The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
"Pop's" Nina
By KATE EDWARDS


scornfully. Huh II you fellers
wasn't In such a blame hurry TO get
out Of the caissons So a. to knock
of work you wouldn't be In danger Of
them"
Though he was only ifty.nye. every
body knew old Stiefel the foreman
Of the construction company, a. Pop.
"You see, boys" he would explain
to the newcomers chem bends IN
caused this way. Under two. three
four pressures the blood gets full Of
air. Now you got to SO back slow,
or else when you gets back 10 one
pressure them air bubbles hasn't
busted yet and It's going 90 get into
your heart and kili you maybe"
Which was as nearly scientific as vas
necessary for their comprehension.
"Bili's anxious to git back to meet
that girl OF his when the Smith build
Ibe turns out It's people" sa!d one Of
the men.
Everybody knew p'lis glrl. Rlll
was the popular sohriquet for Mr..
william Allen whose uncle was junior
partner Ia the construction company
,h,, y,s s,,ti,c &C. rniss,ns aeon In.
90 ,hs os,e q, ,b. r,s, r,ver oa,oIn.
IN, ,h. S,,,,b ,nlrLI,, Ai,n vos
ouol,fy,,, ,,r nj, on.i,Ie,, hy l.srn.
Ing the practical details " the work.
Miss Elizabeth Strickland wns em.
rloyed In the Smith building "A little
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sou Va, ,or'.rs ,h.,, ,op,5,,,ors ia
a,h rr. s.,, ,I.u
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would hoye lIcJ f,r her sbe Ind
whIsr.rcd ~ him. b.for, ANYBODY else
wos ,o,J ,h. sccro, -, hcr enyopcm.n,
% Alien. md hnd ,,lJ him no was 10
consider himself , rrlviI..,.d guos, NJ
,,c I,,,I. bpnr,lcv which wos hoinr
hr,,, ,o, ,h,,, an, nh Long Island she
ra,,i,b.d "p,," n,,r. ,h,n .yer ~
Nina lie won't owny Whining the
,cor, ou, q, his eyes
No hos con, down IN tho ,oIsson
und,,r several measures a, o,mospbero
Tho mo, y.,o n,sh,,g tho gr.o, shield
,orvnrd scoonip, nm, mo sof, cheese
~. o,sy a, thn r,y.r h,nk and send.
inc mn ,he dohris wh,n tho gangs
ho,, ,ss .,d,h o,d s,,,fe, remained
5ny, o,o,a lie wo,,.d N Insnec,
,hosa sm,,, hrllaIn, foundations
aco,,
sndss,,v s,,o,el hccome conscious
,ho, ,ome,h,pr obpnrmal wos hnpnen.
In, In ,oc, ,he air pr,ssur. had
been slightly lowercd and n little silt
v,s drlfrlnr Iu.
"pou" Stl.f.I knew WIN, that meant.
Tho ro,,.p foundations would tmp,y
no sven, ewoy Tho hu!ldinr. resting
on nothing would collapse.
Tho sve,, nour.l sovn his face.
Ue Io,ked round u,u In agony. Then
n, rushed ,ock I, ,he a,r lock and
er,ores the chamber with the next
nr.s,,r. or ,,mos,hor, One man
wos waiting tber. ana he was lust
ahor, IN mass boc, In,o the upper mir.