The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-25

70 pretend ana last ulElr ~
was quite a relief to have someone
directly connected with Mr.. Greg
DRY assume the responsibility OF
ordering the work to go on.
81 noticed that" observed Kath-
leen dryly. "But was speaking OF
the letter you were debating. ]
waited to find out lust how Tar
you would lie. And ! am repeating.
it t1oR't be necessary to send that
letter"
"Oh. yes see, you've already
sent the contract on to YOUR
father"
''No. / tore it up and threD il at
Mr.. Macdonald. You'll have to ar
range another disaster so YOU can
lie your way into another con-
tract"
The door slammed as Kathleen
went out He could write anything
he pleased now She didn't care
what he wrote TO her father: she
didn't know nor particularly care
what her father. what anyone
thought
And then with sudden uplift
of hope she remembered that
Balmy had believed IN Young
Donald. And that Young Donald
had been justified in his condem-
nation of her He had felt towards
her lust as, she had felt towards
Kit-Smyth as he barred the miners
from The Golden Girl.
Love From Afar
THAT night the sun sank behind
L the painted hills; the sky and
hills were incarnadined with the
blood red tint. The mine super
structure stood out like grim
scaffold. rigid portent of the
secret it covered.
Kathleen spent her time be-
tween the women at the commits
sary and the hospital, and visiting
the bulletin boards. Those bulle-
tins were so despairingly the same.
A gain of foot, two feet,
A furry of excitement around
the mine and newsmen ran swift
ly. Kathleen Joining them. We're
going to risk another charge"
Morgan reported. I'VE need room
to work. II will give US chance to
timber in without stopping the
forward pushl"
The powder crew went down.
Everything else seemed to stop.
Would the blast cause a cave-in?
Would it deter the rescue work
further?
young Donald ordered it" said
a voice.
There was visible relief.
$50 that's where he is" thought
Kathleen. THAT Is where he
would be-" she corrected herself.
A skip sho; to the surface. Two
men marched of. hands stiffiy at
their sides. They were carrying q
stretcher. Blood. powder and rock
dust were mixed or the face of
the man who lay there.
Made fifty feet" he crowed in
triumph and tainted.
Fifty feet. hours of work In halt
an hour. and as soon as the muck
was cleared away. the diamond
drills would continue biting on
through.
Twenty-four hours had passed.
then thirty.
Balmy had said they could last
thirty-six hours :. providing he
had made his way through to
them: providing he had caught
them before they tried hopeless
attempt to climb the winch shaft
Kathleen found q shadowy COR
ner and huddled there with o
blanket over her shoulders. She
could catch an occasional glimpse
of Donald Macdonald from there:
love him from afar. AS soon as
the men were safe she would 90
away and from the safety of her
home in the east write him and
tell him she was sorry she hadn't
given him chance to explain.
He had wanted that chance.
The miners had OF course told him
of her cattle with Kit-Smyth as
soon as he had contacted them.
He would have learned that she
had fought for his men as he would
have fought
Meanwhile she could watch.
4
Kathleen could see the two of them
consulting. Klt-Sn.yth. despite his
summing qualities. was an expert
engineer and he did know his
mine.
A car drove down and a girl
crossed the deadline. Bridget.
Kathleen called and she came
swiftly 70 her
"Dear child, you'll freeze out
here. My, | had time getting here.
I thought those blessed little brats
would never get to sleep. I'm
noble. imagine tending the home
fires when ] wanted to be down
here. Tell me everything"
Kathleen told her everything
she could think of.
| And then they sat silently
watching the change OF crews un-
I'll Bridget yawned.
Those Youngsters Of course
they are sensitive to the atmos-
phere. Gloom and tension are al
most visible in the air. but I can'1
do q thing with them. Norman and
have decided that we shall start
using the rod from the first day
Kathleen looked al Bridget
Norman Norman and your
And Bridget looked at Kathleen
Darling, you were In your right
mind last nigh when ! told you
we were engaged. weren't you?
But you die act Kathleen.@ she
| cried, "you thought 1t was
Donaldl"
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