Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-05

/ WIS III an agony OF rear.
"l;' querled the astonlshed boy, 81
have not seen her for months. Oh.
what has become of hef-why did l
not see her last night?" Mrs. Sears
| promptly tainted. and was given over
to the care of her maid. Edwin could
get nothing more from her. But he was
determined to find Henrietta and mar
ry her AT once.
In a delirium of fear for the girl and
rage at his own cursed stupidity, he
started to walk back to his rooms in
Cambridge. lie never got to them.
lie disappeared from the college world
as completely as though the earth had
opened TO swallow him.
On the top Of Cardigan Mountain In
New Hampshire, a stern-faced old man
directed the labors of twoscore of work
men. This horde had suddenly de-
seended upon the peaceful hill village
two days before, and straightway be
gan the erection on the mountain top
of curiously divided, substantial
structure, where, II was announced,
certain rich meteorological experiment
er was to spend the winter and spring.
1t was matter of snow formation and
precipitation, 1t was said, in which Pro
fessor Butler was Interested.
Two days from the appearance of the
workmen the last nail was driven, and
train of wagons, loaded with win
| t.,,, AZ aIn
started for the top. And that evening
when the darkness blotted out every
feature ef ~ landscape, the old man
appeared n clinging, frightened
looking Cir IN the mountain-top. On
the next evening, the darkness blotting
everything from view as before. the
old man brought up younger man, to
be, as he said, assistant to the profes
sor. Then, with corps of close
mouthed helpers. the eXperimenters
shut themselves away from the world
and were buried In the snow of the
mountain-top.
The mythical Professor Buffers ex-
| pertinent station was constructed In
| peculiar way. Two low-roofed, solldly
anchored structures, Identical In size
of preeipice that dropped sheer 500
feet. Three walls of each structure
were windowless, unbroken save by
heavy doors.-the third. fronting the
precipice. had abundant light and ven
| tiiatlon. And between the two struc-
lures, opening into each, was long,
covered corridor. lighted from the
north, but through which, when 1t was
| completed. no man could pass
Old Richard Dumble. who had as
sumed the role of the professor. took
his son to the end of this strange corri-
dor, and. pointing to the door that
loomed at the other end, said:
'In the room at the end of this long
| passage is the foolish young girl you
! profess to love better than your own
| life. This door here. as you see, Is
open, and will be left unlocked. Yonder
! door Is likewise freely passable. But
between these doors Is this passage,
through the floor of which, when either
of you tries to pass, you will fall upon
| Tho rnryS 5oo foot halo,, have b,1
marked upon this passage floor the
point beyond which you may not go
without breaking through On the
girls side have taken the same pre-
caution.
Il shall keen you botb nm bera pptil
YOU are tired of this farce Won call Low.
ing. [ can trust nv beners hava
everything ready 10 keen vou n vaar
If necessary. Whenever Won are randy
to come to mo and sweor that vou bovo
banisbed all thoupbt of Miss SrbouIar
from your mind | VIII have vou hotb
released send you baek to Uarvora
and make man OUT of you
,.Rut II. in reality Won love ono nm.
other better than life, Won have only to
rush together through this MASSAGE to
romantic death. Rather than 70 SOC