The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-15

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OF jewelry which are known in criminal
circles AZ bracelets"
The few persons who had observed
them learned from the confidential brake.
man that they were noted detective
and his prisoner on the way TO trial. As
far as ages went they might have been
taken for father and son, the fine gray
head OF the ono contrasting strongly
with the crisp brown curls of his captor.
What crime had been committed the
brakeman did not know, but hazardcd n
conjecture that il must have been a
pretty bad one, or George Munson
wouldn't have took the trouble 90 put
them things on his wrists"
Presently the brakeman and the con
ductor satisfied the joint demands of ETH
quette and curiosity by stopping to ex-
change few words with the detective:
the former then perched himself upon
the coal box directly behind the prison
er, aud the latter dropped magnincently
into the seat in front. The train was
sweeping around curve and past a ruin
ed trestle ON the hillside at which both
of the passengers looked with some in
terest.
II remember that place." said the
older man.
$50 DO t. responded tho younger: "I
was born there. Came near being buried
there, too, he resumed after a moments
pause.
How was thatY'
Its pretty long story" said the de
tective, but ! guess well have time
for IL between this and the next station.
Way up there on the ,slope is the little
settlement where made my debut, so
10 speak; from IL TO the bottom Of the
hill there used TO be IA gravity road--a
long winding track reachiug from the
settlement down TO the top of a bank
wall of earth, where slide occurred the
year was born. On both sides Of the
track grew sapling that had sprung up
since the disaster (whatI am telling YOU
occurred five years later) and they
crowded the road and hung over the old
rusty rails ON which the coal cars used
10 run. You must remember that the
houses were built near the mouth of the
pit--that was one OF the FIRST mines
worked in this country, and one OF the
first 10 be abandoned Time / ann tell
ing about, some men were walking up
the track, and lot of children playing
near the top, clambering in and out OF
an old car which had lain there since IL
made its last trip with the broken
spraggs still in the wheels.
1.-THE men were miners, all but ono of
them, who questioned his companions
about their work and the country they
lived in. He was evidently stranger.
presently, as they talked. shout
from the top Of the slope attracted their
attention, aud they looked up just in
time 10 see car begin TO move slowly
down the grade.
"There was an impatient exclamation
from the oldest man i'm the party.
Them brats is always up TO some mis-
chief, lac said. They have started that
old thing off nc last: I've been cxnectin'
20 see IL 20 at any time this live year.
They'll be breaking their necks yet with
their tom-foollng.' And another Of the
group added; We must dust out Of this
lively unless we want 90 get our necks
broke; she'll either Jump the rail or
60 TO pieces &C the bottom: lucky their
amt no one aboard her,
''Tbe stranger was looking anxiosly
up at the approaching runaway. Ills
quick eye had caught sight OF something
round aud golden above the car rim.
There's a child In that car, he said,
quietly.
at was a second or two before bis
companions realized the awful mean
ing OF that statement. A childl That
was as II he had said that in a few mo-
ments some one-perhaps one OF thcm-
sclves--w would be chiIdless.
with one impulse they turned TO
look az the broken rails az the edge OF
the fault. Shuddering they fixed their
eyes again on the approaching mass,
then hopelessly at each other. They
could not dream OF stopping the pro-
grcss Of the car. But, quick ms thought
almost, the stranger took hold OF
sapling and bent IL down until II nearly
touched the track. Hold on, he said to
one OF the men, 10 will help you check
her. A rod further down another and
then a third and fourth were held in the
same way. So four OF the party waited
for few breatlless seconds, while the
two remaining ones hurried further
down; but one moro effort and the car
was upon thom. The first obstacle
was whipped out OF the hands Of tho
strong man who held Il and the car
rl.silrd On - tho second with hnrdlv