Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-09

Then Kate, aroused from her stupor,
took her place among the workers.
Back, lass" said her father. "A
stronger arm is needed here"
My arm is strong, father" she said.
Incy Gazed at her and let her have
her way
Her sweetheart's there" said one
Of the men,
Yes; the Norwegian
On the third day the tapping was
fainter and then it ceased. New
Years morning they reached the mea-
The Englishman was dead, apparently.
Both bodies were taken to the surface.
At the word dead Kate, worn out,
had fallen unconscious Suddenly one
of the men who had been bending over
the Englishman shouted:
There's life here"
The captain knelt by his side and
heard the faint beating Of his heart.
Garry the lad to my house" he
commanded.
when Geoffry came to himself he
was lying in a small room near the
window. Upon the window-Sill We're
flowers Bending over him was Il wo-
man. Some one held his hand: lips
were pressed to his forehead; kindly.
sympathetic eyes gazed into his. and
their tender light bewildered him.
| "Kater'
"Geoffry."
rs that you. Sweetheart:'
1t is I, dear"
-la{ ii +l,ie 9
| now resting on her bosOm-the broad,
womanly bosom of this woman Of the
people. Her lips, close to his. whisper
ed:
How do you feel. dearest"
'In heaven. Kate. l have had 4
bad dream-
Hush. dear heart Get we'll for my
sake"
For yours, Kate:'
Eyes, yes for mine-for mine"
) Then yoI-'
Love yout Yes. yes"
My sweet lass, But why
"Goeffry Geoffry, sweetheart, dill
you know your Kate so little YOU
thought to drive her? You could not
command me-your jealousy could not
force me to he yollrS-but you may
lead me to the end of the world.
There, close your eyes You are worn
and weary. You have nearly passed
from me, and my life would have been
misery Think how I suffered, darling.
while you were in that tomb. Then /
knew what my love for you was, and
[ prayed that Won might be saved. that
| could hold You in my arms and beg
you to take me and cherish me. i
prayed that You might be saved so
that my devotion could updo the harsh
words of the past. Do you forgive me,
my own, my treasure"
LASS. lass. pray God | might die
again to hear such words"
| There. there, Speak no more.
Geoffry Rest, rest. The Goctor said
you must sleep. Close your eyes for
your Kate is watching over you"
AS I may some day watch Owe
you, Kate?'
| "While this life lasts. if you will"
"kiSS me, dear
! For the liTSt time she pressed her
lips to his and then he slept peacefully.
with Il flush upon her check. When her
father entered he looked at them in
surprise.
us it so. lass?'
"Aye, father"
Il thought it were the other
But she only smiled and gaZcd fond
ly at the sleeping man.
The silver sun went down that night
again in Il silver haze. Over the hills
in solemn procession the miners, with
bowed heads, carried the Norwegian
to his grave. No funeral hearse; no
carriages were there. Sadly the silver
sun sank out of sight. More wildly
the Shaft-houSeS were defined, marking
the places where human beings went
down seeking that which is in the
earth. where they are born and where
they must die. There is no happiness
not tinged with sorrow. But in the
small room a woman. whose face was
touched with silver light, bent over
the man with the Solicitude that 4
mother displays while looking at her
slumbering child. Sink, silver sun;
fade light, from the hills; come, dark
ness. with ebon Shroud; murmur,
gloomy voices, through the whispering
Michigan pines! There is no night
when comes the day dawn of the soul!
For mines may give out, external
things may change, but there is that
which endures forever.-Detroit Free
J Press.