—He demands in return)
absolute disarmament and peace. The
chevalier is suspected of being an Amer-
ican. He is seized at night and carried
off in an aeroplane.
CHAPTER VI—Astra is inaugurated asi
president. She receives a message from)
Edison, whose long silence has worried:
her, that he has been a prisoner for two;
months on the island of Helgoland and
has just escaped. He announces that the)
confederated fleet of Europe has sailed,
for America. He promises to call on her'
the following night.
CHAPTER VII—Countess Roslny, a
spy, becomes a prisoner in hope of se-
curing Edison’s secret. She falls in love
with him.
CHAPTER VIII—She agrees tp join him
in an attempt to escape. By the use of
fireworks he summons a curious flying
machine which resembles a monster
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CHAPTER XVI—Edison applies person-
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Astra and Edison set the date for their
wedding. Werdenstein gets a letter from
the countess promising to reveal Edison’s
secrets as soon as the property is turned
over to her.
CHAPTER XVII—On the day of their
wedding Astra and Edison get a letter
from the countess saying she has left the
country with Santos.
CHAPTER XVIII—Santos perfects a
machine and is made a count by the em-
peror of Germany. He marries the coun-
tess, now princess of Schomburg-Lithow.
CHAPTER XIX—Edison finds a new
deposit of cirynith and builds a new fleet
of airships. He accidentally discovers a
liquid that will render opposing airships
helpless by removing the magnetism from
cirynith. He is injured while making the
discovery.
CHAPTER XX—His long absence
causes great uneasiness in Washington.
Santos completes 21 airships for the coun-
tess. The aviators of the fleet elect her
queen. She. plans to master the world.
Edison returns to Washington.
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GALVESTON SAN ANTONIO DALLAS HOUSTON
The Valley of Xiuh.
The first raptures of the reunion
were over. Words took the place of
mute expressions of love. Napoleon
began to tell his story:
“No one knows of my return, ex-
cept my men at Ciryne, and they will
keep it to themselves. I did not use
the ’graph, as I did not want certain
people to know that I was safe—the
papers would get hold of it and by
morning Europe would know.” He
smiled. “They have tried to surprise
us, and now we will surprise them.”
Hs eyes rested lovingly on the two
women who were his nearest and
dearest.
“It is exactly eight weeks today
since I left Washington to continue
my search for something that I felt
convinced nature had provided for a
certain use; that is, to remove the
electro-magnetism of cirynith. I found
it, thanks be to Providence. The dis-
covery nearly cost me my life, but I
never was happier than the moment
when my aerodromone was helplessly
falling down. It is a wonder that I
came out alive, but, aside from a few
bruises, all is well.
“I was circling around an active vol-
cano and the wing of the Eagle was
touched by the warm fluid gushing up
from a geyser. The wings folded to-
gether and the Eagle was helpless.
I turned the tail rudder to break its
fall, and thus escaped with my life.”
A silent prayer went up from the
two loving women, a prayer of thanks
to Him who had saved him to save
America.
"I lost consciousness when the aero-
dromone struck the ground by being
hurled into the bench. When I opened
my eyes it was night and I was on a
low bed. An ancient oil lamp was
flickering on a table at my head. I
tried to sit up, but could not. My
strength was gone; even my eyelids
fell down, down, and I had a feeling
that I was falling from a great height.
I felt some one come near, and a mo-
ment later I felt a cooling bandage
placed on my head by deft hands. I
lost consciousness again and do not
know how long I lay in a stupor, but
I think It must have been at least
eight days.
“The first clear moment I had I
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Rositta gave the order to her men to
gather in the large hall. The hall was
the schoolroom where Santoe taught
them the art of aviation in theory.
There were forty men in all—young,
vigorous, brave and bold. When Ro-
sitta entered, followed by her hus-
band, a cheer rang out: “Hurrah for
our princess!”
She walked to the platform, and her
clear voice rang through the hall:
“Gentlemen!” The silence was in-
tense. "I have called you together to
explain the situation. The American
continent has voluntarily taken from
us Europeans, children of a different
caste, a different race, our most cher-
ished traditions. There is not one
among you who is not a nobleman.
You all know the situation and Eu-
rope’s eyes rest on us. Europe is
ter of the high priest, to whose house
I had been taken.
“It was five weeks before I recov-
ered from the terrible fall.
As I regained my strength the old
priest, named Xiluhama, assisted me
o a porch-like structure that stood
before the house, and I beheld a won-
derful picture. A few hundred yards
away was the smoking volcano, and
several steaming geysers were spout-
ing water in the air. At the foot of
the cone-like peak stood a great
church with strange statues and re-
liefs painted in vivid red, blue, yellow,
black green and white colors. The
whole reminded me of the pictures of
ancient Egypt. Xiluhama’s beautiful
daughter came with us and brought
cushions to make me a comfortable
seat on the long, broad bench.
“The old priest could express his
thoughts so plainly that I understood
him almost as well as if we were able
to converse, and when I was in doubt
he took a board and made drawings in
a childlike but expressive way.
"I soon realized that he considered
me sent as a messenger by their god
Itzcoatl. A prophecy made hundreds
of years before by one of their great
men told them that a deliverer would
come as a bird. That reminded me of
my Eagle that had, during my illness,
been haunting me, as I feared it had
been damaged beyond repair. In spite
of all it meant to me I had not asked
about it. I was led by the priest to
the church, through the wide doors
of which my Eagle had been carried
and placed before the altar. I looked
it over carefully and found that it was
in good condition, except that the
wings had lost their magnetism. I
inspected it and found one wing coat-
ed by a pale yellow varnish—it was
the wing that had been touched by the
liquid from a geyser.
“It caused a perfect isolator, and if
I had had the presence of mind to use
my dry battery at the crucial moment
I would not have had the fall; but
everything turns out for the best.
. “When I was able to work I suc-
ceeded in cleansing the wings, and the
machine was in working order again.
“Yesterday I thought I was strong
enough to leave and I bade my host
goodby with the promise that I would
return and bring help.
"This is a short recital of my doings
during the two months past, and now,
my dear Astra, will you tell me all
that is new here?”
Napoleon had heard a few things
from Whistler in Ciryne that disquiet-
ed him, and he was anxious to know
the truth. That Astra could tell him
best of all. So she began to relate
all the important happenings while
Napoleon listened attentively, making
notes from time to time. Astra spoke
of the European decree and all the
facts that were officially communicat-
ed to her. Then she told of the news-
paper rumors concerning the aerodro-
mone fleet and the preparations for
war that were supposed to be occupy-
ing the time of the European rulers.
“We have nine days at our disposal.
I will be very busy for the next few
days, but next Monday I will be ready
to appear in the congress as the presi-
dent of the international peace com-
mittee.”
Early next morning Napoleon com-
municated with his brother workers
in the peace committee, and then left
the capital. He spent some hours at
work designing a device to be used
on the aerodromones. With six ma-
chines, equipped with men and bar
rels, he headed for the valley of Xiuh
that evening.
‘They landed in the valley the next
morning and after a peaceful negotia
tion with the high priest they caught
a large supply of the liquid that bac
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