The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-20

the machine and into the Car. They
could Gee the driver behind the glass Of
the narrow compartment in which he
sat, and when he turned the polished
metal wheel the machine rose like a
liberated balloon. Thorndyke looked
out Of the window. The blue haze Of
the fifth hour Of the morning was break
ing over everything, and as the domes,
pinnacles and varicolored roofs fell
away in the beautiful Light the breast
of the Englishman heaved with delight
full emotions. Bernardino was watching
his face with a gratified smile.
"You like Alpha?" she said half anx-
iously, half inquiringly.
Every much" he replied, ''but !
want to show you the great world
came from, and some day perhaps
cam"
The blood ran into her cheeks sud-
denly and then as quickly reoeded, leav-
ing q wistful expression in her eyes.
She sighed. at has been my dream for
q long time. ! have always imagined
that 1t is more wonderful than Alpha,
but you know there is no chance for you
to return now"
II shall manage to escape some way,
and you shall go with me as my wife. "
Her bushes came again. II did not
know that you cared SO much for
me-" she said. Then. as If to change
the subject, she pointed through the
window. "See; we are approaching the
park and shall descend in moment"
He looked out Of the window and
then drew his head in quickly.
1--WE are going down into q big
lake." be cried ont.
"Oh, no; 1t is only the glass roof Of
the park" she laughed. "True, 1t does
look like water in the sunlight"
The machine sank lower and finally
rested on plot Of grass in little
square ornamented with beds Of flowers
and white statues. Thorndyke saw q
seemingly endless wall, 60 high that he
could not calculate its height. Bernar-
dino preceded him in at great arching
door in the wall, and they found them
selves In stone paved vestibule sever
al hundred feet square.
A maidservant came forward at once
and brought heavy fur clothing for them
and invited them into separate toilet
rooms. When he came out, Bernardino
was waiting for him. He could hardly
breathe, 30 thick were the furs he had
put on.
ut is warm here, but it will be cold
er in moment" said the princess,
and sho led him to door across the
room. When the door was opened,
Thorndyke uttered an exclamation Of
astonishment. Before their eyes lay a
wide expanse Of snow covered roads and
woodlands and frozen lakes and streams.
The air was as crisp and invigrating
as q Canadian winter.
Bernardino led him to a pavilion
where number Of pleasure seekers
were gathered and selected sleigh and
two mettlesome horses. She took the
zeins from the man and sprang lightly
into the graceful cutter. Thorndyke fol.
lowed her and wrapped the thick robes
about her feet. Away they sped like the
wind down the smooth road through o
leafiess forest. Overhead the glass roof
could not be seen, but lowering gray
cloud hung over them, and light snow
was falling.
Winter park Is great resort" the
princess explained. "We get tired Of
the unchanging climate. and 1t is pleas
ant to visit such place as this. There
is winter park in every town Of any
size In Alpha
They drove along the shore of beau
tiful lake, on the frozen surface Of
which hundreds of skaters were darting
here and there, and passed hillsides on
which crowds of young people were
cousting in sleds. When they had driven
about ten miles in a circuitous route,
she turned the horses round.
1--WE had better return" she said.
"You have not seen all Of the park, but
we can visit it some other time"
Outside they found their flying ma.
chine awaiting them and were soon on
the way back to the city. They parted
at the fountain in the park, she hasten
ing to the palace and he turning to
stroll through the little wood behind
him.
He was passing thick bunch Of
trees when he was startled by hearing
bis name called. He turned round. but
at first saw no one.
"Thorndykel" There it was again,
and then he saw hand reckoning to