The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-05-18
The Wild GIANT OF BALD EAGLE
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giants black record and doubts of crew. going try
If he failed old Five got the best him. would be after
fight
grizzed old digger Markey was Dan Freeman
dayshft of giant Two the youth The
pathy and genial humo that shone old eyes,
touched responsive chord Mkeys heart moreover Dan
had unknd remarks companionshp instantly
between these being the oldest and the other the
member of the After they down
the trail to the border of the diggings.
I want to tell ad that admire your pluck,
miner said Likewise you've got hard fight
There's been found who Fve
Fos chuckn to himself the joke he's pyn Mareys
boy"
Dan paused a continued:
But knew father boy, and of his stuff. traed
gether the old days. and each had chance the others
mee better drawer breahed than Tom Markey
With his blood your lad Five nor any other giant should
get the best of youat least not for long Like him. your
head we'll hands There's something queer her. but
somehow feel you'll learn her trick Anyhow, wish
and if 1 can help don't be afraid Dan"
The thrilled by these from the
gzzd And he determined prove
himself true to the Markley blood
When the gong sounded Marey rubber and wool from
head to boots went with the night shift The lights going
out the cabins and Bald Eagle
of the giants
The youth parted from the head of the
trail turning into the shorter path lower
dggings An lamp placed giant Five and small
force of water turned into her pipe Mary opened
gave her the full gravity head Then he
took hold of the defector Like lion disturbed
the giant awoke tembed and quickly kissing
she threw her shaft Of liquid steel night
For almost hour Markey the
or mountain WALL hundred the Then
change in od Fve" behavior She unexpectedly
dodge quickly SIDE getting beyond control before
she could be brought back position
dropped out of the black night and fell full dggng
The wind blew hurricane and the poured binding sheets
In little while impossible for the young piper see more
than hundred feet Yet by exeng his full strength managed to
keep the giant under control But he knew full we'll not
hold out through the shthat he finally an un
expected moment the giant must get away from him.
Finally something burst part through the Markley
felt its movement felt the giant dark object
protrung from the end of the nozzle partly checking the discharge
There hung having wrenched the dehector jerking
the lever out of the piper's hand
Od Five" given her freedom up her nose like an en-
ragged BULL tossed high that Makey reach the throttle
Then followed terrible crash The hurled itself like
tornado into the the distant gravel bank then still higher
into the trees above Away there the backness awful
being done.
moment of this and the wild monitor changed her tao
She NOZZLE quickly striking Markey
unexpectedly The with the breath out him.
crumped and fell limp the revolving giant Round and
round she her swivel with Maky cngg desperate
y At length ne was able to reach and try the dedecto
would not yield.
- At opportu9 moment he dropped off and fell fiat He
could approach within the radius of the finally de-
ded on leapng and again trying the lever He knew he
the giant At first he raised hand enough for the pipe
touch by that he might calculate speed
Then raising to his knees he jumped the right
One hand fell squarey the deaeco With the other he
seized the giant and hung The lever badly wnched would
nn S He he m r be ' os1 a
Jet poudng from the seemed farther than before
through penstoc and had
down the partly clog the and misplace
as snd h dm s e
than cling the giant as continued drag him and
vag the storm cleared the dggngs for me and the % gant
thing aa1 % 'f bod
1 salmon nt guest spawning
% and sucked s pipe the
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