Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-11

His interest had apparently bean ,wat-
ened, and II was only natural hat ba
should be animated on such an occa-
sion. The balloon was set AZ rhertv %
soon as We had taken our seats ana +So
machine rose beautifully. There was
gentle breeze, which bore us slightly
southwark. We rose slowly At first
we could reach i! should sea NV
Ada again. then"
My dear fellow" I inter,oso5 bo.
tily, somewhat alarmei-not so r,nc,
by his words as by his excitsd mannsr
and look-"you think TOO much ~ 10y,
things. You have been broodine ovor
your loss more than is good for Won
Will you ~ 'Ou'
AT any rate" cried he. yehementlv
its worth trying, so here goes ana
Selling one of the sand bags he threw
II over. The lightened balloon NJ nnca
began to rise more quickly.
What are you doing. Jsckop
shouted. For heavens sake keen
calm. We are a good he.gh, already
We shant be able to breathe ~ voc %
much higher It's getting upcomfortso
BILE as 1t IS" -''' -"
"Shant We? We shall see ,abou+ Tho.
IN going to try, anyhow Besides
don't care If We cant breathe want
to see my Ada. That's all I care ,hon.H
| began TO fear the wors.. Was he %.
ing mad? Were the reDorts NV ,S,S,
had heard literally true af,e- ~ns
what fool had been not \, be 80,
cautious, Whether he was mad - -Au.
he was in dangerous mood and ~, ~ ~
sition was far from pleasant T. po'
pose him would evidently ,eo,r-,. ~
him and make matters worse "a ~ S.e
NOR MIN was undoubtedly the wisssr
| course. '' "'seSl
and so had plenty Of time % gazo =,
the vast and extending panorama bn'
low us. '''' oe-
Presently We entered a huge b,rl =.
mountain Of cloud of the Kind LII.
cumulus, and were surrounded nv Iii
ing mist which induced us 10 NM IN 4'' 49,,
wraps we had brought. When NC
emerged from the cloud q scone 80 g.,
ry-like beauty suddenly burst mon -
We were in kind Of basin snrrorndnJ
Ivy mountains of cloud Of the most fan
tastic shapes, Of enormous size and %
dazzling brightness. Now and then ~
we rose. we caught sight. also. Of Won
dr0us rayines OF curious shane ana
great depth. These mountains ~
clouds. with their silvery and golden
| sides, their dark shadows. tbair v,riaI
tints and SUBMITS OF dazzling white
ness, presented 10 our wondering ea1o
a scene OF surprising beauty and gran
deur
This sublime spectacle evoked nv
highest admiration, while the silence
and yastness Of space inspired me with
awe. | drank in these exquisite and
varied delights with such ayidity and
with such absorbing interest that | had
scarcely looked at or. spoken to nv
companion since We had started Rur
an exclamation from him now diverted
my attention. and, glancing at him.
was surprised to see that he had risen
and was much excited.
What is 1t. Jack?" / asked
isn't it glorious?" he replied. 81
wonder if heaven is much more bean
tiful? How delightful It would BE- (,
Look here. Jack" ! cried. You say
you want TO see Ada | can tell you OF
better and surer way Of going to her
than this. If you will listen TO me-
(here | involuntarily moved my hand
toward the valve cordp-!f you will lis
ten to me T.
None Of your barney man!
not to be wheedled So I'm 100 0A
bird for that. Leave the -cnrd- -alaA
can't you? | am not going down again
to-day. I'm going to see what's up
there. and don't you try to stop me, II
and helglared fiercely at ne.
was almost frantic. Knowing. how
ever, that in a few minutes should be
unconscious, and that then all would be
over with me, | nerved myself for one
last effort
ASH rose from my seat my eye fell on
the grapnel. Fortunately it was on my
side of the car. \ sudden ,dea struck
me; here was a weapon to hand Il
was an awful thought would be n
terrible deed. But there was no alter
native, no time for delay. My senses
were going. ! stretched out my hand:
but the mailman, who never took his
MvsMho ,,willtswoea,aa nf0rOt .eeiXi.
eye off me, had detected my purpose.
| With a sudden movement he dartcd for
ward and seized the grapnel. but IN
his eagerness TO fOrestall me he had
precipitated himself too far over the
side OF thd car and almost lost his bal
ance. He made a desperate effort 70
recover himself, but, seized with a sud-
den and irresistible impulse, | pushed
him over. and with a horrible yell
which rings IN my ears whenever | re-
| call the occurrence-the madman d.s-
| appeared from my sight
Almost mad myself am not sure
that | was not quite so just then-I
climbed into the ring TO reach the
valve line But my hands were so
stiff and numb with cold thar I could
not grasp the cord. by q kind OF IN
sp!ration which seemed proyi-dent.al. L
seized the cord with my teeth and al
ter two or three tugs the valve openo 1
with a loud clang and the balloon be-
gan to descend. Thank Heaven!
was saved. My hands being useless. |
was obliged 10 throw up my arms ana
drop into the car, where l lay notion
less and unconscious for a while.
My swoon could not have lasted moro
| than a few seconds, for when ! recov-
cred the barometer showed that ] was
still in a high altitude. although tho
balloon was descending rapidly
rubbed and beat my hands until mo
circulation was restored. Then J SET
about taking the necessary pFectu-
tons against a 100 rapid descent Bu'
7 acted more like an automaton man p
conscious agent. for / seemed in KIM
of stupor or trance all the time .,
How and where ! reached me 5y-t
| .,..L oo,rot sav have only di11