The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-16
CHAPTER xI.
(Contlnued.)

lContinucd.l
A man observing the fight OF an
aeroplane for the first time loses his
sense OF strangeness inside OF a few
minutes, and yet flying has been
since the days OF Icarus considered
one OF The Impossible achievements.
SO the general public OF Manhattan
were becoming accustomed to re-
versals OF form In the affairs OF the
physical world The frivolous ma
1ority. having discovered nothing TO
DE apprehended from the phenomena
save few hours helplessness or a
sort. and much To be gained through
the SAVIOR OF novelty, were inclined to
AZ amused or irritated attitude, de-
pending on the extent To which its
occupations were interfered with. The
minority took 10 religious meetings
and interpretations.
Darrow's exit. and that OF his com
paniCsns. was greeted uproariously
Please go way an let me
sleep" sang one. at the blinking
men.
Here's another shrilled a gamin.
Get up. The porter wants to make
up your berth
Several OF the crowd. pending the
usual arrival OF the police TO clear the
corridor, had yentured through the
wide portals, and We're experimenting
with this strange palpable quality OF
darkness. One or two popped inside
the curtain, but emerged quickly,
looking a little scared.
A bright youth made the discovery
that II one lighted match and step
ped within the blaclmess, the match
was Immediately extinguished, but
that upon emerging into daylight the
flame came up again. Some one nap
pened along with plumbers gaso-
line torch Immediately this was
lighted and the experiment repeated:
The bearer OF the torch astonished
at the instant extinguishment OF the
fame. felt with his hand 10 see what
could be the matter. Instantly ne
uttered yelp OF pain. and leapeu
outside, displaying badly burned
palm.
There wasn't no flame; ] swear
It," he explained excitedly. but she
burned. just the same, He rushed
about from one TO another, displaying
his injured palm 10 whoever would
look.
barrow paid little attention TO this
gathering crowd First Of all, he
scanned paper he held i'll his hand'
then plunged back again into the
blackness.
Jack Warford and Halowell, left
together, hesitated uncertainty
Hell be back" the reporter de-
clded finally, and he's the man 70
tie 10.
While waiting, he proceeded 10
nick up what information he coula
from the bystanders. II seemed that
the tlrst inrimation Of anything wrong
was followed very shortly by the
emergence OF Mccarthy. disheVeied
hatless. staring. gasping The boss
had stumbled into the street. hesitat-
ed then started south on d run. BE-
fore anv one could stop him, he had
turned corner and disappeared. The
excitement a. the Atlas building had
distracted attention from him NO
body wondered al his getting rattled
and running away. The few tenants
remaining in the building had stun
bled forth, vowing never 10 return 10
such a-assorted adjectives- build
ing. That was all there seemed to
be TO say
In he meantime the crowd had IN
creased from few hundred TO thou-
sands. Police appeared. The CORR
doris were cleared of all but lew.
Among these were Halloween ana
Jack Warford: the former as re-
porter, the latter as the reporter
companion. Doctor Knox anu PROBES
sor Eidridge arrived shortly. Af'e,
time barrow reappeared, sauhter
ing quite calmly from the pail OF
darkness. as though emerging from