Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-02

tell me. who named you PericIcs p
Dad did, | 'spect."
Did he ever tell you about the other
Pericles ?"
oh. yes" and his eyes began to
sparkle. Il know all about him and all
the rest of them old fellers, but / don't
fairy stories. Tell you what l do like,
though
"YcsY"
It's that story about D'Artagan am
Athos an Porthos an Arannis-wa'nt
that fellcr Porthos buster, though?o
The Three Guardsmen?"
Yes thcm'5 the fellers. Dad told me
all about them-but this amt gettin' zir-
lins If you're rested wen try again"
Another long hard climb. and they
stepped on the narrow shelf that plat.
formed the entrance to what was evil
IDENTIFY an abandoned mine Fishing out
short stub of candle, the boy lighted
it and plunged into the tunnel.
Come on" he called over his shoulder
"4e can git all the zirkins here We can
lug"
For half an hour the sound of voices
and the click, click of steel on rock came
softly from the mine. Then the voices
grew more and more distinct, and a faint
yellow CLEAN could be seen coming nearer
and nearer. At last the light stopped
and voice called out:
What is it, Miss; found some more ?"
"No. I'm coming" answered a voice
farther back in the darkness.
As if the vibration of the voice had
loosencd them, with a grinding groan a
tremor ran through the rocks and a few
pieces fell gathering from the roof. For
n moment the light wavered, then fell
spntteging ON the damp floor.
Hurry, Miss Burden, hurry. It's
Gavin in' and in the dim light that
streaked in through the entrance Miss
Burden saw the boy, his face against the
opposite wall of the narrow passage,
thrust his shoulder against one of the
props that supported the roof
Jump right over NEEDN'T stop
shes Il coming fast!' screamed the boy,
rs little form quivering with the strain.
As Miss Burden sprang over him she
SO the prop was bullying out from the
wall, creaking and groaning with the
weight that was slowly pressing down
from above.
1t was hardly Il second before she
sprang out of the tunnel, and that hard
~ Il second too soon, for as she turned
TO look back there came a louder rumble,
a sphntcring of wood, then with a crash
that sent the rocks flying down the
mountain side the earth seemed to close
and the tunnel was gone.
Decision was one of Miss Burdens
chief characteristics. One look she gave.
then flew down the hill with swiftness
and vigor that gave the lie to her seem
ing weakness when climbing up that
same path but short time before. In
five minutes she had reached the county
road, another minute and she had halted
one of the "naeks" that now usurp the
functions of the obsolete stage between
Colorow and the Greek" BY an appar-
ently special act of Providence the
hack held for passengers four miners
on their way TO the diggings of Beaver
Dam.
\ few words explained the situation
and in a quarter Of an hour from the
time of the cavein five men were at
work removing the rock and debris that
hid the entrance of the tunnel.
Even Miss Burden was lifting and
dragging at rocks she had never dreamed
1t possible Ia move
soon an opening was made and the
workers began to move more carefully
and te speak in lower tones.
Reckon there amt much left of tn
poor lcetle devil" whispered the driver.
peering into the cavern.
Don't We gamble on that, mister" re-
marked faint voice from within. If
ven Jest lit this timber bit III show
We how much there's left"
Mister" drew back with grin.
"Ef he'd know'd it war Finerty's brat
Ia know'd Jest q little thing like cave
in nd never killed him" Then. with his
head in the opening, Look out. kid I'm
coming" and he disappeared through the
hole, followed by one of the Others.
For a few minutes from inside came
sharp commands and the sound of men
laboring. Outside the Others lifted and
pulled III response to the commands.
Then a joyful shout of There YOU are,"
and a slight figure. an almost undis.
tiuguislable mass of mud and dirt. one
leg dangling, was handed out and laid
carefully on the ground
Miss Burden took the soiled head with