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r‘e :5 - ‘ ‘ The Earth's Fiery 0 eel. ‘4.” T I She out “fly m {mud-r M directly, tolpelk aloud and coolly. though his words “a with good came, for 131ng ruched the camps for the moment hurriedly and sounded .Th I I ,_ . venta about the same time as Fraser return- excited end Imago. -- ‘m a" in it“ b“‘ll’mh” “(1 9h . "" ed from us 1‘“ guy with Run”; find an" H. phased “gin. had wlpad the dank writings of mostof the ancient races terrMs 3 “on Oh“ over their marrow. pm“, they pawn-“ion fro-n hi, h”,- n Then," he Prophecies of a fiery ordeal thrtugh which BY GEORGE MANVILLE FERN. both went“) bed. said : it I'm but“. now ;so _ wh.tr‘ this! the earth and lbs people must some (la The mm W” “rumba into Digby.a mom _Yes, it must be : I-m bheding‘" He felt pass. \Ve wonder with more or lose our - . when he awoke the next morning with the the book of his head. and winced. for it was “Ry if "1°" 3 “he he eutuelly in reserve CHAPTER VI. ‘ I‘hey walked on in silence for some time, aeration upon him that it w” very late ; cut badly. and a tiny warm stream was i" m“ phmt’ “‘1 “3 harm?“ “aw” “‘ l Tom Digby.“ right hwd clenched, and u and then Fraser said sadly . “ A boyish and on “winging out of had in w“ to find a, trickling down his neck. pemhauce, we may disc-ever any evidence of _ . _ . . . - r ' e h a oesibility. nelen clun talus left, she felt his nerves f“’3‘337- C°men be '3 ““n- Th“ ma“ 3° 3° toes of note a er 1 m on his dressing ‘ Thhteloon dootored." he muttered as “c. . p . , . . . and muesli quiver with rage. A curious fume" T°m' L“ “3 93"" “P “‘1 8° liable. on which gas wyritgen: he {Oldfid and bound 3 handkerchief about ban“ h“ u“ d"°°‘ ‘umrm‘dm‘ m 8‘“ sensation olfaintneee came over her, and shelfiw‘y'” "You we” Bleeping 3° soundly I w‘mld his brow‘ “Now man ‘ h°w f“ h“'“ I “3' but the astronomer exhibits a 01m“ 0‘ etru led to be firm as she told herself ‘0‘ng 'h°°k.hi" head' . , not disturb on. I have one on. Eat our “than: and how am I to at out 2" the h°"°‘“ m‘ed WW“ Wha‘ '15 behaves “9 thatgsghe might prevent some terrible en- “.1 “m “m m would be better “I 3“- ' breakfast, slid follow at four leisure." Y He beg“ 9° 1°°h M’0th cautiously, look- the pondemus fragment“ 0‘ a“ °°°rm°m ' counter. Dish! drew “long hl'ehth» £5111,“ exelm- Digby dressed angel-3 failing of annoy. ing up the while in search of the opening pine" Which has be” “flayed by "me But there {was nothing of the kind, for l “0“, ‘0' th°.P"°"“’.° Cf Helena “"1" finger“ ance at his friend's desertion. He did not through which he had come ; but for some vmle‘“ °°invul3i°nv The 890108” “0W3.” Ramon came forward eagerly n Ah, the“. , seemed to clrng to bit tired. particularly want to join in the trip, for be minutes he looked in vain. As lug’though' Zest continental areas of dry land wihich y :u are!’ he exclaimed. “ Had a pleasant! " D’ V0“ n°t .3“! °.°ntin“ed Fag“- had seen enough rf the island, and would he 58W 9- dlm “Shh f8? “hove H31. 110% the “38' a; a behave" “09.11"” deep own uh). ,_Why when, "a the “he” 3n 5“ that you are intervening between two f,“ “the, have gone up to Redgravena, but shy or the opening hhrnnqi, which he b“! 11:: gr t essa, and the his.orlan presentshue “ Did you not hear them?’ said DigbylPe°PI° Wh°m 1““ h“ "‘de’ntly ma‘ked Fraser's start alone made him immediately “lien, hu‘ie faintly N5 0681 gleam, which w t “admin” °f had“ “1“ 93°?