The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-09
CHAPTER xil-ContInued,

CHAPTER xll-Contlnued.
Gut In the open, where the SIR
Saied the electric lights of tho car
into sickly yellow, up into the air,
peering into third-story tenements and
down narrow alleys, afutter with
countless Tapping pieces of laundry
work, then suddenly into the darkness
OF the tunnel again, then out, on the
surface of country fields, and dreaYy
winter landscape, to the terminal. II
was more cozy in the tunnel, and they
returned there FOR lunch.
Suddenly there came a dull, mufied
report, like the distant firing 81 a
cannon; then an interval of silencs,
An inhnitesimal csc, in which the oar
ran smoothly on, and, half rising, they
looked at each other in startled uuss-
aioniBg. Then, all at once, came a
.stupendeus roar, az if the world had
.spht asunder, a jolting and perking, Q
EAeadlong stoppsgs, a gathering, and
Shaping and crushing and grinding,
Geafening In ito volume, and with it
all, darkness; &ackness SO intense
thar 1t seemed aln0st palpable to the
t2uch!
There was q single shrek, ana O
'Esrvous laugh verging on hysteria.
The Shrek was from Arly, and the
laugh from Lucille. There was a CRY
from the forward cad of the car, ~ Of
someone in pain. A mans yell Of
Fright; Gregory the general man
.eger. A strong hand clutched Calls
"a the darkness, ayE, r~eassuring. The
rector.
Don't novel" 70 was the voice of
Allison, crisp, hsxeA. commanding.
Anybody hurtT" Tim German, the
voice of age. but Otherwise steady.
IT'S me-" called Tom, the mssos.
z1an- Head est o little, arm bruised.
Nothing bad"
CALI" ALhsoa again.
: Yea" Clear vsdced. with the cour-
.pge which has NO sex.
Mrs. feasible? Mrs. Fosland?
Ted? Doctor Boyd" and SO through
tAe list. Everyepdy safe.
1T is ap sccl4eatal blast" said the
voice of Allison. He had figured that
. concise statement of just what had
happened might expedite organize
Zion. 1--WE are below the Farmouut
tfidge, over q hGadred feet deep, and
he tube has eaved in on us. There
oust be no waste of exertion. Don't
move until / find what electrical dan
gers there are"
A match dared up, and showed the
pale face Of the engineer bending
0ver.
mo matches," ordered Allison. I'VE
may need the oxygen"
He and the engineer made their
way back into the parlor compart-
vent. They took up the door of the
motor well In the floor, and in a few
inmates they replaced 1t. From TIM
sounds they seemed remarkably
clumsy.
That much b lucky" comr,entod
Allison. The next thing is to Asg."
I'm front or Aehindr" wondered the
engineer.
'In frSnt." decided Allison. THE ex.
fplosion came from that direction, and
has probably shaken down more of
the soil there than behind, but its
solid clay In the rear, and further out"
Gail felt the rector's hand suddenly
leave her own. 1t had been wonder
fully comforting there in the dark:
10 firm and warm and steady. He had
not talked much to her, just a few
,reassuring words. In that low, melo-
dious voice, which thrilled her az did
occasionally the touch OF Aiiisoa's
hand, as did the eyes of Dick Rodlsy.
But she had received more strength
from the voice of Allison. He was
big, Allison. a power, a force. a spirit
of command. She began. for the frat
time, to comprehend his magnitude
What have we to dig within" The
voice Of Rev. Smith Boyd, and there
was a note OF eagerness In 1t.
The benches up In front here"
yelled McCarthy, and there was . rip
HAng sound "a - tore the seat from
enc Of then.
-Pardon ~" n was the voiOe -
0s rectsr. - g mont.
The bola.n q you sit down, sH6
asep soeAoA" aenered Allison. ~
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