The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-23

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and rs he spoke he sprlng into the
bucNet ana dropped from sight.
One glimpse of his wild, terror strick
en- face was all they caught. and then
came the swirl of the rope aud the
shrek of the unoiled shcave. In a
breath there followed the bump Of the
bucket at the bottom of the shaft, and
the rope leaped upward and hung limp
and shaking.
Boeml came from below, a puff of
blush smoke curling upward above the
platform planKs
One" whispered Blakesly drawing
away from the choking powder
Boom!
Two" gasped Higgins, holding his
hat over his mouth and kneeling to
peer downward
DO you see anything hear any
iug?" demanded Kiugmau hoarsely.
Higgins turned a despaiiing face to-
ward Kngman and shook his head
Boom.
From under them came sodden roar
| whic seemed TO rive the earth asun-
der. Kingman was thrown from his
feet, and the others on the platform
flung out their hands In an attempt to
grasp something aud support them
selves Up from the blackness rolled a
billow of sulphurouS fec.
Fritz was mad to go down there, -
said Hingman. They're both lost.
What are you doing. BlakeslyG"
Blakesly bad jerked off his coat aud
was wrapping II about his head.
IF they're not both done for now
he replied 81 mudicd tones, they soon
win be If we don't get them up. Stand
ready to man the within rope when |
shake it,"
He crawled gropIngly to the ladder
and lowered himself All watched the
rope breathlessly Finally, after wait
that seemed hours in duration. the sig
mi was given. and stout hands drew
the bucket TO the surface.
A little head lay against the buckets
rim and white childish face met the
eyes Of the men. Allie! Kingman took
her out of the bucket. She was Uncon-
scioUs, but the miracle was that she
did not appear to be hurt Not stone
Of all that flying debris had struck her.
She was given into the eager, trem-
bling arms of her father, who started
at a run for the boarding house
Meanwhile the bucket had again
been lowered The signal from Blakes.
~ was longer in coming than the first
had been. and when thc bucket was
drawn up a second time it was found
ID contain Fritz Fritz. bruised, torn
and bleeding. his clothes All but
stripped from his body. Tender hands
lifted him to the platform and stretched
his mangled limbs ont on the rough
planks They thought he was dead,
but his eyelids quivered Unexpectedly
and partly opened
81 vas between Allie ind der rocks"
he whispered weakly. "Shp vas in my
arms und nodding touched her 1t vas
my mistake ind it's all right all
right"
His sIEst flekercd and went out
even as the "ali right" faded from his
lips.
Blakesly had to be helped to the sur
face for his work in the noisome va
por had told upon him few breaths
Of fresh air were all he needed, and
when he had revived sufficiently he
told how he had CROPPED his way along
the tunnel and had found Fritz lying
among the splintered rocks, Allie
clasped in his rigid arms her body pro
tected by his own
That afternoon Andy and Bakesly
found a battered silver watch. an old
pocketbook containing S. and a gold
nugget all on the floor of the fifty foot
level.
"That is exactly where Fritz and AL
lie were lying" said Rlakesly.
"'Sh -h-h-h" whispered the foreman.
slipping the purse with its contents and
tile watch ana nugget into his pocket
"Not word about this Blakesly to
any living man Leave me to deal with
the matter
The following morning Baker was
surprised to discover that his twenty
dollar nugget was back in his trunk.
ana Higgins. when hc put on his best
suit TO 90 10 Fritz's funeral. found the
pocaetbool, with the s. securely slowed
away in the breast Of his coat
Blamed II didn't haul over every
thing in my trunk a dozen times look,
ing for that chunk Of gold" remarked
Baker IF it had been snake, 1t would
have bitten me-
q went through the pockets of all
the clothes I've got hunting for that
lpurse." spoke mp Higgins. And to
think that we eyer suspected Fritz"
Think nothing but good Of the dead.
boys" said Andy. with feeling Como
on The minister is ready"
Aided by LincoIs.
When Joseph jefferson, the famous
American actor, was boy, he used to