The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 08, 1913, Image 3
TOE RED HEADED LEAGUE
BY SIR A- CONAN DOYLK.
••Ha' our party la complata." aald ara raaaoua why tha mora daring him at th# door. * aatd Holmaa
Holmea, buttoning up hia poa-]ackat, crlminala of London ahoold Uka a
and taking hia haary huntrfg crop cnnaldarabla intaraat In thla cellar at
from tha rack. ,, Wataon. I think you praaant.
■WAT TH* FLY.
In Two PartM—Part IL
The road in which we found our*
aelvee aa we turned round the corner
from the retired Saxe-Coburg Square
presented as great a contrast to it as
the front of a picture doea to the,
back. It was one of the main arte
ries which convey the traffic of the
City to the north and west. The
roadway was blocked with the im
mense stream of commerce flowipg^m
a double tide inward .and outward?
while the footpaths were black with
the hurrying swarm of pedestrians.
It was difficult to realize, as we look
ed at the line of fine shops and state- i
iy premises, that they really abutted i
on the other side upon the faded and
stagnant square which we-had just
quitted.
“Let me see," said Holmes, stand
ing at the corner, and glancing along
the line, “1 should like just to re
member the order of the houses here.
It is a hobby of mine to have an
exact knowledge of London. Thefe
is Mortimer’s, the tobacconist; the
little newspaper shop, the Coburg
branch of the City and Surburban
Hank, the Vegetarian Restaurant,
and MacFarlane’s carriage-building
depot. That carries us right on to
the other block. And now, doctor,
we’ve done our work, so It’s time we
had some play. A sandwich and a
cup of coffee, and then off to violin-
land, where all is sweetness, and deli
cacy. and harmony, and there are no
red headed dients to vex us with
their conundrums.’’
My friend was an enthusiastic mu
sician, being himself not only a very
capable performer, but a composer of
no ordinary merit. All the afternoon
he sat in the stalls wrapped in the
nu**t perfect happiness, gently wav
ing his long thin fingers In time to
the music, while his gently smiling
face and his languid, dreamy eyes
were as unlike those of Holmes the
sleuth hound. Holmes the relentless,
keen wilted, ready-handed criminal
sitent, as It was possible to conceive
In his singular character the dual na
ture alternately asserted Itself, and
hia extreme eiactn*>ws and aatuteness
represented, as I have often thought,
the reaction against the poetic and
contemplative m(*od which occasion
ally predominated id him The swing
of his nature took him from extreme
languor to devouring energy, and. as
I knew well, he was never bo truly
formidable as when, for day# on end.
he had been lounging in his armchair
amid hi* Improvisations and his
Mack letter editions Then It we.* j
that It was the lust of the rhase
would nd Lnlv come upon him. xnd '
t'*t hia br.lllaa: r*ason'.ng pow*T
would rise to the i*-v.d of intuition
o'"! those who w«-r<- u m»i q u a! n I ed |
Vi '.hi methods won: ! 1 M.k a>-k<vnre
at h m as on a man whose knowledge
w a* not tbs' o' other mortals \\ lorn
1 s«w him thwt afternoon so enwrap
l>ed in the music at St James’ Hall.
1 felt 'hat an evil time might be com
ing upon those whom he had set him
self to hunt down
You want to go home no doubt,
doctor. ’ he remarked, aa we emerged
Yes. It would be as well '’
And I have some business to do
which will take aome hours Thla
buMneas at Coburg Square is ae
nous
Why Hertou*’"
A considerable crime is in con
templation I have every reason to
know Mr. Jonea, of Scotland Yard’
Lot me Introduce you to Mr. Merrv-
woather, who ia to be our companion
In to-nlght’a adventure.’'
"We’re hunting In couples again,
doctor,’you •ee,” said Jones, in his
ornsequentla! way. "Our friend here
1c a wonderful man for starting a
chase. All he wants is an old dog to
help him do the running down.”
"I hope a wild goose may not prove
to be the end on our chase," observed
Mr. Merryweather, gloomily.
