The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-23

And he rointed to piece of apparatus
that resqnbled somewhat large,
slender wheel, with numerous spolscs.
"See, will set the thing running and
let you see it working He unscrewed
the valves, the governors began to spin
and the dynamo to hum, so quickly did
it turn.
He opened door and brought into
view a small room in which stood re-
markable piece of furniture. He was
about to enter when he stopped sud
denly.
Half a moment, though; 1 must
slacken those valves Bit" he said, and
! stepped over to the turbines. entered
and began curiously to examine his in
vention; next moment there was a
sharp click, and, turning, / found the
door closed on me.
a moment more and / was clutchipg
wildly at my throat and fell to the
ground, choking. 1 didn't choke, how
ever, for some time afterward | be-
came conscious and when 1 had col
lccted my scattered wits l found my
self seated in his horrible chair
strapped in.
/ tried to free myself, but 1 was firm
~ held; my hands were each fixed in a
Lind Of wise, leather outside and metal
within, as 1 could tell by the feel. These
things were hollow and like large nit
tens, ard within them and inclosine
my hands was some liquid-mercury
[ aftcrward discovered. AS I tool. i.
these details the door opened and CHS
by appeared.
''Ha! ha! my fine bird, you're Gagged
Mt last, are your"
Don't stand fooling there" I NUT
tered. ''Your Internal chair is break
ing my back
"Oh, is ii? Well soon alter that"
lie stepped to my side, but instead OF
releasing me he simply loosencd the
straps al my back. This was too much
for me; simply yelled at him that M
less be freed me instantly would sim
ply smash him when did get FREQ.
~Hhen you have finished your abuse
viii favor you with my intentions,
and continuing: you fancy ara your
friend, don't you? lam not. lam you:
cremy. ! hate you. You thought to
win MadFc Cameron from me, and SC
far YOU have succeeded.
"Ferhaps you did not know loved
her, but all the same you tried TO wiz
acr. ard nate you for it. Ilnight have
.illch you awhile ago, before l turned
on the oxygen and you revived; has,
my hand on the switch, but no. let you
revive 10 tell you this, to torture you The
more, for have you not stolen M
Madge's love from me? Oh, AIadge
MaGee!'' he cried. ooh, why will you
not love me?''
do you think am going to be az
outcast from society for nothing?" he
l,isscd. Think you 1 have spent
whole year in making this thing for
nothing? / have waited long for y
subject, but at last can operate, ant
on yol. No! No! don't invent thing
for nothing: not I!
''You have just half an hour to live;
it is 1880 now; on the stroke of 70
complete the circuit and you will fizzl,
APP
Tie left me, prey to horrible thoughts
Was there no way of escape? Would
no ono come in time? And the tim,
PASSED on.
The time was almost up, and Clisby
returned. lie was all smiles. lie
asked me if had any wish he migat
larry out for me. l shook my head |
lie offered me brandy, and gulpcd il
down, and more, and drank that also |
One minute MORE" he yelled, land |
/ send you TO Jericho"
he walked toward the switeh-to |
kill mc-and I sat there looking al |
him I could not remove my eyes; ] |
was fascinated.
And then I saw saw his feet catch |
in the wires that led from the switch |
to my hands, and he fell. AS lie did |
50 he clutchcd the air, and both his
hands came down on the switch con
facts
A dreadful scream broke from his
lips, and he bounded up quite six feet
IN the air, and then fell backward |
right in tine middle of large, fiat dis |
tiibution table. Then I saw que
PROCESSION of blue flashes, and ilnmc-
diateiy after this the band came oil
the dynamo pulley and the humming
ceased.
A grating sound drew my eyes in the
direction of the turbines. Something
Ivas wrong evidently, for the of7sia,
Bearing of one of them was literall!
rcd hot: the governor was wrecked anG
the wheel was racing away and in
IN speed every moment.
il was not long BEFORE something
happened. There was loud snap, and
then II crash, and saw the steel cas-
ing ripped up like paper and the water
Gaze pouring into the room, thousands
OF ;raiiOrs pcr minute.
Slowly the water rose, until, when il
was abort six feet deep, the light went
out. | was floating about in the chair.