The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-02-15

Of reachisg the door.
Gospinr the can With both hands, hs
s~uag u Into The air, Inverted II, asd drop
ped Il over bio head. lsitsrx bic arms aide
gradually up The ipss6s. until hii paint
rsed on the bottom IL s~.vei ssa movs.
ols bomb-prcos, pro'~c'ifG him Nee sall,
frs m the kpecs up, Bela~ that be mus
ishe hisehsnces. A fast A. his injured
ed ankle would permit, be began 70 limp
dt~n the central alley.
The sounds from without came 10 him
mutt ID. The ~hirring VI rockets, the tsng
ips OF cannon crscbcss, lhe fasillade Of
smsller busches blended together into >
psndemonium that would have been deaf
enirg TO unprotected ears.
Ifaaagi The impact Of q rock't agai t
tie tin elose to his left ear Get the metsl
vibrating urder hla finger tips, Crush
baRgf Agisnt dynamite cracker exploded
on the floor not three feei away. aad The
shock struck his calves Ike blow frem >
club He trod through several bunchss,
snsppisg round his anslss like spitful
puppies. His feet stfucA'AgAinst all sort
Of debris, exploded and uueSploded, swep'
from the tables by constant explosions
The csr was fairly hesvy, and when Nc.
Lesp's arms became tired hearing It,
: eight, he let 1t rest partly on the top oi
his head. The great trouble with his sui,
efarmor was that II had no peep-boles
All the light that reached him vas lurid
reflected from the floor. Now
and then he banged against table, ,brf ugh
up all standing. and was obliged to chang
HE course. But be was Masking very fair
progress when On unexpected calamity be-
isll him.
A mine OF red fire igbited under his feet
Up pulled . mushrc shaped cloud Of
'moke, pupgeDt, Irritating, binding. TIE
II Il csting fumes instantly filled the In
' rted can, rushing into the wa'chmsn',
yes and nostrils. untii,he cou d neither se'
nor hear.
At any cost, Mclean must free bis lungs
ready he WAS strsDgling He threw 90
Re car, and stood unprotected in the mids'
4 the bombardment.
Bifi Boom S.s-s $ BiRgi Rr-ril
Bdngi Bang Bdng-bangi Bangi
Mclean wss something more than two
rds Of the way down the slley; the doc
VAS at least fifty feet away. A pungent
u Id smoke, lighted by iuc' sssnt ,xpln
lone, overhung every thing. Pipwh,els. |
yratirg like mad, zisz'gg,d vigossusl
nd aimlessly here and there. Purple, green
I'd violet flames told where mines were
urnirg. The floor eho0k with the deaf
ling detonations Of the dynamite crack
rs.
The watchmsn wondered II his eyes and
ars would ever be good for anything
gain.
A crash shook the building; . partially
mptied box Of powder had ignited. Their
n q sunden the whole room was ligbte
nth the glare Of red fire. 1t was Q mos
orgeous celebration. Mclean was bavinp
all to bimself, and not enjoying 1t
H..
One glance he cast into the can but tn
noke still clung .here, thick and heavy.
c could not put his head into 1t again.
Shielding his face with hands and arms,
Q stumbled toward the door. 1t its blacl
ptnirg he caught . glimpse OF Celsusi
upt muzzle and sparkling, beady eyes
Berlng anxiously round the ismb. Then
ant cracker barked between them, and
,e dog disappeared. The next instaur
clean beheld between bis fiugers = sight
lat filled him with horror,
On table that be must pass stood :
OGDEN box, which he knew to be full Of
'ckages Of 3 strong powder used In pre-.
zring certain fireworks.
Bloee BY 1t heap Of paper waste waf
lrning, and the flames we're creeping rap.
y nearer. When they resched It.
Forgetting his sprsln, the wa,chmai
urged widely forward. Compared will
e box even the rockets and giant crack
3 sunk into insigniHcance.
Could he get to the stairway before the
re touched the powdtrs Terror crampe'
= muscles, His eyes we're fastened o,
e creeping flames, He passed the be,
] hurried on. The door was still to.
ct Off.
A paralyzirg nightmare seemed to op
ess the watchmsn. He felt as u bi
les we're glued to the boardp, ~ " b,
ere dragging an invisible ball and chaiD.
Now the door was only yard away
ow his hands Rrasped the jsmb. Round II
, swung, and tumbed down the stairs
VI ~ the boz exploded with areport OF
pnor. shaking the wal beside him until
seemed almost ready to fail. On Ih,
cond l,nding he stumbled Into the arm
an ascending band Of q emep, summon
by The alarm he had risked bis life I,
We.
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Make note now to get Ely's Cream
Hlm II you are troubled with nasal ca
rrh, hay fever or cold Ia the head l.
purifying and soothing 10 The sensitive
4mbrsnes that lire the sir-passsess. |
made to cure the disease, not TO fool ~.