Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-07


shut the door.
"Miss Conyers, does it strike you
that with this dance and the next, which
you had given me already, and the sup
per and the supper extras you have Civ
Ell yourself into my charge for at least
three quarters of an hour? Let me i'm
press upon you that no one is likely to
disturb u.s.
I didn't like his manner one little bit.
am not nervous, but got up and said
l thought it would be better to go down
stairs.
lawfully sorry to differ from you,
Miss Conyers, but I must ask you to
stay"
He turned the key in the lock and put
it in his pocket.
"Please sit down again. Sit down, I
say, Miss Conyers, and don't make a
noise. I don't think any one could hear
you, even if you did scream out, but if
you try to make the experiment I shall
be forced to resort to unpleasant meas
ures. In fact, I shall be compelled to
cram part of this antimacassar into your
mouth by way Of gag. So now you
are reasonable.
"What do you mean?' I gasped, feel
ing very scared indeed.
"No bodily harm to you unless you
force me to it, that I swear upon my
honor. And, really, after those deli
cious waltzes you have given me I keen
ly regret having to offer you any annoy
ance whatever. But, Miss Conyers, bust
ness is business, and have been at con-
siderable trouble and expense to get here
tonight to enjoy the pleasure Of your So
ciety, and l feel sure you will under
stand that some recompense was due to
me. l must trouble you for your dia-
monds. "
"Oh, you cannot mean to-
"Miss Conyers, I am man Of my
word, and let me remind you that time
presses My carriage is waiting for me
outside, and I have a long drive ahead
Of me- Now, must act as your lady's
maid, or do you prefer to unclasp the
diamonds yourself?"
With trembling fingers took off and
handed him my necklace and the brace
let and the half dozen little brooches
from my corsage
"Thanks, very much, he said, slip
ping them deity into his breast pocket.
"And might venture to remind you Of
that exquisite star which nestles in your
hair? Thanks again. No other trifles
you would like to part with? I think,
my dear Miss Conyers, if you take off
your left glove you might find something
interesting there. I believe see slight
protuberance on the third finger. Thanks
once more. You are too awfully good.
And now I won't bother you any fur
Their. "
And he was gone, and I heard the
lock shoot in the door, and the key was
turned on the farther side.
Il Il u
Tt was a full hour before any one
came near to let me out, and by that
time my fascinating partner was far
enough away.
1t was quite true that he had come
down from town on purpose for the as
sembly ball. The police said that he
was we'll known London swell mobs-
man.
But, unfortunately, they never man
aged to rediscover his address, or, what
was very much more to the point, my
beautiful diamonds. London Answers.
Water Column 90, 100000 Miles Long.
The finite mind is utterly incapable
Of framing an idea Or Of making COM
parison that will properly illustrate the
vast amount Of water now existing in
the five great oceans Of our planet. Let
us see: One gallon of water weighs ten
pounds, and figures on the area and
depth of the Pacific show that there are
approximately 100000, 900, 100000 Of
such gallons Of water in that ocean
alone. The Atlantic could be put down
in the basin Of the Pacific, and only fill
it one-third full. The Indian, the Arctic
and Antarctic oceans, combined with
the other two, would give an area for
the five Of 42,00O,0 900 square miles.
Formed into circle this would make
an ocean $4,000 feet in depth and 10,
900 miles from bank to bank. The
contents would be about 1875, 900, 900
cubic miles Of water. If a standpipe
could be built from the earth to the
sun, SO that we could have column Of
water 93,000,00 miles in length, that
standpipe would have to be made az
miles in diameter to hold the water now
contained in the five great oceans. 1t
has been figured that it would take
10000 years for the water Of the Pa
cific to flow over Niagara, the volume
being continually as great as that which
is now plunging over the falls.-St.
Louis Republic.