The Holly chieftain., 1905-09-01

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though the heavens had fallen, since
he sees a myriad of stars.
He falls to the ground. helpless. As
in dream, he realizes that two men
support him and tell passerby he is
a boon companion unfortunate enough
to have partaken too freely, yet all the
while Jacks vocal organs, as well as
bis muscular powers, seem paralyzad.
Then he feels them lifting him up
and placing him in q vehicle; he hears
the driver shout to his horse. and with
the motion Of the cab, all conscious
ness leaves him, for some one has
kindly placed a handkerchief saturat-
ed with chloroform over his breathing
apparatus.
When Travers opens his eyes he is
in dense fog with regard to his
whereabouts.
Jove! he must be out on the plains
again, and all these strange incidents
but the fancies of a disordered mind.
The night air is cold, and Jack. with
| shiver, inyoluntarily reaches out for
his blanket Then he discovers ne
has none. What are those sounds?
! Surely. such as never greet the ear up
| on the borders of the lonely Staked
| Plains-the ringing Of bells, and the
shrill screech of motors switching the
| feight vans.
| Amazed. Jack lifts his head. Then
he gives a grunt, for the movement
causes him pain.
| His surprise grows; many lights fash
before his eyes-why. II is as though
he gazes from height upon some
great slumbering city. and the odor OF
smoke in the air Is very familiar, too,
If he was astonished before, 1t Is as
nothing to his sensation when he dis
covers his surroundings as the moon
creeps forth.
Cleaning white stones are on the
right and left, tall monuments rear
themselves above, while close by he
can see all manner of singular vaults
in the terraces, some of them guarde1
by iron railings In front.
Really Jack can be excused for stag
gering to his feet with low cry bub-
bling from his lips. The bravo 1t of
men might feel commingling Of awe
and alarm under similar clrcum,
stances.
| 1t is not a very pleasant sensation
for one to open his eyes and suddenly
discover himself lying in the city Of
the dead.
Fortunately Jacks nerve is equal to
even this, and he pulls himself to-
gether as he endeavors to figure how
he comes to be in the Metropolis of
Glasgow before his time.
though he will have tender recollec-
tion Of that blow for days to come.
To leave this Metropolis is his first
thought, and when he attempts this
the greater is his marvel how, with
out the completely of the gate keeper
at the Bridge of Sighs. they ever car.
ried his senseless form over the walls
When man of dash and energy I'm.
dertakes to accomplish certain feat
he can usually get there, and such an
agile fellow as Travers could not long
be daunted by wall even twice as
high as that which confronts him.
So he is soon over and making his
way down the steep street that leads
from the crown Of the hill.
1t is deserted at this hour, of course
Anxious about the passage of time
Jack endeavors to find his watch, but
does not seem greatly surprised to dis.
cover 1t missing; nor is there a shil
ling in any Of his pockets. He smiles
grimly as he remembers how, like a
wise traveller, he. had the forethought
to sew certain Bank of England notes
in the lining Of his coat; SO that he is
all right financially.
The position Of the moon causes
him some uneasiness. He fears that
he must already be too, late to sail or
the Anchoria, and that the Spaniard
has won the trick.
1t is only when he reaches Argyle
street, after long walk, that he runs
across night-hawk cabby, whom he
engages at once to carry him with all
speed to the landing stage.
They reach the landing stage. One
glance tells Travers the steamer is
no longer where he saw her. The hour
for sailing has passed, and while he
lay unconscious in the beautiful Ne
cropolis of the western capital the
Anchoria was steaming' down the
Clyde to the ocean, doubtless bearing
those with whom he feels his destiny
is interviewer.
Who is this standing like statue
al the end of the no longer used gang
plank. All Sin, to be sure-fathfnl
Ah Sin! s
| A few questions draw out all the