The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03

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had become too strong and ~
pleasant. The color Of tSo w :
changed to green, and then : J
from the zenith a gloriops r' y
shimmered down and yeiled ny
with such a beautiful, transIpca'
that the poor American for a !
almost forgot his trouble.
The afternoon came on. Tho j
became successfully green. Mill
lavender, rose and gray. Tho y
no longer i'll sight, and the g,.,l
west was darkening into rnrI|
last hour Of the day. Njabt !
hand. Johnston's limbs were j
stiff from inaction, and he had Il
desire to speak or to hear one ot
ficers say something, but tbol
doing i'll their respective corne,1
moon had risen and hung "a,
space overhead, but they seem,I
leaving it behind. Later be fad
this, for its light graduallv
DINNER and DINNER till AT /.
were in total darkness-darkness
only by the powerful searcblipb,
threw its dazzling, trumpet Shan
far ahead. But search as he NJ
the direction they were going
fortunate American could see
but the ever rcceding wall Of M
Suddenly they began to desce1
officers awoke and stretched tba
and yawned. One Of them orl
window, and Johnston heard
roaring sound like that of a hi
of skaters on vast sheet Of ice
Down, down they dropped
ston's heart was in his mouth.
The machine suddenly SLACK
its speed, and then hung poised
air. The rays of the searchlig
directed downward, and slowv
from point to point Looking ID
American caught glimpses Of
rocks, sharp cliffs and yawning
How is it?" asked the fins
through speaking tube of the
"A good landing" was the 1
Well, go down" And
later the machine settled on the
ground.
The same officer opened the
gently pushed Johnston cut.
expected them to follow him,
door of the machine closed beh
"Stand out of the way" d
the officer through the window,
may get struck as we rise"
Involuntary Johnston obeye
was a sound of escaping air
meath the machine, a fierce Crl
in the atmosphere which sucked
ward the machine, and then
zling searchlight blinded bin
airship bounded upward and sal
over the course it had come
Johnston stood paralyzed VI
"My God, this y. awful" be q
in terror, and his knees gave
meath him, and he sank to
''They have left me here to
this hellish darkness. " He
there for a moment, his faca
with his hands, then be sprans
perately and started to groIe
the darkness, he knew not VIII
stumbled at almost every steI
against powders which bru
hands and face and went O
strength was gone. Then he p
looked back toward the direct
which he had come. 1t seema
that he could see the straigl
mighty black wall, above VII [,
was a faint appearance Of
lump rose in the throat Of the !.
low, and tears sprang into bis |,
But what was that? Surell
sound. 1t could not have been
for the air was perfectly y
sound was repeated. 1t was
of a human voice ID N
the dark. Could it be some \,
tress, some poor unfortunate M
being like himself? Again be h,
sound, and this time 1t was h.
voice of some one talking.
"Hellop" shouted the Ame N,
a cold shudder went over N,
sound of his own husky Won NJ
was a dead silence; then ike ne,
his own cry family came n,
Hellor" A.,
Filled with superstitious
American cautiously groped |tb,
sound. Hello, there! VIM n,
"Helpl Help!" said the fol
it was now much nearer &c.
Johnston plunged forwa MOO
lately. "Where are your an,
"Herel" And a human 10 ~
up before him. for
For a moment neither spe a,
the strange figure said: I'M
81 thought at first tha' an,
some one sent to rescue u ,
you are alone-damned ike Gov
at looks that way, r1 IN
ston. Ian
When did they bring you con
"Only n moment ago. n of
my God, it is awful
did not dream of such a tau VIII
had enemies. The medica' An
bribed to vote against me 10
strong? Am l not museum .
arms and thighs. exc
He held out an arm, "W
felt of it. The muscles weH syi
"You are a giant. bea