The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-28

low tone to the men, don't drop him
on tho stairs"
whats the matter with the elevat-
orr" came in anxious but mutlicd tones
/ from the interior Df the trunk.
ITS all right in this building" re-.
spondcd Brock, "but In the Warren
house there are two flights. and they
are pretty bad the bOusnkcopcr says
OF course you'll go up the back stairs
The descent to the street was easy, but
the ride 10 the Warren house was long
/ The longer the ride the longer Holdings
| vorth's legs seemed to be and before n
! was finished he would have paid any rea'
sonable sum Tor the privilege OF straight.
| sning them out
"This is a singular paradox he said to
himself MY legs are getting longer cv.
| cry minute and stll | want to stretch
| EN-"
One VI the expressmen. who was sitting
| kesdc the trunk, Informed him Of his ar
| rival at his destination and then climbed
| out Of the wagon. There was "A long wait
! Thcn llOlliugswurth felt Il swaying Of tn"
vehicle. and Immediately a voice spoke
! cautiously.
There's hitch somewhere" it said.
Don't speak loud. Old Warren Is stand
/ Ing by the gate"
"Whrt the trOuble2'
"IIc says lts the wrong trunk lie
swcdin that this one Is fun Of furs.
| They're hunting for the Key, but the
hous"k"npors all right Don't you worry.
! Whatever happens. you're safe Tho old
| man won't get you. IIush,'
Another long wait ana then the voice
again.
"W"II have to take you bnck You've
been positively Identified you're & lot Of
geulslun ana stun that belonged tu Mrs
warren when she was alive. S-s-s-shi'
Presently the wagon swHyed violently
| and then started. Iiolliugsworth felt the
r1prcssrnsn settling himself down beside
thu trunk Then came very soft hardly
| audible whisper:
"Don't speak. Don't make any noise
wen get you out Of this yet"
Tho wagon julted along. IL seemed to
travel thousand miles. and there were a
thousand new pains for every mile. FL
nally the wagon stopped. The trunk was
lifted out. Hollingsworth heard n con-
fused murtnur Of voices Then he felt the
| motion OF an elevator There followed
great humping and dragging followed by
a stiffness aud peculiar chill, gradually
but surely increasing. IL seemed as II
drafts of Icy air were blowing through the
holes In the trunk. Hollngsworth stood
II us long AZ he could. and then In sud
den ruruxysm he pounded and kicked up
a wounded elephant IL was n mnrveloua
Telief while he was enjoying 1t he heard
clHnkiug sound and then n strange.
loud. scared voice cried:
WHO'S here2'
'T arm. hang IT," yelled Hollngsworth.
How could | be anywhere else? Holy
Moses. do you think I can crawl out
through one Of these hUles?'
Caesars Ehost"' exclaimed the voice
How did you come to be In here?"
Where arm I?''
"'rhiy Is the Columoia warehouse
You're In the cold storage room. We al
ways keep our furs'-
BLAST your furs! who IRE your
I'm the Waterman. Everybody else
has gone horne"
We'll" said Hollingsworth In n voice of
smolderinE rage. II want to 80 home too
Open this trunk"
81 ain't got no key" said the man, NOR
no tools. This Is a mighty strong trunk
How'd you get into IT,
Never mind that Kick the lid OFF it,
''Bless your soul" said the watchman
Il cant do that. It's bound with iron.
But when the day Waterman comes In
the morning.
He was Immediately interrupted by a VI
client straininG and grooming inside the
trunk.
81 say" he continued. ITS pretty thun-
derin' cold in here. can drag you into a
WARMER TOOlls lHeTt y one "HeTt Il Gun
light "A lot OF gas. and / guess youth be
comfortable"
without waiting for reply the man
seized the trunk and dragged It along the
floor with incredible speed. IIollingsworth
seemed to feel a change In the tempera-
ture, and he saw lights through the holes
ia the trunk.
I'm lift you up on to this shelf" said the
man. "lt'l be warmer there than on the
floor"
HoIlngsworth felt the trunk lifted and
set upon some sort of support He had
just sense enough left to wonder at the
strength of the man who lifted II. Surely
such an Individual could find some means
oc releasing him. While this thought was
In his mind there was n scratching sound
and then suddenly the lid of the trunk
flew back. IIollingsworth. staring upward,
beheld n dazzlingiy brilliant and very or
nate chandelier. AZ babel OF voices broke
out around him.
TN crazy" he Thought "Well it's no
wonder"
And with that he painfully scrambled to
his feet He was standing In the middle
al n hpuntifullN laden hnDuupt ble alir-