Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05


right where | am. and know what
I'm doing. Did you ever read the life
Of that great and good man. Doctor
Johnson
Never you mind that great and good
man. Doctor johnson. just at present.
said Blame. who by this time. between
wrath and anguish. was as white as "a
sheet. You go home"
I'm taking n leaf out of his book. my
boy" said Hackett There's nothing
ut starting"
Such tempest Of anger ragged through
Blane's mind that II was II matter OF
wonder to him afterward that he did not
then and there knock Will Hackett
down. But he restrained himself. and.
turning abruptly. walked back to the
suualiI shelter be had 80 recently quit
ted. and closed the door behind him.
CHAPTER V.
Blame was alone wrestling with him.
self for n full hour. and at the end OF
that time he was called out to some
small duty. He got through 1t dogged.
~. compelling himself to listen and I'M.
derstand with rs strenuous an urgency
and conpulsion as would have been need
ell TO hold u struggling man physically.
AMI then betook himself to n waste field
hor n, by, and there walked 40 and down
In the darkness and the rain.
lie did not know how long he had
been thus occupied when n voice hailed
him excitedly, and he ran, shouting In
answer. toward the engine house. The
little remnant Of the days crowd was
gathered closely about Il, and he had TO
push his wny through with some force
until he was recognized md room was
mnde for him 10 pass. Three or four Of
tic more Intelligent and instructed Of the
workmen we're gathered In the engine
room. md with them was n mine survey
or--one Atkipson-who had a little while
before arrived on the scene prepnred To
tender his services In case of need.
Here's Il strange thing. Blane." said
the new arrival. "Tbe water In tho
shaft Inns gone down thirty feet within
the last ton minutes. II cant have gone
down In the SHIFT without having gone
down In the workings. md a drauebt like
that emit mean ANYTHING hut this: the
weight OF water has broken into some
lower workings TINT I don't know of. and
Tho Rlnzer h. more than two.thirds drain.
oh nirendv."
In tho excitement OF this news Blnne
forv,, his uersonnI vriof. mud Instantly
hcrnme master Of himself md the situ-
alton. He called for the pInn OF the
mine, studied II for n moment and then
turned quietly upon his fellow volunteer.
I'VE can get at them now" he said.
'Thc fall IN the water has left bare this
| old nir-way. which II bricked up In the
shaft. We must break through mt once
Sha,lrach. rig things up In the downcast
Mcshach"--this was Shndrach's broth
cr-''gct lamps and picks. Zee that til,
lamp cnsings are watertight'
The two men were gone about their
several affairs US brisk'y as the orders
were conveyed.
| "l'll make one said the new vOlun.
tccr. But it's likely to he wet job
AMI I'll borrow u suit OF tannels from
one OF you chaps. And you'd better do
the same, Blame. It'll he well to have
dry things to come mp to-"
The little crowd outside was excited
hut intensely quiet. The shawled women
stood like grouped statues In the red
glare Of the crrssets and the murk OF
the night. Preparations were made rap
idly, without noise or hustle, and In q
few minutes the rescue party was read,
TO descend. II consisted Of Blame, hi,
monentary colleague. Shadrach and tive
others-all tried and experienced men
who knew that they might be venturini
upon u desperate enterprise. but hat
faced the IKE 10 often that scarcely I