Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-12

into the depths Of the earth. He seated
himself on projecting rock, the can
lister of powder on the ground at his
side, and the lamp held between bis
knees.
What were his thoughts just then I
know not at all-but there was one
fercer than the clamor Of the waves
above, more terrible thai the abyss be-
meath him-he had lost all, all He
looked back upon his life-all had gone
wrong from the beginning, and now,
when the last sup of sweetmeats had
seemed to be so near his lips he had
seen it dashed away. He ground his
teeth with rage, and then his passion
took another form-bis breast heaved,
and O great sobbing cry rose to his
lips.
eff she only knew how I love her
He love! 4 moment Of the love I could
give her would be more than lifetime
OF his. But I know that never, never
let me make an end of it.
"Ah, and Jim Massey, too, q light to
this powder, and there'd be no victory
to any one-the sea would cover us too
close for that But the others?
"Poohl it, only dying little soon-
or, and what is Life to stupid, toiling
drudges like them?"
A terrible smile passed over his face !;
he placed the lamp by his side and bent
over the canister. Only light to the
powder, and the rocks above would be
riven, and with a mighty burst the sea
would rush in and whelm them all he
took out his knife and proceeded to cut
the lid of the canister, which by some
means had been fastened down too
tightly.
But bark Close beside him, just be-
yond the ending Of the path, he heard a
rustling, cracking sound, then a crash,
and huge fragment Of rock rolled
down, and he was only just in time to
leap aside before the place where he haa
stood was covered with shivered portions
Of it as it descended, and, leaping from
ledge to ledge, at last, with sullen roar,
was lost in the depth below. Still he
listened, for another and more dreadful
sound caught his ear-the low swishing
sound of falling water. He crept as
near as he could along the narrow path
way, and as he did 30 his face was
sprinkled with the cold spray Of the tor
rent. He held out his hand, and then,
touching his lips, tasted the water. It
was salt!
Still and breathless as a statue he
stood for moment: the next, holding
the lamp before him, he was rushing
with wild speed down the broken path
way away from the place. As he ap-
preached the entrance he stopped, and
for moment looked around in Devil
derment-he had mistaken the road,
and, instead Of taking that 10y which he
had come, had followed another which
abruptly stopped mass of coal had
fallen and broken it of. He had no
time to turn back. He threw his lamp
down, and, as fortune would have it, it
was not broken, but only fell On one
side, about ten feet below; then, draw
Ing in his breath, he prepared for the
leap. he did not know the ground--th
lamp had gone out. If he leaped
he might fall into some deep fs-
sure but there was no time to hesitate.
He took the leap and fell the firm
ground was beneath him.
His arm was bruised and his ankle
sprained, but he hardly felt it. Re
lighting his lamp, he dashed along
through the narrow passages toward the
main where the men were at work.
At last he met boy slowly dragging
along a small coal wagon. He caught
the lad by the shoulder and shouted to
him:
"Can you run, WHIP"
cay, OF can, answered the boy.
"Then run your hardest, VIII. Tell
them in the lower main the waters COM
ing in, and in an hour it'll be flooded. ~
"Fayther's there /" the boy cried,
and without another word rushed off.
Other boys were sent to other parts
of the mine, forced by Georges stern
voice to obey, as he told them he would
not let one man leave the pit till they
were all there.
Then he waited. And if any one had
seen his face as he stood alone, a strange
change would have been noticed in it.
There was now look of such triumph
ant gladness as for many year had not
rested there. He stretched out his arms
like one who had just ended some weary
labor. Then his head sank on his bo-
som, and he muttered:
go God Saved saved! Thou hast
kept me from it, and I may yet save