The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-09
How "The Kid" Made Good.
BY JOSEPHINE SPENCER.
were liurrying toward the mouth OF the
lower tunnel their arms hastily loaded
with belongings from their deserted shan

4 were liurrylng toward the mouth OF the
lower tunnel. their arms hastily loaded
with belongings. from their deserted shan.
/ ties.
,. Those 81, .cnrowddIng into strickiy's store
pending 81 the whl,c, hillside: many II
s star BIT t fey the %ef a9g wt @
studded .and L needed indeed. but d mo-
msnhs sn 2s s Mce & sHHSy Ea fh .n. sor
| Mt last!" said Timothy Ryan, with gcru-
Ills l,sks VII, hin, yet" saIa stre 4, +;
IFS mother An expressive look went
| around.
The bSys born an r%,ssa for nS sn
| Grogan said, his untlmely grin shared by
others.
1Yo4 4hs wrpns ot slid n nss
scamperin' up the Guich like mad.
called TO him.-but he nver turned; an
,durs'n't call louder. for sometimes II
whspsrs enough TO n Start the
T ,i, KID had disappsaTfd. The a \, fed
platform, and started up the Gulcl,.
straining their eyes against tho blind
Ing snow-llght, they saw II small figure
p s on L e w road the o0E KID mar makn e' his
way with liasty strides toward the home
signify. a grodn went NJ from the gI59np
stood fearful lest u sound or gesture
disturb. the shrouded masses piled TO the
tog nn crest rlst,b behind Mcloskys house.
TITS n longer time comm than the
last" Riley whispered-and stopped sud
drew back nstinctivcly toward the door.
but stood there, fascinated by the spec
taclc.
Gulch fell n sound as OF the collapse
OF heavy walls. Then from the topmost
erests thick white spray shot upward.
bursting a. a dam. and down the he steep slopes
9 monstrous. believing. topping sn6y-
flood swept to the bottom of the hills.
filing the Gnlch high for hundred yards
dde n s iS sr Of h h p shoFn Clean n" 81
loose rocks and trees-and habItations.
Ten minutes later crowd OF men with
ropes. picks and shovels started up the
Gulci, and as they nearcd the spot below
the stretch Of hills where. had stood Nc
the upper tunnel.
The two squads set to work BREATH
or shovel mar an ,lpturned face. Tho .K!d
Of him now. I, was hard to think Of him
silence. Then Gorgan. near the. upper
end OF tbs, line. set UP yell. The rest
|
-dazed.
Coming do, down the slope; his eyes ,;e;,, re-
ested curiosity. was the, Kid. silence
What arc you all doln' here?'' asked
Answer first fer yerself." cried Gro
gan Where We yez ben whilst this
this
and then. with a beliIgerent look around
and it's mine.and nobody else's. !
YOU claim It rye got the law. on youl
There's coal In it, and I'm goin' TO work
time and Terence-Ive promised halr
to him for acting rimmy when told
him the slide was comm
Il thought he'd erS. said d the KID.
with no Intended condecension. But he
was chuck full o sand, He Just turned
You take Katy. Jim. an save her an
Yourself. I'm no use, anyway. an II
YOU / took Katy Tristan then got
him on my sled an drug him here. too"
DO you mean. Jimmy. said strIckly
dressing him by his given name...do you
mean to say that Terrence and the baby
Kid rejoined. supercillously.. III they
wasn't. they'd be down under all that
mingled with something more human and
tender. Then the men of both squads
rushed for the small figure. and laugh
ing yelling, crying, they bore him on
their shoulders to the town.
Strickly and the others who went for
the children found them In the chamber
of n deserted coal-tunnel. whose mouth.
opening hardly a stones throw from Nc
Closky's back door. was sheltered paruy.
by the cliff and partly by n great boulder
which faced the shanty. Here they not
only found Terence and the baby. but
various articles that had been missed
from the house In periods of the KID 8
absences
That night after the Gulch had be-
come somewhat Gained the mine super
intendent came down to Strickly's with
n purse. which he presented. with the
compliments of the company, to the hero
of the hour.
The Kid applauded the gift quite rs
If it had been bestowed wit his .patroniz,
ing approval upon some deserving tnird
party.
That's good enough he re rem a. s.:
land lots of IT." Then. turning TO ms
brother: Terence, bcgor. tWlll get yeI
to the city, an maybe make yer iegs
straight so yell have no chance to shirk
yer share o. work in the mine.
Whereupon the Gulch gave three rous-
ing cheers for the Kid, and another FOR
Terrence. whose popularity Just now stood
Very near his brothers.
D:,L,oorIo-c - Nax,y Vorl,