"You may place considerable con
fidence in Mr, Holmes, sir,” said the
police agent, loftily. "He has his
own methods, which are, if he won’t
mind my saying so, just a little too
theoretical and fantastic, but he has
the makings of a detective in him. It
is not too much to say that once or
twice, as in that business of the
H hoi to murder and the Agra treasure,
he has been more nearly correct than
the official force.”
"Oh, if you say so, Mr. Jones, it Is
all right!" said the stranger, with
deference. "Still, I confess that I
j mbs my rubber. It is the first Sat
urday night for seven-and-twenty
years that 1 have not had my rub
ber.”
“I think you will find,” said Sher
lock Holmes, “that you will play for
a higher stake to-night than you
have ev'-r done ytt, end that the
play will be more exciting. For you,
Mr. Merryweather, the stake will be
some thirty thousand pound?; and
ft r you, Jones, it will be the man
upon whom you wish to lay your
hands.’’
“John Ciav. the murderer, thief,
smasher, and forger. He's a young
man, Mr M* rryweuther, but he Is at
the head of his profession, and I
would rather have my bracelets on
bun than on any criminal in I/jndon
He's a remarkable man, is young
John <’lay His grandtath-r vvas a
Royal Duke, and he himself has b**en
to K'on an 1 Oxford. His brain is as
t unning as his fingers, and though we
meet signs of turn nr every turn, we
never know where tr find the man
himself He t rack a < rib in Scotland
one Week, and be raising money to
'build an orphanage m Cornwall the
next Ibe been on his track for
years, and have never set eyes on him
yet "
I hope that I may have the pleas
ure of Intro lucing you to night, bve
had one or two little turns also with
Mr John Clay, and I agree with vou
that he is at the head of his profe*
sum It I* past ten however, and
quite time that we etarted. if vou
two wil take the brat hansom. Wat
son and 1 will follow In the *e< ond
Sherlock Holmes was not v.tv
-otnmunu at:ve during Iht long dr ve
Hid lav back In the cat, humming the
tunes which he had heard in the
..'•erno.m We rifled through an
.idles* lahvrtnth of ga-lit 'reels
in.til we emerg'd into barring Ion
Street
\\<« are close tier.* now my
friend remarked "This fellow V.-r-
rv weather Is a bank director and yr
aonally Interested in the matter. I
thought u aa well to have Jones with
us also Me Is not a bad fellow, tho’
an absolute Imbecile in his profes
sion He has one positive virtue He
!a as brave as a bulldog, anil itu tenn
i lous as a lobster if be gets bis claw s
upon any one Here we are, and
they are waiting for us ''
We had reached the same crowded
thoroughfare in which we had found
Tt !• our FT*nch gold.” wh*ip«rwd
the director. "We have bad several
warning! that an attempt might he
made upon 'ft-”
"Your French gold?”
"Ye. We had occasion aome
montha ago to strengthen our re-
sourcea, and borrowed, for that pur
pose, thirty thousand napoleana from
the Bank of France. It has become
known that we have never had occa
sion to unpack the money, and that it
is still lying in our cellar. The crate
upon which I Sit contains two thou
sand napoleons packed between lay
ers of lead foil. Our reserve of bul
lion is much larger at present than is
usually kept in a single branch oilice,
and the directors have had misgiv
ings upon the subject."
“Which were very well justified,”
observed Holmes. "And now it is
time that we arranged our little
[dans. I expect that within an hour
matters will come to a head. In the
meantime, Mr. Merry wea* her, we
must put the screen over that dark
lantern.”
"And sit in the dark?"
“I am afraid so. I had brought a
pack of cards in my pocket, and 1
thought that, as we were a partie
Carree, you might have your rubber
after all. Hut I see that the fnemy’s
“Afcd 1 you." Holm** answer*!
"Your red beaded Id** w*« very new
and effecUte.”
"You 11 *ec your pal again preaeot-
H ’’ said Jonea. "He * quicker at
climbing down holes than 1 am Juat
hold out while 1 fix the derbies.’’
"1 peg that you will not touch me
our prisoner, as the handcuff* clat-
L red upon his wrists. "You may not
he aware that 1 have royal blood in
n.y veins. Have the goodness also,
when you -address me, always to say
’sir' and ‘please’.”
