Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-16

minutes past 3, and my heart as beat
ing violently.
NSit down here moment" / said
TO my companion. "In six minutes
something will take place that will in
terest you"
"He looked at me suspiciously, but
sat down. The city of New York lay
before us, its domes and steeples serv-
ing to guide the eye in search of a par
ticular locality.
"Can you point out whereabouts in
that inextricable snarl your own estab-
lishment isp" l asked.
Certainly" he replied. "There are
the unmistakable spires of st. Georges,
and they are only two blocks southeast
of the store"
at was ten minutes past 8. Could It
be possible that my plan had mis-
carriedP"
"Why do you ask me that question
at this timeP" said May, who was
watching me.
"Harkl" / exclaimed. "Do you
hear the fire bellsP" At that time
they rang the districts.
"Can you count the districtsP"
He listened. "Yes, distinctly"
"What internal nonsense have
YOU
"Sit still! One, three, four! Ha, ha!
One hundred and thirty-four. That s
yours. Eureka!"
"Whats the matter with youp"
MatterP" / cried, with exultation.
"Matterp Look there on the other
side of st. Georges spire. Do you see
that puff of smoke? It's your store. 1t
means flame, devouring flame. More
than that. it means death. Your love
is in it. She is walled up in it, Even
now she is writhing in the agonies of
death. Look how it puffs up, blackcr
and blacker. Why don't you defy me?
Why don't you scorn me for my weak
ness? You don't say a word. Where
is your superiOrityP Am l the master
of Fate, then? 1t is possible that /,
too, can rob men of their loves!"
"He uttered not aword, but stared at
me as if he thought l had gone mad.
cat that moment a coupe came along
and he hailed it. He offered the driver
ten dollars to get him to Eighteenth
street and Third avenue, and jumped
in. Then he held the door open for
me to follow him. A moment later we
were rattling away toward New York.
| taunted him all the way, but he never
said word. Wen drop a double
tear over her blackened remains !
said, for we are even now
"The man drove up Second avenue tU
Fifteenth street, and through that side
street to Third avenue. The moment
we turned the last corner we both thrust
our heads out of the windows.
81 was Just about to tell the driver
not to mind the crowd, but inform the
police officers we were the occupants OF
the burning building, and to drive right
through, when l caught sight of the
store.n
"Well!"
'Wen, there it stood. EllingheI
was in the doorway. A party of boys
were playing marbles on the sidewalk
Addie Prescott herself was leaning or
the sill of the side window.
al don't remember anything else
Now you know the facts about thai
case there's our boat"
Just then Commissioner Brennan
came in to the Office and Urquehard
went out. pointed after the man, anC
wanted to know what was the matter
with him.
"Too much Bohemian, l think,
said the Commissioner. Hes beer
writing novels for weekly paper, anC
has got softening of the brain. Weir,
going to take him up to DR.. Macdonald
to see if we can't straighten him out. ;
"Was he ever employed in a drug
store on the Third
"Has he been telling you that in
cendiary yarnP"
"Yes."
"Well, if you want to go to thu
Island, you'd better waltz aboard
There you are nowr'
When / got on the boat Urquehard
saw me. He came up with an attend
ant and whispered in my ear.
"I forgot to tell you that a clouC
obscured the sun from nine to ten min
utes past three. And at ten minutes
past, when it shone again, the focus
fell outside of my phosphorus. Th'
fire that took place was caused by tht
upsetting of plumbers fire pot in th'
next street"