Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-28


mite, nitroglycerin, or what not--obeys
the signal, as by magic, and bang. fol-
lows such an explosion and upheayal as
are only rivaled by an earthquake or a
volcano. Only ten seconds remain-there
they go-wait, markp'
The machine was a counterpart Of the
one that Weems had put to such deadly
use. True to the point of time for which
1t had been set, there was the same man
Hesitation now as was described on the
former occasion. The clockwork gave a
sharp, clicking sound, and then, down
out of its lower part, there suddenly dart
ed the long, slender, polished, pencil-like
bar of steel, which cleaved through an
oak fragment with the utmost ease.
Cheaper ones can be made on the same
principle, perhaps" said the exhibitor. 1T
is supposed that a torpedo fired by this
means may have caused the destruction
of the fine South African steamship Scar
borough, rumors of which are in this
evenings papers, supposed to have been
forwarded from Gibraltar by one or two
survivors of the wreck Don't go, gem
tlemen! I'll set the clockwork for an
other experiment, if you'll remain"
The last words were addressed to
Weems and his friends, who had sudden
~ recoiled from the exhibitors stall, as
though under a simultaneous shock. Pale
and startled, they at once shrank into a
comparatively deserted passage and inter
changed glances of mute, terrified ques-
tioning.
The blow had probably told the hardest
on Weems, and yet he was the first to
recover any degree of composure, which
was not great deal.
fGreat guns" he gasped; "can what he
said about the Scarborough be, possible?
Come, let us hurry out and buy an even
ing paper" said Dalziel. .'I'm struck all
of a heap
wait a minute; don't give way to an
alarm for which there may be no occa-
sion," counseled the lawyer. keep cool.
1t is next to impossible that our secret
should be exposed. l have always no.
ticed- What, Sir Luke! are you sud-
denly crazed? Do you see a ghost?''
Dazel had suddenly turned as white
as a sheet and then withdrawn still deep
er into the little evergreen bordercd pas
sage in which they were all standing; and
now he pointed with trembling band to
group of three who were coming dow n
at the head of a large stream Of sight
seers through the wide aisle that they
had just deserted.
One of these was a tall, noble-looking,
heavily bearded man, bearing the gen
eral impress of a recent return from
long and toilsome travel; very pretty,
thoughtful looking young woman was
leaning on his arm; and directly behind
them, evidently in the character of ser
want, was gigantic negro, clad in a new
suit of dark blue livery in which he
seemed but i'll at ease, and with his shin
| ing coarse, black features all grin at the
multifarious wonders that surrounded
| him.
look" gasped Dalziel, in hoarse,
| tremulous whisper. If she didn't come
with you in the Caledonia, how then did
| she come here?"
"Whom do you mean?' whispered
Weems, who had not yet perceived the
new arrival indicated.
"There-Miss Muir. Don't you see
her?'
vengeance of heaven" stammered
! Weems beneath his breath. Yes, L see
| her now. But the man on whose arm
she is leaning-don't you recognize him
| Man alive! it's your brother, the rightful
| baronet-'tis Sir Philip Dalziel! Quick!
| Out of this before were observed
| Ghosts are, indeed, abroad, or else the
sea gives back its prey!"'
Followed by his amazed companions,
he darted into the refreshment room,
whence they made their way out of the
| building in breathless haste.