The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-03
CHAPTER Gii--contInued,

CHAPTER Gli--coHtInueo.
Out In tho open. where the sun
paled the electric lights Of the car
into glcky yellow, up into the air,
peering into third story tenemen,s and
down narrow alleys, ahutter with
countless mapping pieces Of laundry
work, then suddenly into the darkness
OF tho tunnel again. then out. on the
surface Of country fields. and dreary
winter landscape to tho terminal. it
was more cory In the tunnel. and they
returned there for lunch.
Suddenly there came dull mutiied
report. liks tho distant firing OF a
cannon: then an interval OF silence.
an inrnitesimal one. In which the car
ran smoothly on. and. half rising. they
looked at each other In startled ques-
tioning Then. ali at once. came a
stupehdous roar. IA II the world had
split asunder, a tolting and perking. q
headlong stoppaEe. a Gathering. and
Shaping and crashing and grinding.
deafening In its volume. and with II
all. darkness; blacknGss so intense
that II seemed almost palpable to the
touch,
There was single shrek. and a
nervous laugh verging on hysteria
Tho shrek was from Airy. and the
laugh from Lucille. There was a cry
from the forward end OF the car. a. OF
someone In pain. A mans yell OF
fright, Gregory the general man.
aSer A strong hand clutched Calls
In the darkness. 1rm, reassuring. The
rector.
Don't novel" II was the voice OF
Allison. crisp. harsh commanding.
Anybody hurt7 Tim German. the
voice OF age. but otherwise steady.
Its me-" called Tom. the motor.
man. Head cut little, arm bruised.
Nothing bad"
'Gall'" Allison again.
Yes" Clear voiced. with the cour.
0Eu WulNH JAS uu sex,
Mrs, Teasdale, Mrs. Foslandl
Ted' Doctor BoydY" and so through
the list Everybody safe.
III Is m accidental blast" said the
voice Of Allison He had figured tina,
4 concise statement OF Just what had
happened might expedite organiza
zion. We are below the Farmoun,
ridge. over hundred feet deep, and
the tube has caved In on us There
must be- no waste OF e1ertion. Don't
move until find what electrical dan
gers there are"
A match Jared up, and showed the
pale face OF the engineer bending
over.
NO matches" ordered Allison. I'VE
may need the oxygen"
Nc and tho engineer made their
way back into the psrlor compart
meut They took UP the door OF the
Motor we'll IN the door, and In a few
minutes they replaced It. From the
sounds they seemed remarkably
clumsy.
THAT much Is lucky" commented
Allison. The next thing ia TO dix, "
In from, or hehlndr wondered the
engineer,
In front" decided Allison. The ex,
pioson came trom that direction. and
has probably shaken down more O,
the soil there than behind. but IT'S
solid clay IN the rear, and further out. "
Gail telt tho reetor's hand suddenly
leave her own II had been wonder
fallA comforting there In the dark.
so firm and warm aud steady He had
not talked much TO her. just few
rcaSsurins words. IN that low. melo
dious voice. which thrilled her as did
occasionally the touch of Allison.
hand. as did the eyes OF Dick Rodisy
But she had received more strength
from the voice ot Allisop He wa.
big, Allison, power, force, q spiri
OF command She began, for the rrs
time. to comprehend his magnitude,
What have We to dig With :" Tn'
voice Of Rev Smith BOYD. and their
was a aote OF eaEerneSs In II.
''rhe benches up in froG: here.
yelled Mccarthy and there was rir
ming sound as he tore the seat from
one OF them.
Pardon me-" II was the voice
the rector. UP In front
The balance Of you s't down. an
s.ac rested" ordered Allison. nov
also UP in trout Mccarthy Boy
and l 60 FIRST"
The long struggle began. The girl
~~oaped ,oge,her in the back OF tn