Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-04-01

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 urally scared nigh to death at the uu
 roar, and, instead of stayin' where sh
 was safe, what does she do but com, creepin' out of the storeroonl-it wa
 off to the right. yon understand. an,
 considerable tore up. like ours-an,
 try to make her way over the ruins {, | her father
 The boss heard her cry turned bacl ! iikc a fash and. catchin' her in hi,
 arms. began to climb over inc rubbish 1 piles again.
 Catch her" he called the minute hC
 was near enough and tossed her over
 into her fathers arms. But the move.
 ment made him lose his footin', and.
 though dozen Of us had our hands
 stretched out to catch him. he slipped
 and rolled back down among the dirt
 and stones.
 'l s'pose 1t hadn't needed but the least little jar--or. maybe. it wasn't the jar at all--but, anyway. the next min-
 ute there was a crash, and the stout est of us shut our eyes to keep out the sight. Tho wall was dowri. and he was under it.
 He was the only man about the mill that was hurt--badly. that is. or course a Few was struck with fyln' stones and hurt in the crowd. But they'd got out alive. and the one that had saved 'em was buried under the ruins.
 
 That was T queer night. I don't re- member when or how the storm stop ped, but shall always remember what a clear, starry night 1t was and how the fires that was kindled to light the workers famed and danced, while the shadows lay black in the corners Of the mill
 How We worked at that pile Of brick and mortar, one set taiin' the place of another as soon as they was tired and as many workin' at once as the space would allow.
 "Once goin' back to the mill to rest q bit l found Jim Bryce and Tom Clarkson a-carryin' that model that boss had been workin' over back into the office. where 1t would be safe. and they was liftin' 1t as tender as if twas a baby. and the tears runnin' over Jim's brown face all the while.
 "Td giYe anything If I could jest git back to this mornin' again" says Jim. with groan. To thjnk'-
 But lie couldn't finish sayin' it. and it was best not. Most folks thought it was the lightnin that had done all the and the rest of us didn't know but the lightnin' might "a done it all. and that not bein' sure was the only comfortin' thing about it.
 No, he wasn't Killed. after all. Darlin' wasn't The piles of rubbish ie had fallen between mostly saved him from bein crushed. Everybody thought he was dead. and even after we found him alive. it seemed; for a long time as if he couldn't live. But he come round again at last and got back to the mill to finish mp his iE- , vention.
 Tt was success too. Yes. sir. that's what built up these mills the way they Ire now-the most flourshin' ones in his part of the country--and brought better timss to every one workin' in cm. Tha. was what he was amin' or all tho time, only we didn't know I f. and that was why he come here That's lis house ow,r there. the biz ne on tlie hillside. He brought his yife here when he married and set led down among his mill folks.
 Should think he'd be considerable sed up bT such an accident? We'll. ir. don't s'pose anybody can go trough tbat sort of thing and come ut jest exactly as they was when hey went into it. But if you happen 3 meet Boss Darlin' and don't think e's good lookin' now. why. this valley couldn't be healthy place for you to ,enton it in."