Connecticut western news., 1901-05-09
MY RIVAL.
HOW HE GOT THE BETTER
OF NE IN CONSEQUENCE
OF AN ACCIDENT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Observation-Disclosures
/ cannot say that thought much of
Macintosh He seemed to me great
prig. Good looking? Well, yes, in a
BARRIERS block sort Of way-curly, oil
ed hair, pink complexion, white teeth.
His teeth were good, must say, and
when he smiled his appearance varied
from that of skull to that of dog
out of temper about bones. In the
summer l had met DIR. and Mrs. Cher
ry, who were friends of mine. We had
been at Delhi once together. They
were going out again i'll December and
intending to take their daughter Ellen
with them. She was an exceptionally
nice girl, with light hair and blue eyes
and low, musical voice q must say
like blondes, and a harsh voice is
one of my .crosses), and | saw good
deal of her and should have seen more
only Macintosh was rather In the
way.
However, / found out that my
friends proposed to go to India by the
steamer leaving Marseilles ON Jan. 2.
And that was just the time my leave
was up. 1t was in the days when
one steamer started from Southampton
and q few days after another from
Marseilles, and they met in Egypt. The
journey was cheaper by the bay, and
had intended to take that route, but
met Macintosh at the office and found
he was going from Southampton to
please a chum. You would scarcely
believe it, but it was the case never
theless, that the Marseilles passengers
thought themselves rather more in So
ciety than the Southamptons. So
pondesed, eff my agents will find the
money, 1 will give Master Macintosh
the go by" 1 took a Southampton
berth, but the clerk said / might
change it for a Marseilles one after
ward il 1 liked. And this 1 did.
started from Dover the day after
Christmas day and at Paris went
straight to the Hotel Byron, where l
knew the Cherrys We're staying.
Friend Mac" l said to myself, with
the brand of Southampton on his brow,
continental prestige"
/ travelled with my friends In a
leisurely way. We gave "a hours to
Lyons and reached Marseilles ON the
evening of Dec. 81. Our inn, the Du
Midi, was on the road to the New
Quarter, and / have been told, since
the building speculations were not so
successful, it has been altered and let
out in flats. But at that day 1t was a
high, we'll like house. having court
yard In the middle, adorned with
pomegranates in green boxes, where
we sat after table d'hote and drank
coffee and cognac.
Mrs. Cherry had letter that evening
by the post, and 1 observed that its
receipt created interest, and / heard
one or two observations which did not
| however, in any way interpret them
| selves to me at the time. Really
| after ALP But is there timer How
has 1t been managedY' and so on.
And when l asked what projects
| were In view for seeing the place next
day Mrs. Cherry only replied, Some
| thing will suggest itself"
Jan. / was a general holiday, and
| from an early hour the streets began
| to fill, for the peasants came in from
| the neighborhood, and all the artisans
| turned out in their gayest costumes
/ The Cherrys had breakfast IN theil
own apartments, and l on returning
| from the sale a manger went into my
own bedroom, which was high up, an6
sat at the window smoking a ciga
rette. Hearing a noise below, l look
ed out and saw the Cherrys starting
without giving me notice. Ellen, how
ever, observed me.
where are you off tor 1 called
down to her.
1--WE are going" she said, ito wall
In the Canebiere. 1t will be great fun
Come along"
Come along? OF course l would!
snatched up my hat and a dustcoa
and on rushing from my room observ
ed slight iron gates and within lift
stationary. There was no gas in
nor any attendant, and l had not no
ticed 1t before or heard of people goini
up or down. But the thought strucl
me, II may as well use it, time will b
saved" The grating was unlocked.
entered, took a seat and pulled tn
rope. The lift began to descend. Dark
ness, but only for moment or two
and then another grating, and on-int
the darkness again. Suddenly l fel
that the seat was occupying was los
Ing it's horizontal position. 1t sunk o.
one side. There was grievous creab
ing, scraping, crashing and then stoI
page. Half way between two landin
places the machine had stuck immova
bly, fast.
OF course 1t was very awkward. bu
there was apparently no cause 70
alarm. 1 knew l should get out Ii
time, but still 1t might be a longish jot
did not hear much noise and conclud
ed I was among thick walls and no
near q grating. But there was som
rumbling and shouts as | thought. L
short time, however, all was still.
had not called out, for 1 was anxiou
to show I was cool and not disturbe
by q trafing accident Of the sort. Ii
deed had planned to come out snoh
inS, for I had fusee and cigar cas-
~ N. "A tAazs. MAS no ysst bow