The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Continued from page four)
The Tower of Babel"

turn toward the house. There was light in it.
Who's in that house, he shouted. Run quick.
Ralph and tell them to get OUT
Ralph ran down the hill toward the house. As
he came he saw a man peering in at the win
dow. 1t Big Jim. Within the house. at
glance, he the people who had evidently just
arrived from journey.
He shook Jm's arm roughly.
"Jim The trees going back on 'em! Go help
'em! Run!'
Jun turned on him with a strange look like
man awakening from beautiful dream. Then he
flung Ralph to one side and was gone Ralph rush
ed in. Mr. North stood in the center of the room
beside young lady. She was looking with pleasure
at pictuee on the wall, of which Mr. North was
identity speaking for he had hand extended toward
it atho he was looking toward her. On the other
side stood aged lady, with very kindly, though
sad face.
1t took but moment to warn them of the dan
ger, and then they hurried from the house.
Meanwhile, Jim had hurried to the tree, Nick
appealed to him fercely:
Jim Brace up! She's trying to go back.
Jump up and hit the wedges I'll the center! Hit
'em! Hit 'em hard Jim. and never stop!'
Nick sprang up and leaped into the undercut.
He raised his and at that instant the tower quiv
cred to it's heart with the blows which Big Jim
showering upon the wedges upon the other side.
Skifuy and carefully Nick Mar began to chop out
the center of the tree
Suddenly a deep, hollow, stunning crack sound
ed the wood broke Nick Mar, tingng with
an electric shock threw up his hand The great
slanting bevel of the under-cut closing down
upon him. The tree falling.
He sprang out of the staging and then to the
ground, swiftly two three rods to side
and looked up. The majestic top of the Tower was
slowly and grandly describing tremendous arc in
mid-air, and Big Jim stood the staging, at the
gaping saw cut still striking the wedges, which
now flew from under the blows far into the heart of
the tree.
Look out, Jim! screamed Nick Mar.
He had time for only one cry, for then the de-
scending mass struck the largest of the clump
above squarely. 1t bent far back, but perciptibly
checked the momentum of the fall;' and the recoil
whrled the great butt Of the Tower off the stump
and projected it down the steep decvty, filling the
air with flying rocks and earth.
This was the successful consummation of the
dwarfs plan, for the Tower of Babel lay with the
butt forty feet below the stump, and one hundred
and fifteen feet of the trunk unbroken.
called for Jim, but there was no in the still
ness that followed the down fall Lanterns were
brought and after time Ralph and the dwarf found
poor Jim, hurled down the HILL with the palor of
death on his face.
The men bore him down to Mr.. Norths house,
and at the door they met the aged lady whom Ralph
had seen Her face turned white, and she threw her.
self down beside him with moaning cry, Jamie!'
Jim opened his eyes and his face lighted up
with smile.
Mother" he sighed, family. She kissed him
and wept and smoothed his damp hair ard spoke to
him tenderly as she had done when he was little
boy. His head dropped, and he died in her arms
with the light still lingering on his face.
Mr. North came and knelt beside him, We
have found him at last mother"