they all started in that direction.

Arriving at the place they climbed a broad stairway very much like the
approach to an Elevated station.

"This way, ladies and gentleman," said a man in a blue coat, pointing to a
doorway between two knotted beams, and they passed into a sunshiny room
with two rows of chairs at each side. There were windows all about it
barred with iron.

"This is one of the cars," remarked Captain Raymond, in answer to an
enquiring look from Annis, and he and the other gentlemen of the party
busied themselves in seeing the ladies comfortably seated, then took
possession of chairs as near them as might be.

Other people were coming in, and in a very few moments the car was in
motion, the click of a latch having told that they were locked in.

Some of our party who were trying the wheel for the first time looked a
trifle pale and alarmed as the movement began, and one or two of the girls
asked low and tremulously if it were certainly quite safe.

"Yes, I am entirely sure of that," replied Harold with his pleasant smile;
"but don't look out of the windows just yet."

"You are not at all frightened, I see," said Chester Dinsmore in a low
tone to Lulu, having contrived to secure a seat close at her side.

"Oh, no, indeed!" she returned. "This is my second trip and I hardly felt
at all timid even the first time, because my father had assured us it was