Louisiana capitolian., 1881-09-29

''buriP' on hia shoulder showed that he

had touchedit.
The little one had not seen him al
:, yet, as she had been sitting and rubbi,
her eyes, but she looked up now, al
" seeing the pale face streaked with q
y and dust coming toward her, she co
$ cred her facSagain with her little han
e and sobbed harder than ever. Tom Gre,
4 on until he came 50 near to the Chi
! that ne could lay hold Of her dress; the
ne stopped. a strange, dizzy blur ke,
throwing veil over hit eyes, and b
, tried in vain to overcome longing ft
sleep. He could feel the ceaseless whi1
OF the great wheel, and it made him a
most wild. Curious vagaries and hal
delirious tancies danced through hi
head. With an effort he threw them Of
and, raising his face from the rock,
couch, called for help.
Instantly dozen mocking voices from
the sides fthe pit ilung back the CT,
into his very ears. But the wheel caugh,
the cry and whirled it away up into the
engine-room, in distorted echoes. HI
called again, and the sound seemed less
terrible. The little girl tried to get ND,
but he held to the white-dress and sooth.
ed her the best he could.
A moment later he distinctly heard
footsteps in the engine-room, then he
felt that some one was looking into the
PIT, and then the clattering of the pis-
ton IN the empty cylinder showed that
the engine was soon to stop.
Less swiftly, and at last slowly,
and more slowly, whirled TOMS mas
sive jailer; fainter and fainter came the
clatter of the piston, until both ceased,
and the engineer, with great beads Of
perspiration on his white forehead.
swung himself between the harmless
spokes of the fly-wheel and got down
close to the two prisoners.
SIS she hurt, Tom ?" he gasped.
"No, sir,' said Tom, family. "IfI
you'd only stop the fy-wheel I'd lift her
out" -
1T is stopped, my lad-it's your diz-
" head that deceives you. Let me
take my little May"
The engineer reached down and lifted
MS darling up from the dust, and.
holding her fast in one arm, climbed
,ut.
Tom lay still. He did not seem to
are since the little one was safe and
ne fiy-wheel had stopped. He felt
earful WEAKNESS stealing over him. He
you'd like to sleep year.
The engineer was by him a moment
ater, asking if he was hurt.
"No, tir, / think not--only q little
lred," said Tom, and slowly and wea-
lily his eyes closed.
Without another word the strong
ian lifted him up from the rocky floor
na lts foul air, and, climbing again by !
ne spokes of the tly-wheel. bore the bov t
OF his dungeon. The air from the '
pen window soon cleared the sleepi- q
ess away, and he was able to tell the /
hole story. The engineer grasped his $
md, but he could not speak, and there a
ere no tears in his eyes. 0
Many We're the words of praise from e
e sturdy workmen that crowded in c
ON the "steel works" TO see why the fl
gine had stopped. Tom was the hero a
the day. re
When the superintendent heard of it 81
sent for hack and had Tom taken ol
me III style, with comfortable little St
esent in his pocket, and the permis- n
N to be out until he should feel all le
int again. 1t took about a week to al
ar the dizzy feeling away, and at the nc
d OF that time ne was working at his III
lchine just as if he had never been I'll
der hy-wheel. ht