The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-02

inquired, mlserably Honest he
aln't hurt bad. is het You don't
think %
"Gct outr
TIo won't-dic7 Amt no chance
OF him doin' that - thcp1'
m he does. m" The speakers
face WIS ashcn, but her eyes blazcd.
"t1l tx you, Buddy Brlgkow.
viii, 10 help me Oodr
II was late that night when tho
well came In. II came with q rush
and roar. drenching tho derrick
with gcyuer OF muddy water and
driving both crew and spectators
out into the gleum Up, up tho
column rose, spraying itself into
mist and from les iron throat Issued
sound unlike that Of any other
phenomenon, II was a hoarac,
umbIng below. growing In volume
and rising An pitch second by sec
ond until Il finally attained "A
shrlcRlng crrseondo Ten thousand
safety valves had let 80, and they
steadily gathered strength and
shrness Rs they funelloned. a
shocking sound q became, u sounl
that carried Tor miles, rocking tho
air and stunning tho brnscs IL
beat upon the cardrums pierced
them men shouted at each other,
but heard their own voices only
family
Calvin Gray had recovered his
senses sufficiently 20 understand tire
meaning Of that uproar. and he tried
to set up. but Allie held him down
upon his bed She was still
struggling With hia when her
brother burst int7 q aou5c, shout
ms;
ITS a gasser. Nj cray BIgges,
ever seen"
rGas7" the latter mumblcd, indis,
tlnctly isn't there nny-oil7" His
words were almost like whisper
because OF tho noise.
Not yet. May DO Inter- Say,
she's heller. Amt sht7 IN bet
she's maxim twenty million feet
"Gasser's no good
Cant teil yet. We gotta shut
her down easy so ehe don't blow
I the casing out-run wild on Us, un
derstandT' Buddy was still breath
less but no plunged out the door
and back into that sea Of sound
with a tragic intensity akin q
wlldnebs. Gray stared up into Allie
nriskow'a face. WORTHLESS, chi
And they told mo ten thousand
barrels 10 carried shakins
hand TO his handagcd head and
tried vainiy 20 collcc, his wits
whats natter" he querItd. thick
/ ~, Everything whirlIng sick 49,
You had an accident. but ST.
All right. all rlght-No. MOI Please
Ito s,ill."
Running Wild. chr That's what
hurts my head so. Blown the cas-
ing out bad. isn't w Some
times they run Wild for weeks. years
ruin everything lie trIedyaRair
TO rise. then insisted. Quruloualy
"dot 10 get oil in this WE'LL I've
got to. Last chance. Allie. CO.
to get ten thousand bauehr'
Please, You mustn't" Ait,
had her strong hands upon hii
shoulders. rho WAS arguing firrmis
but rs gently as possible und~i
tho circumstances, when omsthins
occurred so extraordinary, 10 uneS
! pected. ais 10 paralyEs her or q
sudden tho interior Of tho dim-iit
ranyasroofed shack was illuminate 81
as II by a searehlight. and shs
turned her head 20 REQ that IN,
whole out-of-doors was visible ant
that the night itself had turned int
day.
With cry that died weakly arTlit
the chaos OF sound beating 1--WE,
her the girl ran 10 the window
and looked out. What Hho behett
was q nightmare scene The wrI
was afire. II had exploded iuts
fame. Where. nomsn, before
Il had been bclchlnE skyward mr.
enormous stream Of gaseous vapoF
all but invisible except Al the cas-
Ing head. now IL was a monstrou'
blow torch. tho flaming crest ot