“All right," said Jones, with a
stare and a snigger. "Well, would
you please, tir, march upstaifs where
we can get a cab to carry your high-
i i ?s to the police station.’’
“That is better," said John Clay,
serenely. 11** made a sweeping how
,o the three of us, and walkel quietly
c;T in the custody of the detective.
“Really, Mr. Holmes.” said Mr.
Merryweather, as we followed them
from the cellar, “I do not know how
H e bank can thank you or repay you.
There is no doubt that you l ave de
tected and defeated in the most com-
plete manner one of the most deter
mined attempts at bank robbery that
have ever come within my ex
perience.”
“I have lad one or two little
-cores of mv own to settle with Mr.
Juhn Clay." raid Holmes. “I have
preparations have gone so far that we j t t en at some small expense over this
cannot risk the presence of a light
And, first of all, we must choose our
positions. These are daring men,
and, though we shall take them at a
disadvantage, they may do us some
harm, unless we are careful. I shall
stand behind this irate, and do you
conceal yourself behind those. Then,
when 1 flash a light upon them, close
in swiftly. If they tire, Watson, have
no compunction about shooting them
dow n.’’ j 1> obv iocs from the first Hint the only
1 placed my revolver, cocked, upon j possible object of this rather fant.is
the top of the wooden case behind tie husines'- of tlo- advertist ui'nt '’
which I crouched Holmes shot the j the League
Hit Hta Hard —Ok* Prto* at th*
Hklaa I* 10c Par Plat.
The Orangeburg Tima* and Demo
crat aaya;
The ladle* of the Domeatlc Clrel*
of tbta cit yhave Inaugurated a "Swat
with your filthy hand*," remarked fly’* campaign and have arranged
to buy all the dead Alee that can b*
cornered and killed. All yon have to
do tt to get you a weapon, find the
fliea and go to work. When you
have a pint or over take it to
"Uncle Wad” Way at the town hall
and you will be paid ten cent* for
every pound.: There 1* no time limit
—you can begin now and kill them
as long as you want to.
Hut thla is a serious matter. Files
carry disease, hundred of germs may
be on the foot of the fly walking over
your table, and these germs entering
your body start diseases. According
to an expert, germs enter the body In
only two ways: through the natural
openings such as your mouth or nose,
and then through cut* and punctures
in the skin. A great majority of them
come through the first way.
As soon as a germ enters yonr
body it hunts up a favorable place
and begins breeding other germ*.
They are some plentiful in a little
while, too. A germ population dou
bles Its Inhabitants every hour. Now
figure for yourself how many germs
there will be In your body If one
germ enters an! multiplier regularly
for two days. Of course that would
be imnosslitle, for long before the
germs’ two days were up, you would
i t>»* there wouldn't be room for an
other germ Several hundred thou
sand millions times million germs
would have been brought Into exlst-
ence, H-ut it would take over one bun
dle I freight cars of ordinary capacity
to carry them out. If you don’t be
lieve these figures, try it’ Start with
one and double them each hour for
two day?
The t!> is a grenrf carrier of germa.
especially typhoid The only way a
tw-rson can b«-ceme infected with ty
phoid germs Is by taking to bis body
an Infinitestlmal portion of the excre
ment of another person Vho has the
disease. The fly Is the carrier, swat
the fly and stave off disease
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and left us in pitch darkness -such *
an abholuate darkness as I have nei-.th*- wav for a number of hour* everv
er before experienc'd The unell of | dav It w is a curious wav of man
hot metal remained to assure us that aging it, kut really It would e do
the light was still there, ready to t 1( mlt t'> suggest a bet'er The meth-
fiasb out at a moment's notice. To od was no doubt suggested to Clay »
me. with my nerves worked up to a ! mgeniou* mind tty the color of hts
pitch of expectancy, there was some-j act nmpl > e* hair The four poun Is
thing depressing and subduing in the
sudden gloom, and in the cold, dank
air of the vault
“They have but one retreat." whls
p-red Holme* “That l* back thru'
•he house Into Haxe-t'oburg Square
1 hope 'hat you have done what I ask
ed 'on Jones’
' I have an Inspector and two of
ficer- waiting at theTt£>nt door
'Th«n w.- have nUkpped
a week was i lure wl.n'.i must draw
him and what was it to them who
wer- playing for thousands’ They
put in the advertisement, one rogue
has the temporary office, the other
rogue incites the man to apply for It.
