New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10

| of il and il has lost little OF us loIcc, ~
hans YOU will have the goodness TO loon IL oNoi'
| and f. show us how we can set it right
| Il took the lamp from him. ana eAaninou
| the machine very thoroughly. IL was lluceu .s
gigantic one, and capable of eXercisIS elloi
! nrcssure When | passed outside. ho"eNtr' any
| dressed down the levers which cOhtiOieu ~, 40
| knew at once by the wishing SOUND lhat 'mo,.
was "A slight leakage. which allowed LnSddr rs
totion of water through one OF the sue % .Ii
! An examination showed that one oil , tnc ~ =
! rubber bands which round the hcau eli
driving rod had -hrunh so As hOt qutTIe ; ~ was
| the socket along which IL WoIkeu iii7 nI |
clearly the cause OF the loss OF power: I'M, anu
pointcd it out to my companions. VINO lolalcrai
nv remarks very carefully ana asker scc ,.a,'d
nractical questions rs to how they should pro- 90
f. scr il right When | had made 1t cleSr ,b 'c
Them | returned TO the main cnampeI %; " my.
machine ard took good look al II 70 that
own curiosity 1t was obvious at os tbe mercst
fnbricafion for it would be absurd to ,suipppncd
that so powerful an engine could be ue ,oFc Of
for so inadequate purpose, in ne Iorrc iron
wood. but the floor consisted OF la "a could
| trouoh and when came to examine !. 7 had
see a crust of metallic deposit al over It, ovactIv
stopped and was scraplng az ,l.ts Exclamation
IN German and saw the cadaycrous face oi wv
Colonel looking down al me- lad
What are You doing therc| ne asNchh Nv, 20
II felt angry at having been lrI EhI told me.
oIoboroto q story as that which he liad ~; ~ T Il
'I' was admitting your fucrs earth saif Won
,nt That should he better able TO AVIS , nU@
as 70 your machine if | knew what '''
nurnosc was for which il was uscl. rds 7 ro
THO instant that | uttered the W sooo soft
oro.tod tLc rashncss Of my speech. lie Lis crav
hard. and a balcful light sprang up j" ''
eyes Very we'll said he You , s51ll f steD
backward. slammed the little DO r. az II and pnllcl
Key IN me INT if WIS 9uite secure AMI ga n2t
i've in the Inst TO my kicks and shooet '"''''
7 vcIIc1 .iIullo. Coloncll let m" olV hoard q
eo,rd vvhich sent nv heart into my m on'n; .bo
wos the clanl of the levers, ana inc - ,yor,
leaking cylinder lie had set tle en-, q" bad
Tho Ian,p still stood upon the iloor WheIc "t ~
l'I :, r,hrn examining the trough. 10y ~
Il hi sa,y that the black ceiling was cpnn6
mn"n re slowly icrkily, but. rs none knew Iv
tlian myself with force "I Il," MIN | threw
minnie Grind me 10 Il shapcles9 pup, lrn',,rod
,.,iliS rrra,ninp AGAINST the door, ana drags'''
With nv nails al the lock- imporeu tie O 20 tI
60 It mo ont but the remorscle9a cauhihs VI n
=" " r' Jro,,nod my cries The ceiling was oiIIN
" Goo, mr. TWO above my heal. ana win my irl
"rr,isel could feel It's hard, rough surface. ,rn
il flashed through my nlnu oi," ,non Inc position
death would depend very much upon rnc fa,c
in which | met it. II | lay on my iTg'
the WEIGHT would , zone FpT That lily dreaTdfa
am i'ior flo other way, perhaps
snI vet ha Il the nerve to lie and look up al one
deadly Nock sha low wavcrng down upon ,,. Nv n,.c
Already was unable TO sahd eito,' "' Of hone
caught something WINCH "'o"-"' " 7
back 10 nv heart .,,,.,. ,,.o,,
TIovc said that though floor and ceiling Were
Of iron the walls were OF wood. ~ S"Nc liz i'',
lurIiri glance around SAN - thiIi me o' Ar.i""i
lieit between two of the b or l., Nhicn - tar,
AMI broaden q n. a SMALL panel was ppinnci io,,
ward Tor IN irbtart | coud nae ~ t"o,,
HAT Lrrc was inIcc door when lea AVA, '''i
d,,th IN. nest / threw myself through 'l'
loy half finiing upon the other SIDE. me ",'l
la closed aeaip iclind me, nu' ire ''''n ~, 49,,
lamp. and lev moments Ii,'r"l" ' ,,'rroy Ina
tie two sllhs 81 metal, toll ne no" h'rro" ""'
l,cu III rrclTe
II Vas recalled ~ myself 10y frantic pluck
ing al my wrist, and found inNse'i Luz P"",an
stone floor OF a narrow c'IrIor WIZ "a ""n"i'
Icuf over me and turlcd AZ me WIN her lrlt ha,i'
while she held candle m Der Hsii'., ~ wa ~
same COOL friend Whose warning ""' ~ 'o0'
cone; cone. Size cried, brrthlcssly. .ILcy
will BE- here N moment. lncy VIII see rbe e'a a.
