The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-01-21

mortal terror OF the n0u-GAtHtent thifd-
rail danger CROPPED their way painfully
TO the stations With uncomfortable
swiftnesn the mephitic yapofs gather
ed. strong men staggered tainting
into the atreetA When revived they
told dreadful tales of stumbling over
windows Of bodies there below
Through the gathering twilight Of
the streets. dasky and shadow dltted
5at.iiks the criminals Of tho under
world What they saw. that they
took. Growing holder. they progress.
ed from pocket picking 70 hoidupB.
from holdups to looting The police
reserves we're ali out. they could do
little Favored by obseunty. the
thieves piundered II would have
needed a solid Gordon OF officers to
have protected adequately the retail
district Swiftly guerrilla warfare
spranE up Bullets whistled An
archy raised les snaky locks and peer
ed Fed-eyed through the darkened
streets OF the city
Here and there IRE broke out Men
on bicycles brought In the alarms
then, 40 twilight thickened. men on
foot Chief Croker promptly estab,
iished look0utn In all the tall towers,
az watchmeB used a hundred years
ago 10 watch the night
A. eight O'Clock two hours after
the Inception o. the curious phenom
ena. the condition suddenly passed
The lhtlmation came 20 the various
parts Of the city Ia different ways,
strangely enough only gradually did
the lights and transportation facilities
resume their functions Most OF the
dynamoA we're being inspected by
pushed experts Here and there the
blazing ot n group OF lights the ring
inE Of bell the response OF a volt
or ammeter 10 test. limited 10 tbs mas
ters Of the ltghtulEKs that their rebel
llouA steeda again answered the bit
Within a halthour the cltys illum.
nation again reflected softly from
the haze Of the autumn sky. the elang
1 of the merry trolley. the wall Of the
motors siren again smote the air
Malachi Mccarthy having caught
ride on friendly aray. arrived home,
AZ eight ten bis telephone bell for tho
| FIRST time tangled IT, summons Nc
| CaFthy answered H.
I'm Simmons. the wireless opera.
tor" the small voice told him Say
/ There's lot OF these fool messages In
/ the afr again You know what they
said last night about ak o'clock. and
shat happened"
Let's have en-" growled Mo.
/ Carthy.
'llere she IL; Mccarthy. will you
| do as | tell your Answer, Remember
the slgn al six o'clock it's signed
/ M"
whore did that come from asked
| the boss
Cant tell, but soms~hercs a long
ways on
How do you know that'"
ny the sound
How far abontf"
Might be anywhere
Can you act an answer back"
4 think so Cant tell whether my
spark win reach that TAR. | can send
out = call for NJ
Well. send thls." said Mccarthy
4" 90 to he'll
on the evening OF the phenomena
afore mentioned. Percy DarFpw had 70.
turned to bis apartments where h
had dressed unusually early and BY
daylight This Was because be bad
a dinner eakaEemeRt up town Il vas
an Informal engagement for a family
dinner at seven o'clock but Percy had
been requested BY 1ne Of the mem
hvra 20 come al about Sin THIS WAS
because the other members wuuid pre-
sumahly b. dresslaK between stx aud
seven
The yuunG man found a IRE hlaEins
"a the hearth although the vvcalns
vas warm A graceful gtrl sat taok
iag tnto tbs names she dij not rise
- the scientist entered but held our
her haRd with an air % engaging
tgnHknosa
Sig dcwn. abe invited the guest
This ts a fearful ard wonderful Tins
20 ask Yoa 60 venture abroad in yuul
drives clothes. bat | wanted 90 see yoy
most particularly before the rest o.
the family comes dovB~
Yoa are a sinKularly beautiful Wom
81" observed nGrroW In a detachcS
manner, ~ be dlsposcd bis loas toru
gracefully in the opposite armchair
The klFl hooked Al him sharply
That h intended As an excuse o.
explanation no, IN the least as a CON
J plimcuI' parroW vent on
you would not be 50 obtliEinE. I
I NerO aot- beautiful shO, back tn
, glrl That Is indeed no, eomplI
mcntAry
I should be exactly as obliEtng
\ amended barrow lazily. but / shoult
8 not feel 80 generally satisfied an,
; pleased and rewarded IN advance
{ should have more OF : feeling OF viz
tue. and less Of one Of pleasure