and together they manage to secure
his abs"iice every morning In the
week From the time that I heard egate* j>r
of the assistant having come for half
H>K FN'TIKK \K1UTKAT10N
Xmerloan I’care (Ainference Hu"ports
a “Hankering" After War.
Renrne Bqaad of th* railed
Burma of Mine* Located
of the Victim* and Brought Bevfi ■
tjr of Them to the Rurface by ICM-\
night.
The live* of 100 miner*, potalbl;
120, paid the toll shortly after boob
Wednesday of a disastrous exploalM
in the Cincinnati mine of the Mono
gahela River Oonsolidated Coal and
Coke Company at Finleyvlll*, Pa.
Over three score of workmen In the
minq made thrilling escapes, crawl
ing most of the time on their hands
and knee* through deadly gas fames
and over debris.
Preparations are being made to
handle the dead. Box ears have been
ordered to a mine skiing. Tbw rle-
tim& probably will be taken from tho
mine at daylight and shipped at Mtcp
to Monongabela City, where they are
to be prepared for bnrlal.
At 9 o’clock Wednesday night res
cuing parties coming from the mine
were of the belief that all the en-
tomberd men wore dead.
The force of the explosion waa ter
rific. A fifteen-ton motor was turn
ed over. Many feet of mine track
were twisted and ripped from th*
tie*.
The mfne la aflame. Rescne work
Is being carried on with djfflealtj,
owing to the Are and deadly fum**.
The coal company maintain* a ra—UB
corps patterned after mins fore* ef
the United Plates Government. Aid
from the
la said,
pany.
Only a few of th* mlB«rs who
reached th* surface eould talfc. tvf*
ferlac from bums er fright tho mta-
er* oily 'll new thud aa aaplMlao ha*
ooeurrwd aad that a targ* aamhar ef
men ars either hi Bed by the
or auphyvtated by *o after
Several
tie Federal adalag expert*. It
wae declined by the ooal eem-
all Hi** wsgr*. it w «lobvious to m*- that be
believe that we hhall b*- iu lime to ] ourselves in the morning Our cabs
stop It Hut to day being SMunlav
w ♦ r»*
rather complliates matters 1 shall
wan: your help to night
At w hat time’ ’
' Ten will t e early enough
I shall he at Baker Street at ten."
“Y*ry well And. I say. doctor’
the’'' may fie some little danger, so
kiml’y put your army revolver in
vour pocket “ He w awed his hand,
turn' d on his heel, and disappeared
in an :: Mant among the crowd
1 trust that I am not more dense
than my neighbors, hut I was always
oppr- s?ed with a sens** of my own
Ktup! i:y in my dealings with Sher
lock Holmes Here I had heard what
he huu heard, I had sm u what he had
.Keen, and vet from his words it waa
evi '. nt that he saw clearly not only
dismissed, ami following th*
r uidance of Mr M* rrv v\ .-at h* r. we
parsed down a narrow passage, and
through a si ie door which he opened
tor us Within there was a small
lorridor. which ended in a very mas
sive iron gale This also was open
ed. and fid down a flight of wiudmg
-tone steps, which terminated at an
other formidable gate. Mr. Merry-
weather stopped to light a lantern,
ami then conducted us down a dark,
earth-smelling passage, and so. after
opening a third door, into a huge
v ult or cellar, which vvas piled all
round with crates and massive boxes
“You are not very vulnerable from
above," Holmes remarked, as he held
up the lantern and gazed about him.
