New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
BY ROY NORTON


but Uncle Brown, you will know I'm angry 50 We are
in time, are we;
eOf course YOU be- insisted Hardpan. We wouldn't
have fired them last shots without YOU aein here
would WEI Well | should say not
They stood on the brini; Of the shaft ana listened
The heavy sound Of running feet, echOng -9Tly tod
them that someone was coming. II was i.en-ay WIG
looked no at them from forty feet below AMI shouted
1--WE are all set Whenever you are ready.
"Then go ahead and touch EN- off, ba".i Hardpan
down the shaft and the heavy iootStep- . PED PACK
and were lost in the unierearth. There H .lng |a.'
and this time two men appeared at the io. ne ladder
and climbed slowly upward. They were ...ey a. 'ae
top when the earth shook and gave is ho note, ani
a rush Of air upward told that the blasts t been ex
plodcd The air belchci out Of the shaft nth with
unwoutci vgor. II seemed 20 be follow ~ per
sstcnt draft The fumes dissipated as y M F!nd pres
sure, and they stood smiling at one anotrer
NOU first. Miss Waters. said Jim. be. ing to the
ladder, and she dain,ily hurried 10 nd began
her descent.
The engineer followed. Jim went ate. .em, and
gave each a candle; but observed oy0" tla, the
draft was So strong that the flames had shielded
The air was cool and sweet Their voice ei luo!.
lantly as they formed the underground pr on ana
advanced toward the points Of contact IN tF
stood still, and their faces, smiling. were . one al
other in the grea, opening where the tunr LAD cen
connected Eve was the first % step t.r.... . Ains
her skirts rs She picked her way over t.e ~ ,ooA
Holloway followed. and as Jim came ,hr.u held out
his hand
you told me YOU were not an cn,n. he sad
warmly. Why, King. YOU have run t's ..Sc'ae..
within six inches. You've toretoh the Shot would
10 il, What more DO YOU want; No un,t % cou.i
teach YOU better than that. | congra,u,... ou Old
mani"
Eve dropped her candle 20 the floor Of the anel and
seized one If Inns hands IN both her Il knew
YOU would DO it, she declared, and then ST, 90 over
TO recover the light, which was guttcrlng az .ee,
lin felt singuarly speechcss and cmbau. ] as ne
heard laripan eXulting and the voices o or men
Joining in praise of his work He covered i saving
well lets walk on through and See the ot., SIDE.
Eve ran ahead % be. rs she insisted the one 20
walk through the mountain and they grouue 'oSetleI
the edge OF the dump that had been hcSu" 30 many
months before. Below them the guch appc 81 wo's
portentous rs il il had resisted TO the last me ,pes
Of silence Sobered them, and they turned an walked
slowly back through the long bore that ha. .een -
daringly made. Again AT the mouth OF the saai- D!
the lake, and standing the brink of the n,. by me
cofcrdan. they shook hands in congratulat"n. Hard.
pan and Jim accompanied the visitors 10 the .e5nmns
Of the mountain trail; while the other members ~ me
force went back into the drift TO make the Ia .yanup
to pick away the last shattered rocks and prepare io'
the OnruSh OF water.
"Now you want to be sure and be here by one clock
tomorrcr afternoon Miss Eve, commando tlardl1ii
as they were parting. And. saw he walked ser anu
whispered in her ear but in voice loud enough 70 DC
heard hundred feet away, take this five ana bring
a bottle Of some sort Of wine. We're goin o. let you
crack 1t over the gate when we turn the water IN. 10
for luck Scc,'
She nodded with great air of secrecy. smiled at inn,
and turned away. He stood and watched her ont Of
sight then followed his partner thoughtuIN back Owe.
the trail. 1t hard for him to rcinquSh The siel.
hope that had grown in his heart through SO many
months Of work and ambition. Yet he faced II conrase
ously-ptifuy courageous he in this hour OF IN
umph and despair
y drop Of rain fell. Nature seemed to be damlenIS
their victory. Another drop fell after interval anu
slowly, steadily the evening advanced with persIS'e.
downpour. The wind rose and drove 1t in sheets by lne
time they entered the mesShouSe for their SuPPe'
Later. Jim and IIardpan, in their cabin, felt me N
crcaSing violence of the storm, the water ,"SN.
against the windowpanes. The lightning iIared r,,s