The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

you lodging in the kitchen instead Of the
well house, and such food as We have I'M
I'll 1t is time 10 let you g"
The scout had no objection to make
against this arrangement; he knew, on the
contrary, that It would be far more CON
yenient Tor him TO be captured and held
by the "mystery" people, than to have re-
turned thoutiniormation TO his employ
res, So he plsCidly stretched himself outoI
the floor Of the kitchen.
"Will you let me see Daisy tomorrow
he asked.
The man frowned at him.
"You see so much Of her, you know
said the scout pleasantly; sand don't
and l guess after this will never see her
again."
"Yes, but have right to geo her." re.
torted the other wonderingly. 1--WE shall
see," and he left the room.
And that night the Wildcstters along
the creek knew something had happened
to well No5, There was an explosion OF
the natural gas at the mystery The
irail structures within the lenCe-derriCk,
engine, well and dwelling houss-Wsrs
oil RACED to the ground.
Little Daisy, creeping softly from her
bed and stepping noIselessly down the
bare stairs, had entered the kitchen and
stood silently, Is she had done under the
great oak, looking at her big slumbrous
friend, Suddenly as he had awakened
upon 0ssie's grave, his eyes opened and
he say her and laughed,
"l'm awful sorry" she said.
~ amt, Daisy; I'm glad"
care you reAllyW
"ReAlly,"
"Then / don't care" She came nearer
and told him in a confidential whisper
that in the morning she would bring him
Ossle's books TO look at; and then, US the
moonlight coming in at the broken win
dow gave her little white.robed form all
the radiance OF an angel, she finally said:
VI must go now for didn't tell anyone l
was coming down to see you, not even
mamma, But | am in the little bed in
the garnet, right up above YOU and we
can play that we see each other through
the floor until We fall asleep" The
purest water distilled on earth had gath
cred to the eyes OF the scout, when she
bent down and kissed him good night
There, then, he lay, dreamily watching
the dismal reflection Of the gas playing
upon the walls and ceiling and blending
luridly with the silver beams OF the moon
until, as the house rocked under u ter
rife explosion, he sprang dZziIy to his
feet, his blood freezing in his veins. In
stantly the room filled with smoke, and
choked and gasping he groyeled on tho
floor. There were sounds OF stumbling
footsteps upon the stairs-the hysteriCal
shrieks OF a Woman-and then the loud
cries OF the men outside maddened him
with sudden fear and nerVed his heart
and limbs.
"Daisy Daisy p called the father, fling.
ing wide open the door OF the kitchen.
A current OF air swept across the floor
and revived the scout, With one bound
he cleared the distance to the stairway
door, vainly striving to free his shaCklsd
hands.
"Iamin thogarret right above
you" He remembered the words, and,
with closeset lipsand achinglungs, dashed
hlindly through the blistering smoke aud
flame up to the second landing. His
bound hands touched q knob, and the
next instant he had sprung into the room
aud closed the door behind him.
"Daisy-little DaisyW
There was glad cry at the window and
she ran back to meet him.
~ knew you would come, knew tt
knew III"
Daisy Daisy! jump down, we will
catch you'll" screamed voices from the
ground below.
The scout looked out on the black
smoke and the blazing ruins beneath, and
let his eyes rest for u moment on tho
frantic form OF the mother.
"Coms, Daisy, darling" he said: "kiss
me. Now climb upon my back and hold
me fast around tho neck, There, little
one, lean out now and boathe the air and
listen. "-"lt's all rlghtl' he shouted
Cheerfully to the crowd below. an bring
her safely down; only clear the way"
"Daisy," he said, "promise me you'll
make them bury ms under tho oak beside
Ossie, aud that you'll come and visit us
both as bcioreTwill you, darlingS"
"0h, yes; I'll come every day"
He leaned down and held his hands
over q tongue OF fire that shot upward
from the window beneath, Tho cords
snapped, and the scout, erecting himself
again, seized Daisy's little form In his
strong arms and knelt in the embrasure
OF the window.
"Are you afraid, Daisy2" he said,
smiling calmly at her,
10, no."
Goodbye then, darling, and remem-
ber."
"I'll remember she reached her
lips to his-"Good.bye."
Then hesprang like q panther out be-
yond the flame and smoke; and when
they unwound his loving arms from
around the unhurt child, the red rensC.
ton Of the fire was shining on his smiling
face, the moonbeams played like q halo
above his head and the brave soul was
swiftly speeding from his crushed and
bleeding body.
Presently Daisy, grown FESTIVE under
the rapturou9 embraces OF her parents,
tripped laughingly away and knelt by the
scouts side.
"Are you playing 'possum," she asked,
gazing guizziCally at him.
He shook his head and strove very
hard to speak.
The violet eyes dimmed, and ahe leaned
over him In alarm.
"0hl you weren't in earnestl You
aren't going away like 03sie?"
The scout smiled assent; and his eyes
grew fixed and CLASSY gazing into hers.
MELVILLE PHILLIPS.
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