Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-10

grown even handsomer than In the
old days.
The following morning the entire
party started for the mine. and to
Faraday's delight Margaret was placed
in his charge as assistant superintend-
ert OF the mine, ADD the superintend-
ent, large in authority and Importance,
conducted the mine owners to the
place where active operations we're In
progress. The Giants" we're moving
down the hillsides as easily as har
vesting machine lays low the ripened
wheat Of a July field. The men in
charge OF them worked methodically
and with the utmost care Above, an
eagle turned in the sunlight and the
snow-capped peaks OF a distant range
cleaned Whitley in the morning light.
Faraday and Miss Floyd had fallen
behind the rest OF the party, which
was standing on a hillside above the
Giants" watching the tearing jets OF
water eat into the mountain side.
They we're looking down the gulch
where she had called his attention to
clump of lone pines. Suddenly a
shout directed his attention to the
party above He and the girl were 70
feet from the nearest man directing
one of the Giants" Faraday turned
instantly, grasping the girl by the
hand as he did so. They both looked
up in the direction of the warning cry
and saw a tragedy enacted, so swift,
so sudden that the memory might not
fade from their lives while life lasted.
A Giant" with the fierce volume Of
leaping water squirting from its noz-
zle, had gotten loose in some way and |
was turning with the tremendous |
force exerted by the water. The work |
man had attempted to control the gear |
which was used TO direct 1t, and the |
insensate power whirled and struck |
him to the earth, mangled beyond de- /
scription, and killed instantly. Then |
the freed force, springing out like an
arrow launced from the bow, had shot,
breast-hight, directly towards Fara-
day and the girl.
The whole thing had happened in a
moment. The corpse of the miner
flung aside, the sweep of the nozzle,
the hiss of the flying stream, the
shout of the party above, the menace
of instant death.
Faradays perceptions, sharpened by
the everpresent danger of the mines,
had half-sensed what the trouble was
at the instant of the cry of warning.
AS the huge nozzle swung around h
caught the girl about the waist and
threw himself to the ground, carrying
the girl with him The water was
over them as they fell, like a kissing
serpent, but they we're safe. Miss
Floyd was bruised. and Faraday had
a long cut on his face, but in five min
utes the miners had the "Giant" back
under control and Faraday helped the
girl to her feet.
The president Of the Midas company
was a man Of few words. He first
grasped Faraday by the hand with the
grip of grizzly and then caught his
daughter to his breast.
That night Faraday made a resolu-
ion. The next day he carried 1t into
effect Afterward he sought an in
erview with President Floyd and
tated the case very briefly The presi-
lent sustained his reputation for
revity. He said: 81 brought her out
ere, but she would have gone back
n the baggage car If it hadn't have
cen for you. / guess you've earned
er, and as you say she is willing,
ave no objections. But ] want you
n the board of directors from now
n, so kindly pack up your things and
e ready to go back with us Tuesday"
Faraday bowed and retired. And as
Big Harry" parenthetically remarked
S the party set out for the little q
station, good luck to the
elbow with nerve"
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