The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-23

WssWtsd on the Fis.d.
The accident was one that happened
often. Occasionally. after . tap, water
would BE- turned into the cinder pit
that the cooling slaS might harden and
BE- broken without delay. Not seldom
the water would b conveyed under
the crust, come into contact with the
still molten Stag and b converted sud
denly into steam. Then there would
be an explosion. Men might be seri-
ously injured, OF sven killed, which
was very sad-but one of the hazards
OF the employment It happened whom
Mark had been following his straight
road ahead for moro than ave years.
Five years during which he had won
success. Substantial II not brilliant!
The lack Of bzflliancy might have been
disputed BY those few who knew that
sundry l~aborsavins devices installed
in the Quinby mills during this period
were Of his invention.
When Healey heard Of the acci-
dent he frowned; Henley detested 40
cidents. which spoke Of in~eficiency
somewhere. But when the informar
ton was added that the foreman OF
the opsn-hearth battery was among
the injured, he said: "Damn!" and
In person ct once called the hospital
and his own physician by telephone
and through these agencies command
sered the best surgical skill and care
for that valuable workman.
The doctors gathered in solemn
conclave and did various things to
Marks shattered body. They logged
his steps into the very shadow Of
death ana would not Yet him die. They
did that moving they condemned HIM
70 . life Of pain. and having the 10
curity Of Thomas Henleys word that
their bills should each and every one
Of them b paid
While Mark stll fingered in the vale
Of mystsry that leads to full knowl-
edge. two men began their daity-and
nightly-watcheA One wa a thin
faded man who wore the rusty black
OF the country preacher. The other
was IN awkward, gray little man
who would ut motonless by the hour.
never taking his Dyes from the still
form under the white sheet.
Mark did not die. His broken body
began slowly 70 mend. He passed out
of immediate danger; he was eyen Al
lowed to talk and to be talked to q lit
Tia But In the mapner Of the nurses.
of his visitors from Bethel. even Of the
~calloused doctors. were a grave gen
tleness, an absence Of the exultation to
be expected after triumph Owe death.
He felt It
He put his question TO his father.
What are they keeping back from
mel"
Simon's glance did not waver. nor
did he try to evade With a soothing
lie. "Ye1l never walk easy again.
YeT have 10 U.S. . crutch. leastways
. cane. alwayA"
Its my hipf"
yea"
rs that auf"
~Ys we're hurt inmrdly. Yen have
- be careful alwayA No more worn
n the milia."
Marx closed his eyss. uttering nc
complaint But within ives . turmoil
q protest and rebellion. A crippls
. partial invalid for lifei Half q
man! 80 had ended the dreamed cam
paign Of conquest Tears Of futile rag
osaped out through his closed eyehds
His recovery was slow and ven
painful: six years Of driving ahead q
~ speed had LEFT him but little 70
ooeve vitality for the emergency. tn
mood Of rebellion died down from
sheer exhaustton. He accepted hi
misfortune: bat sullenly. with no swell
~ heroic resolve 70 defy untowart
Circumstance.
There was no conscious desire I,
return 70 the mills from which he ha>
been banishsd They were too mucl
tAs object q his smoldering resent
nsut just then He felt toward then
- the betrayed toward the traitor.
II think" he said once to Simon IN,
1iehard Courtney, who had not ~
ut the city, I'll 60 back to Bethel
1T win b . good place to recupe'
a&A." said the preacher.
But l mean to stay"
I'VE shall b glAd to have you back.
Thoughts Of Bethel naturally revive
ne memory Of Unity Martin. Mar
found . certain grim humor In tn
recollection.
He had had his period Of tragic n
0erse for KAsis. He had not. hov
VveR. Vt conscience push to the q
trens Of disturbing the fxed desttn
~ DaakionsA. Nor ives he long !
Nmn1nlng q cooperative psace OF MIN