The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-04

teachers from the High School
were leisurely making their way
toward home one pleasant after
noon I'm May, chatting merrily IN
clad anticipation of a mine par
~, COMPOSED of most Of the vii
lage young people, to be held that very
evening.
Miss Nancy Morton, of Ithaca, had
been visiting Norma Leigh, one OF the
teachers. and many excursions had
been made in her honor. They hau
crossed the big viaduCt at Moosic, had
visited the silk mills and the electric
light plant at Taylor, the steel mill at
Scranton. and rode to campbells ledge
and to Bald Mount in the store wag-
on, taking camera along to get some
pictures of the joyous company. To-
morrow Nancy would leave for her
home, and as she had never be"n
down a mine all were anxious To nave
her visit one. Everything had been
arranged. except who should conduct
the party through the mine.
well, girls" said pretty Margaret
Wilson, who was one of the trio. u
can conduct the party myself. ! often
go with Charley when he takes napa's
lunch down at night | know the way
and can bring you all back safely I'm
sure"
YES, but we cannot go in without
permission" said Norma. "Alicc. why
don't you ask your papa to take us?
He is a foreman and could do so if he
would"
Il will" said Alice, 81 had never
thought of that. He will gladly 60, IL
we want him to-"
So it was arranged and they scparat-
el to meet again that evening, and
when o'cock came a merry, laughing
party crossed the fields on its way to
the mine They visited the engine
room and fire room and looked in sur
prise at the glowing bed of Goals; then
they stepped on the cage to be lowered
into the mine. Arriving at the foot of
the shaft they troopod along. tn"
bright lights falling on fair faces and
manly forms, making striking pic
ture amid the dark surroundings. \
light twinkled before them in the
darkness, and the foreman called to
the party to stand aside as trip of
cars was coming.
They obeyed. and soon a noise was
heard: then the cars drew nearer and
passed on, and the party again pro-
was Ellsworth Crawford. who in his
efforts to he ncar Margaret. who was
the bright. particular star of the
evening, had been crowded to the
rear, and the ambitious driver. on see
ing the foreman tried To hurry his
stubborn mule, and unluckily for Ellis
worth, who carried no light and was
unseen by the driver, swung his heavy
br #
Ellsworth's hat from his head and
whisked it upon the car of coal.
Ellsworth had no desire to detain the
party, as he thought he could soon
secure his hat and oVcrtakc them, 50
he boarded the trip, but his hat was
nowhere to he seen: it had dropped off
some distance back. He aliGhted and
began search for it by the light of
an occasional match which he took
from his pocket When he did find ii
it was ruine1, the wheels of the gar
had passed over it, and To his dismay
tine party had entirely disappeared
from view. He hurried ON in the di-
rection they had taken. calling fire.
quently and stumbling over the un-
even road, until far ahead of him he
saw a single light. Thinking it might
be some of his friends coming in search
Of him, he made his way toward it, but
found it to be . solitary laborcr, weari-
ly loading car of coal.
The fellow looked up as Ellsworth
approached and instantly 4 wicked
gleam shot from his eyes, and when
Ellsworth inquired about the party
he said, sullenly:
Yes, he had seen them as they
passed"
did you notice which way they
WENT" quericd Ellsworth.
Yes: they followed this road for ?
short distance and then turned tn tht
left" was the answer, while AN ovi
look crossed the laborcr's dusky face
Here is a lamp" h" added, "ant
you had better hurry"
Ellsworth took the lamp, thanked
the fellow and followed his directions
while the lahorcr in turn stealthlA
followed him, mutterinc
Yes, | saw them pass. but the!
went to the right, While YOU go to thu
left and follow YOU. This is "A glori
Gus chance Of revenge. Satan is goo,
to his own"
Ellsworth hal not gone far bofor
he fancicd he hoard footsteps. He lis
tened, then h called, but receiving II,