The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-12-05

- -@-lIt-[ 44'|- $50 @4-I-
ne s.Ezlf<znee. t1e1 lzllere1 ia
nn1-tn mszk1ess
n4rxlns. rou aasd that f1lz plate
c1rrsl Don1sd . ~ cTlln1er-As1d q
an snunsg Then t1s r11s 5szeNl1 -
= f1l q s-eam
~Tss. yeG
~And 1 We g. 100 nueh stzam--as
- sssn = bs zstllss il-ElA - piz-s
bl1H o4<
-Tss-no-yss-no. a opazzs nos.-
answered Hawkins. lztntly. IT'S bolt
e foun WITH
-BuI Z 4 llculz. zzid. fzzhins n
stsanlnz psrsplratiol frcm NJ sgss
Tor another look 81 the acrarssc p.aEs.
II < ss0uld IL lnysnt8r admIt-
ted wr'd eit1er % % % Hsars1 On
T. o. Es'd stay here and 1rop.-
Hap. ! screamed
Look out, Look CUT Hug tie
WALL HzwkIns zkrieked
A mighty gpzsu shook re Hydro
Fap0- LII ! fs1 aat and relied in
stiacEisely 70 one side. Ties. ere mE
1ewil1sFed sensez c1uid srzz3 What
vas Occurring ~ ears we're spit b. :
terrific rpar.
The Fuor o. ne czr disappeared a.
II by magic. and thr0ugh tie openlng
zhot thal huse. r0und Plate q iron.
seemingly wafEsd spon ; eload q
dense Hhlts Fapor T1en fhs steam
obsrursd al else. and I fell that 80
we're falling
Yes. far an instant he car Assr.sd 70
shud1er uncertainly = rAen zhs dr0p-
ped.
ean hardly say more q cur DE-
scent from the fatal thirteenth story.
In ore seeond-not more. I an GER
tzIn-Iz spots Of light. reprssenring a
noors. whLzzed past us-
recall a very definite impression
that he Blank bzfldlng Vas making
an Outrageous TIP straight upward
from New YORK. and wondered how
the occupants w@re gDing % return
and zbether they EouId sue the buiId-
Ing people for dsteatton fron business.
But j1st - Was debating this IN
reresfing pcint. earthly concerns
seemed 70 cease.
In tne cellar Of The Blank bniieIns
annex = pile Of excelsior and baeging
and cher refuse packing materials
pr0trudsd into the shaft Mhers once
had tesn the Hawkins HydrU-vapor
Lift Thzt fact, ! suppose. saved -
from eternal smash
At any rats. I realized after a time
that ny Hfs had been spared. and
SAT- ~ On The cement flooring q tie
cellar.
Hawkins vas standing b q steel
iIlar smiling biankly. steam. by ths
sHble nile. think. vas pouring from
the nooring Of The Hydro-vapor Lit
and Eairiing up tie shaft
! struggled 70 ny feet and tried TO
walk-and sncceeded. very much to nv
own fsfonisamenL shaken ara bruises
and helf dead fronS he shock cer-
taiasy vas. bur I conid stin travel
I riefed gD my coat and tnrned TO
HAWKINS
III think III 90 home.~ be said.
weakly. I'm not vel. Griggz
We ascsnAsd ne winding stair ana
passei through door al the top. ana
insteai of reaching the aaasx We
stepped into the lower hall of the
Blank building itself.
The plaes was lnIl Of steam. Pso-
pie we're tearing around and yelling
~Fire.~ At the top O. their lungs.
Women were screaming. C.erks were
racing back and forth with bie hooks.
Older men appeared here and fhsre.
hurietiy making their exit With cash
boxes and bundles Of doolmentx There
was sn exodus to iig-tims going On
In the Blank building.
Above It all. certain man. bis face
consulsed with anger, shouted at TIE
crowd that there vas no d4nFer-no
IRE. Hawkins shrank as his eyes tel
upon ibis personage.
Lord That's one Of tie ownsrs.~
he said. I'm goinE.~
We. TOO. made for tha door. and
had almost attained Il when q heavy
hand fell Upon the shoulder Of Haw-
kins.
You're the mau I'm ookInz for.-
said the hard. angry tones of the pro-
prletor. You come back with mer
Dye know what you've done, Heyf
Dye Saow that you've ruined that eis-
rator shafl7 D'Fe know that thou-
sand-pound casting dropped On our
roof and smashed Il and wrecked two
oficesl on. you sont slip out IKE
hat" He tishtened his grip On Hawk
las shoulder You've got lIttls.5el-
Ting 70 % with me. Mr.. HawklnA
And I want that man w1o vas With
you. too. for
Thar meant mel A sudden swirl az
steam enveloped my person. When il
had lifted. ! was Invisible
For my only course had seemed ~
'old my tents Ike ths Arabs. and a.
silently steal away: only an GER
tain that no Arab ever did Il with
greater expedition and less osienia-
ion than I used on that particular oc-
sasion.
scoprrsht 1906. - ". a chapmanl