The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-02-20
DY CHARLES READE,
Author of "Put Yourself in His Place."
etc., etc., etc.


tune"
"You have only to feline how" quite
incredulously.)
"YOu must accompany me to Derby
shire, or else meet me at Derby, which
ever you please. Oh, don't be alarmed.
don't ask you to travel with me as
man and wife,"
1T doesn't much matter, suppose"
said Lucy doggedly.
swell, you are accommodating; III
be considerable"
mo doubt you WILL" said Lucy; then
turning her glorious eyesfull upon him,
What the crinae"
"The crime!" said Monckton, looking
all about the room to find it. what
crime?"
"The crime I'm wanted for; all your
schemes are criminal, you know"
"Well, you're complimentary. It's
not a crime this time; it's only a con-
fession."
"Ahl What am to confess -bigamy?"
"The idea! No. You are to confess,
in distant part of England, what you
can deny in London next day-that on
a certain day you married gentleman
called Walter Clifford"
"I'll say that on the eleventh day of
June, 1868, / married gentleman who
was called Walter Clifford"
This was Lucy's reply, and givenvery
do,ggedly; :,
real Walter Clifford says it is lie?"
Lucy reflected. NO. will not"
"Well, well, we shall have timeto talk
about that; when can you start?"
Give me three days"
All right"
"You won't keep me there long after
have done this wicked thingw
NO, no. | will send you home with
flying colors, and you shall have your
share of the plumber"
I'D rather go into service again and
work my fingers to the bone"
Since you have such a contempt for
money perhaps you'll stand fifty
II have no money with me, but I'll
ask Mr.. Middleton to advance me
sOme."
She opened the door, and asked one
of the clerks if she could see the princi-
pal for moment. lie came to her di-
rectly. She then said to him, "IIe wants
fifty pounds; could you let me have it
for him~
"Oh," said the lawyer, cheerfully, 81
shall be happy to lend Mr.. Monckton
fifty or hundred pounds upon his own
note of hand"
They both stared at him little; but
blank note of hand was Immediately
produced, drawn and signed at six
months date for G52 10s., and the law
yer gave MoncktOn his check for $50.
Husband and wife then parted for a
time. MOnckton telegraphed to his
lodgings to say that his sister would
come down with him for country air,
and would require good accommoda-
ton, but would pay literally.
In most mining accidents the shafts
are clear, and the debris that has to be
picked through to get to the entombed
miners is attacked with this advantage,
that great number of men have room
TO use their arms and pickaXes. and the
stuff has not to be sent up to the sur
face. But in this horrible accident both
gangs of workers were confined to a
small area and small cages, and the stuff
had to be sent up to the surface.
BARLEY, who seemed to live only to
rescue the sufferers by his own fault
provided miles of rope, and had small
cages knocked together, so that the
debris was continually coming up from
both the shafts, and one great source of
delay was averted. But the other fatal
cause of delay remained, and so day
light came and went, and the stars APP
peared with incredible rapidity to poor
Walter and the other gallant workers,
before they got within thirty feet of the
pit; those who worked in the old shafts.
having looser stuff to deal with, gained
an advance of about seven feet upon
the other working party, and this being
reported TO Walter, he went down the
other shaft to inspire the men by words
and example. He had not been down
two hours when one of the miners cried
"IIold hard, they are working up to u.s."
and work was instantly suspended for a
moment. Then, sure enough, the sounds
of pickaXes working below were just
audible.
There was q roar of eXultation from
the rescuing party, and n man was sent
up with his feet in a bucket, and cling
ing to a rope, to spread the joyful It'd
ings; but the work was not intermitted
for more than moment, and in a few
hours it became necessary to send the
cage down and suspend the work to
avoid another accident. The thin re-
naming crust gave way, the way was
clear, lamps were sent down, and the
saving party were soon in the mine,
with sight before them never to be
forgotten.
The few men who stood erect with
picks in their hands were men of rare
endurance; and even they began to fall,
exhausted with fatigue and hunger.
Five times their number lazy dottedabout
the mine, Frustrated by privation, and
some others, alasl were dead. None of
the fellows were in condition to give
Il rational answer, though Walter inn
plored them to say where Hope was and
his daughter. These poor pale wretches,
the shadows of their former selves, were
sent up i'm the cages with all expedition,
forget nothing. for he had refreshment
tents ready at the pit mouth.
Meantime, Walter and others, whose
hearts were with him, ran wildly
through the works. and groped on their