San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08

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the emotion which restrained me
might have passed as mute sigh
of completely. In reality l had
made up my mind, and had firmly
determined to get away as soon as
/ could from the spectacle of all
these horrors. l approached Gold
Teller to ask him to grant me a
private interview, when the door
!. 4f the elevator opened, affording
entrance to four fantastic appari-
lions. There were. the men whom
Kositch had called the "Fulgur-
ors." They were clothed in a
kind of divers costume, made OF
asbestos-cloth and their heads
were protected by glass helmets.
shaped like beaks of birds, through
which respirable air was given to
them during all the time of the
dangerous manoeuvre, when, upon
opening the lantern to contact
with the atmosphere, it became
afire and deadly. Helped by Gold
Teller and Kositch these four
strange figures began to take off
their helmets which were>fastened
tightly below their shoulders, and
then saw the faces of the subal-
tern accomplices of the Major
Staff, Siam-Si, Moldo, Club and
Hornu. All four smiled at the
compliments, the first two with
the silent smiles of brutes, the
other two with the loud laughter
of bravoes.
eve certainly got them, didn't
WEI" said Hernu, as he disclosed
those yellow fangs of his. Club
cracked his dry fingers, as he drew
them out of the incombustible
gloves: "All to bits"
No / could not bear living with
fellows as odious as these. l went
towards Avery as he turned to-
wards me. 81 wanted to have a
'e>-lk with you. Wait minute"
said he. With very happy air
he gave orders to each one of his
aides, told them of the guard to be
kept during the night, and in few
minutes we were alone, in the
great hall.
Having accompanied Rassmuss'
with whom he spoke last in a low
voice, Goldfeller rubbed his hands
|. together and then putting one on
INV shoulder, said Familiarity: "This
evening said he, we shall cele-
brate." shall take you up there.
You are wanted" Bella! Her
charming image was enough as 1t
was evoked by these words to
shake all of my resolutions. Leave,
go. away from this place of saw
age destruction? Would that not
be to renounce seeing her forever?
Instinctively this sacrifice seemed
beyond my powers. Avery walked
ahead, and / followed him. By the
same upward way as before We
reached the garden dimly lighted
byj electric globes. 1t has shower
ed during the day, and fine rain
was still falling, so we fastened
to gain the house of the King OF
Gems.
Upon our entering an old. ne
gress came forward hastily and
whispered a few words into
Avery's ear, who frowned darkly
LIE made me a sign to wait; dis
appeared and returned after q
quarter of an hour. eve shall dine
alone" said he, "my daughter is
not we'll" 1t was not difficult to
see that his impassiyity was as
sumed. During the repast, which
was quite hasty both were silent
for I did not dare to question this
man who / saw was furious and
raging at an occurrence which op'
posed his despotic will. l was
really the prey of disquiet; some
thing sweet and tender told me
that this sudden attack brought me
still closer to the charming and
delicate creature imprisoned like
me in Aeria. I was not able to re-
strain my curiosity indefinitely
Che dinner was over, we went out
Hnoking to the balcony of the XII
SIX where he had enjoyed the
ausic before. Thence our eye
took in the far horizon, lately IL
Illuminated by. the monstrous liant
ems and we saw the embers still
smoking of the small groups OF
trees which had been set afire by
the Fulgurite. 'Don't you think,
said I, not daring to look at Avery
"that the spectacle of those hor-