“ t a” have been swallowed up in the abyeeee of the ocean. There are stories of stars that have flamed into brilliance and finally disap- peared as if they had been consumed in a ccrllsgratiou, while the earth takes and volcanic eruptions which shake our planet announce the actual survival of forces and agencies that make possible the meet ter- rible cataclysm, and seem to suggest for the future disturbances as profound and for- midable as any that ever occurred in any past age. It is in this connection that we are led to consider some recent utterances on the snb~ ject of the enormous volume of infirmmable gas stored up in the crust of the earth and recently broughs into use for the most im- portant economical purposes. There is an area of country in Pennsylvania,“’eet Virgin- ia, Ohio andjpcrhaps other States, embracing many thousand square miles, which is under- laid with the most extraordinary and ex- tensive stores cf coal oil and coal gas. In the past twenty-five years oilhas been taken out to the extent of millions on millions of barrels, while gas is escaping at the mm. as it has been recently estimated, of l,000,0’.‘0,- 000, cubic feet each day. The flow of both oil and gas is so great that the belief is war- ranted that the supplies, notwithstanding the extraordinary daily depletion, are stilleuor- mous. Beyond the existence of this gas and oil and of the coal beds,‘ which also nnderly the greater portion of the United States, we know actually nothing of subterranean con- ditions ; but if we can assume the presence at great depths in the earth, of fire or of snfli )leut heat-making agencies to operate on the coal beds we may well imagine that by the action of such heat the petroleum is distilled from the coal and the gas is, at out for husband “‘1 Wile 7” feel an intense ion in to he 06 ;and con- “ hatihflhhhged ! What 11“ Fm 8°B c” sequently be quite gupiel: bis Spanish land- grave call. I missed them as I came “Sum “- lady by his hurried and scanty meal. through the trees. What a delightful tvan- J Do 31°“ “0‘ “mt th“ y°u “8 making 3 “Too bad of Horace,” he grumbled to him- ing! I passed three years in London, Mr. ‘p'wuml enemy ° R’mm" Who 1‘” “be self as he set offup the mountain track to fecbly showed something black ab 3% his head ; and at last he reached the con :lusicn that the opening down which he had drop pod was not straight, but sloped to and fro in rough zigzag. “How horrible l” he muttered. “Yet what a blessing l" he added. " If the fall had been sheer, I must have been killed " By cautiouep'nqrs-xsion heatlastfouud the side, but not until he had gone in tWo other directions, which seemed to lead him farther into the bowels of the mountain. This discovery did not seem to help him. for, as he passed his hands over the rough vesicular lava. which was in places as sharp as when it had cooled down after some erup- tion hundreds of years before, he found that it seemed to curve over- like a dome above his head: 53'3 1“10!! h he followed it for some distance he could nd no place where there was the faintest possibility of his climbing up to the day. " Ahoy ! Frazer i Frazer l" he shouted aloud and then paused aghast, for his voice seemed to pass echOinR hello fly away. giving him an idea of the vastness of the place in which he was confined. And now for a few moments his former sensation of horror attacked him, as he felt that he might possibly never be able to extricate himself from the trap into which he had fallen, and that he might go on wandering amongst the horrors by which he was surrounded until he died of exhaustion â€"mad. Again he mastered his wandering mind: and spoke aloud in a reassuring tone. “I am not surrounded by horrors,” he said calmly. That which is here ought to alarm no man of well-balanced intellect. It is known that I have come this way, by the people at the innâ€", No : I did not tell them. But roughly. “Nd-0‘s yes; I heard Senor Red- ‘ ’ Digby ;but I never saw such an evening as ml”? 3“ .11" me")? 