The Greeley tribune., 1906-04-26

bGIt, IS t!S'bnS !" fg'J 0S ShS xtUe or
isi0 conference 1ifA tie French General
The GeyMas snUos,o1 has Acgun on he
saStlyn h1yder. Adams declare, mn =
He urges odHoon reconnaissance to me
ka5t. aRS Selaifor troopS TO bloch aduanee.
yo0pt ard are sent norfh,ud,d. 1Sams,
fa 1ayliai, Reehere (<spert baNoon,si),
gireisJS !elegraphy, lead The Advance, car.
a trld u1r BALLOON. Tie ascent IS maae
lGsmasn German force IS dsscop<rsd mobii-
|m lorraine. The balloon is sfruek 6y a
|aa shf.i aRd Begins TO fau s.vtf,ly mo he
fd me H0oas.
CHAPTER II.
be balloon was now within half a
OF the earth, and settling steadily.
bis came in a shower. Rechere
J groan and sank by my side.
through the heart. Martins hand
shattered as 1t gripped the rail
he basket. I expected den'n, and
d erect, again, grasping the sup
'eemed miserable to be thus tar
for the bullets of thousand SOL
s with no opportunity to reply,
fenly the basket gave a violent
u. lnstnctively my grasp tight
on the supporting cable: and well
d9t 10 ht tAidI 1hStdul We'll 0l-
|ed shell from a rapid-flrer cut the
r at the other end. and the car
Eed. hanging by the one slender
rope. l drew myself up and got
I'm hold OF the network surround
the gas bag. There l hung. grip
/ rs / looked down I saw Martini
Fins over and over in mid air. and
body of poor dead Rechere failing
a plummet. Then the single sup
gave way, and the basket went
b after them.
closed my eyes, sick with horror
iai1t from my tremendous muscu-
is OF swift flight through the air.
Sounds of shooting became fainter.
Whlstle OF bullets ceased. / real
that. the balloon. freed of Its
fht OF passengers. apparatus, and
blr All, then would escape, after
wing that should 1 lose conscious,
my grip would weaken.
|idenly felt that 1 had entered q
PUN OF cold air, 1t was sweet and
/ 1t stimulated me. 1 opened my
d not be seen. 1 was in the clouds.
fmember. now. that 1 hung by the
OF Two hands, from coarse net
. Of half-inch rope forming a cas-.
for the balloon. 1 knew that ID
lid soon be compelled to rest or /
\ let go and follow my late com
ohs SummonlhS all my nerve, l
Q II, caught my foot in a mesh of
net. / pushed my leg through un-
the rope was under my knee; then
ed for a few sweet minutes hang
there like a crab, one leg swing
free. Presently ! secured a similar
with the other foot; then working
Fly and carefully, managed to get
4 arms into the meshes, and for a
sed interval was relieved of severe
IN, though my hold was by no
ms secure.
he balloon seemed now to be NOV
swiftly. in the wind, but neither
ng nor falling. The steady gliding
ion the. absolute quiet, and the
Iriness of body resulting from my
n grip Of the net. produced a ten
to to myssf slssR to wss kesp eamPfled a%sRe anG
Ing that even this would not suffice
eiermined to make myself secure.
imminent risk. for / was getting
ftulIy cramped. let go with my
hi hand, and reaching in my pocket
Ut through half a dozen meshes of
net and thus made a hole large
ush TO admit my head and shoul-
3 pushing away the enveloping
ds OF the somewhat fiabby balloon.
degrees l worked my whole body
INKS to God found myself lying fiat
n the strong net work. my back
INST The gas-bag. So great was the
let OF this position that sank ln,u
tant sleep.
seemed an age later when ! awoke,
= woman. opened my eyes and
ked around me Law in n he'd
founded by siIken drapery. My
ole body ached, and my head seem
10 be several times Its ordinary size.
'l "a r9ice--that of the woman
Monsieur must be quiet. 1t is best.
n,iSur Is safe and will soon be well
!, looked In the direction OF the sound
" saw approaching me what ]
,ught to be the most beautiful wo-
Glt french type. she seemed ver-
uie w angel Upon her head snc wore
WHIT lace cap, which served only
= ,.@tlF 10 restrain her brown curls.
GLess was simple-of white, with
= eusn s Ut blue ut throat and shoulders.
IN ony ,G her soft, cool hands pressed
:" my my aching brow. Her loose slee-
,E. nuWyrd her fair, plump arms nigh
Va 5esi igIipows, and 1 recall, even now.
W aGSire, ,E, as 1 fell asleep, that l could
invoke again, some time later, feel
,pgHs TH,Heh refreshed. My fair. nurse
IA Ia s LI me a glass of cool milk, and
I 5ryy 5R,y Iead In the hollow of her arm
rbn1a" bna"IN, smiling and nodding at me
;SPy fo4ndf fus, myself lGr able wh,e To speak ahe
m /" NeFe am II" was my first ques-
N ,r'y Ioid me that was in the Cha
'Ssa a'I = tuhay, on the west bank of the
5Slper, some distance northwest
,lcb uqh' In the prettiest French
ouEb +, could readily understand
ssefHaGle, Hl,l, she told me how at dawr
balloon had come Crashing into
~ ut trees near the Chateau; how
| nsirs s9tu'hers had released me from
en- n''b1sun bun in the net; and how ] haG
Tiers "Vsht into the house, by hei
Tough ttIhsn.ruGtions. thn . and cared fol
d dtu tbe,aa about the head and shoulders
ad '"gy thought at FIRST that 1 wa.
,hlerat.l her father, q French
e beS9gt5oaf bS9 OF the old regime, came tc
at "SiSaInuG' expressed his pleasure
armed i"1i,sienr nv eur Ad-dams" tthey hat
{ tboot,"9's) had recovered, assuring
y perta need have no concern as &C
le,t r',i{ welcome to remain as his
ored VIZ w. ! should be completely re-
d Snt Sntf'Se II was the shock that blot
colltciI ,"r the next few days. ali
n exp"rEio Of OF my Identity. or my re.
M 1s IN R'IP51gnGg, PHroGGgi,. I knew simply that ]
ssel alwn,.ss ise, with this adorable
:, at RS,r, thirst, and to talk softly to
d mo walls r1S,s between maps, She
i twcni ileh about herself, She was
Dthcr ~ an only child with M