The morning call., 1891-02-22

4 GU lrit this knife lrilt suffice 10 seUe,. them See "
fore, behind, what marvellous horizon !
Vesuvius was there, sleeping its alarming
sleep; then, further away, the Jagged line
of the Apennines, and on the other side, as
lar as the eve could reach, the sea, the vast
blue sea, sparkling in the broad sunlight.
Suddenly. amid the profound silence of
he azure S ace, wOman'S voice reSounded,
clear as the tinklng Of crystal
FEAR AND DIZZINESS.
"Oliver," said she, your hand!"
Here it is, Lea" answered a mans
voice.
Thank YOU" said the woman, who
straighteued herself up; closing her eyes
with SILVER
The man raised his head and glanced at
his companion. who, very pale, had seated
herself upon light bamboo stool.
CURED.
ness Selling upon me; but it is over" added
she, passing her delicate gloved hand across
her eyes
9 Do you regret your whim? ?"
mo, certainly not But a first expert
ment may unstling the nerves. Oh, Twill
mnre myself to it; rest easy:on that score"
The man, standing ere. T, cont emplated
her. She was charming thus in her close
hitting tourist costume, with the jdunty mas
culine hat cOquettishly placed upon her
golden hair, fastened at the nape OF the
neek, ana the dnltapalOr which increased
the brightness Of her black eyes.
- The Young woman cnTemplated Der GEM
Tanion, whose vsaRe, which had a musing
expression and manly tout ensemble was
enframed by thick and closely cut blonde
beard. AS she saw he was frowning she
said to him in her turn, in her musical
voice:
And you. oliverP Why have you that
gloomy ARP"
STRANGE BEHAVIOR.
He did not answer the question, but, lean
inc trife over the edge of the car. said:
- We are ascending too rapidly !" And
Selling rope which hung within reach of
his hand lie gave it a pull. Almost in
simultaneously the young woman felt the
balloon slacken its speed, then stop and
finally move in the opposite direction.
Are we descending for good?" she asked.
NO" replied Oliver. Presently we
shall ascend again."
When ?"
'When | wish. have only to close the
valve which controls the gas. Do you see
this rope hold in my hand? 1t regulates
our course"
And if it should break ?"
1T viii not break; it is strong. But if,
by sort Of miracle, it should happen to
disappear; we would be lost!'
How ?"
"The balloon is sufficiently charged with
tie air cannot be breathed. We would be
asphyXiated."
'Happily it would take two miracles, Ii
seems lo me, for the rope is double, is it
not?"
" 1t appears TO be double now, but in re-
ality there is only a single rope. Lean over
the edge of the car little Doyou see that
ring mp there? The rope passes through it
and lis two ENDS l hold in my hand They
are tied together, but cut from knife will
suthce to separate them, Seel Now the
two ends are free. have but to pull one
OF them when the rope will slip through the
ring and fall at NV feet, and we are of for
the grand voyage!'
A FIENDISH ACT.
BE had suited the action TO the word. The
rope had fallen at his feet. He coiled il
about his arm and hurled it into space.
The young woman had arisen, trembling,
with frightened look.
oliver" cried she, what have you done?
Are you out of your senses?"
The young man looked her full in the face
and said, In very calm tone:
am not out of my senses"
Then what do you want?"
want what is going to happen. de-
sire that we shall die together, here in the
broad heavens, far from that earth / have