The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-30

fll..Aail. and a1though tiity 'n4reu Nun
they we're bound TO him by a common
grudge.
TELL them TO come and get allied
with warm lead-we'd heat Il fur the
'cNsion." said a burly miner known as
Ole Geordle."
They dassn't come nigh their own
property" said another. they're white
llyered towards, and not worth the
powder 10 blow 'em 10 thunderF"
Go gack TO your master, and tell him
what his lovin' workmen says, said tho
foreman CONTEMPORARY, an get q
photygran OF some Of the hungry chill
dren and dyin' mothers. for the family
album. My missus will give you hers -
Men" said the stranger. intuition
ing his heavy ulster. and throwing Il
open. have you ever heard Of Morris
Holmes?"
A groan and series OF yolls saluted
him.
AYE. an OF his father afore him.
It's that he might lie soft and eat hne
food. that we gets lost In the choke an
damp. II he sent you. go back and tell
him to come out here himself We hey
a long account TO settle. an the hggers
Is waitln'." II was "OId Geordie" who
spoke.
Il am Morris Holmesl am here
TO right your wrongs, but demand pro-
lection at your hands ! demand your
confidence. and that Of your wives and
children. | have the right TO ask this.
For the present that Is all ! have 10
say"
A few cheered him. others remained
sullen and disconnected. good news be-
ing received with caution and sus-
plclon.
Eleanor Landsborg had no word from
Morris for six months Then she re-
celved a paper marked In red ink. which
had paragraph that interested her
II gave a plain statement Of the ueal
Improvement that had taken place In
the Little summit mine. and went on
10 describe the comfortable homes o
the miners. the new machinery which
had been put into the mines 10 taxi
the Mace Of child labor. the comfort
able stables above ground that had beef
buili for the mules. the improved socia
condition OF the mems families, ans
ended with a glowing tribute TO th'
mobile energy OF the young and ath
iette mine owner. Morris Holmea."
Ina few months she received a secon,
newspaper. published like the FIRST. II
A town adjoining the mines. and givinl
the news Of that section OF the country
n also contained a marked paragraph
hut the marking was irregular hlacl
lines. OF Jagged pencil. and on the Dor
der was drawn a rude hand. pointing 4
the notice. and the badly written bu
lerlhle name. odd Geordie."
Eleanor read In a few intense word
the news that had been sent 10 hel
There had been an accident In IN
mine. The roof Of an entire chambe
had fallen and buried twenty miner
beneath H. The men were rescue
with great dificulty, and some Of thei
we're badly injured. When all were sur
posed TO have been saved. there was
waiting cry. and the wife Of 'old Geo.
ale" struggled from the hands OF friend
and tried to throw herself into n
mine. Morris Holmes. pale and out
breath. called for men TO 20 down Wit
him 10 rescue Geordie. No one r.
sponded. The men owed their lives
their families. and they knew the dai
ger Of a falling roof SO Norris. vii
one look az the blue sky above hii
swung into the cage and was lower,
alone amid an awe-strlcken silen
into the bosom OF death. There was n
much more TO tell When the sign
was given there were willing han
10 help deliver the two men from q
Wreckage. but only one came up all,
The other had succumbed TO the Eat
NJ damp. A long panegyrlc followed. b
re- Il meant little 10 Eleanor. Her ey
ID rested on four oft-Quoted. hackney
m lines. that closed the story; they wou
al never lea,e her:
~ For whether on the scaiold high.
p" or In the battles van.
The ft,est place for man to die,
ls' Il where he dies for man"
en- She had found her hero. never aga
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