The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-07


ried downstairs in search OF my host
esses. / found them in the courtyard
of the castle, and was pleased 10 notice
that their greeting was fully us amiapie
as was their leaye-taking the night be-
fore. While / was standing among
them saving 10 them all the pretty
compliments and agreeable things
could think of. some great. black, heavy
body, or object, or mass, darted out of
the tops of the forest opposite us. went
whizzing and rafting over our heads,
and disappeared over the castle. before
had a chance TO see what twas.
l was not surprised at the transit OF
this black something; neither did l
wonder at ii, for had made up my mind
TO expect anything. after what had al
ready happened. was. however, taken
of my guard by Che suddenness of II
and | cried out:
what is that?"
The six damsels seemed very much
amused at the start which gave aud
at my sudden exclamation.
THAT" wrote Ysolde upon her pad,
'sis the trolley car. about which j told
YOU. If you will follow us up into the
signal tower. we will now show it 10
yon."
They pointed out the tower in ques.
ton. Ii was the one, from the window
of which came the wire rope which
extended across the river into the forest.
The rope itself was cyan now vibrating
as if IL had been forcibly shaken.
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The car about which they spoke ran
along upon this rope. and into the case
ment of the signal tower. There was
truly nothing to worder about in this
matter, for il was really very simple
thing. an ordinary mechanical con-
trivance. and that was all. i now con-
jcctured whether the invisible bridge
might not develop into some equally
everyday affair. These last reflections
came to me while was following. as
hest could. the six sylpb-like forms of
the countesses. who had started upon
n wild chase or race into the tower and
up the staircase. as though each one
was trying TO get TO the top first.
When / Mt last arrived. very much wind
ed. on the uppermost floor. found
them all gathered around large wicker
work car or basket. about two and n
half feet in depth and width, and four
feet in length II seemed TO be filed
with all sorts of rchandise-among
which noticed eatahleg of many kinds,
in quantity enough 10 have stocked a
small grocer's shop. books and sta
tionery, female clothing md finery. 1t
also contained large bundle of news
papers and letters. This bundle the
girls had already seized. and they were
Eow occupied in dividing its contents.
examined this crate or car. and
found that IL hung by two iron trolleys
or pulleys upon the wire rope. which,
as l mentioned before. came from
somewhere in or beyond the forest, ex'
tended across the stream and through
The easement into the tower. | now
found that the end OF the rope was Sc
curcly tied TO an iron stanchion let into
the wall. and that the car. sliding In
through the window till il reached this
wall. had become fastened by an auto
matte latch or catch. which prevented
it from running back again out of th'
window; which IL undoubtedly wouit
have done without this contrivance. A
this point may as we'll state certain
ctrer. facts about this piece of ma
chiuery. which learned afterward
This wire rope aeriai railway EXTENDED
from Castle Schreckenstrohm to th'
counts villa. the mansion where he or
tlinarily resided This mansion. callet
by the count. "Auser dem Walde," wa
three-fourths Of mile from Castl
SchrecKensrronm. stood Just outside 0
the forest. and was situated about a mil
from the walls of Oldendorf. BY mean
of this air line. daily communicate
was established between the two places
and II was by this means that the IN
mates of The castle were supplied wit
The necessaries of life. and at the sam
time kept in touch with the outsid
world. At the Schreckcnstrohm en-
a. was only needful TO unfasten the late
and the car would start Of it's ow
weight ard run across the torrent ar
through the forest. all the way TO Ausc
dem Wal1c. This I knew OF my ow
experience. rs aftcrward had occasio
20 try IL. To propcl the carriage in n
opposite direction, namely. from Il
villa to the castle, required considerab
power and this power was furnishC
ty compressed air, the car being sh
out OF a window in the villa. like sh'
from one of the pneumatic guns of &
Vesuyius.
The six damsels now seemed 10
making n great fuss over some matt
which they had found in one of {
ncwspapers. They clustered arou
A. and gesticulated wildly.
Then Brunhilda, the quecn.i.l
seized IL and ran up TO rae, and the n
followed her. and all six showed
their faces and manner that they h
taken q new interest in me. and tia
was something more 10 them than
had been up TO that time. And the lo
ly Brunhilda thrust the newspaper 7
der my eyes and pointed out with
a. a