Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-12-21

seat ON the bottom Of the car, with bis head
bent upon his hands.
Now, B. said DcI4aby. addressing
me, we must secure him. have some
strong cord in my pocket. II We leave him
alone there il no knowing Whist will bscsms
of ". Careful now. and we'll seize him.
Gomez
Accordingly we started cautiously for
the strange leinx Ny friend held The
cord in his hand. while the other was eau
But hardly had We made = movement,
when NJ. Canon spraDg into an upright p.
sition, and with glaring eyes lcvclled ths
revolver ut hls feet.
Something warped us tkst il We made
any further attempts u present. It would
cost one life ut least. snd ncithcr knew
who the victim might l,e.
A deadly fire burned in the manisois
ones handsome eyes, and We well knew
that he would MT hesitate 10 shoot enc er
both Of us, rather than be eon6ssd. H.
knew what the stroDg cord was,for.
we can do nothing at present., remark
cd DcI.acy when he belleld the result Of
his plan; we shall be obliged y wait
more convenient tiine.'
only nodded an assent; my mind was
occupied BY thoughts u iner.asiag rsril.-
We were still shooting upward into tie re-
giOns Of intense cold, aud our fvrn,s wes~
chilled through; every article " clothing
We had brought for the purpose was now
upon our bodies. Aud what was mere
fearful to contemplate wss the fact lat the
rOpe which CONNECTED With the safsey
valves could not BE- reached without iucur.
ring great danger.
The maniac had it in bic possession! Il
was fastened security ~ tho balloon net.
ting at his back. Thus We had to remain
and contemplate our approaching fate TIE
best that We might.
After the balloon had risen to certain
height it would explode. ~ we'll knew,
and shuddsrcd tv think VI our probable
end
Thoughts Of my distant home, the kind,
loving friends that were even then await.
ing my return 70 their aIi.lst, together with
all the pleasant remcmOrances Of my ssely
life, rushed across my mind in that event.
ful hour, aud gave rise to emotions that
would bc vain to describe. The more
dwelt upon such matters. the more listr~ss.
ed became, until finally said to Della
cy:
i cannot stand this awful suspense! 10
must make another trial in this iuatter, ~.
en- though We incur great risk =
Il agree with you, B. was Nc 70.
ply. aud ! was not surprised at the husky
tones in which it was uttered; let us make
one more desperate effort for life.'
N f!aOn,. hoI .1.,.r,, A kt>
seat in the car. but the deadly revolver and
ugly knife was still kept ON guard Again
MS head dropped between his hands. and
he gave forth no siyus Of life. He did not
appear to feel the stinsing cold that snvel-
Opcd US in q sort Of dcathly grasp. He
seemed entirely oblivious Of everything for
the time being.
We rose to . creeping posture. and
softly approached him. This tune fortune
seemed to favor US. We succeeded in
placing a hand upon his shoulder. when,
with loud. h0rrid yell aud convulsivs
start. hc sprang upright. In doing 20 le
dropped his revolver. but retained his knife
Quick us thought l seized the precious
weapon and presented it full Mt his head.
lie comprehended his danger. and uttered
another sllrill cry. which, however, seemed
full Of sorrowful pathos. lie seemed to
realize that the odds were against him, and
hastily placing his knife in its former rest
ing place. he seized tho strong netting.
swung himself out Of the car. aud COM
menccd climbing up on the outside Of the
balcony. An Involuntary cry 0f horror
escaped our lips simultaneously at this un-
expected act Of daring. anl We watched
his form OH its ascent. until it was hid
from view by the bulging side Of the bal
loon. We fully expected to ses lnm loose
his dangerous hold and fall to the distant
earth.
Suddenly an idea seemed to stikc Della.
cy fearful one it Was too.
My God! hc exclaimed, as his face
paled like the winter snow. he may cut
the balloon with his knife aud then VIZ are
lost"
1t was sickening thought, and for few
seconds it seemed like hOurs to us, We
gazed spccchlessly ut each other. 1t sud.
denly seemed to n'e as if We had. already
commenced to dc scend, that We were fast
gaining q swift downward movement, in
stead ot going up. and completed over.
come by my fears l sunk to the u - Of
| the Car unconscious.
How long l remained in that state new
or exactly knew, hut finally my scattered
seuccs returned, aud raising on my elbow,
| locked ahAut INC.
Good GoL. Deiacy had lone from the car!
lie had als,, lost consciousness and fell from
the balloon! 1t must be ~! This terri
fying thonght well nigh drove the breath
from me as | contemplated it but 1 strug-
gled against my cuiotiom unl managed TO
rise TN nv fprt