Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07
Continued from Yesterday

held the inmates of the room chained
to their places; and for that space o.
time no sound broke the deathls
stiffness. Then Percy Darrow spoke
in his natural voice.
"Well, Jack" he remarked 81
worked out, to a second, almost
Now I'm certain"
| AS though this breaking of the
silence had released a force hitherto
held in repression, the room filled
with tumult and clamor, with crash.
ing, banging and scurrying of heavy
bodies. A final conclusion shook ths
air, and then, again abruptly, silence
| fell.
SAY" Hallowelrs voice spoke up
a trif1e uncertainty. "I'll stand fol
most any kind of a dark seance, but
this particular spook business /;
i, getting on my nerves. Are you there
Darrow?"
yes. I'm here answered tbs
scientist.
well. can you explain that phe-
nomenon?"
THAT" drawled barrow, a slight
note of laughter in his voice, was
that extraordinary upheaval of natu~
raj forces known as Brother McCar-
thy going away from here-hastily.
Jack chuckled
He hit me on the way out" re-
marked that young man. "I'll testify
he was solid spook."
The reporter was methodically
striking match after match, bus
without result. After a moment the
acrid smell of burning wooden rose
In the air.
Are you dropping those matches 2"
asked Darrow.
Sure; they're no good"
well. they're good enough to burn
holes in McCarthys rugs. Stamp
around a little to put them out; and
quit it,
What next; and how long?" asked
Jack. What is it? Have we gone
blind. or is it total eclipse, or
what?"
II 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; Well have to grope
our way out"
IF we could only get a light" NUT
tered Hallowell.
You can't" stated barrow.
They felt their way down the ten
fights of stairs like blind men. A
few inmates of the building they
jostled, or passed, or picked up on
the way.
This settles it," one remarked pro :
fanely. MY lease quits. They can
sue and be damned. I decline to hava
anything more to do with any freak
lined skyscraper of this description. "
In the lower corridors Oar
row halted them. Here's
another thing" said he: IF
I'm right, we should run out of this
just eleven feet beyond the last ele-
yator cage.
He felt his way along the grill.
made four PAGES forward and uttered
little cry of satisfaction The two
men followed him blindly. AS though
stepping from one room to another
they emerged into glaring daylight!
Both involuntarily looked back. The
darkness hung there like a curtain
just inside the outer walls of the
building. Already a crowd had gath
cred to observe this new and strange
phenomenon of the now celebrated
Atlas building. 1t was a curious and
facetious crowd, but not awe
stricken, as it had been at the first
manifestations of this freakish upset
of natural forces.
A man observing the fight of an
| At
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 be-
coming accustomed to reversals OF
form in the affairs of the physical
world. The frivolous majority, hav-
! ing discovered nothing to be appre-
hended from the phenomena save a
few hours helplessness of sort, and
much to be gained through the savol
of novelty, were inclined to ar
amused or irritated attitude, depend.
ing on the extent to which it's occu.
pations were interfered with. TIL,
minority took to religious meetings
and interpretations.
Darrows exit and that of his, com
panions was greeted uproariously.
please go way and let m,
sleep!' sang one at the blinking
men.
Here's another" shrilled a gamin
"Get up! The porter wants to make
your BERTH"
Several of the crowd, pending tn,
usual arrival of the police to clear
the corridor, had ventured through tn,
wide portals and were experimenting
with this strange palpable quality o.
darkness. One or two popped inside
the curtain, but emerged quickly
looking a little scared.
A bright youth made the discovery
that if one lighted a match and
stepped within the blackness, the
match was Immediately extinguished
but that upon emerging into daylight
the flame came up again. Someone
happened along with a plumber
gasoline torch. Immediately this wa.
lighted and the experiment repeated
The bearer of the torch, astonishec
at the instant extinguishmen of the
fame, felt with his hand to see what
could be the matter. Instantly h,
uttered yelp Of pain, and leapet
outside. displaying a badly burned
palm.
There wasn't no. flame; sweat
! III" he EXPLAINED extitedly. "but sh,