“Nor from below,” said Mr. Merry-
holes And now we must tic silent
and wait
W'hat a tune f seemed From
comparing notes atterwarts. it was
but an hour and a quarter vc* it ap
J eared to tile t lit’ the night must
I uv'e ulluoS' guio . Ilid 'he eawn lie
t leaking above us My lirt..»s were
wiary and sMft. for 1 feared to
ihting'' my josltion. vet my nerves
were work*-! up to the high"st pitch
of tension, and my hearing was so
acute that 1 could not only hear the
g*ntle bear'hing of my comi'anions,
hut 1 could distinguish th'' d*ep**r.
heavier inbr*alh of the bulky Jones
from the thin, sighing of the bank
director From my position I could
look over the case in the dire lion of
lie floor Suddenly iny eyes caught
the glint of ;< light
\t tir-t It was ;>u» a lurid spark
upon the s’one pavement Then it
I'tigHiened out until it became n yel-
had some strong motive for securing
t h*' sit uat ion
Rut how could vou guess what
th*- mot 1 v*• w as '
“Had there been women in tin-
house. 1 should have slispec'ed a
mere vulgar intrigues That, howev
er, was one of the question 111''
man s business was a small on*-, and
th.re was nothing in h'.s house which
could account for such elaborate pre
paration? and sui h an expenditure
as they w er*' at It must then be
something out of the house. What
could It be I thought of the ass,st
ant's fondness for photography, and
his trick of vanishing into the cellar
Hie cellar' Ttier*' was th* end of
this tangled clew Then 1 made In
quiries as to tins mysterious assist
ant. and found that I had to deal
with one of the coolest ami most dar
ing criminals in London 11** was do
ing sonieth’ng In the c.-llar some
Th*- fourth American P«*ea (?ob-
gresa began a three day* a**«loo at
Kt l/outs Thursday morning with del
ta from ail part* of the
lew liti' . and then, without anv warn-, tiling whie'i took manv hours a day
w in., happened, but w..at was about ”»tber, striking his stick upon the
to happen, while to me the whole 11: ’K H whirh lin ^ d the floor ' ‘‘ Whv ’
business was still confused and gro
tesque. As I drove home to my
house in Kensington I thought over
it all, from the extraordinary story of
the red-headed copier of the “Ency
clopaedia’’ down to the visit to Saxe-
Coburg Square, and the ominous
words with which he had parted from
me. What was this nocturnal expe
dition. and why should 1 go armed?
Where were we going, and what were
we to dof I had the hint from
Holmes that this smooth-faced pawn
broker's assistant was a formidable
man—a man who might play a deep | lantern and a magnifying lens,
game. I tried to puzzle it out, but began to examine minutely the
gave it up In despair, and set the 1 cracks between the stones.^ A few
matter aside until night should bring seconds sufficed to satisfy him, for
an explanation. I he sprang to his feet again, and put
dear me, it sounds quite hollow!." he
remarked, looking up in surprise.
\“I must really ask you to be a lit
tle' more quiet," said Holmes, severe
ly. ‘ You have already Imperiled the
whole success of our expedition.
Might I beg that you would havwe the
goodness to sit down upon one of
those boxes, and not to interfere?”
Ttie solemn Mr. i.Merry weather
perched himself upon a crate, with a
very injured expression upon his face,
while Holmes fell upon his knees
upon the floor, and with the
It was a quarter-past nine when I
started from home and made my way
across the Park, and so through Ox
ford Street to Baker Street. Two
his glass in his pocket.
"We have at least an hour before
us," he remarked, "for fney can
hardly take any steps until the good
hansoms were standing at the door,' pawnbroker Is safely in bed. Then
and, as I entered the passage, I heard they will not lose a minute, 'or the
the sound of voices from above. On sooner they do their work the longer
entering his room, I found Holmes In
animated conversation with two men.
one of whom I recognlzel aa Peter
Jones, the ofllcial police agent; while
the other was a long, thin, sad-faced
man, with a very shiny hat and op-
presatvely respectable frock-coat.
time they will have for their escape.
