Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-21

pressing forward.
No, no, my lad. You re not big
enough, nor strong enough, - said the
manufacturer shortly. eyes, you fell
lows will do-two tours of about of a
| helght-and the gate VIII swing easily at
arm $ length if you keep step. Rails
easy to hold. }"
He turned and found Dinah looking
at him fmploringly, but his face was as
rigid as ever.
"Hah! that's right; lay it down
| there, he cried as a couple of men
brought up long, narrow, light rod
| gate and placed it upon the floor. q Now 3,
| then, where's MIR. Gray? 1 want that
| cushion. -
Here tits, sir! Here tits, - cried an
eager voice. ''Stand out of the way +,
some of you
Way was made, and Dan'I came run
ming through the crowd with a long
horsehair-eovered cushion, which he
tossed off his head onto the gate.
No, no, my man; the other way
up, - cried the surgeon.
No, no, sir; this here's the softest
side. l tried 'em both as I came from
the ortice. T'other sides all pTickly.
Now, - cried the surgeon. ''two at
when l say lift, lift altogether and
lower him on the cushion. You going to
help, MIR. Swift?''
eyes. Be quick - was the reply, as
the head of the great works again
avoided his daughter's look, and bent
down TO assist in lifting the injured man.
Martin Dene was quite insensible, but he
uttered low groan IS he was raised, ana
Gray looked sharply from him to Dinah
TO see what effect this suggestion of suf-
fering had upou her. But he felt re-
lieved on finding that DiEah's eyes were
fixed upon her fathers face, as if still
trying to resd his thoughts.
"That's it! Capital!'' he cried, as
The poor fellow was laid upon the cush-
ton, which was then lifted and slipped on
to the gate.
Zone moment said the surgeon,
feeling his patients pulse. an act which
made Dmah start and look at him wildly.
eyes, all right; plenty of strength
yet"
''Then altogether, my lads, and mind
and keep step. Better go straight down
the shop and across the yard. -
The rough blackened workmen uttered
a long grOwI of assent, and Gray once
more interposed.
"Keep down North street, my lads,
and then across Lasher Hill. 1t will
save hundred yards. -
''Don't hurry said the doctor.
''SOme one run on and ring at the gates.
Tell the porter to have the stretcher and
bearers ready
"I'I GO, I'm go, ''cried slender voice,
and Dan 4 went off like the wind.
Just then Diuah caught her fathers
eyes, and he answered an imploring look
with pleasant smile.
'Now, - said the surgeon. "ReadY?
OFF,
Ono, no!'' said GunneI and Swift,
shortly. ''Out this way my lads. -
1.-The others the nearest, sir, - said
the manager.
eyes, l know-to the hospital. But
we are not going there Steady, my
lads, and take him right up to my
house. -
comp
There was low sigh of relief uttered
by Dinah Swift as she caught at her
cousin IS arm; and as Gabriel Gray, head
man and chief tyrant at Gunnell and
Swift's great steel works, went through
the modernoform of what older writer's
called crashing his teeth, the two girls
slipped quietly out of the great work
shop, ran along the side of the yard te
where the carriage was waiting, and
hurrying in cried to the half-startled
couchman: "Home, as fast as you can
go!''
''Oh. Netta,' whispered Dinah in a
low, choking whisper: Fand I thought
dear father so cruel and hard hearted. -
Then aloud, "James, faster-faster, or
they will be there first -
But they were not at Gunnell and
Swift s great grim looking private house
for good ten minutes after the cousins
had run in through the open door, and
startled the inmates, who stared at the
torn dress and unfastened hair, by dis
play of excitement and energy that was
quite new, and which hours after set the
excited girl wondering at herself.