Connecticut western news., 1901-05-09

wish the air to be closer than it was.
1 had just thought vaguely, "They
will get me out, and l will emerge
smoking" But two things abruptly
occurred to me, How will they get you
out?' and then. Are you sure they
will look for your By heaven! This
later idea became serious. The lift
must have been out of repair, unfit for
use. 1t was careless to leave the graf
ing unlocked. But still there was no
attendant, as there would have been
if the thing had been In working trim.
They might perhaps think the lift pass
ed down of its own accord and that
no one was in 1t.
In noint of fact this was so. The
Cherrys, 1t seemed, walked Slowly on
and, as / did not follow, thought was
engaged and busted themselves about
the drama of the streets. No one was
near when 1 entered the machine, and
it had sunk away once before, 1t was
said, without any one touching it, and
indeed it was disorganiZed and not en-
ployed.
The chambermaids were at the win
dows, the walters at the door, the &C.
cupants of rooms. were among the gay
throng on the pavements enjoying the
sunshine of the south, which danced
in 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
teryals 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 l might
be inside of 1t. OF course when this
suspicion was once set on foot there
was great excitement but it 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 jammed 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
| could see my watch. l entered the
lift at IL and at 8 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 1 reached
the body of the house.
1t was pleasant being an object of
female kindness and solicitude. but
DIR. Cherry was anxious and DESTROYS
should keep quiet. When l went to
bed, 1 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, 1 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 1 awoke, / 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"
" must get up" said. "The steam.
er goes at noon"
There was laugh.
| 1T is long past noon," said the land.
lord, who was a 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"
| 1 soon learned that / had taken an
overdose of choral, was discovered In
a profound stupor and could not bt
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
DIR. Cherry had called in Bernar
do, local doctor, and intrusted my
case to him. My pulse had been care
fully watched and suitable measure:
taken to insure me against fatal eff
| fects.
BY the way of cheering me the in
terpreter said: "Your friends have los
one comrade and got another. A gen
tleman arrived from Paris early thii
morning. He was aggrieyed at your &C
cident and accompanied your good doc
tor and madam and the young lad,
on board the steamer"
what was his name?" / asked.
II cannot say his name. 1t will be II
the book"
do get It."
The book was brought. Behold thu
entry, Jan. 2, from London to Bonn
bay. NJ. Macintosh, rentierv'
"ConfounG the fellowv l bawled out
"He must have changed his plans a
the last moment! Bandbox! Prig
Intruder! oh, that lift"
you are better" observed the In
terpreter. "but you must not overdo."