3 where it diverged, and the path led to this." He chatted away, as he stepped to Ill Pitch R “n?” .down “‘3 9f the b“; Ramon's plantations, with the house away the other e.de of the mule, keeping on with “Mom.” [1° doemln mmd Whig he ‘3 “bum to the left in a beautiful nook which com- out wailing for the other's reply. “ You crigd D‘gby “215"” y' mauded a view of the distant islands. have h3g1 ,, .plendid dhy’ bu; very hot down Mind 11013 093 “all Pitch S’gh d°Whr T0m- For a moment he hesitated as to whether by the town. You have felt it cold up the Bu‘E‘E‘m“ 91"“ 9‘18"”: - he should walk down to Rsmon’s for s eh at monnmin’ ML Digby ,n Well, what about her . I know what before starting : and he hesitated again it Yes, very," and Digby shortly ; and he my dear old moralist is about to say :' Marri- after going a few yards ; b“ finally he felt Helen press his hand gently, as if she We is 9‘ serious thing-‘1 have my {"5th to stepped out boldly with the hot son pouring were {mplnring him not to be any)“ studyâ€"I ought not_to be rashâ€"I ought to “ But you could not have had a clearer wanâ€":1 915?: ‘50 wrgte hm“? . day for the view.â€"Did you feel the cold 1.8“! I“ “1‘1 “5 “Md “meflnng 0f semi-tropical foliage, and Fraser stood well much. Min, Helen 2" the kind: and “130 :"lfhed" You W {13° from con :ealed, watching him till he passed “ Neâ€"no,” she said quietly. “ I don’t ‘d‘ns'r ‘l‘nd temthtloh- out of sight. Then, after a cautious down : and as he went on, a carcworn face was slowly raised from out of a clump of think it was very “my 1' Then here we are at the roast, and I am 100k round he hank hmk into his 1101118 to 8‘all °h Fly Perch at 01109» my dear pla e of concealment, and the birds 01d mOdel 0f Wfldcm i bu” hem" .1 do ‘10: that had flitted away returned, the slillnesa hgigifolgfz Ewart? 0?:rm::;zlhÂ¥:;d 5% around being unbroken, save when the low have neithek father nor mother to donsult. i137? murmur 0‘ the “If “on from m be' (figizzel’a‘t and most cogent answer of allâ€" he:ngplgaaggfigoldBiogqa’ghid1DFEy. as . , l s an a lone, H?” 3“ hm“ after! “lith 3“ defi?h°° till the wild counfry began; audprecognisinu .. Thwha’n “id Digby, taking one. the insect plagues of the island, Tom Digby various p130“ he had passed before, the n Let, me give you a light-3' W33 {Welling Pehfiefhuy and drehmlh‘i 0‘ his young explorer soon reached the spot where A match was struck, and by its light Digby I "799“ ymmg “mute” 3 Walls, Fuller W“ the track leading to the barranco commenced caught a glimpse of the Spaniardus face. seated in his own room, With his arms _3 path growing fainter am1 “inter, and which was as calm and “angled as could lowed: Sung 0‘“ through the 0P9“ Window: more obliterated by the abundant growth, be, W131 “he darkness “Sible and mfihml “head- .till it gradually became a mere shelf on the Then they went on, and reiook their places H610?" hm." “nil, , Yea’ he added, mountain Bide- The dense tangle at first on either side of the mule, after 9' Pauling S'Sh: “hall Wonder: P00? hDY sloped down to his left, and up to his right, .. I’ve been very busy too," continued â€"she loves hull in return. Oh l I must but, grew more and more precipitous, till Rsmon. “Tired; but was curious to hear 11"" {3:611 midâ€"1} "hug" be Phiâ€"And that there Was an almost perpendicular wall of how you had got on ; and yet half afraid m.“ .‘mon ‘ es ’ elsuuled and Khowed V0109'hic FOCk» out Of WhiCh the fibrilth that the crater had given way and swallowed 1"“ White teeth‘ I won d n°t twat bu“ f0” EIOWth hhd fem“ “Freed (“7, and formed 8- you all up.” mOmBDt- Th0 Palm 1”“ “0° £3159 and shadowy arch, which screened him from the Digby gen; tonguetied ; but R,an oh“. treachemua- It I 0°“ ‘1 0111? Se“ film 9001‘ sun ; while a foot away on his left there was “ Generally is.â€"-I boo pardon, Mr Digby l Have a cigar 2" “If I refuse if, he'll take it for a declar- ation of war, and I don’t want to fight.