you are not there on, do nos Na''c "'e -
precious time but come
Til. tine. a. lcas., | dil not scora her advice.
STAGGERED TO my foc', ana ran WIN H't Hl''i5 ~.
cnrr or and Gown winding sur M, a. 49,,
led 10 another broad passage ana, JuSu a. We
rcarI,cI n. we heard the sound Of running lcet'
and the shouting Of two voices one ahs"eiIl7
thc othcr-from the floor on which we wcrs, an,
looked about her like one who j. ~ Ler WV eIl,
Then SIZE threw open door when le mo pcu-
room. through tie window Of which The moon WIS
shining hrirhtlv.
III i. YOUR only chance, sill she. 1t is high.
hat It may hc that Won can Jump IT.
\, ,hc spoke 70 light -prane into view NJ th'
r.urc 4 Col1rcl I.y-taudcr Stark rushing forward
with lantern 100 one hand. and Weapon IKE
huiclcr's cicay.r IN tie otter. ru'he, 'c,o''
tlc lc room, flung open the window. ana looNc
OFT How uuict and sweet and E-n One th'
garden looked m tie moonlight. ana II .ould not
be-. more tlan thirty feet down. clnmoLel oGi
,.non tia. sill but lcs'tatci 10 jump, uutli shoul
lave Heard what passed between mf savior ana
the runi1n who pur ucd ne. If she were ili'c
then AZ any risks "'S d"'erni ell io 20 'a'N
lcr assistance Tic Thought hn hardly iia'h.I
ii fouaU uN mind before hr "ls ~ the door. push
lur lis way pi-i Ter; Int she threw her arm
round him. and iriol 10 hold him back
"'Ir.il, TutI' +, cr.cl i'm English, r'nemb
,nur promise aficr the last time lOu said IL
hou not lie again. lie vii lc Stint On, hc
- 'u are ,and. Elsie" lie SHOUTED struggling
10 break away from her. You will be The ruin
Of MS. lie has seen too much. Let me pass |
sny' he dashed Ter 10 one side, an rushin;
T. the window. cut ar RE with his heavy weapon.
/ ltI lrf myself 90 and W1, Lan-l = by the han Is
10 tie Il when his blow fell WIS conscious Oh
q dull pain, my grip looscnci, and fell into the
Garden lr'Ow.
Il was shaken. but not hurt by tire fall; so !
picked my self up, and rushed Oh among the buNhc,
II, hard ~ | could run. for | understood that
wac far from being ont Of DANCER vet SuircnN.
however. a. | ran. deadly dIlLcN, Jnd slrkl -
came over ~. Glanced down 80 my hand, which
wa, throhhnr painfully, ana then, Tor the INST
time. saw that my thumb hal been cut Oh. AMI
that tire flood was pouring from my wound. |
cudcayorci 10 tie my handkerchief round II, nut
there came a Sudden bu2Lin, IN my ears aud next
moment fell in dead faint among the res
bushes.
How long | remained unconscious | cannot
tell II must have been very long time. for the
moon had sunk, and brieh, MOI. ing was hic TX
ing when came to myself My clothes were all
s0ddcu with dew. and my coat sleeve Waa dIcnchcd
with bloOI rom nay wounded thGmb Tie smart
ng of IL recalled i'm an instant all the particulars
OF my nights adventure, and >prlng To my feet
with the feeling that might hardly yet b. safe
from my pIrsucr> But To my establishment.
when | came 10 look round me. neither house nor
Garden were 10 hc seen. | hal been lying in an
angle Of the hedge close by the high road and
lust a little lower down long bull linz, which
proved upon my approaching it, ~ be tie very
station nc whifH ! had arrived upon the previous
night Were It not for tie ully wound upon my
hand. all that had plssci during those dreadful
hours might have been evil dream.
Half daZcd. went into the station, and asked
ala I I, in 10