The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-02-23

Gulch Thcy were talking In low
tnnOA, though the prccOutlon was quite
unUct csslrN uu account ut the nnisC
mndc hy the tempest without hut darl,
ns was the ulshL u stlll darker decd
was contemplated lay the two men
hovcrlug over the dying cmhors, Uud #
was mcct that they should discuss it
with h1tvd breath
They had been cut In the storm, and
were drcnvhcd to the skin whcu they
came In at dark, SO they sull fingered
over the dvCUNluE nrc chat had hCcu
kmdlrd to dry their clothing, uucou.
aclous of the fact that Ns they unfold.
cd their dmholcal plot an unsupported
hatoucr drank Ia every WoM, while lW
aud check blluchtd Nt the thought or
their contemplated crlmo,
There had been dissatisfaction
among the mlucrs or Lone Gulch for
months The pay was often kept back
wages had been lowered, and unncc
cssary cruelty from some of the boss
ss" had rendered part of the miners
desperate The huge coal mlnc seemed
nkc cavern or death 20 thCm, and
the gr1Wls ot dissatisfaction grow loud
~ and moro frcuucut The pay was
IN ARREARS, and 10y some unknown
proceSs or reasoning Jack Moore and
his companion, Dick Jones, had rc.
solved to- wrt0k vengeance hy rohhing
the cNprcSs train the next night That
the undertaking WIS attended with
uangVr to- themselves did not cause
either or them to hcSitatE for they
wCrc both oC that roVklcSs class to
whom q SpiCc ot danger makes n plan
The more attractive; 0pd beside, they
calculated that ne one would over dts
covcr the hand they had IN the wrCck.
"Not wont to your WIFE, mind,
This ioh Nust not I've known to amy
onc or We shall swing tor IT," said
Dick louoS, as he prepared to mount
the ladder to the lott
Mcantlmc, In the little bedroom al.
tnlplug lay the Involuntary hStcnCC
who, though shaking with fear and
aplN NcnSloM rcSolvcd ~ frustratc
thcN evil designs, roor Katie Rose
iicr 'Jt had NVtp q SNd one, though no
mol,' '0 than that W thousands ot the
vcyY poor Her father brave Ned
RoS,, Ncar,ng the rnSc.cNlor>l tales of
An,Iy an ut,\ had lcct his comfortable
hoNr IA hopuy scotland, and with his
wlfc and tcn,yCS,rold Katie had sail.
cl Tor ~ lNorldN apdng, like poor
oil lN0yN dc ltN>N, grave tnSttAd,
t,Ntr had NN,kCN cut aboard ship
swVct MARY N0SN was enc NJ It's tlrSt
victims and al the ltght 0nd joy Went
oOt &c NN,i'S l,te when her r,aO form
SaNN tcoN S(ENt NCNNAUh the waters VI
thc hhlc Atlantis
Almost mechanically ne made his
WAY ~ tNc uliUVS his old friend, Jack
Mo0r\ wc)l,3oc,i bi,O ia his cabin, and
Ms MNoo> VAS NWd IN her Way tN
this motNcrl,,SS Nt,le g,vl Ncl Nply
hNN TIVE weeks, NNl dtd not discover
that tAN lack MNocN oC to-day was far
dNlvcNt oyVm tNc trioWd ~ his NAy,
hN,eS aN1 utterly WN6t ~ eSCc for his
cA,Nl ~ he pASS,1 away In happy
tKDNgANtN\
kat,c had trcp With the Meor,S over
y,Nr aNa NSA partly N>SS,Ny1 her
oNrNser V,,'CCsN,lNoSSs o0t their Ways
wvsN' SN I,GNyN'O, cyoyN thNSc ~ Witch
SAc eAA Nc,'N accustomed that her
hc&rt WAS S,la SNd lNNcly, Mrs M,NNCN
MS cy>,SS AMI rN,,gN, ANd Jack nctgNt,
saN} lNr cNl1 when he cVySS1 ana
sw S,>,ut The CaNlNs Nsg Ter al that
IL, ,1Vc ANC 3 lNNvtSNN ~ tNtSC ScaNJN
tSl tllmS,N, Nyl made her wVlVNslNNs
Az AcC l1ySl GNSvs WAS NNw t0rN
W., aJcNiiNS emotions. She Knew
81 > t1NA dj>NN,NNVNi tN2t she ASl
NM Nf .NctC S>tcCs her Ike NVNvlA Not
h N,.r IN 3 rush G,,r NSrk jones WAS
S,V,N1l NcScNyS N,wNr IN JNy ScS,e ~
Ns,y NtV tN&N M,N,yVS she ,NoNl1 ~
w2N,t Z rN ,svae,,t,,NN tNciG even u she
As1 S,,, 0sS'AyyNNiJy, &Nd thus N tSc
es,>s ~ >c,,,l0,S the cAtASV ~ the
Moest r@,lN'N tN JSA
~ .H>ssag N1ysS Aus0 eSvNSStSy. SNi
NNv >,st ihVNlSo 1AS ScNSvy A,SOCS
NJ Ja st ~ lG,essSe MAS A,y SNcs,S~
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