The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-09-20

goodness, beauty and self.sacrifice. She
had saved him from death by her per-
sonal ministrations in the cabin, through
days and nights of contagious illness.
She had been the good angel Of the
cabins near the colliery for the past three
years.
At the instant Mrs. Jansen and Min
ME were leaving the room the cabin
door opened and John himself appeared.
"Where did you get anything to eat2"
he asked, shifting the air laden with the
pleasant odor of something cooking for
supper.
"John, Miss Wren has been here" said
his wife. "She sent US bread meat and
potatoes for tonight, and that lovely
geranium for as long as it will stay with
US. Don't you remember. John, the first
summer, when the cabin was new, We
had flowers all the time, out of doors and
in?"
"Dont you remember" growled John,
''that you asked me to build the house
close up to the shaft, so you could run
and look down into it, and listen for my
voice dozen times day, and now you
never go near it,
"Oh, Johnn' exclaimed the little wo-
man, as she could say no more. How
could she, when she remembered herself
as she stood that day, Annette Mayer, and
with John Jansen, her future husband,
selected the cabin SITE"
"Mothcr," whispered Johns Minnie,
''don't come out now. Don't let father
see you come"
''Minnie !" called John.
"Yes, sir!" answered Minnie.
'Did you come right home from school
to-day2'
II didn't hurry any after met Miss
Wren," replied Minnie.
"Did you see me anywhere on the way
home?' he questioned.
mo, father" replied Minnie, with a
little quaver in her voice. 'Why?"
"Nothing, child. Come here and kiss
me-"
Minnie claspcd her arms about her
fathers neck, chung to him and kissed
him twice, then, fearing he would sus-
pect something, she said: 'You love ME
better when there's supper in the house,
don't you, now2"
"I'll fetch home the supper tomorrow
myself, SAID john Jansen.
"Father," said Minnie, ''don't be cross
to me any more if I ask you something's"
"Ask on, Minnie"
"Won't you leave the strikers, and
have nothing to do with them?"
Cant do it Minnie."
''Then," said the girl, I'm going to
have nothing to do with you. III 20 and
help mother" And Minnie suddenly
left the room, to find her mother in wait
ing to hear what she had to tell.
"Come out somewhere, mother" said
Minnie, land be quick. It's just awful p
swat till fix the fire and put on
more COAL"
"Gct father off the minute supper's
done," said Minnie, the instant she had
space to speak aloud in. "There's some
thing dreadful to be done. caught it
as came from school; the train tonight
the midnight train-is to be thrown off
the track. Fathers init. We must save
| it!'
minnie Jansen!" cried the poor little
wife and mother.
"1t's true, mother, and we must save il
you and l."
1--WE might as we'll turn the mine in
side out"
Mother, Miss Florence Wren will be
on the train"
! "Oh!"
"And be killed."
Another groan.
| "We1l save her, mother!
"And betray your own father, MinnieG'
| "And save father, mother, from all thu
wickedness he means to do, if You'll only
help me to do it. I thought it all oye]
on my way from school. They mean t.
60 down by the bend in the river, and
after the up-train is gone, tear up the
rails just there where the whole train
will 60 down tho bank. I heard It, and ]
know father was there, because it was
his voice. Oh, if father would give ur
going with the strikers and everything i
minnie" said Mrs. Jansen, "What can
| you do?''
Do! Make believe I'm in bed, and
oil tho time I'll be going up the track as
fast as can 60, and stop the train"
! How will you go alone, little girl
in the night9 No one will sec you"
II won't go little girl. IN 90 bov
with Carts clothes on. Mine will be Vino
on the chair, just as they are every niehf
ana you must wake me up and put me in
bed, and father will be sure to look in the
room, to see if I'm there before he poes
out. Then I'll take a mine-lantern. ana
save father from wickedness, and save the
train and Miss Florence. too"
| "Annette! Annette!' called John. from,
the cabin door.
"Coming, john" was the answer. As
the trembling woman picked up the hod
she had been filling with coal to carry il
Minnie grasped it from her, and sturdi.
~ bore it to the house.
After supper, which John Jansen ate
With with his eyes on his plate, scarcely lifting
them to glance at wife or children, he
said: I'm going out to-night to ! meet
ing. IT I'm late homo, don't fret about
me. Boys" to Carl and Jansen, "be sure
You are in by nine o'clock
Minnie longed to jump up as she would
nave done on any other night, to 10
around the table, to throw her arms