Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

ton. crawled to the eastern end and bea.
upon the rails. signal for signal
After a period-long or short the cap
tives never knew-a faint rumble of voices
came through the barrier at Marytes end
or the passage. Mikol shouted again.
putting his mouth TO one crevice after an
other. faint hail came back
Words could be heard, ard orders
Never had man loved his mother tongue
as Mikol craved that English. lie lis
tened, every nerve alert.
They are setting timbers as they go
I hear the orders. Now heev urr.' he
said then. That is Jim Owens. our inside
boss: I know the way his voice squeaks
UP and down.
Hello. in there, You all right? ?"
Szirdelis put his mouth ~ the crack and
roared Justify again "Au right SURE.
No good air.
How many i'm there. john Hey? You
verstand? One o YOU boys try him in
Polish, will YOU"
ME no Polander,'' came the triumph
ant shout. Speak English. I'm this place
one man, one girl No got Malukas. OF
woman no got.
IAN right. Stand back. now
How well you talk it, Mikol. What did
they tell you?''
''They said stand back because the rock
might roll in and hit us. They are al
most here now. God. but we should have
headaches Ii they We're much longer,'
Maryte laughed and cried clingiDg To
his arm They waited while the first stone
crashed inward, and the second. An
opening appeared near the roof. luminous
in the blackness from the dull glow Of
elbow.
IAN right Wait minute You take
girl he called.
The picks stopped. Maryte struggled
through. He followed. Willing hands
pulled him by the shoulders, drew him
to the ground, and steadied him as he
stood upright. Szirdeis took great
brea tn of the fresher air, craving il. al
though the pain I'm his head increased
tenfod. -,
No can find oil woman. You got her.
Dead" answered a workman in the
Lithuanian tongue.
.Malukas run out all right? Yes?"
Burned pretty bad" spoke Jim Owens.
the boss. But he'll get over 1t
Maybe some more people get burn? l
hear big fire up by SHAFT
1.-Two nnen--not very bad. was Won
der there was no more, though
Mikolas turned to the rescuer who was
his countryman, and gave rapid account
of the accident and the behavior OF Nh
hkas The workman translated 10 the
others They heard in silence.
.He hadn't ought Ia done IT, SAID Jlth
Owens finally 1t the sole comment
of the Jury of experts upon folly. coWard.
loo ana b.r,ism But | guess he got
paid out for II. too You re hur' your
self amt YOU.
Mikol shrugged his. shoulders. Jes III
tie bit | guess go now. Girl got SICK
ness. so bad pain by top the head THANKS
misters.'
With that he took Maryte by the sleeve
and made as if to lead her through the
passage and toward the shaft
you have no light, Mikol. We cannot
90. Wait, wait for those others
Szirdelis wavered: he would have fallen
but that stocky fellow ran forward and
held him up.
go easy, boy. You amt quite as good
as new, just yet. You're pretty near wore
out; but you're all right, too. if you II go
slow Game as a rooster, any day. II you
Go walk drunk There, now: take u easy
Maryte, half led. half carried in advance
of him. turned and called back some
earnest sentences. The Lithuanian ex-
planned to the rest.
She says this here is a bad mine, an
She wants him not never to come down
here again to work. She says 1t S no good
Of mine an he'll get kilt"
.'She don't know. This very good mine.
Ma.ukaS ne 10 ROOd 1oou
all right Good boss. you. Jim Owens. l
thank you lots. Now l guess go hospital
quick. Goodbye"
But at the shaft Mikol remembered
another matter that must be spoken of.
"Maryte!" he called. "Maryte! Re-
member about the ball. You promised.
Do not forget it, will you? Remember I
come for you a week from tonight
We'll / am bamed!' calculated Jim
Owens when the remark was repeated for
his benefit. why. he must be an. awful
society man-though you wouldn't think
il would you. To see the Teller? There's
times. an there is times. to invite a girl.
But 7 amt never heard % choosin cave
in. Like a theater piece. amt it, Wei.
I suppose it's the very latest. Manners
does change 50