The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-14

sunshine of the south, which danced
| In a thousand dimples on the blue ex-
panse of the Mediterranean. / did not
wish to seem frightened or frantic
and so only called out for help at in
tervals and in an unexcited voice, and
no one heard. or, hearing, failed to
localize the sound.
The Cherrys were out for three hours
and on returning, finding no trace Of
me and hearing of the fall of the lift,
at last conceived the idea that I might
be inside of it. OF course when this
suspicion was once set on foot there
was great excitement, but 1t was not
very easy to do anything.
In the first place. on account of the
fete, there was an unavoidable delay
In getting workmen, and when they
were procured the part of the wall
where the lift had damned ran down
amid the walls of several small apart
ments and behind cupboards, and to
| find where the aperture should be be-
| gun was no light matter. With fusee
l could see my watch. / entered tn
lift at II and at was still there,
| though the voices were close at hand,
and the pickaxes seemed to be pene-
trating the framework of my little
box. Even then it appeared long be-
fore friendly hands helped me down
into the chamber, whence l reached
the body of the house.
1t was pleasant being an object of
female kindness and solicitude, but
DIR. Cherry was anxious and DESTROYS l
should keep quiet When / went to
| bed, / found he had had reason for
some apprehension. Sleep entirely de-
serted me, and an access of nervous
excitement ensued. Twelve. o'clock
struck and then 1. 1t was intolerable.
| should be altogether unnamed with
out rest l had hydrate Of choral in
my portmanteau, but there was no
night light However, managed to
get the bottle and the toilet tumbler
and measured with my finger. The
fluid seemed a good deal in drinking,
but took effect at once.
When / awoke, l heard an exclama-
ton of relief. There were two or three
persons in the room. 1t was broad
daylight. A foreign doctor, who spoke
English with an accent, felt my pulse.
HE will do now" he said to the 9th
ers, and, turning to me, added, "You
have had a squeak"
Il must get up said. "The steam
err goes at noon"
There was laugh.
st is long past noon," said the land
lord, who was polyglot, and young
man, an interpreter who attended the
trains, put in, with grin, 81 saw the
steamer with my eyes pass Chateau
DIFF and long tail of smoke follow
Ing"
soon learned that l had taken an
overdose of choral, was discovered in
profound stupor and could not be
awakened. DIR. Cherry had done every
thing for me. The Messengeries steam
er was going the next day, and the P.
and o. agent had transferred my pas
sage most kindly to the French boat.
Dr. Cherry had called in Bernar-
do, a local doctor, and intrusted my
case to him. My pulse had been care
fully watched and suitable measures
taken to insure me against fatal eff
fects.
By the way of cheering me the in
terpreter said: "Your friends have lost
one comrade and got another. A gen
tleman arrived from Paris early this
morning. He was aggrieved at your ac
cident and accompanied your good doc
tor and madam and the young lady
on board the steamer"
what was his name?" l asked.
II cannot say his name. 1t will be in
the book"
"Do get it."
The book was brought. Behold the
entry, Jan. 2, from London to Bonn
bay, NJ. Macintosh, rentierv'
"Confound the felloww l bawled out.
HE must have changed his plans at
the last moment! Bandbox! Prig!
Intruder! Oh, that liftr'
"You are better" observed the in
terpreter, but you must not overdo.~
The Man who Ia a Family Nufaawce