The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-02-13

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BARLEY hurried to the mine, and
found that several stout fellows had
gone down with their pickaxes and 9th
must be terribly slow work, so few men
could work at time in that narrow
space. BARLEY telegraphed to Derby
for a more powerful steam-engine and
experienced engineers, and set another
gang to open the new shaft to the bot
tom, and see if any sufferers could be
saved that way. Whatever he did was
wise, but his manner was frenZied.
None of his people thought he had so
much feeling, and more than one OF the
quaking women gave him kind word.
He made no reply; he did not even seem
to hear. He wandered about the mine
all night, wringing his hands, and at
last he was taken home almost by force.
Humanity oyerpOwered prejudice,
and Colonel Clifford came to the mine
to see if he could be of any use TO the
sufferers. He got hold of the deputy,
and learned from him what BARLEY was
doing. He said he thought that was the
best course, as there would be division
of labor; but, said he: IL aim an old
campaigner, and know that men can
not fight without food. and this work
will be a fight. How will you house the
newcomers"
"There are forty-seven. men missing,
and the new men can sleep in their cot
tages."
"That's So" said the Colonel; "but
there are the wives and the children. l
shall send sleeping tents, and eating
tents, and provisions enough to feed a
battalion. Forty-seven lives" said he,
pityingly.
"Ah, sir" said the deputy, "and such
lives, some of them; for Mr.. Hope and
Miss Mary Bartley-leastways that is
not her name now; she's Mr.. Hopes
daughter"
"Why, what has she to do with it?"
81 am sorry to say, sir, she is down
the mine."
"God forbid" said the Colonel, "that
noble girl dead, or in mortal danger!"
"She is. sir, and"-lowering his voice
Shy foul play" Then, seeing the Colo
"And ought not to keep it from you.
You are our nearest magistrate. The
young lady told me at the pit mouth
she is Mr.. Hopes daughter"
"And SO she is"
"And she said there was a plot to de-
strOy her father in the mine by eXpl0d-
ing the old workings he was going to
visit One Ben Burnley was to do it-a
BLACKBOARD that has a spite against Mr..
Hope for discharging him. But there
was money behind him, and villain
that she described to us-black eye
brows, a face like corpse, and dressed
in suit of tweed one color. We hoped
that she might have been mistaken, OF
she might have warned Mr.. Hope in
time; but now it is to be seen that there
icto nd hn hnI
to warn him. The deed is done; and a
darker deed was never done, even in the
dark"
Colonel Clifford grOaned. After a
while he said, Seize that Ben Burnley
at once, or he will soon leave this place
behind him."
mo, he WON'T" said the deputy. Gle
is in the mine; that is one comfort; and
if he comes out alive his life won't be
worth much, with the law on one side
of Me blackguard, and Judge Lynch on
t'other."
"The first thing" said the Colonel, sis
to save these precious lives. God help
us and them!"
He then went to the railway, and
wired certain leading tradesmen in Der
by for provisions, salt and fresh; on g
large scale, and for new tents. He had
house. He also secured abundance of
knives, forks, plates, buckets, pitchers,
and jugs, and, in short, he opened q
cOmmissariat. He inquired for his son
Walter, and why he was so late. He
could learn. nothing but that Walter had
mounted hunter, and left word with
Baker that he should not be home till
eight o'clock.
"John," said the Colonel, solemnly, II
am in great trouble; and Walter is in
worse, l fear. Let nobody speak to him
about this accident at the mine till he
has seen me-"
Walter Clifford rode to the Lake Hotel
to inquire after the bracelet. The land
lady told him she had sent her husband
over with it that day.
"Confound it'll" said Walter; "why he
won't know whom to take it to-"
"Oh, it's all right, sir" said she. "My
Sam won't give it to the wrong person,
you may be sure"
"How do know that?" said Walter;
"and pray, whom did you tell him to
give it tor"
"Why, to the lady as was here with
YOU"
"And how the deuce is he to find her?
He does not know her name. It's great
pity you could not keep it till came"
"Well, sir, you was so long a-cOming."
"That's true" said Walter; "let us
make the best of it. shall feed my
horse, and get home as quickly as
can"
However, he knew he would be late,
and thought he had better go straight
home. lie sent a telegram to Mary
BARLEY: Landlord gone to you with
bracelet" and this he signed with the
name of the landlady, but no address.
He was afraid to say more, though he
would have liked to put his wife upon
her guard; but he trusted to her natural
shrewdness. He mounted his horse and
went straight home, but he was late for
dinner, and that veXed him little, for
1t was q matter Colonel Clifford was
particular about. He dashed up to his
bedroom and began to dress all in a
hurry.
John Baker came to him wearing a
very extraordinary look, and after some
hesitation said, II would not change my
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