The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25

policeman or a police station and de-
liver it up. and myself with it. must
tell my tale, replete with credulity. and
submit myself TO punishment, at least a
blowing up for my folly; yet, what could
it matter, if that other impending terrific
blowing up might be avertedl
| hastily enwrapped my portentous
burden, fervently resolving for the future
to conduct my affairs on a ready money
basis and have nothing whatsoever to do
with tick descended into the street.
What headlong, needless throng head
long in pursuit of riches, needless that
death might be stalking in its midst /
threaded my way gingerly along the
curb. when suddenly there was increas-
ing hustle, springing, indeed. into uproar,
halt of the endless vehicles, a surging
back of that ceaseless onward press,
the clatter Of heavy hoofs, the cries of
excited men, the clash of fire engines,
and from a building block away broke
smoke and shot fame!
[ was wild with terror as felt myself
enclosed in the arms OF that mighty
crowd. l ducked ] wriggled, / skunk by
rare good luck / managed to reach the
high board fence surrounding the excava-
ton; by rare good luck / CHANGED upon a
wicket-it was ajar l slipped through
and fastened 1t on the other side;
dashed well out into the center, and stop
ped short and considered.
At least | was alone-at least if that
awful punishment should come, it would
not involve the innocent. Indeed,
thought grimly, even good would result,
since the abandoned work of excayating
would thus be completed Imminent dan
ger, when long continued, works its own
recompense. Hope and fear are often cor
rollaries, and when one becomes hopeless
then, too, does one become calm. Pres
emily was pervaded, without any sum
mons on my part, by GOODNESS that was
actually agreea bic Almost instinctively
! unwrapped the Internal machine; al
most automatically aid insert my knife
blade through crevice and stop the
ticking works.
Then sighed so ardently that | nearly
dropped the Continuance and an enthrall-
ing tremor assured me that my fortitude
was spent. Even If l knew where to seek
a police station, now could l. in such q
nervous condition, gain it without slight
Jolt or misstep. which would mean de-
structionl The wind, which was brisk,
obyiated all necessity of reflection on this
problem, for it caught the paper wrapper
from my grasp and hurled II over the
fence and far away. And there / was, in
the center of fierce labor agitation. with
a deadly bomb naked in my hand Surely,
II any one was ever caught in the act, /
would be. beyond the possibility of expla-
nation should / now be caught!
/ looked around me with desperate
glance. ! was alone. There seemed 20
be no one looking bat yet-did not cur
tain In the sccond-story window Of the
quaint old cottage moycg Bah, 10 was
but the wind there was no one there.
must hide tho machine, and then maze
good my escape. once away. who would
suspect an artist. Of all men, OF participa.
ton ia a fiendish plOti But dare /. with
out first rendering 10 harmless2 Was I
not responsible for IFS presence, and n
blood through 20 were shed. would not
that blood cry out against mel
Again ] looked arOlnd pitcously, I'm
sure. And There AGAINST the bank which