Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-03

cafesglty rvYets-tt with ,he FRtncaaf, he
be3a II whlie the ashers filiezs in the
ttstem ahd The excavations and care
Gtily tafssp,aa d63va the earth. All that
rezaAiaesi ssaa lbs lighting OF the fuse
Aasi tfseRY Wunli tine tiyaanite go
of WIN EsGses II was uncertain fF SIS
art8an at tess, and although thene
fuses were sapgsoessi ia be 80 prsT,a e.sl
as 10 he independent of weather con-
sAAtions. more often than noe Fala
spoiled hast. If EhIs hast failed ii
aas gpsti.hy gaatn es~oti,hy everything.
Meade drew out from the pocket az
hss Tanned shirt box of matches. He
had TO fight the farther cartridge fuse.
tlten ran fiftssen feet aESd light the
gearer one, md then Fnske his escape
lie had made the ncarer fuse little
silarter SO Ms 10 secure Simultaneous
exisiosle4i IL possible
Teny FanRFo now interFsased gal.
iantiy.
''edva bic aa light, he demanded, ex-
tending his hand.
"G'saa wid ys,' shouted ihe big
Irishnan eagerly; siemrne do II. sor"
stand back, both of yo4,r cried
Aeatse, succeeding after some trouble
in striking q match.
Ife bad cut oT shorter length Of
Fuse for torch, the better 70 carry the
tire frofn one blast to another. AS t
/ spafterea into fame, he toucilesi the
iffEt fuse, then the secoud. and turned
asaa ran for his life after Murphy and
/ ElaBETa. They had Just got a sufe 3:,s-
fatssr avsay when with muffleI r,,ar
| the tysa blasts went on nearly tougher.
Waen they rnn back they saw that
tfye-sfirtis ed she hiIiock on that side
ss the raTine had gone A wan OF
earth through which water was ALREADY
triesAag rose between the greae gap
/ they had blown out and the lake. the
upper level OF Which was much hirher
than the hetsoin of the great crater
/ taey had efefssd.
~HnSrSsh. yelled Meade, the esflers
I Joining IN his triumphant shout. snow.
I afiatseA4g tsole right there he polnsed to
/ the fooe Of the bank. "Drira IT in
siGntiGs and II VIII do the job
VIII the dam be after holsisn' vii.
sarT asked aike Murphy, seIzing his
pick.
Il hope 80, bnt. for Gods sake.
hurry.
/ With two men working. the 1ast hole
wsas completed before Meade wos
feadS. Eannaro, indeed. cagasa to his
3'asafEsance In preparing the cartridge
i Presently all WINS completed. Reject
/ Ing the pleas OF both men, Meade
struck the match, and this time. since,
there was bst one blast to- be fired ba
touched II directly to the fuse and
sYaated "A second TO see that IL had
caaelt aud ran as before
At safe distance they drew hac,,
\ and waited. Nothing happened. a fe,y
seconds dragged on. They saw no sigr,
/ q life n the fnse, no light. in spife
Of the care they had taken, Ii had aot
/ Vet It would not wSrs. The preci,,,,s
moments were flying. They stare,,
Iagunizingiy NJ the fase through tbe
rain.
..rli have to take D! look af it,, sa,,,
Meade desperately.
Il F'nriaro and Murphy eaughf him ii
| the arms. They all kney the fren,ar.
deus risk In nearer approach, Ths
fuse might be aiight stili. At any see,
ond the fame might fash to the tieto.
4 faafor and then fet Meade had "
go. That charge had to be exploded &
4 he detonated IT By hand, he thoughl
desperately, aad lsr had not come Il
& faF and 60 iScd SO hard to full now,