We are at present, doctor— as no
doubt yon have divined—in the cellar
of the City branch of one of the prin
cipal London banka. Mr. Merry
weather la th* chairman of directors,
and h* will explain to yon that there
n.r or sound, a gash k*'**mi** I i > oi»*qi
;>tid a hand upn* art d. a while, almost
•vomanlv hand, which fel’ about in
tfi. t filter nt the little area of light
For a minute or more the hand, with
i'.- wroiiing I ngers. protruded cut of
1; e floor. 'I hen it was wRndrawn
.-.'nidi nlv as i' appeared, and all was
dark again save the single lurid
spark, which marked a chink between
the stones.
Its disapi earanco, however, was
hut momentary. With a lending,
tearing sound, on^ of the broad white
stones turned over upon its side, and
h ft a square, gaping hole, through
which streamed the light of a lan
tern. Over tho edge there peeped a
clean-cut, boyish face, which looked
keenly about it, and then, with a
hand on either side of the aperture,
drew itself shoulder-high and waist-
high, until one knee rested upon the
edge. In another instant he stood at
the edge of the hole, and was haul
ing after him a companion, ’itne and
smell like himself, with a pale face
and a shock of very red hair.
“It’s all clear,” he whispered.
“Have you the chisoJ and tlu* bags’’
fireat Scott’ Jump, Archie, jump, and
I'll swing for it'"
Sherlock Holmes had sprung out
and seized the intruder by th * collar.
The other dived down the hole, and 1
beard tin* sound of rending ciotli as
Jones rluRhed at his skins. The
light flashed upon the barrel of a re-j n
volvir, hut Holmes’ hunting crop
came down on the man's wrist, and
the pistol clinked upon the stone
floor.
“It’s no use, John Clay,” said
Holmes, blandly, “you have no
chance at all."
“So I see," the other answered,
with the utmost coolness. “I fancy
that my pal Is all right, though I see
you have got his coat-tails."
“Oh. Indeed. You seem to have
done the thing very completely. I
must compliment you ”
"There are three men waiting for
for months on end What could it
bf, unco more’ I could think of noth
ing s iv*• tiiR li" was running a tilli
n' | to >o;r,o other building.
“So far l had got when \v<* wont to
vHit tlie scftio of action. I surprisod
you by lif.Ring upon thf pavement
with my stiik 1 was asefrtaining
whfHi.r thf t'fll.ir stretched out in
front or behind. It was not in trout.
I'ln n I rang tin* bell, and. as 1 hop
ed. tin* assistant answered it. We
have ha I some skirmishes, hut we
had never set eyes upon each other
before. I hardly looked at his face.
His knees were what 1 wish to see.
You must yourself have remarked
how worn, wrinkled, and stained they
were. They spoke of those hours of
burrowing. The only remaining point
was what they were burrowing for.
I walked around the corner, saw the
City and Suburban Ibank abutted on
our friend’s premises, and felt that I
had solved my problem. When you.
drove home after the concert I called
upon Scotland Yard, and upon the
chairman of the bank directors, with
the result that you have seen."
“.'nil how nv.ld you tell that they
would make thei r attempt to-night?”
I asked.
morning waa dHIvnrwd by A*4r«v
Carnegie
Benjamin F Trneblood. a*crM*ry
of the American I’eace Socielj apoka
on »he “ 1‘Tenent I »emanda of the F**re
.Movement." Nay ing "v* hav* b«*rd
too much about ’national honor* aad
vital interewt* and hair aplltttng
dlMttnrtious bet wen justifiable aad
non justifiable dispute* Are we not
trying to conceal a hankering after
war and pilag** every time w*
on** of these vague aad fadeflaabl*
terms’ There are no anarbUral eon
troverale* in our day between nation*
where independence mutually is r**0-
ogiilied "
He also urged that the United
State* tak** the lead for an agreement
among the power* for a limitation of
armament.
TEA CHURN OK AUKIOULTTRB
th*
all
t rich!
mth ef th*
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who entered tt
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Are Scarce an*! the (>>v«
For More of Them.
M Cell*
The United State* bureau of educa
tion at Washington Thursday issued
an appeal for agricultural teaeher*
in high schools. The bureau inciden
tally pointed out that while the salar
ies of the majority of male teacheni
In the high schools average only $700
the teacher* of agriculture were re
ceiving $1,200.
