Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-07-17


that made by top running at a high
rate of speed. Governor Harding rose,
tried to detach his foot, and, to his
amaZement, found that the form In
which he had rested it came away with
the shoe. He struggled to free himself
lost his footing, and fell backward into
the fellows arms. AS Donatello raised
him, he perceived that the bottom of
the form was set with little wheel,
surrounding a top-like mechanism, and
that both we're revolving at an incred-
IDLY swift speed. Harding ripped out
an oath, freed himself. and set his
foot to the ground.
An instant later he was whizzing
down the street at fifty miles an hour,
making bee line for the bend of the
trolley track, which here curved into
the open country, He shouted loudly
for help. Then the wheel caught the
line, and, with resonant click,
snapped fast, and the unfortunate man
raced out of sight, bent for the termi-
nus twelve miles out of the town in
the midst of the sandhilIs, and too as.
tonished to shout again.
Haynes pIucked off his greasy cap
and took felt hat from the box. He
hid his overalls beneath the seat of the
chair, set down the polishing brushes
and strolled up the street. A man came
out Of house near by.
did you hear anyone scream?" he
asked.
II did," said Haynes. Some boy,
fancy, over in those lots"
1T sounded like mans voice" said
the other. 81 thought 1t might have
been another hold-up."
well, IL 1t was, it's over by now
said Haynes.
The other hesitated and then went
back grumbling.
Haynes, ascertaining that the road
was deserted, started off leisurely in
the direction which the governor had
so amazingly taken. A car caught him
and deposited him at the end of its
route, four or FIVE miles away. An
eight-mile tramp now lay before him
and he set off blithely, quite certain as
the end of those straight lines of metal
When, couple of hours later, his feet
fell noisily among the debris of gravel
that heaped the roadway beside the
unfinished track, he heard faint calls
for help coming apparently from be
meath him. He stopped and looked
around. He saw the fats stretching
away on either side of him, low sand
hills covered with coarse growth OF
green-but he did not see Governor
Harding.
That's very odd!" unused Haynes
"Hello!" he shouted. Hello! Die
somebody CALI"
An answering cry came out of the
ground. Then Haynes perceived {
deep gravel pit, from which road mate
rial had been excavated by the work
men, Immediately behind the embank
ment of soft earth which they had
built at the end of the track. This wal
was broken In the center as though b.
some heavy body-and behind it, IL
the pit, twenty feet below the surfact
Of the ground, he saw the governor
lying. He was half smothered In sand
and on one foot, elevated in the air
the gyroscope was still performing 1T
duties.
is somebody down in that pit?'
called Haynes.
Eyes, am" the governor shouted
back Indignantly.
And I've been here a couple o
hours at least. shouting at the top o
my voice, and not a soul came"
How on earth did you get dowi
there?" asked Haynes.
stop your fool questions and &c
me out" the governor answered. I'm
nearly buried alive"
Haynes scrambled down, dislodginl
shower OF small stones, which strucl
the governor upon the face and necl
and aroused his angry protests. Whel
Haynes reached the bottom he per
ceived that Harding's fury was not IN
justified. He was scratched AM
wounded, his face and hands were GOV
cred with blood, and his clothes wert
almost torn from his body.
All" said Haynes, looking at tn
whirring machine. You're a scientist
sir. You've been experimenting, see
Perpetual motion?"
mol" yelled Harding loudly. -
fool Of a shoe-cleaner fixed this infer
nal electrical mechanism to my shoe
and II carried me along the car lin
and plunged me into this hole. Damn
him, I've had to hold my foot in the al
ever since | came here. If | set
down to rest the internal instrumen
sprays up the dust all over me.
might have buried myself foot dee
by this time II had let it go on WORK
ing"
Haynes was content. Evidently Hard
ing had no suspicion that this was tn
dreaded gyroscope.
why don't you take 1t OFF," dc
manded Haynes.
ave tried-and cut my finger to tn
bone" protested the governor. 9TH
thing won't come off It's glued to m
shoe. And the odd thing about it is
can't reach my boot to take that OF
The thing pulls my leg out perfect1
straight
Let me try" answered Haynes. H
bent down and turned of the motto
power. The gyroscope revolved NOR
and more slowly and presently came Z
stop. the wheel following suit. The
Haynes detached ii.
Perfectly simple. you see. sir" h
said. Now let me help you out O
this He raised the PROSTATE man