The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-11

created Dy the MaSCer aEcnlteCC, but were just rocks which might be crushed to show some valuable gold. Mrs. HoganS husband had been a poor prospector, and when his children grew up she herself tok to the hills. Whenever she got lonesome at 1t she came in and worked for Mrs. Dale. She had been there, caning apricots for Mrs. Dale, when the young and bubbly Roselee hired her.
 She trudged dutifully up the deserted main street of 0oldcrest at 10 o'clock this morning, paused in front of the Ace High Hotel and hollered.
 "YOo-HoO-o-o-ol"
 Nobody answered and she hol- lered again. She looked in two or three buildings, and then because her eyes were keen to detect out door phenomena, however small, she saw tracks leading up the street toward the old Goldcrest mine shaft.
 "Gltl Cit alongl" she ordered her burrows, and moved with them to follow the tracks.
 Dust was still eddying, settling when she came to the gaping hole in the mountain side that marked the old mine shaft. It alarmed her at once.
 "YOO-HOOi Miss Roselee?"
 She cupped her hands behind her ears, and heard enough to make her move swiftly. $n scarce ly no time she had jerked her lantern and a pick of burro, and was hastening into the yawning mine shaft herself. She went down It's slope at a trot, fear in her old breast. She had been around mining people all her life. She knew some of the dangers that beset them. .-.at
 For once, though, Providence had been kind.
 Mrs. Hogan labored for no more than a quarter-hour when she caught Christine Palmers hands and pulled that pale and fright ened girl through rocky hole.
 Together they extricated Rose- lee, then Franklin Larraway, and finally big Dick Bancroft. Despite the danger they had faced Dick managed now to look at all of them with a reassuring smile. There was a great deal of talking and shaking and thanksgiving and trembling, and worrying without reason, and when they came to daylight again the young people realized they had been imprisoned for almost two hours. Mrs. Hogan inspected the girls.
 We're both pale in yer gills," she declared. "Why you woulda got out presently, with MT. Dich- ard here a diggin' that way, honeyl But I shoudda got here sooner. Your mall chide me for neglecting you like thisl" {.
 She comforted Roselee, dusting her and talking affably.
 "Only thing, Mrs. Hogan Franklin put in, i've were afraid our digging would cause another cave-in. And we didn't have any tools or any sort of light. lost the flash, like a babyl We knew we were digging right because VI could get a whif of fresh air, bu we were surely scared. We ow' you plenty for happening along"
 That amt so, sonl" the goot lady said, but she heamcd unde his kindness, even so. You'd got out. I'm curious. I'm a goin back down in theer for a spell jus to look 1t over, right now"
 She disappeared down the shaf and the young folk trudged bacl Their own good spirits had al ready revived remarkably.
 "Welll" Roselee breathed, pres. ently. Were of to fine start We planned to thrill e lot of tour. ists, and we begin by thrilling ourselves! Anybody too scared te 90 on2"
 Nuts" said Dick, matter-of factly. Let's get to work. Anyhow we got the money buried in there It's under some of that fallen rock safe as possible. Let's scatter a. planned. And stay out of danger. ous places, you guysl"
 Roselee looked happily at him She liked the way Dick Bancroft took charge of things. Without ( further word he and Franklin lef them - they had already agreed or the order of teh first days work and she watched the two handsom' youths striding toward Franklini car. She was looking more directly however, at Dick himself.
 Isn't Dick the best-lookint thing that ever walked2" Chris tine breathed then, surprisingly Roselee turned to look at he, friend.
 "Why-Christyl"
 "Hmmm?"
 Are you-2 Why, yesl Dick movei gracefully. He is fine athlete, re. member. I-I think we're lucky t have hired him.
 Roselee turned the talk int business. But in her heart hat
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