The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-24
Copyright lsE2. rms Bobos Merrill Company.
Continued from Page Two,
asked barrow.

uchNu iuiiON
Sure; they're no good"
Well, they're good enough to burn
holes In McCarthy's rugs Stamp
around little to put them out; and
quit It."
What next; and how long?" asked
Jack. What is It? Have we gone
blind, or is 1t total eclipse, or what?'
Il don't know how long" came back
Darrow's voice calmly. Next we will
get out of the building. want to make
some observations. Get hold of my
hand: we'll have to grope our way
out"
IF we could only get light" NUT
tered Hallowell.
You can't" stated barrow.
They felt their way down the ten
flights of stairs like blind men A few
inmates Of the building they jostled,
or passed, or picked up on the way.
In the lower corridors barrow halt
ed them.
Here's another thing" said he: 'Tf
I'm right, we should run out of this
just eleven feet beyond the last ele-
vator cage"
He felt his way along the grill. made
four PAGES forward. and uttered a lit
tie cry Of satisfaction. The two men
followed him blindly. AS though step
ping from one room to another they
emerged into glaring daylight!
Both involuntarily looked back. The
darkness hung there like curtain.
Just inside the outer walls of the build
ing. Already a crowd had gathered to
observe this new and strange phe.
nomenon OF the now celebrated Atlas
Building. 1t was a curious and IA
cetious crowd, but not awestricken as
II had been at the first manifestations
of this freakish upset OF natural forces
A man observing the flight of an
aeroplane for the first times loses his
sense of strangeness inside Of 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 be-
coming accustomed to reversals of
| form In the affairs of the physical
world. The frivolous majority, having
discovered nothing to be apprehended
from the phenomena save few hours
| helplessness of a sort, and much to be
gained through the SAVIOR of novelty.
were inclined TO an amused or ir-
ritated attitude, depending on the ex-
tent to which it's occupations we're In
| terfered with The minority took TO
religious meetings and interpretations.
Darrows exit. and that OF his com
panions, we're greeted uproariously.
"'Please 20 way an let me sleep! :"
sang one, at the blinking men.
Here's another" shrilled 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 ventured through the
wide portals. and were experimenting
with this strange palpable quality Of
darkness One or two popped inside
the curtain, but emerged quickly, look
ing a little scared.
A bright youth made the discovery
that II one lighted a match and step
ped within the blackness, the match
was Immediately extingulshed, but
that upon emerging into daylight the
| fame came up again Some one hap
pened along with plumbers gasoline
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 to see what could
| be the matter. Instantly he uttered q
yelp of pain, and leaped outside, dis
playing badly burned palm.
"There wasn't no flame swear IT.
he explained excitedly. but she burn
ed. Just the samel" He rushed about
from one to another displaying his in
jured palm to whoever would look.
Darrow paid little attention to this
gathering crowd First OF all. he
scanned paper he held in his hand;
then plunged back again into the
blackness,
Jack Warford and Hallcwell left TO
gether. hesitated uncertainty,
Hell be back" the reporter dectd-
ed finally, and he's the man TO tie
to-"
While waiting. he proceeded to pick
, up what information he could from the
bystanders. 1t seemed that the first
intimatjon Of anything wrong was fol-
lowed very shortly by the emergence
Of Mccarthy, disheveled. hatless. star
ing. gasping The boss had stumbled
into the street, hesitated. then started
south on a run. Before any one could
| stnn him he turned a corner ard de.