The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-03
Quick Love.

There are more love affalrs indne1
bra sharing Of danger than any 81
one cause At 8 o'clock one afternst
l was introduced to oiri had neV
seen before. At we were sitting hss
u hand enduring frtghtfui strai
At 8 we were locked n each othd
arms At 10 we were lovers for hfes
On that memorable afternoon n
sauntertug through one Of these catA
drals abroad where the natives 20
pray and strangers 60 70 stare whe1
party Of my fellow country men ii
preached. and one Of tt1an, wbona
knew, introduced me to the res
among them Miss Hilda Crane. joii
ed them, and together we gaped 4
| paintings and statues Of sacFed cha,
acters, pokihg our noses into ever
nook and Granny In the most unbecou
ing manner. Seeing a man enerk
from little door about four feet hige
which be closed with a bang, as pass
ed It took hold of the knob and say
that the latch had not caught PulIin
the door open and stopping. l locke,
In. The chamber was dark, 30 to se
the better l entered Miss Crane an
peared at the door and, bending, ais.
came in. The rest of the party passet
on. Miss Crane and l stood investi
eating the chamber 1t was yery
small, rectangular, and the ceiling wa,
20 high that we could not estimate It,
dfstance-in fact, we couldn't zee 1t.
put my hand up, but could not reacl
1t.
Suddenly the door. which had been
left slightly ajar, closed with slam
Then 1t was jerked as If to try wheth-
er the latch had caught, and we heard
footsteps retreating on the marble
floor ! put my hand against the door,
shouting at the same time. 1t was
fast, and there wass-no answer to my
call. The man whom had seen close
1t had doubtless returned, seen 1t open
and shut it.
So much for that stupid curiosity
which possesses sightseers
For a moment we scarcely realized
our position, but ! soon saw that un-
less released we were likely to have a
terrible time before US, ending In In
sanity and death by starvation. NY
companion presently became aware of
the same possible result and convul-
sively grasped my arm
Our eyes soon became used to the
darkness, and we could dimly see the
walls. Looking up to discover where
any light could come from, saw
luminous line in the shape of the rec
tangle forming the outline Of the cell
ing. This puzzled me. 1t was lucky
| had something to puzzle me, for one
can't contemplate calamity and study
a problem at the same time I called
Miss Cranes attention to It as a diver
sion
But how make our position known?
The door was very thick and made of
some substance on the outside to re-
semble the cathedrars interior ham,
nered and kicked, but against a non
'esounding material. Then | shouted
listened intently for footsteps, but
allied to detect any sound whatever
To allay so far as possible my COM
,anion's apprehension told her that
t was possible we might have to stay
where we were all night and we must
make the best of It, Her only reply
vas moan that froze my blood
We heard the cathedral clock strike |
(. Then, looking up, was astonished
o notice that the ceiling had descend
d. | judged that 1t was now about |
wenty feet high, though it might have
cen forty. At any rate, 1t was much
carer than when | first looked up.
'ired of standing, we were sitting on
he floor. Miss Crane was suffering
rom hysteria, and to quiet her j
cid her band In firm grip. She,
20, had noticed the descending cell
lg.
No pen could describe the horror of
icing that something falling so slow
that the eye could not detect its mo-
on l folded my companion In my
rms and held her cheek against mine.
Te were united before an appalling
cath. l begged her not to look up,
n every time she did so her glance
ould be followed by new and more
rrible hysteria.
the rectangle of light
ded, and we were in darkness. I
God up and stretching forth my hand
uld feel the ceiling. 1t seemed to be
metal Passing my fingers around
e line where 1t Joined the wall,
that there was a space be-
yeen 1t and the wall. 1t must be
spended.
said nothing Of its proximity to
y companion. She need not know
! the fatal moment came. The cell
9 settled till when l stood at my
II height it touched my head. Then
e clock struck 10.
A few minutes after this l heard
: click of cogwheels as though
me one were turning crank. Ny
nd was resting on the ceiling at the
ne, and felt 1t rise. In few mo-
.nts it had passed beyond my reach. :
We are saved. sweetheart, my love,
: life!" 1 pressed her to me, rain I
kisses on her cheeks, her lips,
: eyes. ut has gone! Speak to me!
Il me Of your Joy-that you love
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