Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-21

| St0cK-Dr0ker, Ell! Well. then / know
where to find her," and he took up his
hat to go.
NO, pray don't do that" said Mr..
Middleton, earnestly. let me try her
again. She has had time to sleep over
it."
TRY her." said Monckton, sternly,
aand if you are her friend, take her hus-
bands side in this one thing; it's the
last time / shall trouble her."
Il am her friend" said the lawyer
And if you must know, / rather wish
her to meet you and get it over. Will
you come here again at five o'clock"
All right" said Monckton.
Monckton was struck with lawyer
Middleton's manner, and went away
puZzling over it.
whats has little game, L wonder?"
said he.
The lawyer went post-haste to his
clients house. He found her in tears.
| She handed him an open letter.
Braham was utterly ruined, and be-
| sides that had done something or other
he did not care to name; he was off to
| America. leaving her what money she
could find in the house and the furni-
ture, which he advised her to sell at
once before others claimed it; in short,
the man was wild with fear, and at pres
ent thought but little of anybody but
| himself.
Then the lawyer set himself to COM
| fort her as well as he could, and renew
ed his request that she would give
MoncktOn meeting.
yes" said she wearily-'it is no use
trying to resist ham; he can come here"
The lawyer demurred to that. NO."
said he; keep your own counsel, don't
let him know you are deserted and ruin
ed; make favor of coming, but come:
and word in your ear-he can do more
for you than Braham can, or will ever
do again. So don't you thWart him if
you can help"
She was quick enough to see there
was something Weighty behind, and she
consented. He took her back with him:
only she was such a long time remov-
| ing the traces of tears, and choosing the
bonnet she thought she should look best
in, that she made him twenty minutes
| late, and rather cross. 1t is way wo-
men have of souring that honey-comb,
man.
When the trio met at the office, the
| husband was pale, the wife dull and sui
| len.
tits the last time I shall trouble you,
Lucy" said Monckton.
"As you please, Leonard"
And [ want you to make my for
| tune"
You have only to feline how" (Quite
| incredulously.)
" on 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, 1 suppose"
| said Lucy doggedly.
"Well, you are accommodating; I'll
be considerable"
mo doubt you will" said Lucy; then
turning her glorious eyesf full upon him,
"What' the crime?"
"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 crime this time; it's only con-
fession."
"Ahl What am to confess bigamy?"
"The idea! No. You are to confess
in distant part of England, what you
can deny III London next day-that on
a certain day you married a gentleman
called Walter Clifford"
'I'll say that on the eleventh day Of
was called Walter Clifford"
This was Lucy's reply, and givenvery
doggedly.
"Bravol and will you stand to it if the
real Walter Clifford says it is lie?"
Lucy reflected. NO, / will not"
well, well, we shall have time to talk
about that; when can you start?"
"Give me three days"
"a II right
"You won't keep me there long after
j have done this wicked thing?"
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
pounds?"
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 a moment. He came to her di-
rectly. She then said to him, ''He 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 a 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 ESQ 10s., and the law
yer gave Moncllton 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
| 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 ayerted. But the other fatal
cause of delay remained, and so day
light came and went, and the stars ap-
| 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 theold 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