The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-26
THE LADY IN THE
COAL Mine

'nilis uISSstu young woman StaHQln.
on the track by the box car loader.
Mr.. Gronoway?" she chirruped
extending a gloved hand to the sooty
one OF the mine boss reluctantly held
out.
The same, ma'am' said Dan. with
the air of a man to whom time is
| money.
My name is Ethel Hunter, she
SAID, in a friendly way. Il am tray
| elihg representative for the Ladies'
Delight, beautiful publication. and
when | sell SO many COPIES | get a
teachers course free In the uni
versity."
,4es'm" was the foremans brief
response, as he began edging off.
! want to go down in the mine"
The del mean yes N, said Dan,
recovering himself
When can go?"
"Ye can't so at all"
But ! have a written order from
Mr.. Thnrston the manager"
Then let Mr. Thurston come and
snow We around,
The yo.ng woman looked with
troubled eyes into the stern face Of
the foreman.
4 heard You wore such nice man"
she said.
"Fhey be telling lies on me-" re.
turned Dan though not unkindly.
But, look here, Miss-er--"
Hunter"
Miss Hunter--it's as dark as
stack OF black cats down there, and |
here be mule trains whizzing by I
very blessed minute. and the cross I
htrles has got water in EN- ana there
e rats as big rs cats.
The Young woman burst into tears.
several men had gathered around. 4
urlng the colloquy and looked sym,
at the fair petitioner.
And ! wanted to be teacher SO
10 support my poor old mother and
tile brothers and sisters." she
'b bed
a slight framed, why man touched
G foreman on the arm.
III go with her Dan" he wills
red,
ne good samaritan was Jack Rich
Us, shot tirer. The young woman
IN hIg family responsibility wiped
eyes and looked gratefully at tho
sht framed knight by a CON
npthous shrug Of his shoulders Dan
heated the washing of his hands i.
connection with the whole fool -
5iness, and returned to his wire :
lie. |.
~ the seven o'clock whistle was |
lifting the air above the aaaiss Il
~ OF NO the next morning tho
y Win a mission appeared at tho /
pie and sought her cavalier She |
attlred i'll coarse black gar 1
lt ana wore Il heavy shawl over
head, but it did not hide seduc
little curls which peeped ont over |
white forehead
| the bottom Jack filled and hand.
her pit lamp. which she took
'efiy and transported at arms
tn. The shot frer loaded her
advice, which she took with muir
s of gratitude.
men they got out on the far en-.
!, where the miners were at work
lady proceeded to business
most of the rooms it was not
ssary to so into details about the
wed mother and little children
re the dollar came for the Ladies'
mt. Where they didn't have the
~, she took IN order on the treas.
Not a man baked. 1t would
mean, they thought, to turn down
ldsome lady who had defied the
rs OF the underground world TO
them
woman solicitor had a way OF
is which made each man think
al gone down on purpose To see
ihey had never heard of the
Delight and wouldn't have T
D 1t from an almanac of the q
'e of '76. but they did know this
woman knew how to talk, and
he was brave and pretty. 80
ne end OF the second day. when =
plet haul had been made i'm the =
MISS Hunter turned To her es. = !
uess you think it funny. Mr. y Z.
as, she said, that | go down ?
mine after men to sell them
S paper rather than see their = :
who are up on earth"
ID look little odd at first" re.
he sho--firer, but believe :
he reason now"
lady smiled.
gan in the mines of Wyoming ;
d, and then through Kansas Y
an In every mine in this dis.
out there at 81. where they 4
Italians and negroes who cant 4
er half OF them subscribed. If
ked them on top | wouldn't Z
ken six subscriptions. Now. 4
Jeeh good to me, my friend 4 :
mention it, said Jack, back, /.
as reaching into her handbag . !
be kept her money. 4 :
SIT. she said, firmly. Il will
cen with me two whole davs
know the time of a gen. 49,