Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02

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as 20 its existence.
Certainly. ifyou wish H. he re-
piled 'EAruse me Just moment,
aud he stepped into the open air.
When outside he touched spring
lust az the door shut behind him.
and--l tell you the rest istoo horrible
10 ihink ~
CHATTER e.
"a raddrn blaze Of light, nnnlmost
im~rccptille jerk, were my momen-
tary sensations when the door closed.
/ waited Tor Rruntons return. but a
strange. rushing sound ioreed itself
on my enrs-a sound which ] could
not understand. ! could liken Il only
to the ronr 81 a cyclone. Could il I've
possible that a real cyclone Was ap'
proaching. and that was shut upin
this trap. aud entirely at thesiorm's
mercy? looked through one OF the
openings. expecting 20 sce the wood.
on structure within which ilrunton
concealed his secret work.
God in hvaYcu' What did II
mcane Around the Internal machine
ia u hich ! wns incltscd there were no
wooden walls Only the open sky,
ad nos aud then q bank oifog, into
which | passcd and from which !
emerged almost as soon nH had en-
tered h. was dnEed: but IN a few
moments the conviction forced itself
upnn me that the mailman had trap
i,ed me to make mo the mcnns Of test.
iue tits insane conception OF bird ana
,lsh travel. Yes, below me was the
cnrth-fnr. far down. and rs Hooked
the Jeurcssions and elevations OF the
surface were becoming more and
more. iudistinct. was rising,
"a well ~ speeding along as
/ had never Travelled before.
Thought ~ the button which the
luuatic had told me would regulate
the ascent of the bird. But ahead OF
me saw glittcring surface, which
recognized 70 bc Lake Erie. was
hnrryinu toward Il With fearful RI
piditv Dare / touch the button.
HIGHER and higher was being car
ried. The chill Of the atmospher'
I M. becoming intolernblc. Almost
, below me WAS the long. gleamin,2
, lake: and u the button should guid'
mo downward into the lake ther'
could only be one consequence
death But every instant Twas re
inc. and the chilli was becoming moo
unl,onrnble. must die at any rat
Il rose much higher. could on.
dio IL | plunged into the lake.
a touched the button-yery lighl'y
/, The effect was like magic. negal
40 descend. not so rapidly rs ! ma
haired. but was descending. ana nov
!. tho lake was below me. My hnge
4 was resting on the button, nud an III
voluntary movement OF my hnger
turned Il little to the right u
/, descending motion ccnsed, ana
/ seemed now to maintain nNe
| heirht above the water. The emu
! tbs lnke was near. There was ibu
faio. and onward raced, fnster tina
! rvelnne-faster than anything {
!, which human beings had eve
!, dreamed Onward over mortimer
!, New York, and ahead OF me s3'
II I mntlntnifiNt tlEttAiCA Na'sN
!. dashed, unless | could ngaih hsceh l
/, "My whole thoughts were now e COZ
!. centrated in trying to control th
!. devils ship. But there was mn y,
4 comfortable fascination rising wltnl
= mo ma | thought that ! was the mr.
e who had Travelled MS was now %
:, ina pulled the button toward N :,
. did Il rashly, for n peak Q, !, :,
: mountains was just ahead. irushe
4 inward. and | raced over the Peea'
!. bIgh above it. But again the en-
q struck me, pressed on the bps. VIC,
i md the downward motion 90,
!, mencea. When | reached o deslrau
- ELEVATION, where ! would not con
"a In contact with the peaks, ana w 70,
= nlso escape the penetrating solu
=. Tho higher atmospheric strau .,, /,
! turned the button again TO the u rie y.
= md found that now | had Jul 90 :;
70 troll Of my strange air-ship. pes l.l
" the danger surrounding me an IN,
or scribabie exhilaration took poSS'