Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

N"cN '''' i5'' ,utSl''' lIC HdI tAt'\lJf IL
B'aqIeu cUnLoi oi i n,,mSu,l " ,e'solne' 49, .u;
am, ne sonIoquzGd me victim OF an Illusion
which WI soon pass OH he impossible IS not pos
slpie NY l'd anu NY seaSes ugCcye me- Du. am
not their dupe since refuse to believe them I'm sure
m not mad. - -, 49,. -,
re puhgeq ms nand ino MS Wouiers POCKET ana
discovered poX OF naJneSi ne III hem one by one
as he CROPPED through the labyrinth Of passagew2ys;
most sonorousy Finally he reached the room occu-
pied by Miss Lee and her mother. ile hesuaed with
MS h3nd uRiedhen ms arp 5 len limp at his side
pose | knock, and one OF them gets up 10 answer |
snail be lost forever in their esteem. He moved on;
ana then retraced his steps lighting his last match IN
front OF their door!
AS the tiny red spark died away, he felt his rcsolu-
OF his heart, he beat ha5y retreat stretching out his
HdIGS III front OF nm SO a. not to encounter the
wall
terrible WEAKNESS seized him. The moon was about
70 SET ana gentle breeze had sprung up hut the sur
1ace Oh me ocean remained smooth and transparent
AS ,e w"s,t3' Io,h,. lh5 H'GoIery diimayed nm;
5 leas ST., ms "at'n was going Why was ne separated
many Years Htnout his watch he was lost; he was
in despair ana then The idea OF seeking it. cost what
Once again he fumblcd for the halustrade-feaven
knows how many times he had already descended His
Nothing, easier than to and it. He counted the
doors one two, three Then HIS. He entered.
portfolio, and 50 got faint CLEAN If moonlight.
Hg iun6ied Ill, IN his waseo@t pGcke5 and eized his
watch FROM the moment ne touched it he felt that he
company--son1ething which in his eyes the last
yestge Of reality Holding his cherished trnet his
Be edge Of his 6eP 6e @ooa 5' that D sfed IN
through the port-holc cast his shadow family the
floor. Then he remembered that he wanted to know
the time
His watch had stopped.
Tac, Gardner law sobbng lie = child ,yb., fro,,
somewhere down IN the bowels OF the ship a dismal
moan an. seemed to respond to his so3s AID yet the G
another living being instead Of reassurng him. plunged
nm deeper than ever INTO dependency. pr IN the
sepuc that sc c DEATH T must 9 be aa So
& the source Of NE sound Frst Of ali he tried to
was this as easy one e sqne '- Hs , "aado cred
dong me mas Oh corridors the NOISE a1fnenng or
he CROPPED about an opening by when one dccends into
me Storage ile sound became more audible. az
,oGsn Oh Ht"r5 SLc one @PPIoarn II naa Icdouned
OF dog-a dog, VINO according to popular tradition
was Sr o f5dg loT inc Gead T., ..t.
All J2ckI anger . dtd away ana he was seized with
terror TOR he i?t that the animal ya5 premaurcy de-
P ; ms ;cl''ane iae ana J2G% lear was imnsiea
dtst;n~ TPaf ny smddcr canqcd 70 hurst ' Of
@ '..r, ' f M . III, a., I;,,l % '' VIC
"T WIS.,, C@g I"." w ,t'f5 L. - IN pos t5,,+
, WY mao ne no. u'orIH1 o. nun alofe [aan ne
Use: every eiLoft to oo.4n peTms.on ITEM me pn!e
BROUGHT on dec1ls Hadn't he often put aside tempt
ing .morsel in order to offer it to Toby, when accom-
Patnba BY HlTs EHen he laa E,!'a VIM nun IN me
oUIcHet sHop almost [tC!, ai.guC'"' 'v9'
knew t9e yolce TOO yen 10 ne n!s.e; IL vas ne Wn2
was Ca!hlS rom ING uTpI3 OF us '., u IN SP'e OF
me animal mo9rniut R2W.s, C1aFLn9 cGorSse was
renewed, ana WInout ne1ltaung ne 5e..eo .ne IG On
,aauea "nI ooiea 10 o'C,L '' '' oro of
WAS d e't o, III reSlg or '- "' ''''' oi
inc dog became more ana more ol,'n i ,-.t.. =
ne was so "osorocu ~ MS tisN L.a ne naLuy %
served hat me same souae ne same oVfrWns!fnng
@ence, e%S,ta mere as aooTe ne was no longet !"
S.a,e OF NINA 70 pc ss,onstel 'eu me Tun' ne ne
"'s PIcoNO"Piieu ny Ui'- ,"o ".''as ,I-G LACK OF
B ana c[ HcTYs % no, ts Io5[ H.. s,,oo.,.
ut M SP'e o. an ne wa CoIluen' III me success
OF his search and 50 long as ne hed on to the ladder he
was sure OF Delng on tne rlg4t HAL ne mus nave
gone Gown TWO nights me DarKlng approaching at
facn STEP ne gra:Psf a ulrI !aquGr alp conIueG
III Qfsteit ui ms Icet toLC"s "'c LOOT "d'"eu
mn 1T llat , ne GoG i go no 1ar'"er'
~ 9by! ioby! ne called.
l !0oyy dq On heaT. ana continued 70 bark
Iooy! Iopy ne repeateea leaving ne. ladder and
advancing resoiuey IN the direction Of the NOISE But
ms PTogFess was Almost instantly lmpeqed' t0r no
SUMMED from a PIE OF coal against long shovel
% ToG 3na Gr rag g2Ee nm severe ooW on the
canfnY surface Wc the odor OF grease and carbOnic