“Lack of teachers" is the expla
nation offered by the bureau a* the
cause for the higher remuneration
for those who teach agriculture.
“Not only Is it found that the av
erage pay of instructors In agrieuF
ture Is higher than ot other teach
ers," says the bureau, "but that
teachers who are able to give such
instruction in addition to regular
work command better salarlee than
they otherwise would and are more
likely to be advanced to principal-
ships than if they had not epeclaltoed
in agriculture."
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President to Urge Jury Reform.
During a trip to New Jersey, this
week in the interest of jury reform,
calling for a state constitutional con
vention. Presidenti. Wilson hones to
the bUo*. aad tl or 44
•anaped through the Courtney aatry.
w
Robert Garten, a Lach-toyur, wtV
oeewped Wednesday night told thu
following *tery: % I had been work
ing at Che head of No. 18 an try, after
eating hineh I reeuaed work at tladi
and bad driven only two aplk** when
the explosion occurred. The uoaen*
sion knocked me down and I waa tin*
eoneetoea lor fifteen minute*. Oth
ers quickly arrived where I wan. Fol
lowed by about twenty-five wi*w k
started down No. t Motor road, on*
of the mala road* of the min*. We
had not gone far before we found
there wae so math smoke we eonla
go bo fsrther. We tried No. 7 Motor
road and found thte also ehoked wMR
smoke and debris. Loss than lit
*•
Well.
wh*
a tli*
•y dosed their
mee
FA*a
gue of!'
c r ‘S
that
w a s a*
si;rn that
f °i
they cared
no longer
about
Vr Jab'".
IO
Wll
son's j
res* 1
nee:
in nth
er words,
‘-'at
tha
they
had
completed
their tun-
nel
Rut
It w
as essential
that they
\
sho
nl } us*
it
soon.
as It
might h**
ene*
di?<
"vered.
er
the 1
lullion
nReht h°
The
rer
n ve*|
Sat tirday
would
suit fb**m
plea
feet in No. It entry we found our
way blocked. We turned back end
had penetrated No. 15 entry nonrn
distance when we were again blocked
by debria.
“I found a hole at the top of the
debris. I crawled through* this ha
my stomach for a distance of XQ8|
feet and the others followed. FtnaQy
I reached No. 4 Motor rood, whtoh
was dear. I could not hear thosS
behind. After a time I reached the
surface.
"Later the other men reached the
meet the Democrats yf the legislature j were ill and dazed on
• conference anil will urge them
■ arry out their pledgee of the
*• plu’forra. ''
’<*w tn-'* i i -ia ba^ an iTdep^Tid-
aecouat
ef K i
ame*.
might rn* ence day uf her own to celebrate, ] ^ thfl
TT th*m 1 T , h " SaV : n,:a,> K rWS “ V3 “ Win me, and NIchotoa ;
ant fh**m I please aeen her firecrackers at I ,
he*t< r than any other day, as It
woul i give them two days for their
escirte For all these reasons I er-
pected them to come to-night.”
"You reasoned it out beautifully.”
I evrlaimed. In unfeigned admiration
"It t* so long a chain, and yet every
link rlnga true."
"It aaved me from ennui," he an
swered. yawning. "Alas! I already
feel tt cloelng in apon me. My life
1* spent In one long effort to
home?” VS'*: agree with The News..
from the commonplaces of exlatence.
These little problem* help me to do
so ’’
"And yon are a benefactor of the
race." said I He ah rugged his
•boulders. "Well, perhaps, after all.
it Is of aome little u*e,” he remark**.
’’ ‘L’homm* e’**t lien—I’oeuvra e’eat
toot.’ as Onet*re Flaubert wrote fee
George* Sand."
Boom for Hadley aad Batter.
Ex-Gov. Herbert 8. Hadley, of Mla-
souri, was boomed for the Refubflua
presidency tm
M. Butler,
dent of Cohnnbta. as hto
mate, at an enthusiastic Ri
dinner of the MkkUeuex chib* at
ton, Masa
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hr that h* had to