â€" Why should I 2-â€" poor wretch l" “ There you are," said Ramon, coming round by the back of the mule with his case open. “The smaller are the best.” tart-d away. b0? “Why l' a profound drop, the rock again going per. Fraser knew I was coming, and he will the same time, liberated, but both remain “ I wonder whether Senor Ridgrave will CHAPTER pendiculagly (low), and in places the shelf search for me. Ramon knew I was opmmg stored up in cavities or in the pores of the let me throw myself upon his hospitality this VH- along which he passed quite overhung the here, and I hays nothlng to do but elt and earth until extracted by the borings. As A week of unalloyed happiness pass ed verdant gorge. wait till I hear voices ; and then a shout will during which time every evening was spent And so it continued for quite a couple. of do the rest. Horace commll be long” at the villa. Digby grew more joyous ; the hours, during which he went on along the “Good heavens l” he cjsculated after a saddened look was rapidly passing away shelf, whose abundant growth hid the danger pause, suppose the poor fellow should tread from Helen's face, and that of her father 0f the way ; for it WM only 8*? him“ the“ he uP0n the hl'Ohhh Pia-0° “'1 f3“ lâ€"N0 f9”- grew puzzled, while Fraser's seemed more obtained a glimpse of the depths below, It was covered when I came along. It is all sombre and sad. where some avalanche of stones had crashed open now.” ditione, with these infl mmnble compounds. Ramon had fetched them to his place down from thVe hhd “Weill? the “865 away- He leaned thlhhll the hide 0f the. Give: As the oil and gas are drawn out water sternly. again and again. and had also begged leave “ He's right : it is a glorious walk,” cried thinking of his misfortune, and listening for and uh- will find their way into the cavities is Yes my dear sin I thought I would go to accompany them in two of their expedi- Digby ehhhhhiahhi‘lhny ; “ 011155 it 380m! 30 “WP 01' V0i09 W break the tfl'l'lhle Silence “ thus vacated, and the geologists have fore- hhd mm}, mm, . but I missed you.__My dear tious, finding horses and mules, and proving stupid to be enjoying it all alone." around him; but all was perfectly still ; and casted a. possible period when by some such Redgmve I wgnh you to give me a bit of himself a polished and agreeable guide, For another hour he went on, still wonder- think how he would, he could not keep operation 5.11 the water now appearing upon dinner to'nightn taking them to various points, whose may. log that he had seen no traces left: by his back an occasional ehudder at the Idea of she aux-face of the 15m] Wm sink int-,0 the “Certainly I! replied Rudgmve_&nd he vels made Fraser forget his own trouble in friend. but 80°11 forgetting thifi in the ireah P8381113 0- night Where he “’33- _ . cavities of the earth. This necessary fluid tom a polite ,‘ie: "I shall be very happy}. the excitement of discoveries dear to a glories 0f the OVGrBthOWBd Path. and the “Couldn't be dfirhel‘ than day." he said will then only be attainable by drawing it For the rest of the way 35mm did nearly naturalist's heart; while, after these jour~ lovely gill!“ 0f Shhhhine in the zigzzgging Willi! & laugh to roBtOre his courage ; find from wells ofextraordinary depth. It is even ‘11 the whim, . and during the evening his neys, Ramon always insisted upon the tunnel of force and creepers, which literally then he began to think about Helen, abrlgbt held that the moon is one of those dry planets, conversation w’ga fluent, and highly {nth-1.1., travellers accepting his hospitality. seemed to flow down in cascades of growing subject. which lasted him _for long on ough, being destitute of surface wgter’ which has eating as he engaged Fraser in conversation They had just finished dinner, and Ramon lesioge from the