Monty St. Vincent had no sooner seated himself after telling the
interesting tale of the Salvation of Findlayson, when Billy Jones, of
the _Oracle_, rose up and stated that Mr. Harry Snobbe, as the holder of
the seventh ball, would unfold the truly marvellous story that had come
to him after the first dinner of the Dreamers.
"Mr. Snobbe requests all persons having nerves to be unstrung to
unstring them now. His tale, he tells me, is one of intense gloom; but
how intense the gloom may be, I know not. I will leave it to him to
show. Gentlemen, Mr. Snobbe."
Mr. Snobbe took the floor, and after a few preliminary remarks, read as
follows: