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open the door, The ksy was in ny father
possession He had taken Il 20 Visnna TO ex
hfbit Il A. q curiosity 70 some Of his nsekan
teal friends He believed that there was no
such another ksJ Ia the world I was IN th,
habit OF making long absences from the eastis
and II should bs looked for believed ths
Sisht es1r on the Hrtis iiekt 70 the room
vanished and. hungry. thirsty. and almost
NS' DIrins the night there was most dread.
fol storm. The thunder reared the hRhtntna
flashed through the slit "a the vail and ths
tower shook and trembled After time
heard q tremendous crash as of falling walls
aud then another. and now I felt the wind
There was no further sleep for me-. Treu-
bling With a fearful apprehenston OF whai
might kappeg reXt covered aRntnst Shs wall
uniil :he dss broke. then I peresived 5hs; in u
yarf sSovs he i,sT noor. sa. aud boxed a; shi.
until the light became stronger. and then l
cautiously approaehed sho aperture and look
ed ouI Nearly the whole o. he castle Lay In
T. was easy 70 s.e What had happened. The
the 0!d bai.,iing. and the tower. iLself sran ard
tottsrfng. stood alone high above the PROSTATE
ruiz. 1ia al, s5s snS AsS asy sn moasns ia shakss
Through the hole In the wall. whtch bad been
~ con5ss,ion SetEssn the tower aud man
building. could iooE Gown on the ground be-
sSsis TTssS wss no w" way il which :c1iI 20: down
could not descend tina: perpen6icular wall
II Ieaped out death would be certain.
Of dog pushed against me. spasm Of terror
ran through me. bus ,hs moment the creature
nothing 10 fear from him. Instantly my cour-
age returned felt that he was my protector.
his hssd a9d ne rsIeTfd hi 1ss ais re @
means means Of bis fore lsgs, which were stretched
who VIII VSSh could eli Climb % vail! But gave 40 time
10 onlectures Of this sort; How could ayau
myIeh OF bis assts;anee: In what manner
Suddenly thought came to me. remsm-
sSs ssSP rasio sSS 81 H dminasion. Which haVs sn-
toned before. that part, II hanging down. must
FST nsfT y s"s 81 ts esns sns 81
might be saved. but the feat would require
ds1terity and an immense amount Of faith.
visible. How could know how long IL Was!
But there was no time for eonsideratton.
With Wit iary @ The tower shook 6enea,h me me: al a.
any moment u might fall II should again
escape from death; through the assistance Of
assistance Instantly.
Il stopped and i4!t the animal He still hung
iess to to the door Of the dunSe9n. and B! reach.
ing out / could feel that the rest Of him eI
tended downward therefore seized his body
IN my arms. threw myself out of the aperture,
and began to slide down.
In q very short time found that had
throwing my arms and legs around it. 1 en-
dsavored with all my strength TO prevent too
rapid descent bot in spite Of AZ my sGorts
would nave wished # TO be. but there was
no stopping. l must slip down
mind was died with Wild anTiety coHcernine
what was likely TO be the ratio OF dim
extremity dEfndlsd away. suddenly into
instant might come 10 the end Of the tail and
drop UPON the Jagged stones below.
1t Calsqla;i9n after calculation OF the ratio OF
tTed Ieon one POINT. When shall this support
Fortunately / was on the Iseward side Of
the tower. aGd was not swung about BY the
the diameter Of the form grasped diminisb he'd
ssSred 9f H ssaes eH ooked beoR S a sn ass st P a.
my eyes. slipped doWn. down. down. The
tail became like q thick rope which | encireled
thinner. 1t grew so small that could not hold
1t. but as l felt IL slip from my fingers my feet
rested on pile Of stones
bisd over Sns ruins gained the unsncumbsrsd
ground. and ran as far from the tower as
Of a tree in a neiRhboring aeid. Scarcely had
reached this spot when the fury OF the Etnd
St9m s 10 Fed9u9e BE fa and ess9rs hs
then fell with a crash upon the other ruiz.
.' The first thought that came into my mind
esr1ed the ses rs aSo had saved my
life. Had he escapsd, or was he crushed be
side to dseoVer be ssfe near ne a but ut he es Was
NOT, Had ne gwen his life for mine3
Had been stronger would have searched
HNP htFF TNENlH hlya al Far rl<f AFNn ho
ruins to see II ! could discover his mangied
form II could but reach his aithful head l
exeitemenL fatigue, and want Of food had made
me so weak that could do nothing but sit
upon the ground with N back against the tree.
While thus resting | perceived that the
whole Of the tower hai not been emoished By
the storm; some Of the rooms in which We had
lived. having been built At o later date than the
rest Of the great edifce. had resisted the power
OF the wind and was still standing
from the direction Of the uninIured portion
OF the castle l now cav approaching light
colored object which -eemed to be hoatinR in
the 0ir about foot from the ground. AS It
imme ediaieiy understood the situa,lon. Ny
faithful friend was alive, and he was bringing
: On came the basket. rising and falling with
the bounds Of the dog. IL was truly an odd
spectacle. but very welcome one In lew
and was caressiug the head OF the faithful
dog. In the basket l found bottle Of wine
creature had doubtless discovered in the
kitchen Of the castle. and It was not long be:
fore felt ike myself again, The storm had
now almost passed away, and arose aud went
20 my own rooms. my friend and protector still
keeping close to my side
ON the morning OF the next day. as sat
what Fad happened to my servants,
and Thether my father had been apprised of
the disaster to the castle. felt something pull
ing a. the skirt OF my coat, put out my hand
and found that IL was the Invisible dog. Imag-
lining that he wished me To follow him. l arose.
and: ,obeying the impulse given me BY his
gentle strain upon my coat. followed him out
of the door. across the courtyard. and into the
open country. We went on u considerab bic dis
tance: A gentle touch Of my coat admonished
mo when turned from the direction in which
it was desired that should 20.
After walk of about half an hour Ap-
Droactei o great oak tree. with low. wide
spreading branches someone was sitting be-
neath IL Imagining the truth. / rushed forward.
II was Marie!
1t was needless for US to say anything. to
explain the state Of our feelings toward each
oIher. That tale was told by the delight with
Whch we met. When / asked her how shs
came to bS thero she told mo that about an
hour before while sitting in front OF her
'athers mansion. she had felt something gently !
pulling at her skirts. and, although, at first
'IiRhteneI. she was at length impeiled 10 obey !
he impulse, and. without knowing whether