Well on his right. till the increasing pom and “1311858 sunk into the dry and honey'combed interior Show, the ahhgqumes of the place : smoking had left them for a time, one of his servants “ Nil-lure must hBVe made this path,” he of his iDj uriefl turned the current 0‘ of that body. This water. coming in contact cigars and sipping his chocolate in the m0“ having called him away, a summons which, said to himself ; " and it can only be seldom his thoughts to his rival; and then with the interim- fires of the moon, produced hum,qu “my. after many apologies, ho had obeyed, leaving irOd- thdh t0 DOWhel‘B. 0i COMBO, andâ€" “he a flflh. 1“ Ehfipichm Oil-me ‘30 him = terrific internal throes and volcanic eruptions “You are making quite a collection of om. the friends together, when, pushing the jug Hillo ! here’s the end." For, at a sudden “ What did Horace say lâ€"The man Was which continued to wreak the moon until in; minerals I he” )1 he said in the course of of excellent French claret towards his com turn. after DBBEihg an angle 0f the rock, he tree-chem“ and ill-lee ! Great heaven, have fires were extinguished, and it became, as it hhe convhflhuonf panion, Digby. who was slightly flushed, found himself face to face with a huge mass I fallen into his trap I" is now believed to be, a, dead, dry planer. «Yea I have a good many." exclaimed : “ Taste that, my boy, and con- Ol stone, which had evidently lately slipped He tried to argue the thought away ; but Coming bgck to our own prospect; for n “of céurae you examined the head of the fess that our host isa charming fellow and a from B ieW feel: above the “Mk, and ccm- the idefi W83 only strengthened Ramon conflaqration, it would be necessary for the harmnco on the west side of the mountain 2" polished gentleman. “ pletely blocked the any. had been so anxious for him to come there gas in the earth to be sufficiently mixed «No . we have not been there yet.» “ Yes, I confess to those," said Fraser “ That’s awkward," he said thoughtfully. â€"for both of them. The path had evrdently wish oxygen to make in igflmmmble, This “No; been, Why my d8“ 81,. that is gravely ; and just then Ramon reappeared “ I‘oo steep to get ovenâ€"Ha ! that’s it." He been altered, by accident or design. was could occur from the air which is supposed we mm interesting place of the’ whole. at the door, bearing afresh box of cigars, smiled as he saw that: to tholoft of the large it design. and the contrivor'o Idea to rid to enter the cavities of the earth to take the you ahould go there._By the way Red. which he handed to his guests and resumed block the green growth had been trampled himself of two men he detected at one stroke? place of the escaped gas. or oxygen could be grave I suppme the nearest way wguld be his seat. down, the shelf being wide enough for any â€"-No; the thought was too horrible, and supplied by the decompogibion of the enter right 1,0,0“ my plantation 3n “One of the evils of possessing plants one to pass round, though the gorge seemed he would not harbour it. into its constituent elements through the “Decidedly u said Redgrave who seemed tions,”h8 said. “Your men are always com there to be almost dark, so filled up was it: Vain effort: it grew the stronger; and as action of best. There is no certainty that P, zzved by his’ Vilma-3 awaits}. ing with the news of some disaster.” with the tops of the trees which bristled the time sped on, and the hurt produced a the he”: of the earth is a, mug. of fire. 81. my" -- “id Ramon thoughtfully . "that in “Nothing serious, I hope i" said Digby. from its side. feverish sensation of half-delirium, Dlgby though it is so held to be by some of the hermihfy the but way. There“ hn'inhereah “No, 110â€"9. more nothingâ€" kind of blight, “The old boy has been round here for found