The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-07-02

they Saw Man After Man Come Down
the Hill Till Only WiIkerson Was
Left.
much dynamite had been planted and
low WilkerSOn's men were actually
100 nervous to work any longer.
He has to fix the fuses and fire the
shot$ himself" he said
Frue enough. they saw man after
.iprSUu was tett
Ruth noticed that he worked rapidly
md with IN occasional glance down
coward Mrs Darnell. who stood near
big rock shading her eyes against
he evening sun
At last the work was apparently
lone. and Wilkerson waved his arms.
Vt that signal there was general
rush for cover
Then the man Strengthened himself
up as If master of the demons hidden
III his feet, and waved his hand to the
woman watching him from below;
then he stopped
An instant later there was terrific
explosion. and smoky gap appeared
halfway up the hillside.
At the foot OF the slope lay the body
of WilkersUn. tossed there as one
might toss an old hat. The smoke on
the hill eddied and swired.
No one stirred. There were dozen
other unexploded shots III that hill
side. any one of which would likely
bring the topping crest downward
With white faces they held their
breath Wilkerson's body twitched
slightly. the only moving thing in that
amphitheater.
Then there was a wild scream, filled
with terror, with passion, with flaming
and awful desire. and Jean Darnell
ran over the rubble toward the smOk-
ing hill, crying:
Harry! HarryF'
A dozen men started to run to drag
her back. and hundred voices NUT
tered warnings that held them In their
tracks.
Jean reached the body and flung her
self on 1t; then she rose and stared up
at the great rocky crest
Did she hear the roar of voices call
ing to her to Zee while there was time?
Did she see the death that hung
above her. II she did she despised
II.
In this final cataclysm her wild heart
1T. ah.n,,rh tho hnndo nf this selfish
existence and flung her a full passion
ed sacrifice on the body of the man
who had loved her and given her his
all-honor and life!
In the quick silence they who watch
ed heard a single, full throated cry:
Harry! HaTyv
Then the mountain roared into the
air, and the avalanche of rock poured
over the two lovers in wave after wave
till It had buried them forever.
And as explosion after explosion
rocked the earth and oiled the evening
sky with lurid debris Ruth struggled
from Sir Donald's OBTAINING grasp and
tied into the arms Of John norr. where
she chung. sobbing:
John! joint"
Sir Donald looked ut John DORIS
TRANSPORTED face and heard that cry,
meant for lovers ears alone
Very steadily he turned away and
stared up ut the terrific cataclysm
which had united both the darkling
hearted and golden youth.
he found the cook beside him Ills
gray locks streaming In the gusts u
wind from the blasts. He pointed with
his stick to piece of rock that rolled
to their feet. and In the duh stiffness
that followed the terrific mproar he
said:
II really believe. Mr.. Kane. that we
have uncovered the gold we nave look
ed for 80 long"
And r0m Kane reached down and
picked mp the nugget and stared at It,
Then ne turned to the white faced gen
tlpman beside him
1.-The Muster Key the old man
mutterpd.
Yes" returned Sir Donald quietly.
lit unlOcks strange doors.
THE END