The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-08
and handed his piit lam his com

my boy. NO mon Good tnraVel tn11n
wathers Of sulphur an coon, back wild
two whole eyes,
"Lds'en, will ye, Robert: II dinna
COON back wild him thou are to tell the
lass"
aye"
IF do come back wild i'm she's niver |
to know"
"'Tis hard bargain for SO brave a |
job"
"'Tis me love for you an her, Robert,
that makes me drive it.. Thou'lt prom
Use as thou lowest thy mortal soul?''
IT swear"
Edwin pulled the handkerchief down
over his mouth, frightened it behind, and
held out his hand.
"God be wild We, Edwin" said Robert.
A few steps down the incline and Ed
win was treading water. The space be-
tween the roof and the top of the water
was narrowing. Soon the water reached
the roof, and the miner with bent head
was struggling forward with feet and
arms. He knew not. how far the high
water lasted, but was aware that his
only hope was getting out at the other
end. The danger of losing the direction
was the greatest. To obiviate this he
tried to keep against: the east rib of the
submerged cross-cut: The acid water
cut and burned. TWO or three times
his head struck violently against the
cross timbers above: He was just con-
scious that he was moving. To stop
meant death. 1t wouldn't have mat
tered SO much to him. II his was the
only life at stake. But his was high
mission tonight and the thought that
he was the only man on earth that
could accomplish it was a solace to his
throbbing brain. He stumbled and got
up again. The space was too narrow
to swim. He could only grope forward.
He wondered if he would ever reach
the ascent. Times gone by he had
passed through the cross-cut in few
seconds Tonight it seemed intermin-
aole' He would have hurried had he
| the strength. Still he moved on with
tottering steps, dragging one foot heav-
lily after the other. Then-Heaven be
praised! From somewhere came a Whit
Of pure air! It revived himwonderfully
He felt his way toward the old air shaft
cropping blindly. Evans had come in
| this direction, as he surmised, to clear
| out the old entry SO the air could work
down from the abandoned shaft. Nov
ing slowly his foot struch the body Of
the semi-conscious superintendent.
| II knew yed come, Robert" MUIR
INJURED the stricken man.
| He was all but gone
! Il told i'm the job was his" said Ed
win to himself. He took his handker-
chief off his own bo.d so,,ao~od 49,
water out Of if. and hound II around
Evans face Then he +ora ar b;s sh;r+
sleeve and imnrovised a handare for
his own. Evans corid MT ha ro1sod
! wound m his forehead aho1,od +hs+
| he had met with an acoiden+ and T. mo =,
| NOT alone +ha nod s+roosnhsra 49,
| stunef7ad hin, + STOW 81, go ~ ~, axr
Edwin 81 ~ IA
i ~ az s ,;:;s a..4
81,
tfriI, IA Lnapy T3,I| ~ ~ =
she was newer r, 1<,,oxv u;,laa.-..
The water. aided him n carrv;no his
burden but il was harder ia keen +he
| direction. Once ha fell and Nrans,
bodv slinned out If his CRASH The hor.
/ ror of the situa +ion WAS almost moddo,-
inc. Rut = CONNIE NJ seconds waz CON-
sunoed in recovering. i And novar n
all his lifa had Edwi,, reclronad Seconds
ae nreo,ous III wished ~, and ~,
croa+ oord. .+ooa o,,4 ~, h;s faro1
and tbe7 chimes of weird music "a.
sounded through h;s avs Roelino y,
me drunken he emerged from tha hi. =.
tor water
"rhv-thv nronn;se Robert" h
pasnod .T,hon gro mt ia +el,"
Roher+ reacl,ed o,+ for hin, .rd
wrunp his hard Then no shor,deroI
the limp BODY OF Evans and STAGGERED
out toward the relieving force. Fdwir
walked behind. he1ninr
"God bless Won lads" said Reward
az he bent down and united the hand.
kerchief from Evans face. "He's alive
and Won brave fellows have savei
him -
The months of w;n+er had nassed ani
T. was Wearing tho +;,,,a 1u1e,, 80 sce,+.
Of tho trees and farms Nm The hin wo,,]f
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