himself fully believing that Ramon them-13m; but in would be may enough to lug mummy can then, too about hhlhwav appearingâ€"But, by the Way, you two have one. this morning. First time I’ve seen his had contrived thin pitfuilfihoil there was secure fire there by electrical or chemical “Dug . bug you win c'enmhly be delighted never Visited the head of that barranco yet, marksâ€"My word, he has been chipping no escape; and that, freed from his presence, none“, or both, A powerful current, of get. with {he head of the harmnco__Them . I Do n’t forget it. When will you go 2" away here," he added, as he looked at the the treacherous Spaniard would renew hi8 restriai electricity trying to pass through a mu“ “y goodhighm Going now genie, “When Fraser’sready.â€"~What do you say broken fragments of stone in the newly advances to Helen. ‘ formation of poor conducting power would men ,. v to tomorrow 2 ' made curve of the path. The agony increased. and Wlhh the mental easily burst into flame, or water poured upon .. ‘Yea :1 “id Fraser rising. n It is time This Was agreed to, and Digby rose as if Without a moment's hesitation he stepped suffering came a wild feverish horro which a bed of quick lime would produce a like we wem'back'n ’ to leave. down, then took another step, for the way grew upon him till his brain throhbed :asense result. Dieby to“ reluctantly. huh it was time " There,” said Ramon ; “ I will not keep descended apuarently, to rise again beyond of confusion, which he could not overcome, Given fire in the body of the aux-uh, go they left ~ so the customisry addme were 57"“ fidSailing to 80; only leave friend the block. Then another step on to some increased; and at lastâ€"long after he had “tuned” to be able to dlstn oust g“ “id Rm’mu mamas a point of going firs,7 Fraserto smoke another cigar." ingot-like brushwood laid across to form a fallenâ€"116 fell! that he could hear no morl‘e. from bituminous coal, and we have con- .0 that D igby had an opportunity to “in; “ Really, I don't think” began Digby, level way ; and as he did so, he uttered a. and all was blank. ditlong which might; nude,- favomble olmum. Hahn-a "embnng hand to his ups. as Good_ rather potulantly. wild cry, and snatched at the rocky side to TO BE CCNI‘INUED- stances produce titanic intraterranean nightâ€"my darling " hc whispered. “I shall “ D0 no” be “wiry. dear friend,” said “‘70 himfielf- Vein Effort. for everything explosions, ripping open halfa continent and u" M w Red 8"“ '31”- Rsmon kindly. “ I meat no harm. Aporo. had given Way beneath him, and he dropped About women. setting fire to vastlakes of petroleum, which ' “Heaven preach him pl muttered the glue IOl.‘ me to my 6051‘ friend Redgrave.â€"- headlong, to fall, after thli seemed to be a. “A woman is worse with an impuhed would be thus uncovered, while the escaping gm devoufly . had she stood the", at the Equqvill frayfiwill yctplpot, Frag, 3n terfiible descent,1 heavgly far below. hlhme than 3 mm with a convicted than.“ a? hinting 1,130 amp, would wrap in ,2 ’ - . ‘l'o; wi go wit im," an the latter e was consc one c an agonising sensation I ran 0 con sgrat on enormous areas 0 3:3; 131?: ganglia‘s::cfihafiigoga;negnh:;d hastily.‘ Teen, in a hurried confused man. of pain, then of a stifling dust, of aslokening befiggofiggguevgi fifedggadigmgziggg’ sea and land. These speculations do not but “named to giv'e me“ (our. words, “a get. :3 I; he“ yorfilmateringdhllpself. “ No.” etupefying dizziness, so then all was dark. _Smhl ' past:1 beyanii the bounds of porlseibli'lity.h They ' ' ° 3 5 - ‘ W “3)” 31! Eve 8 < 1iet he“. ' - _ nee not a arm anyone on u y, ut t ey are EggicorltGZEB? 