The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-22
this time rs thoroughly set ana you

this time It's thonoughly set ana you
cannot move hand nor foot"
The terrible situation was dawnlng
upon my mind. NY tormentor went on;
Ibid you think, Leonard FendFon,
that had forgotten? Did you expect
TO get forgiveness from Jasper Keen2
You should have known me better, and
not walked so GoolIShiy into the snare
that set for you. told you would
have revenge. have waited and
Gchemed a long time. but now the hour
OF my vengeance has come. Here, be-
fore the image OF the woman you love,
you shall die. Leonard Fendron-die
slow and awful death. shall leave you
here fixed, lmmovable-a living statue.
Don't think TO escape. for have plan
ned It well. Ny servants were dis
missed two days ago; told them was
going to leave the house for some
months. You can shrek and howl as
much as you please, but no one will
hear you. I've tested that carefully.
In short, unless an angel from heaven
comes to set you free, here you'Tl stay
TIL you starve to death In cramp and
agony"
stopped me.
'Mercy2 As soon expect to find II at
satan's hands! Here. I'll put this table
with the liquor on It close to you. It
Will be more tantallEinR. And now
must be of. I've planned my escape
well. Good-by. Leonard Fendron.
with you 10y with your bride Of clay"
And the madman, for 50 he was.
am assured, at that moment struck me
a heavy blow IN the face. turned on his
heel. slammed the door, and / heard his
footsteps disappear down the stairs.
was alone and helpless.
cannot describe the torture as the
long hours went by and the light Of the
lamps slowly faded as the day began to
dawn. The cramp In my body and
limbs was awful, my throat was parch-
ed, and my brain seemed to be on fire.
yelled and screamed at the top Of my
voice listening In anguish for an an
Rwerlng voice, but answers came there
none. The villain had prepared his
plot too we'll! / tried to lurch forward
and hurl myself to the floor. In vain!
The pedestal was fixedl And there, a
few feet In front Il me, stood the statue
OF Ivey, 30 lifellke and beautiful that 1t
seemed at times to my frenzled brain
brln that she was smiling and speaking
to me.
Then came time when all was dark.
had tainted. Too soon returned to
tho fearful reality, and redoubled my
screams. II was frultless. was in a
mental and bodily anguish that was too
awful for words. How the hours pass
ed knew not. It seemed years that !
had been fixed there. l seemed never
to have lived at all except in a world
OF terror
Ny God! cannot describe the an
Suddenly there came sound. Yes l
was not mistaken. A heavy bang on
the roof overhead. I listened with
stralnlng ears-ah-a footstep!
FOR Gods sake. help-help!" cried.
Then there came tap at the skylight
overhead and a voice spoke:
Excuse me, but may 1 come in?"
"Come INT" shrieked; ''in heavens
name yes. come in!"
You seem In a mighty hurry" re-
piled the voice. Suppose you open
the sky-lIght for me"
~ can't" answered; smash lido
what you llke-only be quick"
Crash! The glass came scattering
down on the floor; q foot came through
the window, then another. and In a few
seconds the man himself stood before
well. I'm bowed" he exclaimed;
what on earth does this mean?"
tOE AtOu Adke DC uulCh tAllu bsI lIG
free" begged. TITS killing me. Give
me something to drink first."
I eagerly drained the tumbler Of soda
water he held to my lips. Then he set
to work. He was n businessllke man.
and there was some stone chisels and
hammers about. In very few moments
he had split the pedestal down, and was
hammering and chipping away at the
plaster, which, Of course, by this time.
was quite hard and came of in flakes
and Jumps. 1t seemed ages to me, but
he afterwards told me 1t took him
very short time to get me free, though
large Jumps OF plaster stuck to my
clothes. l was horribly cramped and
could not stir when It was over He
undressed me and gave me tremeTf-
dnus rubbing, until at length the clrcu-
lation became partially restored and the
agony began to subslde, and / was able
well" he exclaimed. this is the
funniest thing I've ever come across,
Goodness only knows what would have
happened to you II my parachute hadn't
gone wrong"
your parachute?"
"Yes-thats how came here. I'm
professional aeronaut, and I've been
making balloon ascent and para
chute descent at Wembley park every
Saturday afternoon for a couple OF
months past,
claimed.
a Christian Science Fable.