, 1879-06-27

quiet rejo!ndcr.
turned nnd looked at tho man. I1c had tho
throttle salvr ro,e betWecn bis teeth and In tls
hands was thr collapse linc by which the bal
loon could bg rjppt1 from lot to bottom In
stantly. Wc were almost oyer The edge Of tho
forest, anil there WAS smasl clearing mud an
Other fnreht btyond. Thern WAS no time for
notes, AS VIC mtso Fithsu fcn yards oil tho
earth,
TEARING AuoSa THE TREns.
"Out with all the balIast,'' The little English.
inhn cried. and seized the remaining bag Of
too late.. With trightfn|'crast' VIC struck tho
high poplar trcca attd cut tho topa of ns clear
as though With kntfe. 1l,cn We tore at race
horse sptett tlIrnuH the forest, teorlug amay
il'o branches of oak md maple trees. and
throwing ia both from One side Of the car TO the
ntfscr. Every time the rage struck 1t would
atcudy for moment, and then hound along
until another bouEh fnpctcd Its progrcts. when
We would rtcc!vc shock that stunned us for
the tu4tant.
Suddenly no lifted clear of the trees and be-
Gan to tear over The fields. The Professor Rsvo
mighty pull on the c0llnpse.yn1ve 10 let us
down a ones before We 0ot Ia the osler forest,
but under t1c Rrcst strain the line trnkc, md
10 my horror VII headed due east Tor tho slnls-
tur-lookt1g forest.
"Get loid Of the valve rope and holp me,'
s eauat t = s, s % snt S na NJ sa @
drew Thu valve open, inch by Inch, and tie Can
ada 1,eean to sink. While VIC dangled on tic
rope's cutl anloug the rigglng ! saw we must
strike 1br ground.
SAVED At LAST.
"Drop the line and cut the netting of The
carr commanded Grtf0ley, as lie allowed tho
valvc. rope to cut lita *rist with the great pres
surc from Hhoye. ] did Al directed, aHsl, as VIC
were dragged over fet1ces, ui'ches, una fnrrpws,
IEraspcd stones n,d earth to tesyc rs ballast.
Over the ctcartug We went, stnashislg nguillst
stumps and rocks, until 1t seemed as though
even the Iron car must give arar.
Finally the gas began to ponr from the
valvca in heavy volume, and tho intneose
y. lint i. att, rs ten iest from Us WAS seven
foot fence, 10 have struck which meant death
Tor both OF us. anl !'ad We bridEed tllat danger
We could pot hnEe escaped tie forcRt. onlY
lnafn in thu rar while he c'anbcrcd ,1p iu tic
network with 1arGc knife In his teeth, hugs
silt wan made In the CANVAS, which eased tile
balloon Of its great power. 4 high wind began
fcssor ind myself being spilled out tu an un-
ccsclnon!ous manner.
ON TERRA r1RMA.
When wc got OF, our feet the balloon had
Eonc few feet, but We held on to 1t until the
breeze s'ackcncd. 1t was then half-past 10 ?.
M. and We must have struck at 10 r. IN. pre-
csrly. r,e next work was to let the gas escape
| from thr balloon, which was very s!ow per
| formaicc. Grinley held ttc valves open vll1c
pressed on tho SIDES Of the canvas to force tho
| gas out.
| NEARLY surFocATED.
While doing 80 kept up conversation with
Grm'cy, who was on the opposite sht. l no.
ttced something queer III ILLS tone, a1ld he1rd
his voice grow fninter and fainscr, At 1ast he
did not nlaie reply. and, becor11jg ALARMED,
stretched ont on the ground HE dead man.
Hc lay or his face Ii plonGhed fufsow. III tue
confusion aud darkness be lad forgotten the
dnugcr Of inl,alIne thu gus, ard bad s'ce.1tnbed
" tausnee Ao :t sos hive 9es1 n TUT
hlnI. called him By nane, beat hini between
tale shoulders uhu rubbed his temples, but to
no elect, Ills rycs Tcrc wide open.. cosled
tor help, bns tue forest alone al'swered me Tttn
Iulc.crtbshle. dared not leave him 10 | knew
4 OF no house uear: 70 Wtro in au apparent vii
drrnesB. AT Iassf saece-sled. BY subelsE the
skin Of his wrists, In cxto!tln. err of pain
THIS gave .nia courage, aud assisted the ln,
s.1siblc aefollaut to bis feet. but ne again fell
on bis faro., After additional efforts, be recov
cred 80 :Ae waa sblc to wa!'s, nnd We started
Along the fence, but could not See, au}
light, except II. tn!llon tvink'Ings Of tht
tiro fbrs which blazet cut from the .lurkucss O
tia uuderbrtsl. l almost carried my coHlpatl
lot n part Of the way, and two or three tiuitI
w buth went head orer heels into the AlMes
| ous dl&cl1er MGR wiki. Grtm!cr Soon brcnm,
sick IRON tho effects ofthe Cas, bis eulreates Il
4 let him lie down and seat wcso psiable, but Of
i we logged through mud and morass.
TAnpy HOSPITALITY.
After ralktng a couple Of miles VIC saw llgh
| and toward It 'Sc wcut, aud In q tew minutes "
were at the door Of house. It WIS then hn1t
"Let Us iu, nc want water" said, TIE atl
swer GAME snr1tlr. ~ nt contpF<nd fMs."
Two a1c .traTersSn H. o saa 4a t,s seH%e sta,
ing lamp and :cttipg hts shotgun from d dfs
tant corncr, opened the door and scaunei II
o s"eaeo @ Tee n@ ro''1nE syes
itv invited us III. 4 largo can OF ~ater vas give
| Grimley, who c,npsted Il st . gulp and then erie
| for moro. AS suon as his thirst was anpersc
he sank down OH tile tloor In a dcatl sleep.
Tas Alexis 14artylcrc, Tor short TING, and tier
ovmcoue ~ fatigue, taY down beside him. tn
fnjt!lful kanuck kept Euuri oyeE us until fnorr
fug,
TIE LANDING rtACR.
When We awoko i vss ]: l, Learned that we b. b.
distant fronl Montreal. A humber Of tarmcl
helped iiss Professor to get his BALLOON On
wagon, anl then followed breakfast. It cot
sisted Of u large SLIGO Of fried fat pork aud
picked over the meal daIntily the vii
at our host wns struck with eu'
: den sonsc Of l,t1n10r at our elty-bred a!rs, a
. With great guttaw sue went OF Into paro
. yam of laughter, having to stutf her apron iul
ber u.o.lth to recover hersetf; but, With all tue
rudancsa. tic ineu wcrG as gentle girls hi OF
! presence, At 10 o'clock wa baao thcm good-t
and started for ths town. tcn.1nilo Ride ia
/ ~, ui the optnton that wulking would hn,
! served us better. The Professor is still sic
hut will start for Montreal Tomorrow n,orut1
Wheru delegation is to meet and coneruIuta
u on our safe descet,t.
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