Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-11-22

Now, sir, = she said when Harold
no longer offered resistance, Il want to
have no more trouble with you. You
have lain here hundred years, and it
went hurt you TO keep quiet day or
two longer. You must stay until the
tailor comes to make your suit
She turned to leave the room again,
and Harold called after her to remain.
''stopl'' he inplored. Where is
ny father?''
No che knows. sir. lie died about
FIVE years after he bad put you into that
hypnotic sleep, SO am told. He had
expected to awaken you IL few hours,
and when be failed to DO it his heart
broke. It is quite 4 wonderful histor-
icai fact, sir. Should you like to see
school history -
NE, think not, replied Harold
family. A sudden remembrance had
illuinined his mind He recalled the
housewarning and his opposition to be-
ing made to sleep past the hour when he
wished to walk home with Lefty Mays.
He looked 1T his hands. They had been
brown from boating when he went to
sleep. He had spent many hours ia try
ing to get them as deeply sunburned as
these OF the leaders in the athletic club
to which he belonged. Now they were
as white and SOFT as a haby's. lie knew
that they could not have been bleached
in one night. lie looked around his
room. 1t had been painfully new when
he went to sleep; now much OF the
Tr, ,E
smell of varnish there was smell Of
decay. The mere he thought Of it the
more convinced he became that the wo-
man and her husband had spoken the
truth, and that he had slept many years.
lie tried to realize bis position. It was
far from being desirable, as may be
imagined. None OF his near relatives
was living. There was not one soul
whom he knew to congratulate him on
having awakened. He neither felt nor
looked a day older than when he had
gone to sleep, and he told himself that
he could not hope to die for many years.
Yet life Looked TO him TO be hardly
worth living. He had always dreaded
change. He disIiked making new &C
quaintances, but now he faced the neces-
sity OF becoming acquainted with per-
sons ct whom he had never SO much as
? heard and OF trying to accuston himself
to world 1873 years older than that
into which he had been born.
His reveTie was disturbed by the en-
trance OF the tailor, VINO was no larger
than the man who had tainted.
truly said the tailor. surveying
Harold with establishment, 'truiy there
were giants in those days! Were there
many men as large as your
y was not considered very large"
replied Harold My father was taller
and heavier. Twas hard for Harold
to use the past tense, but he now thought
il to be a necessity, and he did not be-
lieve in fighting the inevitable.
My, N.Y." exclaimed the tailor,
"'how very large you are! I have been
obliged to set my own living ever since
my vile died. [ was a tailor before she
married ne and have been tailor ever
since her death, but never before took
measurements like these. I'm not sure,
sir, that can find piece Of cloth largo
ep.ugh for Il whole suit.
Then make it Of five Or six pieces, :"
replied Harold ilnpatlently. Bring me
anything that will hide my llakedness.
am tired ct lying here.
II should think you would be, :" re-
piled the tailor feelingly.
''Can you tell me anything about a
girl Of the name Of Lefty Mays?" asked
Harold as the tailor was a out to leave.
Lefty aays." repeated the tailor.
II never heard the name. 1t is not in
the histories-oh, yes, 1t is too! She
was the Girl TO whom you were be-
5rothed. She was rattle brained'---
''Lcok out!" thuudored Harold, rails
ing himself III bed. He looked fierce
enough to frightez> man OF his own
size, and the tais.r rushed from the
room, his face white with fear.
Mrs. Winthrop came in at that mo-
ment to bring q history for Harold, and
for fully two minutes they looked at
each other without finching.
You are very strong for a man"
said she at last.
You are as strong as a man, . re-
Piled Harold.
smiled contemptuously. I'VE will not
pursue that SUBJECT she said. Il SIM
ply want to say that unless you show
yourself little moro tractable [ shall
be G iged to have you examined for in
sanity.
With that remark she left the room,
and Harold spent the time III which his
suit was teing made in reading of the
events ci lis day as recorded in the his
tory ana IL alternately laughing and
swearing at the Untruthfulness Of the
pictures presented. He finished the
book, convinced that he had really slept
hundred years.
CHAPTER III.
When Harold's suit at last arrived,
his first thought as he surveyed himself
before the glass was that now he could
go down into the dining room and have