Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-03

A"DoNi NiiiNhN. lACl us SO III.
Another button was touched, and
a sort ofdoor admit ted us to the in
terror. The door shut behind sand
there was darkness for II moment.
Then dim light revealed the mvs-
FERROUS mechanism within.
You see have windows below
the wings. When the machine be-
comes fish l have to depend upon
electricity, OF which have stored a
sufficient supply to afford light and
motive power Tor twenty-eight hours.
Following the curve of the earth in
this latitude and going east or west,
l have calculated that the storage
would bring ME back to this starting
point.
"'Here are the springs which cause
the machine to descend. 1t also is
in the interior arrangement, and pro-
duces the fish form. By this button
the depth of its immersion in the wa
teris e2ulated. A like arrangement
on this side gives the bird form when
desired, and regulates the elevation.
This button develops the electric
force
"All this had been said with a sim
plicity and assurance which turned
my head. reached out my hand
and touched Mr.. Brunton, to assure
myself that flesh and blood stood be-
fore me. He was surprised, and then
rs if understanding my gesture, he
said:
"'Yes, it is all surprising. Even to
me, when first dreamed of it, it all
seemed impossible. But have taken
night journeys with my machine
which prove its reliability. On one
occasion remember surprising you
at 1 O'Clock at night by calling at
your house to give an order which l
had omitted when saw you at noon.
l crossed Lake Michigan that night
in just two minutes
"He must be mad, and vet / re-
membered the incident he mentioned.
"'Let me see you turn on the pow
err l said, with absolute incredulity
us to it's existence.
"'Certainly, if you wish it, he re-
piled. Excuse me just a moment,
and he stepped into the open air.
When outside he touched Il spring
just as the door shut behind him,
and-I tell you the rest is too horrible
to think of
CHAPTER II.
IA sudden blaze of light, an almost
imperceptible jerk, were my momen
tary sensations when the door closed
l waited for Brunton's return, but &
strange, rushing sound forced itscl
on my ears-a sound which l cOulC
not understand. could liken it only
to the roar OF cyclone. Could it h,
possible that n real cyclone was up
preaching, and that was shut up il
this trap, and entirely at the st orm's
mercy? looked through one of tn,
openings, expecting to see the wood
en- structure within which Bruntor
concealed his secret work.
God in heaven! What did i
mean? Around the Internal machine
in which ! was inclosed there were M
wooden walls. Only the open sky
and now and then bank otfOg, into
which l passed and from which
emerged, almost as soon as had Ell
tered ii. Twas dazed; but in u fey
moments the conviction forced itsel
upon me that the mailman had trap
ped me to make me the means oftest
ing his insane conception of bird an
fish travel. Yes, below me was tn
! earth-far, far down; and as 1looke'
the depressions and elevations OF tn
surface were becoming more an
; more indistinct. l was rising
as well as speeding along a
l had never Travelled before.
thought of the button which tn
lunatic had told me would regulnt
the ascent of the bird. But ahead G
me saw a glittering surface, which
, recognized to be Lake Erie. / wa
hurrying toward it with fearful ra
pidity. Dare touch the button
Higher and higher was / being cal
ried. The chill of the atmospher
+ was becomming intolerable. Almos
. below me was the long, gleamin
, lake; and if the button should guild
) me downward into the lake the,
)! could only be one consequence
8 death. But every instant Twas Ri
: ing, and the chill Twas becoming MOI
i unbearable. / must die at any rat
;. if rose much higher. l could onl
die il l plunged into the lake.
D touched the button-very light.
h The effect was like magic. bega
!. to descend, not SO rapidly as ! ha
feared, but Twas descending. and no
= the lake was below me. Nv fling,
i was resting on the button, aud ami
voluntary movement OF my finger
:, turned it little to the right. II
g descending motion ceased, and
/ seemed now to maintain tixe
k height above the water. The end
Y the lake was near. There was Br
falo, and onward Traced, faster tha
|. a cyclone-faster than anything
p which human beings had ev'
u dreamed. Onward over northel
It New York, and ahead of me l sa
~ u Il asst