3:2,? an:ng vgigehlggggg smoke and chat with you about the basil of How long he lay there stunned he could mfiafieig blizzarwgighosoggz:e:gfiling; attracting attention. If it will benefit any- ,he "f" night him the harranco and what we are likely to not tell ; but he seemed to struggle into ___Roneau.’ ' body to laugh at them then laugh, but Redgrave {eh dihpoaed to speak to his fins. ' fl . wakefulness out of a terrible feverish dream, We are apt to be kinder to the brute. ridicule is not safety. Pull investigation child before taking for the night bu. Poor boy i said Ramon, wrth a gentle to had that all was darkness and mental con- th would be interesting and might be useful. , - . H . . at love us then to the women that love us. "mulled mom. smile when Digby had gone. Well, he fuelon. What it all meant was a mystery; _George Eliot. But mob a. catastrophe need man be can. .. Mummy, “6 made in Heaven n he has won a charming girl. You and I, Mr. for his head was thick and heavy. and me- I l deed to this continent. Similar con- “,d to “imam u “061 helpless. and pe’rhmpa Fraser, are getting old enough to put these mory refused to give him back the rocollec- him“ °f “"1” sub“ dwomel? “’9 t0 “5- dltions exist in China, where, some two “any bane“ may find the wa'y on; of the things behind." tion of his walk and sudden fall. Wb‘l’t we are in}? “e If: em for m0“ centuries ago, such an explosion, it, is claim. diliimlty and somehow I begin to like “Yes,” said Fraser gravely; and he sat; But I” named at hat that he was “wake: 0‘ our boner qua“ 62'1â€" qucle'h l ed. BONBilY OOOhri‘ed- The enormous de- young Digby.". ' talking to hi, host tin (lune law. and that he was lying upon what seemed to A “mm” “99“”; Khmfl'am theio‘" “‘9 posits of oil and gas in Russia on the shores Tne three guests of the villa went slowly According to what had grown intoacmmm be fragments of sticks; and as he groped full“, but “mm: ‘9' t ‘5 0V5 ' ° 1“91"”- of the Caspian S:a also present like des- Di 1, found Helen and h, ,- f ’ about, he touched ecmethin which set him â€"M3d“m°,F°°' tructlve facilities. Thus it is evident that down the track toward the little town, with g y other by the . It is unwenal rule which an {at u l _ Ramon gutting pl“.de about the iglgmh gs“, Which commanded me sheep track. wondering for the moment, fore he could k h t,- th rt t if a cataclysmal planetary confiauraticn “l dare-say you Englishmen are disappoint and another delightful evening, all too grasp what It was he held. Then he uttered “0w, 3‘ “0 9‘“? ionnh 3‘ 8'“ men were in question there would be no dlhculty ed at the absence of spurt “ he said. " Very ehort, was spent. Music, talk of England. a cry 0‘ “"0" end “honed: for bill finger always rmemble their "3”, 8"” :11” impie'i” in securing materials. different from Norfolk, where I went on a the life there, all had their turn, and then and thumb had P335“ in,” "W bony "blur Lgfiirfigzghgd p yams mr npon t e I visit when I was in England. Here we have came the time to go, Helen walking and he knevchgtlthe °bJ°°t he by! g'h'Ped In‘ everything that, women write the” partridces and rabbirswthat ie all.” beneath the great mellow stare down with “'35 a human 3 u l 1 will be thousand. of {Balm again“ gram. A Handsome Gift. mar ; but also to a certainty, always a charm " We find plenty to amuse us," said Fraser her visitor to the cafe. for the last good. ‘H . ,1.“an nightâ€"that farewell which takes so many . L AFTER 13- “V” to be found in the law," of man._ Herr Wolff, the violinist, recently told .. 