Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01

ened and night fell like black pail
upon the scene,
"'..wili you always lo.r me. Algur-
non?' said Angelina.
- It'll death. darling" was the re
ply.
THE END
We'll" continued Bryan. "letters !
began to arrive at the office OF publica- |
tion asking such fatcful questions az
these: What became OF the loverse
Did they dry up and blow away? Did
the buzZards feed upon the form of the
lovely Angelina? Did they fall of the
cliti and smash into pieces at the footV
| Did q bOwlder roll over the edge OF the
eliff and crush them? Did the birds OF
the air bring food To the loversg Did
some one let rope down from the tor
of the cliif and pull 'em upe For
| Heavens sake. what became )f themP'
"These letters accumulated 80 fast in
the office that the publishers became
alarmed aud wrote to my friend. ask
\ ing him To write another installmeni
Of ihc story. which he gladly did. the
concluding sentences OF the last chapter
,eing as follows:
- The long night passed slowly
away with leaden tread. The eastern
.ky began to flush with the first beams
Of morning light
.''..Are you awake. dearest?" whis-
pered Algernon in AngeliHa's shell-like
ear.
THE white curtains over the beau
,iful eyes slowly lifted. and the musical
voice replied in faint whisper:
.'"Yes, darling, but I'm very hun
sry."
"'..By the gods. !" replied Algernon.
bringing excitedly 10 his feet, ''you
.hali have foodl For see, dearest. the
balloon approaches"
alt was indeed as Algernon had
aid. Outlined against the feecy
heavenly blue. Angelina could see a
iaint speck about as big as n door
snob. The speek gradually grew
larger as the two lovers gazed hungri-
" upon it. now taking upon IL the d.
mensions of an orange. then swelling
; out as large as cocoanut, until 1t drew
within their sight and assured them
that they could not be mistaken; Il
was indeed their long-lost balloon
Then their fears wer excited anew br
seeing the balloon sway as il was struck
by current of air. Clasping her
hands around Algernon's neck, Ange.
: lima exclaimed in agony;
''.sOh, darling. the balloon is going
awayla
: .....Wait. love" said Algernon,
, .oothingly; another blast may strike
IT,"
lit was indeed so, as Algernon had
! said A favoring gale from Heaven. II
:, seemed. directed the balloon toward
the elm again, and In miraculous
manner il was waited against the face
!, Of the cliff. As it came nearer ant
= nearer To their resting place Algernor
- said. in husky whisper:
: "..Now. Lena. my hearts love
j. jump when jump"
a They jumped and clung like spi
q dcrs To the netting until Algernon has
, descended TO the car. Then. like th'
II hero he was, Algernon rescued his dar
~ ling one from her perilous position an'
a laid her upon the iioor Of the ear. Sh,
!. xas resuscitated by drink OF life-giy
ms brandy, which Algernon found il
II bumper. and an hour later wa
+ pleasantly engaged In viewing tn
4, diversified landscape. ogsr which IN
n balloon sailed like swallow in 1,
'. aight
4. Higher aud higher the balioo
le rose until band OF Indians who wer
,r watching il saw it gradually fade ava
y against the empyrean blue of the SIX
* until II dwindled down to the size OF a
- apple. then faded away until only
NJ s,JsSk like the head OF a pin r.
le nj ,inea, and then was lost in Ia
ig shadosy realms OF space.
THE END.'
"a We'll, what did the publishers So
y this time7"
! Oh replied Bryan with a smil
4, ''they simply discharged my frien'
hats all Chicago Mail