The Helena independent., 1892-04-09
ajah looked up with twinkle in his eve.

ralah looked up with twinkle in his eye.
$50 shall I-if niggers are admitted.'
After hall, he and / set out together for
the town hall. We found the first two
rows Of stalls occupied by Waterer ana his
| friends. They were all in evening dress
| and had obviously dined-not in hall The
| rajah and l seated ourselves Just behind
them.
The room was full and the feata were
most successful; each was followed by gem
eral applause, broken only by some gibes
! from our friends in front. The latter grew
/ 80 pronounced that the Loadstone's man
aRer at last came forward and pointedly in
vited ane of the scoffers to submit himself
to experiment..
New was Watersr'a chance. He rose in
the majesty of his bulk, walked onto the
platform, and said in a loud voice, as he
settled himself on chair: 'If the lady
can move me, one foot from this chair PIl
give her st25."
The Loadstone advanced and began to
paw him about in her usual fashion. Wa
terer, who was sober enough to have lost
nothing but his shyness. was appar emily too
many fer her. He was immoyable, and
cries OF Now, then! when are you going to
begin?" and 80. on, became audible Two
or three minutes passed, and the tombstone
turned with q gesture OF despair toward her
manager.
II can't" she began.
jumped to my feet, crying: "Wait
minute! Lookn'
For even as she spoke there wag what ia
scientifically called n solution of continuity
between Waterer and his chair. Still in a
sitting posture, but sitting on nothing, he
was at least two inches from the wicker
work Of the chair. / glanced from him to
the rajnh. That extraordinary man was in
deep, placid. profound slumber. / logged
his elbow and pinohed his arm; he showed
no CQngCiOuguesa whatever 8
looked at the Loadstone. She was
standing motionless on the stage, about
yard from Waterer with one hand out
stretched toward him and her eves fixed on
his ascending figure, for Waterer was grad
ually, slowly, steadily mounting in his
strange journey.
He was now foot from his chair-still
in sitting position-nnd up, up, up, he was
going. The wretch was white as sheet and
gasping with fright and bewilderment,
Thunders of applause burst from the audi.
ence. 1t WAS again and again renewed, but
the tombstone did not, as was her custom.
bow and smile in response. She still stood
and Waterer still ascended,
At last, at a height of fully twenty fest
from the stage, no stopped. simultaneously
the Loadstone gave a, loud Shrek as she fell
back into the arms of the mnnnger-and tha
rajah awoke.
Il beg your PARDON" he said, politely, 81
was drowsy. ANYTHING going onp'
mo; he's stopped now answered, nv
eyes eagerly fixed on Waterer.
Tho raiah arose from his seat with a
yawn. "Thers'll be nothing moro o-night,'
lie said; "let's go home.''
"Go home, manl-with that before our
eyes2"
The rajah shrugged his shoulders. .sShe
won't do anything more" he repeated. |
Look at her; she's quite done mp"
And. indeed, the loadEtons looked quite |
dead as she gazed featfully up at Watersr.
Her demeanor was not that of triumphant |
performer.
DO sit down." urged; I'VE must 500 the
snd of it.n
With q weary Sigh the rajah sat down, |
saying, "I'm not sure You will, you know |
While We talked the audience grew inn
patient. However wonderful feat may |
30 the public like TO have things kept mov.
ng. They thought Watsrer had boon in
ne l1. air long enough. and there were cries Of
Ihat'li do! Let him downr Give us
lnotherm
The manager held busy conference with
he tombstone. He seemed to urge her. but
he shook her head again and again and
would do nothing but lie back in n chair
nd pasa her hand to and fro over her head.
\ ne ra1ah looked at her with slight smile,
me clamor increased. / think Il sort OF
'anic--an angry panio--ssixsd tho audi
nee.
Bring him down! Bring him aownp'
hoy cried, pointing to tho pallid Waterer,
vho sat az rigid ~ trussad fowl,
After another despairing appeal TO the
loaaatono the manager oam1 forward and
nude lame speech. Ths Loadstono was