La Junta tribune., 1913-11-08

Ht1 oenands ejSe3to1 - info1mar
ton. NOBODY haA ssea etpex,s.
Four Of the victins a.a three ef
the volunteers stu rsaaAne6 below.
In that gloomy. sahtefTaaeaa world.
disorEaniled BY tAs fact ~ the e.
plosion had occurred q c3peans time.
when all we're making fcr the mouth
Of the shaft. II was each Tor himself.
None knew where his eomyade lay.
| A. the elevator waited ~ the en-
trance P.scoe and half dozen more
volunteers climbed In. The button
was pressed and the cage shot toward
( the earth.
1t halted where the slope ceased.
and the men disappeared II the gloom.
shouting TO one another. Paseoe did
not hear them They knew the scene
OF the acciaent-but he Vas bent upon
Z Jingle quest. He rln lightly over
the masses OF fallen slate and shale
which choked the entrance To stgrgis'
new heading. and thea. rouchinE.
made his way cautiously under tho
oyerhsnging. untimbered rocks Far
behind him tiny electric lights twink
led. q cluster OF fairy lamps, but their
! ligh; did no, penetrate into these sub
,errnnean recesses. 9ometimes Pas
/ coe. Advancing now At Z snhils pace.
/ with arms outs,re,ched. coliided with
boulders. sharp Of edge and Jagged
/ OF tooth. which bruised and cut him;
then again he was climbing upon
masses OF disrupted cliff. blnsted by
sturgis and no, yet removed from the
irregular gallery.
Then. just as pascoe found the mar
rowing tunnel too small to permit fur
I ther progress. he heard fce BILE an
HVer to his cry lie turned and CROPPED
bis way toward the source OF H..
stumbled over a body. and found him
{ self knceling at Sturgis' side.
J Thank Cod" be shouted with the
I Joy that comes TO all men Who are
given the saving OF human life At
! that moment he forgot Mary. forgot
Z the Year, of slow cruelty. the useless
ness % fhe man lying At his feet.
whose delih would give back the Joy
Of living 10 both OF them. Are you
hurt, sturEis7 be shouted
WV legs are broken. 4 think." the
miner answered Somebody shouted
IRE damp az the end OF the gallery.
and ran out 70 see. ! passed near
somebody's fuse. The dog had left II
burning. and taken to his heels /
got the charge and the rock. Who are
YOU
Pascoe did not reply TO this ques-
iiou. I'm going TO hoist you on my
back" he said Get your arms
round nay neck and bend your head
TO the level OF mine. 10 avoid bump
ing Ready Now"
Surgis sroaned ~ Paacoe raised
him. and his legs trsiied useiessly.
Paseoe sorbore to tcscA them. thus
the labor ~as almost iaiossssble- He
fought his vAy almost ~ inches out
Of shat tAfssno Ustu - tvtnkhas
lagAts n the distance ~ - oe0A
Fsss and the esntrA 0nAsy ~
psarsd.
lie vas almost spon II vhsa ssd
dealy his tongue seemed - M his
tAroat: As eoslA Dot breashaL He
hsar1 IL oAa o. bis back esy soes
80 bsgfa ehskiaG Paseeo kasv
veil vhas AaA AaIpsned nv ~
run into . STRATUM Of nre daaA vA3e1
had filtered oat Of IL gallery 40 III
esstrsl passass.
Purple tn the face. unable - dyav
. breath. ~ staggered on with - -
fort almost superhuman He felt III
lunss basvtins: thea all At 9oee n
wss dravins II great raspe u Ill
again. and the distant shaft ao1sased
. siinmsstns thing. shostiy n III
obscssity.
He 1id not dare set sturgis 1svs
for the deadly ar~ damp aagAs b
upon them ~ any pomen, A0n1n: -
sides. the pain In his Injured IeGs
would become iatoierabl. with fuyeba1
handling He heard the maze essek
sharp intakes Of breath and eesnh1sl
oavar1. He haA covered thirty Doess
vhsa tAe ors damp vas $50 hl0
agaia.
He felt his senses lesviAg hin
The lights In the distance chanosl lata
swinging lanterns He knew tAaa ~
could 90 NO further. Very esotly ~
fell 10 his knees. letting s,urgis' bo6y
slide OF his hack upon tn. gToss6
His last thoughts would be- Of Aasy
he thanked God that he had beSo pee
mittsd 10 see her ono. assiu-
lie thought he hsaA distant cali
aud tried to shout. bu, his 0ost1
only opened aimlcssly. No, . ssss<
came from his closed air passAsso
but Il ~as At that moment tAae I
frcsh body Of volunteers swsae tnta
the sallery: at the samc n,omsol. ~
oas Of those faint strings q a3l
which take The place Of vine = ~
mines. hurried the thin rss ~ ~
heart of the workings. Tn. sewoe0
ere fell over the bodies and boeo toen
| to the elevator Ten ninntnn 49,