Telegram-herald., 1886-08-29


Laes IssIel f.r aa age. haI realY so rar can-
lulel fer r4taer .ess Guam .aree lcurs The
Eaa.c-far eal .ll 8 lotl.aE e-.. tlalsl
aIrl shame -Ear i lli4s -ls ee.lt assisll-
lIIq Vl.ea i ltd 1r-l turran aLel lfat
AlaH tl.f ae eera llrrlg llr O. SEA s-l
eriet aIth 81 sl.Lielless tlat SURPRISED esel
myself Perhaps 60 aas t-e calm at despair
tlat t10z ocs.rssIeu ~ mT breast Ar al
events sll...aa.lel Tor che moment ia driving
al - Ita1a1 al.ss 1nt ~ mY mind as
slllel rIe airs cf "a ull.lsoplar ( couia nor
help uF--.f .r sas certain, aud Why there
fore stll.l Z aau.l.la to pend ms strength
il Lruf.zs 4r enlats 81 bafH my iarsi For
enc pfasat at -aast. no bodily harm was ln-
tsl..-i ma lt would D. wiser. therefore
a. arrerr taa s-astlan ani awsit events
faH t r.s 4eF eomrosurs. ( BEGAN to
ta-s a4.-c. 7f via iaer rlat vas hungry.
aui f-ar .lad was al nay elbow [ mrnal
fo t1e ratla and observed there for ths frst
l.ms llat al-eh ou1lt to have seen Lai8rs.
nllfls aat caen pll uprn tas tahls before
re laoa WIS Oh have tesa place GA IL. so
t1ar even rla aou.as were sent ln their
places -.a -e chs heavy rolling ~ the
FeesaL
sa-aasd mv hunger and rhen-why.
tlel r.l.sal1areI tle cigar box I ~
m-ulelsi tar faat Z lad u my pocket a
hos ~ aaz matches. Ia another minute
was Va aa CO coueh, in as easy a posi-
ro1 al. &. vas possible O. maintain unler the
motion oi chs Vesssl enjoying one II fhe
very tesr eisars 4 aad =Ver smoked
shall uot nte- aron mT realers al the
phases ete nr ieep leverie n which
lan.eeI a..l b 9la e.-ar after another van
.ahrd % sales. At t.mss / aweke as from a
dream o. senss ~ the extraordinary and
ana faru rose and rushing c. TIE door
shook violently o. s-e whether by any
aecal.nl lt -a- have been opened as I lag
n sIenas an nay couch but Tor the most
part Z maintllnei the eome9sure which fell
upen nie after knew that We were fairly
out al sea- ana allowed my fancy % run riot
lu those Imaginary meetings with my 1ari-
ing Whlrl orm the solace II al absent low
ers
By and by the gloom Of my room grew
deeper aad 4 Sles that aight was stealing
on. 4 struck a match and looked a1 nv
watch 30 was Eve o'clock. These four hours
had passed more quickly. and despite the
gale which tns ship was encountering. far
more comfortably than the three hours that
hal elapsed between my capture and the
commencement II our VOYAGE was think
ing s0nleN bat wofliY Of ths long hours Of
darkness watch now lay before M when
no.-eless.y a food of silvery light filed the
cabin. Startled bY It's sudden appearance /
looked up. only to discover that an electric
light vas shining above nay head In It's pear
sh1neI glass lt was only when this hap
psuad ami when I felt al the comfort Of b.
iag at .ast able Co survey my abode az ease-
for the artificial ight was FAR brighter than
rAe natural one had been-that realized the
king lpprehenslon with which had re-
gar,letl tha prospect II a night spent IN a.
sotuls darkness n such place.
III j only bad a book now. / said % my
SELF, -rn1-whv yes, I should really enjoy a
cup ~ Tea Surely the millionaire woulI
not begru gs ma tlat il be knew how much
should relish tl'
Hardly bad the words rassed my lips than
/ heard the click Of a key. and then I saw
that che little trap in the door had been
oreued anil that Fiinter was regarding me
with saIdouic smile upon his ugly facs.
All 1uthortt IS on the subject are agreed a.
e. the surprising effect which solitary con-
fuemeut has In tanning mans spirits i
found now chat the auf ufhorit.es were right
Instead of making villa dash az the SCOT
srhrre Che al-emeaed couuteuance ~ my
caotor was visible I sat Still ami merely iu-
dulzed u.fssif with silent stare OF dis lain
in return tor his grin Of derision
t. snifel alIuaiF. iu1aling the fumes OF
tooacca with which my hrtls room was
freA
-EnioFng yourself pretty web. it seeus
O. me-. You 90 righ- No lool in sticking
when you cln only hurt yourself by Il Bs
ciel and quiet and yog won't te kept So
lan- rer1aps as you suppose where you ara
now & came OBJ seq i ycu would Ike some
dinner