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nut'er,hK with excitement, like small
brown bird.
"Boa'swain, how grand and brave You
are! Seems like couldn't ever climb I'M
su'l' great way that lies tween you a,i'l
me. But when we're ont of this. If harm
ever comes Of your daring, it'll be me
who'll stand bv you till the last drop of
blood. Then maybe the great way a,twccn
Us might grow shorter like than 'tis now"
Bonis&a|A esla,;ssls movement, haIf.ca-
rss.s.! EF'aff f-lmpcTNns, and thought how
short b4es.saa iieiwecn their two loves.
and l'ow.the time Dick spoke of would
never come.
"1Ii>' !" said Boa,swain; impressiyrIv
and Speaking very low; "therc'll lie search.
my Tor, us, not many nights from this.
! WI miles from This wall there's an old
shall that hasn't been worked for years an
years. rs so long and 40 narrow tha,
H. v"r a Int of light dare come only to the
'.g' of IT,. | never SaaU it, Dick, but I
dreomed Of it. aud I coull find it in the
lark, | tell you. No, human foot ever
climbed that plare-no human creature
dare venture it. But Tee sro,7s to esc1pe
fAot sroy; I'll Zig fast-hnl,ls. for our feet
a"i hands, my boy. Hal they'll never
find lis again"
Dick trmhlcd, and shrank away in
stinr'vely from the strong arm embracing
him.
Dick" whispered Boatswain passion.
t"ly, I'll dare it for you It'll BE- me
hnl'll. help y"u. or die /"
Twas the middle Of the night, aud tho
late moon shnne ,,>lant around the edges,
nf au old shaft belonging to. the mines.
Thick anil green lay the lung leaves over
It. tangled with rcd mass of flowers,
Something was at work below where TN.
moon reached, for faint noises and low
Whispers murInurrd underneath, TIVE,
lark. r''mi';ng figures made their way
SLOWLY on steadily to the light above.
"ilo! Dick! DIk!" cried 'Boatswain.
i'aIf-n'''rd, in voicc trembling with terri
ole emotion, "hurra! we're almost there
ID" yon see that white shine, gmerin' and
wnk'n' 81, us? That's our sa>in' light. I
tell von! It's the blessed moons light.
h-waitiu' for ns!"
| Dick drew in his breath, and felt as If
he should swoon away, before he could
make an.illrr hold in the shafts side.
lh"lr III. felt B"a'swain's strong hand sup.
porting him. and lifting him higher where
l'riluLl see the white shine palmer above
! him. -.
| But su.Llruly the great bell of the mines
thunlerrd ab.:lnw them, tho clanp Of iron,
.a,s a,"l The n,uifl Il tramp of an hundred
fr.,t ,'aie upon their listening ears.
Three lnpr"' only three inorel'. almost
SLY ieked lsoa'swain. s.jh,z y Heaven! ..oolv
three ra.an'l We are freo. .forever r. se
Nrarcr nn,l nearer can,es that !: heavy
tramp: a,na ils changing iron.
! "li.lp.!' help! Bnatswain, dear Boat
s~hi'i. oh. help! :Ypns promised ,,eyer to
leave me neper,to forget me. Oh. / am
going asave mel You 5promised-you
: prom s@szs
i es. he had promised bnt wasn't the
moot" mo-, i,anginga,ilt OF. the sky letting its
glory HnntI over his face and the rel 1ow..
: ers helping those green fingers Of leaves to
be" kom dim, on? Wasn't. the beautiful.
Dew world sspread ont before him it's wide
farnis ey"f nov. embracing him sa,s -
- s!ill7tl'e wild dtli,lging arms hung about
!, ms frt with .dtspairing energy; still. :tliuy.
t'etarlcd re- I,i,n frorn,Ie glory abose, for The
coming evil below. "a,
= stsa'sSian 'ftar Boaiswainl.c ss;.s. - "a
! / H:2$"l Disk answered f.: ho,rse} vt,ice.ideep
fwi,l,:rage and terror .lef 90 4 tell syour
J lts;too late. nov 1 couldn't save vous no
how. Let goI" - 3Ss.z. @ i; .ssssl ~, J. q.
hsone yignreus mn cement, {; he shook.
s"tf those wild arms : with one leap. an.i
~, the help of lis strong arms, he reached the
s.. H. was no longer, q slsve. but free as as
4nlr : frse f4reysr & ~; s< ,s:s
t,3wn. down ffeiI ,Stiiat slight; childish,
f,r'p,:iT sW1frhyintl St,f iorss red flowers.
DIwn. with a:i,ri,keii heart, sapdsa trust ss
rlatls slaftsSrr ,..sss, ,s.;..s s4
! Z AlE Inaggl and covered 9 Wits blood,
a,,iSefiilg issaa asny.lsy soofsli,ls
3pnk. AZ silass lsotsoat old silafs Tie
.wl,iIe sltnss waa Visible TO lis
sight, bur ais could slistiagnisl III far above
him, q faint fsssll Tilt tolti slim that
+ Boats sla va. sIt told,
l,!ni, is acan4 voice, tl,al faith, and;
ftEl.li' and M,ys we're smsfry lnaekk-,
Tho itsad .of m iess ss G ifss M around, s
siIgls,s en,I txess,
ss.:n.ssgsli s,ssr
laised Vii
jsets Gsipl ffiult III fl,sss
it 81 sor h;s5 sletsSisfs
#lstnt as srsYs.
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