New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29


come in lie would be freed very shortly. 10 hc
soothcd himself for few moments .,o s,oire
Soon heavy footsteps sounded on Ine ~, 80 III
voices became distinguishah.c. no" ~ an
risbf." thought Marshall. immeasurably rHeNcu )
wish | could call out 10 them 49,
Nearer came the voices "Old warner io'
gone vet There's light in his Once IN WI
ncr!" shouted a voice. aren't You coming . anu
n hand shook the door, which had spring "ehV
lock. also Of Mr.. Warmers invention. rho ia
4 seconds pause. then another voice my oi'
beggar's in one of his crusty moods. Come along,
we can't wait for HIM
Norshal followed each sound and word WITH
an Intensity of concentrated thought 'hat s.InIn
have worked the same magic results Is my
| achieved bv n professional transfercr ot lhouehu'
lie tried TO cali out he knocked ms heaq VigoI GOT,
ousy against the chair, and. II the men n"t ;
been talking and shulling their rect apo9' I'M
PATIENTLY they would have wondered AT anu ~
10 discover the meaning oil those curious S thoi,
However, they moved on; ana ne cI''rr ~ more
steps on the bare, wooden stAlrcase picM ni' ~
and moro indistinct and gradually laucu away W, IN
the distance. With each recedlnS iQo'ia nt,
Shall grew more desperate from NJ on doen s,yoon
70 thn borrihle conviction that he was hopeless
prisoner He was in despair. ne I pmlivlms'
which was small and cut up en'lrey l'o 'rho mon
Offices was now as silent as the sI'N1. ny IN, ,.
,vbo had inst rome were evidently the last 10 ie'Nc
After Welding for some moments 10 leelin5S ,% ",
deep dcspondency he agah istmotion from every
nsncc, II am an unwilling prisoner, there II no
dnmbt about that" he thought: the man gu s o,ot
uoo ic dpad-that is q UlSi4Ic'HpH ''''''-''
without any of the accompanying crcnn,S,eNnr o
This is nv wedding day and of all unInckY "" "
ears ON the face of tic earth am me rnci d 10y ms
moor little bride is anxously awaiting me- ana ms
rro idoo where | am. My delay must appear ~,
traorilinary considered from any ana every PIo
of view This is Saturday evening" and ;,.nIi
MorebolI,s eyes hlazcd with passion ne lhW"IIN
cursed himself his OilicOus college fi'.hU,
had first put this confoundcd notion IN ms
thc dentist and the world a. large NcIlrnnI'n 'rn
fnriouslv The thought which caused inns Scvrre
ont"i perturbation was an appalling one. II was
Saturday therefore business would nc NII!irng
susnendcd till Monday morning. The hnii"ing
nld ho closed for another thlrty-siX hours. No
hodv knew where he was: nobody could hetI hii
for he could not speak; was ever man NOR , ui.'
rortnnatplv situated and on his WclHinC "HS ,
too Again he reused himself and THIS 'Ihr ,le
fcU into n tearing rage. lie shook ana fou2h,
with his rigid foe, twisted his arms almosi ouy W
their sockets nearly Gislocatcd his ankles III thcl
c,nvulsive contortionS threw the upper par' 81
his body with stupendous force backward III 1ile
vain hope OF knocking the chair 9ackwaIH a ho
s1n2shrG H. i'm its fallhe never considered thau Il,
would also run risk Of sharing IN tlc @tl.' :!
snash-up should there happen 70 he one-nuI ,.d 1t
was firmly screwed into the floor ana never
hudged an inch
Exhausted with so much frriilcss effort. he
paused aching in every limb. His head was %, Oh
lire his feet were cold as ice. No" MS Jaws ~
can 10 ache. How 10 get rid OF the "th We nv ~.
ncyt consideration: but all he could DO was ~
painfully shift The obstruction from SIDE 10 sue,
These personal diScomiorts and phIslc'l ~ ec,lrs
were nothing compared to his mental Suhrilu-,
The thought of Olga drove him 10 distraction ne
was afraid he should 90 mad, his brain whirled
and reclcd with such velocity OF t!roponSi JUL
inc thoughts Meanwhile the evening hah pcc|nl,
well advanced II was the hour when Olea mao
allowed herself 10 he comforted with an appctz!Ie
dinner, little suspec,nr tho fearful s'ua'ion vi '"'
unhappy cause OF all her misery.
As time wore on Marshall ran through me w nple
camut or emotion and rage. and hn2liV S'itI
down into sIllcn, apathctic would" s,1 In
unexpected would happen 10 release hlm keP hii 5
| from absolute DESPAIR II WIS wei lhal nc ,llu
not realize that retention III Monday moIhlnI
might mean death itscll. under these peculiar hil1
strained conditions. lie hcgGn 70 look r"nhd
and mrrh1ricall- tarc IN he character OF ms
! .rr~ouI dids- In" firing caS-lct close 10 ~
face a. hist t02,'cd h- ewes hut they soon eItW "
accustome 80 the tr we cGua'cI ,"c s','oI
! ,,ra,vpr. if,,ug 81" Nsl 10 &c LETT; y" r0iIicH
tIcia ur: IT, s,urtcd them down ne coun'cI 'n,ih
dia,oa9l,r: 20 added ~" results t99r'hcr' any
.,pn No .. a. r.cti.l calculation 81 TIE square "I
;hc wro,r r',mac.: hc directed his attention 10
the Adjustable ir1y Of Instruments III n,' f.,ui
and named them I'll in lis mind: re examine"
minutcly c,crv Joint and feature OF the AUTOMATIC
| boring machine. -,
Then he followed with keen ob,crL alton me
waudcriugs Of Bohemian hluc-bot'le tlat Nalhy
striycd 70 brave the light without scorchlng us
| rauzv wings The buzzng accompaniment 10 us
dizzy dance was welcome tounI ~ W; ~. avn
| cibiIitv il deliberately walled into TIE centre
Of The burnine flame. and with one cNplo,ivr nuTT
fell TO the ground and aye up tnr %Hcs'' &
| The window facing him looked over The ROOT
| Of a low adjacent house. but, owing 10 H." t1~
lght inside the ONLY object he coHH ~" as
t;ncily was his own reflection This duplicate 81
himself afforded him some small c"nsol3. '"' :
il was y kind Of compauio1 IN IiS l9lc',r~s'
| though he grmly spccuhtcd rs 10 Whal 'I''
would SOY or think il she saw hun cut Hn'h I,
sorry figure this temporary mirror H!''I',''l
| II was MIDNIGHT before h" "waHcucd :" me ~
| that a small clock was ticking somewhere UT ''
room iv scrcwing his head around lui " gave
nm o crck IN the neck he dsc"verr" l'' Po>l,i"h
: on wali-nracKct lie grooncd when he saw that
,f,,t.I 70, half II
already passed bed dragged 80 painfully thIo'sI
every minute Of their course tha' ne haI imagined
il was nearly morning; Oiga-Oi2A-p'g3 Uc'alhr
) again his only thought. Ills apathy new; aIi'l
despair deep and tragic. took us place NIl'
was hiS wife doing? How would she act under
This unparalclcd trial? Two big, scaldlng tears
Gathered under his closed cyclids rs he pictured
her CRYING and wringing her hanGS-'hoSc pretty
little hands he loved to kiss and caresS Ihcn ne
saw her pale indignant insultcd az ms lnc"hpIe
hcnsible descrtion; ne imagined her lHehlcncI'
starting AT every sound drcadine 10 20 out alone
in the strange city. feeling herself iorSaErn, Gu-
RACED difgraccd At these terrible mental visions
, The strong man mOa'cd and writhcl
, forehead: his head seemed 10 swell,
hndcrcd his breathing. Then everything became
blurred and nGistinct The next moment he
had tainted and become mcrcilully Obvious ~
= the reality Of his miserable situation lie must
, have passed from this state to one Of unconscious
elumbcr, because, when he opened his eyes again
the grav dawn creeping in NJ the window
making the gaS-liGht change 10 n pale and slc,y
hue, and bringing out in dim, shadow outline, the
roofs and chimncyS of the cnNronlng houses
He was aching in every limb; singing pains sGot
, through his arms and MP his legs; his avs were
, numb and stf his throat was rr"hcd and
, swollen He looked ronud at the clock: IL was
, 6 o'clock Thank God! the OF -n was over
With the breaking of another d.y hope rose
, gmmcring in his heart. lie ''r over IH MS
, | mind all the possibilities of c@"1pr thc
day: the assistant might return pn some cr.1nd
| The gas would be seen burning through The tran
som should any one approach H." room: his friend
, | micht return to the hotel near of his Sirango
| disappca }-ncc, give some cicE to the uvsicry
That Hfrlcss form the foo 'r.d no terror foi
him. fortunately. and. unless he moved his bead
| and looked right down, he could not sec il. II
was an awful death, he thought. aud what If hC