The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-03

nn0ulderrd miner lie was wen lA'H.
sarfr: his hair becoming gray ana
sparse on top quite old 20 her.
lie had been bachelor al these
Years lie might have known u was
sheer madness now 20 lavish all toe
wealth OF his great manly heart on
nreity. wlneome Jessie. she did not
want nn old fogy Ike him.
Al first she seemed 90 hear his tale
with gentle tenderness and pity. had.
indeed. must be- the woman whose
heart remains untouched by the love
81 true and honest man. Then q
wod or two she dropped almost I'M
consciously had revealed the truth.
~ course. VIII henson was the man.
He had been blind fool not TO have
neeh II long Il long ago. VIII was
twenty years younger than himself.
ON SUNDAYS VIII was quite mashcr
llhe Amerlcanism had grown Into
common use even hercl. VIII was ju't
the lad TO please the girls fancy.
And 40, having settled that matter
m his own mind, Armstrong walked
slowly and sadly away about his bnsi.
nrss.
Il was Saturday night. Bar and par
lor Of the Miners Arms were crowded
With men, Here the hard'eatned
money flew merrily; money which
should have gune to wife aud wcans
II home money which might have
leen tower Of strength IN hghting
thr naiilcs that labor and poverty a.
WAYS have 20 light.
WIN BENSON was them In the midst
n noisy throng. reeking with bees.
snItlts aud rank tobacco. lie had had
great deal too much to drink al.
ready. Suddenly some enc In Il o hard
ulloa bis arm lie turned ilpslly and
encountered the serious. stead AT
zaze Of steven Armstrong. who en-
lcret the public house.
"Dunr0 TAX ony moor the latter
whispered gently but firmly
''NhO told thee to Interfere. Master
rnaehcrf'
"No one. ask thee not 10 for the
sake O. the girl who loves thee"
"Dld see tell thee 10 COON pryin'
after met"
'srha know bcithcr nor that. ask
thee Tor her sake. and FUR tha own
coed"
"Rah. I've hccrd ynnd atun fro 4
hlrf-rlhhoncd fowlk afore now"
"a b. none q them. ! hold that a
chap as Gamma TAX glass or two an
stop when he ha' gotten enough II m
worthy y hin' called a mon ! be-
lleye IN total abstinence ma moor nor
l do IN drunkards."
'srhen what 4 devil be'est Jawln' to
me abouty the young man said quite
Hereby.
y ask thee not 20 spend all { nect
here Think o. her who's 10 be- that
wife. These chaps do thee no good.
They'll max thee spend tina brass,
and when It's all gone they'll only
laugh at thee"
"Shew me & mon as II Taught at
are. Ye dawn't, It's that myself as
afe d0ln' Il. Come outside. then. and
we'll sex who's Z best mOnr'
Il wlnna fight WI ihec-nnd GER
lalnly not now" Armstrong answered
iiowly and With dlrnliy; u was not
the rtraetion ~ q coward Hts we'll.
meant rcmonsifanccs had proved
WORSE than useless: and from that
iluie these two men felt each other TO
De rivals.
Horror ana CONSERVATION arc spread.
Inc far and Wide through the glimy
Lancashire town. A terrible explosion
,ns iiist been heard. They know only
Too well what that mans: and ihc
Voor women. both young AMI o.d. are
f.hlnr Wild ana terrorsiricken TO
the pits mouth.
Down In the workings" the excite
wrnl Is al Us height Men are run
ring 10 she hoiiOm ~ the shaft. uu-
cling Tor their lives; for the nuNluus
lflordamp Is choking them AMI theG
CHOW only TOO wen that many az them
ere destined never to see the light ~
lay again. The tare Is IN up AMI
lealn as quickly as may Do. hut n
Nill only hold limited number They
narsf patiently wait their Turn, ard
thai lum may mean life or death.
'srhcrc be- room for one morr the
mlners shout "Come along. Sic'e
ArmsiIong-ll be- tia turn
nui be- does not move. NO" be- an.
swers; u be- Old an alone. Heres a
iomg fellow as a got a miiher; let
m 80 Instead this time
n Was WIN Benson who stood by
the side, you Armstrong, Non
MAX room Tor met" he exclaimed.
what dosi suppose a'd doy ~ ilghi
fnir-whcn n want a. light"
You DO this for ma sakef'
Not Tor thine, mon-for hers. Go"
The words We're few. There WAS ho