03 yo,” I h“. "en than “my. you timesto say, and was here prolonged till As Digby cast down the grisly relic of Madam d6 M‘inmnon how he obtained the instrument on which he will have a boatload of specimenâ€"But Redgrave'e voice was heard. mortality, he clapped his hands to his ' plays. “It wasu present from the Due do don't forget the head of the borranco beyond “Coming. papa ” cried the girl, as she throbbing brow, and shrank farther away, wh the Teeth Ghana! Campoeelics. I Was introduced some Duke my place. It will repay a visit ; and if I clungto Digby's hand. "Then you go,” the feeling as if his reason was tottering, and 7 ‘ at his house in Paris one evening, and was can assist you with guides or men, pray whie red, “to the borram‘o tomorrow 2" fora time the mastery of his sensation pass- Itie through the skin. and only through asked to play. I told the Duke that, un- wmmhhd m°__uood.nighr.“ "‘res; in good time." ed away quickly as it had come, and he the skin, that we rccsive sensations of tem- fortunately, I had not my instrument with pereture. The chattering of the teeth from me. ‘Nevor mind,’ he replied, ‘choose one " Well, Tom," said Fraser. in a sad voice "I shall see you at night i” stamped one of his feet with rage. u soon as they were alone “ what next‘." “Of course." He shrank away, for his not had raised a the feeling of cold is caused by what is term- of mine,‘ the Duke having a remarkably fine " i don‘t know, old frildw, and don't want “And you will take care. I have heard cloud of pungent choking duet, which her- ed reflex action of the muscles of the jaw. collection. I chcee what I thou ht to be When an impression is made on the sensitive one of the best instruments and eyed sev- to know," replied ngy in a tone of voice that some of these places are very danger- rifled him again. But this only served to surface of the skin it is conveyed by an ex- oral pieces. When I had finish the Duke 'hich 00an lmyly with the mourn. one." make him recover his mental balance ; and h“ mecca of hi. friend, “Take care? Yes: for your sake,” he as he stood there in the utter darkness, he citor nerve to the spinal cord, and is there rose and said, 'Moneienr Wolff, allow me to ,, You do a“ know 2.. whhpemd, "Once more, good night." seemed to see once more the side of that reflected back onthe muscles bye correspond present you with the instrument on which n I (my); now a,” 1 .m surprisingly He ran 03', to master the longing to stay ; other ravine they had skirted weeks back, ingmotor nerve, the action beinginvoluntary, you have played.’ The Duke, I afterward puppy." and with an uneasy feeling at her heart, when he had drawn Fraser's attention to' like that of any other mechanism. Chattsr- learned, valued the instrument at 2,000 “Kw” 3" Helen returned slowly to the house, wishing the climbing figure which they had after- for of the teeth, as well as shivering and gulneae, but l,‘ added M. Wolff, lovingly "ya. you mmtb.v°m 50m, old a,“ b. ind not come done, so u no hnvea. wards encountered as' he crept up with his sneezing, is nature’s short to restore the handling the violin, ‘value it almost as circulation of theblood which has accumulat. much as my life. It has the famous Cree follow, I can speak to you as I would to a companion back along the dark path, where basket. , , brow", 1 love Helen Redgrave withall my it would be so easy for an encmy to do him " I must have fallen, then, into one of ed in the larger veins near the heartâ€"[New mona varnish, although its maker is un- hnrhu burn. the ancient mummy caves," he said, trying York Telegram. known." . l . , l l evening? I called on my way up, and found that you had not returned. I left some fruit; and there was a fragrance from the kitchen window that was maddening to a hungry mamâ€"Ah l here we are." For they had come up to Redgrave and Fraser, who were standing beside the track. “ You, Ramon? ’ said Redgrave rather long as these accumulations of gas and all remain scaled up in the depth of the earth, away from actual fire. lhero is no risk of a crnflagration. The entire possibility of such danger is dependent upon the existence of fire and on its contact. under favorable cou-