The evening times., 1896-08-06

that arched overhead. sickening yellow
light came from some where.
For the first time the surroundings grew
really ominous. Fear took the place Of
all feelings that had folrnerly filled the
breast. The fear was warranted, as the
next moment proved.
BACK TO EARTH AGAIN.
Out from the crevise in the side of the
cavern crawled an object, half serpent and
half animal. 1t was gigantic In size, and
a humid, sickeDing odor came from its open
mouth. 1t advanced and passed within a
few feet of the reporter, and turned its
hideous eyes on him as 1t went
Like creatures followed Then hideous,
horrid animals came from behind stones
and out Of the walls Of the great cavern.
They circled around the dreamer and seemed
to debate with one another as to which
should claim the victim.
The latter trembled in abject fear, com
pared with which a nightmare was pleas
ant dream. The breath of the thousand ami
mails made the air insufferabiy hot. Sparks
and small flames seemed TO come from the
nostriis OF some of them. The circle Of
wretched beings widened, and a feeling
OF relief came. But 1t was mOmentarily-
The following instant the terrible aggre-
CATION made a bowling, fiendish charge,
and it seemed that 10000 pandemoniums
bad been released. ~ =
From every side the frightful monsters
advanced with wide-open mouths and flesh
rending claws. and the only relief was in
the fact that death must come quickly, IL
it did come terribly. But they never
a
upraised, and the hot air and flames from
the mouths and nostrils scorchcd the in
tended victims face, when once more there
was pass and the red ring in the carpet
lay calmly before the eye.
Heretofore the change of scene had al
ways been downward, but now an ascent
was to be made. There was no scenery.
The ring In the carpet merely faded from,
sight and the dreamer began to rise. The
only sensations were those OF happiness.
They were founded on nothing. The re.
porter seemedto simply rise and soar gently
in a delightful space.
The flight was apparently endless, aud
It was as blissful as 1t was stupendous in
magnitude. 1t was the last sensation.'
This period seemed % f.indefinites dura-
ton, and the dreamer might well have
enjoyed it forever. Finally an end came.
There was a brief spcll Of oblivion. and
then the ring In the carpet The dreamer
was at last awake, and the send-circle'ofs
doctors was before him for. the. first time.
They explained that his face had been
thermometer to his sensations. For the
last half hour q Calm look OF repose came
over the countenance. The ten minutes
before beads OF perspiratiou,se settled on the
| brow and ran in miniature .rivplets down
the cheeks. This was apparently when the
awful cavern was visited ~ nsoa
1 The repose and blissof the last halt hour,
| however, well repaid the pangs Of the pre-
| vious periods. It was merely supreme
bliss, compared with. which the seventh
heaven OF the Praphet,wasa pigmy.
When the reporter arosc from his-seat
and stretched himself, the feeling was MOI
the pleasantest. The effects OF the pow
erful drug were felt forehosm altepwurd
The brain seemed sluggish, and the system
suffered severely from the relapse.
was IN ordeal scarcely -wurthprepe
unless for the estatic feelings that come
when the drug Is having It's closing effects