The Washington times., 1903-03-15

She made two or three steps aad Sung
herself into Gertrude's outstretched
arms.
Norbert had gone OF to attend the
baronet.
He is only stunned like the others.
and you don't seem 20 be quite your
self. doctor. even now continued Nor
bert; "a good dose OF ether win not do
you any harm"
So saying, he suited the action to the
word. and brought the doctor round with
his own remedy.
IT Is true. said Bret. Il feel quite
dazed still Many thanks. dear Mauny.
for your attention. Now we must see
after CoghiH. His pulse is rnarvelously
weak. quite thread-Iike. in fact. How
ever, let's hope he viii be ali right. Bet
ter rub his head with brandy. I think.
viii DO it II you will attend to the other
one"
To that individual there who was the
cause Of all this topsy- turvy business?
Do you think I am going 10 attend 20
that fellow? No. Virgil comes before
Smith. I shall look after MIN FIRST
fastening into an adjoining apart
ment. Norbert raised that worthy SER
want from his hard couch on the floor,
and rubbed ard shook him till at last
he showed signs OF life.
Ealloa. Il Is daylight. And we are
still alive" cried Virgil. awakening 10
the consciousness OF his surroundings.
I didn't expect to be here after that
earthquake"
Meanwhile tb.rt. =. NJ. 80, g.,
Bucephalus and his valet were cnce
more astir- The iatter's personal appear
ance was not improved by an erormo s.
bump on the forehead. He sat up on the
mating. and stared about him aimless-
ly. without apparently realizing that he
had been the direct cause OF the catas-
trophe.
i really don't know why We should
keep the windows closed. said Norbert.
The heat is suffOcating,''
He opened one OF the windows. but
shut IL again Immediately. so violent a
draft was caused. This was very odd. for
the current Of air came from within. and
every other opening was still closed.
Norbert was looking around 20 find out
the reason when Gertrude exclaimed
from the other window:
What a very strange view, I never
saw anything like IL The earthquake
must have turned everything upside
down All around US"
Everyone ran TO see what was IT, mat
ter
The changes were indeed remarkable.
In place OF the yellow sandy plain that
formerly stretched in uniform mouotony
almost TO the very foot OF Tehbaii-
broken only here and there by a few
undulations, they now beheId an abyss
whence rose up sharply defined SER
rated mountains
IL appeared as II the crust had given
way under the influence OF some mighty
subterranean force that had torn up
the surface and redistributed it in weird,
fantastic forms
Bright red. staring yellow. pale blue.
and violet eoIored rocks stood out ou
every side in a medley OF color that was
far from pleasing 10 the eye. In the
ravines flowed lava OF every hue similar
TO that found en- Vesuvius and Etna.
II was. in fact. evident that they were
real volcanic craters now extinct ana
silent There they were, side by side,
OF every imaginable height and size.
II was impossible TO estimate the dis
lance properly, for b. a strange OPP
teal illusion the rocks that were far
thest stood out as clearly as the near
ones. down 10 the least little detail
Instead or diminishing gradually to the
vanishing point, they were so Boldly
deemed against the sky that IL seemed
almost as il it were possible 10 touch
their bright coIored edges.
Another remarkable circumstances was
that the shadows were as clearly por-
trayed in the binding light as were the
rocks themselves They were all IS
black as ink. without any graduation OF
shading on
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