Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-05


Still In n sitting posture, but sitting on
nothing. he WIS ut least two inches from
tho wickerwork Of the chair. glanced
from him to the raish. That exiraordi.
nary man was IN deep. placid, profound
slumbcr logged his elbow and pinohed
his arm: no showed no consciousness
whatever. | looked at the LO1dstono
She was standing nOtionless on the stage
about yard from Waterer with one
hand outsttotchod toward him aud her
eyes fixed on his ascending hgure--for
Wateror was gradually. slowly, steadily
mounting Va hts strange journey.
He was now a foot from his chair. still
In sitting posi,ion--and Mp, up. up he
was going Tho wretch was white a. a
sheet and gasping with frigh, and be-
wildermcnt Thundcn OF applause
burst from the audience. IL was again
and again renewed. but the LOaditune
did not, NJ was her custom, bow and
smile In response She still stood mo
tionless. and waterer still ascendod.
At last, Ut = height Of fully twenty
feet from the stage. he stopped. Siinul.
taneously the LondstOne gave loud
shrek rs she fell bnck into the arms Of
the manager and the raiah awOko.
II beg your pardon, he said politely
81 was drowsy Anything going on"
"No; he's stopped now" | answered.
my eyes eagerly fixed on Watcher.
Tho rajah arose from his sent with n
yawn. "1heroll be nothing more to-
night" no said. "let's 20 home.'
900 home. manl--with that before our
eyes,
The raj ah shrugged his shoulders. "sho
won't do anything more" he repeated
"Look at her. she's quite done up
And. indeed, tho Loadstonc looked
half dead as she gazed icariully up at
Watoror Her demoanor was not that
OF a triumphant performer.
"Do sit down. urged two must see
the end Of it.
With weary sigh tho raiah snt down,
saying, "lm no. sure you will, you
know"
While we talked the audience grew
impatient However wonderful a feat
may DO the public likes to have things
kept moving. They thought waiorcr
had been In the air long enough and
there were cries Of "That'll do! Let him
DOWN. "Giyo us ano.hcri"
The MANAGER held busy conference
with tho Loadstonc. Hc seemed to urge
her, bat she shook hor head again and
again and would do nothing but lie back
In chair and pass her hand TO and fro
over her head Tho rajah looked at her
with slight smile The clamor In.
creased think n sort Of panic-an an
cry panic--soizcd the audience,
"Bring him down. Bring him DOWN.
thcy cried. pointing to the pallld Wa
toror, who sat as rigid as u trussod fowl.
After another despairing appeal to the
Loadstone tho manager came forward
and made a lame speech The Load
stone was exhausted with her unpar.
allolod oxertions, She must rest; pres.
emily she would bring him down. Then
Waierer's friends arose and assembled
tho platform Thoy walked about. thcy
stood on ono nnothor's shoulders, they
made 1t clear that no cords held Water
er. A step ladder was called for and
brought Placed on q sturdy table, II
| Just enabled a man TO reach Watorer's
feet Ono mounted amid intense ex-
element Turning to tho rajah, | ex-
claimed, "LookI"
He was asleep again, and tho Load
stone stood stiaiy upright. reckoning
toward Waterer. Slowly and gradually
he descended. leaving tho man on the
ladder grasping ut empty air till he sat
again on his seat The applause burst
out aud tho Loadstone sank back In n
faint on the floor Tho rajah awoko and
tho manager dropped the curtain, hiding
the Loadstone, Waterer and his friends
from our view.
"Givo inc your arm" said the rajah,
II am tired" | escorted him TO a cab
and wo drove home
The Loadstons gave no performance
the NEXT evening; she was too fatigued;
aud Watorer was absent from tho boat
aud from the sight Of mon two days,
When hs rcappearod no made no refer
once to his friend, the oonjurer. lie
skunk about the college grounds looking
very pale and upset | met him once
when was with tho rajah, on our way
to lecture, Tho ralah smiled urbanoly
at Watercr, and said to mo, when he
had passed.
"lts such n rude thing to call gen
tloman niger, isn't ity
Waterer has not douo It again. And
tho Loadstone never did that trick again
She took the twenty-five pounds, though
The manager called on Watorer and
asked for check think that incident
pleased the ri,lah most OF all.
at is u ready utilization Of the unox
pectod." he remarked, (which does oui
friend much crodit."-St James Ga
yefta