The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14

man received the executive and h;s -,
mediate suite. Glad to see Won A. III;
son, said the president. so,newhat ar.
siveiy: is everything going off well9,,
'h,hS SO, SIR, was the reply. ssWe
are ready when You are,
very well. Take your own timer
ing pustie occasioned by the arrival of
the newcomers had now subsidized a,a !,
ueath-iike silence fell over the immepse
'i.foiis IN the square Tens of thousands
VI eyes glanced neryously from the old gen
ue.,.ah on the platform to the mysterious
nuiiing before them and then back To the
h'st-named object. A nervous shudder
passed over the crowd. The man upon the
s'ahd glanced nervously at the indicators
Dciore MN, spoke 4 few words i'm a low
zone 10 his assistants, looked a moment
apsehtiy over the throng below him. drew
iohS breath and pressed an electric but
ton. ou'-
n grazing sound as the sides of the hinge
steel rolled apart! A crash from fitv mil
i.ary bands! cheer from 100000
throatsl strange, shrilI. whistl;n,
sound; and amid all the din something of
immense size and unfamiliar shane shot
WITH prodigions speed from the now omen
roof OF the building and i'm an instant was
almost lost to sight in the clear and cloud.
less sky.
A second afterwards there was n blind.
ing flash of lightning. a heart-ouakinp
burst of thunder and huge cliff plainly
visible to the spectators was riven as bv an
earthquake
The Lammergeir's first salute said
Mr.. Edison quietly. She'll do. I guess
ELI, Mr.. PRESIDENT
That evening the Lammerceir. fully
manned and equipped, with her immense
reservoir, or Leyden jar, stored with the
iightnings which the power of Niagara
iiad peen generating for months past, left
the place OF her construction. at speed OF
ao miles per hour, under the command OF
captain Francis Fuller, bound for the head.
quarters OF the Army of the West.
CHAPTER XIII.
When at length the dazzled ewes of the
iugltlves became once more capable of
vision, after the intolerable glare which
mad accompanied the aerial cremation OF
Voice, the party found themselves driv.
alS rapidly towards the American camp
on the now freshly blowing breeze. Behind
excited
Chlnese hosts, growing fainter and fainter
as the distance increased, and the lights oil
| their camp gradually vanished. From that
direction, however, came the sound oil
rolling thunder and flashes of lightning
| could be seen, showing that the electric
storm which had destroyed the balloon oil
| the Tartar general was taking a
| westerly course. Yih-Hun's bal
| loon had come down on the
the bosom of the freshening wind, and
now fioated side by side with that contain.
| ing the other fugitives at distance OF
| not more than 100 yards. The old Chinese
nobleman stood, with arms folded, leaning
| against the rigging of the aerostat, his head
inclined upon his breast, wrapped IN deer
and engrossing thoughts. Doubtless he
was thinking of the many military and
diplomatic victories which he had won fol
his master in field and court, the long years
| of faithful service which he had devoted
to him and the dreadful manner in which
| 1t had been sought to requite those services
Mauna and Haines were seated not far
| from Ki-Tsin, her hands clasped in those
| of her lover. Neither of them spoke. The
| exciting events of the last few moments
and the appalling death of Voice had
inspired in all breasts an awsome mood Of
which silence was the best expression.
| The opportune deliverance of the flgi
| tives, though sudden and unexpected, was
not the cause of much surprise on the part
| of Haines, who knew how suddenly cleo
| trio storms sometimes arise among the
/ spurs of the Rocky mountains only to
( cease almost as soon as they have begun
| To the Chinese soldiers of Ki-Tsin's body.
| guard, however, the destruction of the
| Tartar general had been wrought by the
| guardian dragon of their native land
| which some of them declared they
| had plainly seen vomiting light
ming at their pursuer, and many
| of them began to burn small sticks oil
| incense and pieces of joss paper in honor
| of their deliverer. The appearance of the
| object to which the men had called atten
| ton at the moment that Wo-Lee had been
| destroyed was somewhat pulling, but
| Haines concluded that il must have been
/ an eagle of unusual size, attracted to the
| spot by the fiery display from the whang
hos, and whose shadow, thrown upon the
| clouds by the lightning, had assumed the
| gigantic proportions that the object had
| seemed To possess.
| At length cry from the bow of the fore.
| most balloon announced their approach to
| the American camp, and, as Haines
| rushed forward they swept over the west
| ern picket line, receiving, as they passed, 9
| scattering volley, which luckily inflicted
| no damage Haines seized the aereophone
belonging TO the airship and in another in
| slant its stentorian tones were heard an
| nouncing who and what the party was and
| allaying the fears of night attack, which
| had been aroused by the shots of the pick
| cts. Cables were east from the balloons
| and in a few minutes all parties were
| safely landed, and Yih-Hun was in tho
| embraces OF his father and sister, III whose
| defense he had fought so well. Haine:
hurried with the family to his quarters
| where he conducted them to his own tent
and at once gave order for the preparation
of more ample accommodations. Aftel
making every possible arrangement fol
| their comfort, he FASTENED TO headquarters
where he was received by General Gregg
who congratulated him on his narrow es
cape. On learning of the destruction o
| the Tartar general, however, and that HI
| Tsin and his family were in his own camp
| the general evinced the most lively gratin
| cation.
This is an opportunity not to be neg
leeted," he cried, reaching for his swort
| belt. THE Chinese camp will be in ute
confusion. All discipline will be at an enc
for some time. 1t is dark and looks like
rain-iust the weather for night attack
| You know the country, do you.
Perfectly was the answer.
In short time, with Hainess assistance
| n pian of attack was decided upon ant
| orderlies were despatched 10 summon TIT
corps commanders 10 the Generals tent.
.By the way" said the general, musing
| ". as they waited the coming of thes
officers, You had a pretty close call, die
| ~, not Fuller does not seem To haV,