The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

into regions unknown, and Felix, realiz-
ing this as wen as the probable futility
of explanations and excuses, clutched his
package and made wild dash for the
door. Ntt
"Hullor' cried Mr., Bailey. whisking
round; where are you off to now? None
of that, young man. if you pleased!
Mr.. Bailey, as has been mentioned, was
powerfully built. One push with his big
hand sent Felix staggering into the mid
die of the room. and to attempt egress
after he had planted himself with his
back against the door would have beer
a hopeless enterprise. Felix had recourse
10 piteous entrCatles
Let me go, sir--for Gods sake, let me
go! 1 must deliver this parcel, you d1n
know how important it is III back In
ten minutes, swearP'
mo fearv' returned the resolute tobac-
const. Important as your parcel may
be, it amt as important to me as my let
ters. and the sooner you get them writ
ten, the sooner you'll be free to go about
your business. Here you are, and here
you stay for the next half-hour. Make
up your mind to that"
With the desperate courage which
comes of desperate alarm Felix suddenly
resolved to tell the truth.
"Mr. Bailey" said he, IF you and
men long before your letters are finished.
This parcel contains an internal machine
if YOU listen you will hear the thing
ticking-and it is timed to explode in
rather less than a quarter of an hour from
now"
Mr. Bailey whistled
1.-THE deuce it is!' he calculated.
You're a nice beauty, you are! This
comes of getting into bad company.
Well, my course is perfectly clear and
plain; I'm going to get out Of this in
stanter. AS for you, Mr.. Green, you and
your machine may go to the Internal reg
ions together. No risk to anybody but
yourself The nelghbors have all left, the
premises are insured and you can't jump
out of the window because of the bars.
Let me advise you to spend your few re-
naming moments of life In saying your
prayers. l wish you a very good even
ing"
The man had actually disappeared
through the door, had locked it on the
outside behind him, and had clattered
down the stairs before Felix could do
more than utter one piercing shrek. Was
ever a hideous murder perpetrated be-
fore with such heartless POPULARITY!
For the miserable clerk knew now that
he must die. Escape was impossible; had
he possessed ten times his strength he
would have exhausted 1t fruitlessly against
the panels of the solid door; and the win
dow, as Mr.. Bailey had said, was heavily
barred. Worse than that, it was made
of plate-glass and could only be opened
at the top by means of pulleys Moreover,
the pulleys-clogged, II may be, through
disuse during the long winter-refused to
act, and the doomed wretch tugged at
them in vain, yelling "Murder!" at the
top of his voice while he did so.
Nobody heard him; he was only too well
ba nnhOAV
lent at last and reduced to the very ex-
tremity of terror, he sank down upon the
floor and covered his face with his hands.
The messenger of death upon the table
licked off the seconds loudly and remorse-
lessy. Then Felix Green that esprit fort,
endeavored to follow the advice of vul-
gar, Philistine bourgeois" for at that
supreme moment it flashed across him
with horrible distinctness that neither he
nor the universe could ever have come into
existence without Creator. But it was
only confused, meaningless babble that
escaped from between his chattering teeth
and nothing came of it, Man had not re-
sponded to his cries for help, and heaven
-as, indeed, might have been anticipated
turned deaf ear to them. Or was it,
perhaps. in mercifu answer to that mar
ticulate petition that his wits, such as
they were forsook him and that he swoon-
| ed away?
When Felix recovered consciousness he
was neither in heaven nor hell, nor even
purgatory. He was still in the somewhat
dlngy place of business tenanted by Bailey
& Co.; his arms his legs and his head
remained attached to his body, and Mr..
Bailey was obiigingly sprinkling his face
with cold water.
Has it-has il explodedg were the first
words gasped out by the resuscitated one.
fEXnl0dQdp' Mr. Do.
1t hasn't, nor yet i won't; for the very
| good reason that there's nothing In the
parcel TO explode-only a cheap clock tina
l bought to frighten you with 1t don
take very great deal to brighten you,
does it, Mr.. Anarchist? You and your in.
| fernal machines--,haw, hawF hawv'
Il don't understand" said Felix, feebly
'Ah! there's quite few things that you
| don't understand yet, young fellow, and
| you may thank your lucky stars that YOU
are in the employ Of a man who has given
| himself lot of trouble TO teach you some
of them, instead OF handing you over 10 the
police, as you deserve. You may prove tc
be worth it, or you may not; we shall see
Anyhow, l thought you had done your
work here, well enough TO be worth rescu.
| ing from such good-for-nothing compan-
ions as your friend Dempster. who, to my
certain knowledge, has been Living upon
| gulls like you for the last three or -four
| years iiOW ulucn HOHty has ne got out OF
| you so far eh2'
Felix had to admit TO five pounds. The
sum In question had been ostensib.y al.
vanced for the benefit of the cause" anc
was to be repaid by instruments; but in
view OF the startling revelations wh.ch
appeared to be imminent he Judged It besl
TO say nothing about that
"Not more that five pounds? Then
| you've been let Off pretty cheap. Now, j
daresay you'd like TO hear how / man.
aged to give you this wholesome little
| fright Well. there wasot much difficulty
| about Il. / soon found out what you
were up to; / followed you, the other
night, 10 that precious club OF yours
which, / may tell you, Is weiI-known IL
! the police and hasn't solitary danger
Gus character amongst It's members
heard you make your tom-fooi speech
and ] wrote you the letter which took
you to the Birdcage Walk. all Of a twlt-
ter. this evening. / fiatter myself thar