Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-16

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'AlI right; gaffer,' said the boy,
In minute
Ting! said the little bell. Bale
set down his pipe, and took the
levers. The pipe fell over. When
hls immediate task was finished be
looked for 1t, and could not find 1t.
He Iaked the cotton waste here
and theie with his foot. No pipe
Bale cursed little to relieve his
feelld. 'TinsI said the little bell
aud lie went back TO his WORK, lie
swung the skip mp, the Careful
eye seeking the dial every now
aud then. Being free once more,
he began his search again. lie
kicked the oily waste savagely,
aud all at once, as If it had Deeu
LIVING thing "a fame broke out at
him. He raced swiftly to the door
aud shouted 'Firep 'ling! ting!
ting a.lingle.ling ling lingP The
Little bell was mad.
SHAFT a6rer rOared voice
from the side OF the distant down.
cast.
My Godr said Bale, aud dash
inc back tU the engine house, he
fought wildly wnh tbs growing
flames. He stamped out the blaz
ing waste, aud turned again to his
levers. Round spun the shining
wheels. Smooth aud steady went
piston AMI crank, round crept the
hands on the dial Hs looked b.
hind him aud The hoor was smOul.
drrng.
Fire here.' he shouted. Engine
house ahre?
'Tiugr said the little bell There
were hundred and fifty men
below. and lie was their one helper
He obey ed the bell, and then rush.
ed once more into the open, tram
ueting with all Lis lungs.
'Help here! Help! Engine hOu Sc
afre.'
'Tlngv said the bell. The floor
was crumblng with flame, and
the partition wall had caught. II
was built OF thin wood and dryer
Than tinGer. The lire ragged, and he
was back at his levers in the
midst of it scorched, cboked,
blind. Then help came With roar
of voices. 'Tlngv said the lnexora
ble bell. lie held on TO hs post,
lighting against death. . ltsldr
men, formed in lue, passed bnckerS
from hand to hand, and the COT
tents being dashed upon the t1ames
filed The room with sea dag
Stea m. He could not see the dltl
any lOn. .er, but he worked by in'
,tincC, and the inSilrct never br.
tra.ei mu once 'TiI.v aud the
fl It sage OF the cage WIS I'll ed
nt fsscned IN Il. Tug! aud HE
second sage was filed. Ting aud
the third stage was hlled. Then he
tore her up like fire, checked her
cnaxed her stopped her to foot.
Thug and Sling aud Ting aud
tue three stages were empty aud
that batch OF thirty was back to
lite az lin. Then he sent her down
like a stone, and lived along IL Q
plunge In his own mind until he
felt she should he there. Instinct
prov,d true again by the bells
v0Ice.
his body was IN hell, but his
SOU leaped with passionate in
toxicatlun of revolt aud mastery
10 driy its pains. The men out
slds i shed water N biS bur- ing
clothes. Thy h0Slrd applause al
hln. Some among them wept as
hey chrered, aud went shrieklng,
with both bands Wriihing IN the
AIR. ~ It br hImSeli were tortured.
It was all done at last. and there
", Mt up 4 cry OF triuHph terrible
TO hear Bale reached the open air
charred, blackeued, scarce human
to look at, AMI az he fell into the
nearest cnmrale'S arms the roof of
the e0gine h0nse dropped in. They
carried him 10 the nearest cottage
and all thai could be done Tor b IA
was done. He was con -ciOus to
the end. and he made shlf to ask
for Selma. She came, her mother
with her.
Il wanted YOU to know, said
Ba,e. Il c)uldn't ha' gone through
with it if your George hadn't been
down
S-lina stopped and kissed him
her Tears raining on his face.
There, therep said Bale. 'IhaFs
the end OF it ALL
God has made nJthing stranger
than men, to he bIackgnafd ana
hero. devil and angel IN breath
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