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Davis thought a o down the shaft and wait at the foot of it There'll be sonals, Sit the bell to raise, shoot her up sudden If the water's coet it Want to coarth?"

"I do that, sir" Thethe byes back all right Bet un we do, lads"

The cage shot down, and the New Mexican sat on a bench to wait its return Beside hi doctor, who had come prepared for a possible disaster Such conversation as the men carried on was in low tones, for all felt the strain of the long lued to his machinery, his hand constantly on the lever

Itsharply in the silence and the lever swept back instantly A dozen men started to their feet and waited tensely Next arth had stepped froure in his arms, and after hi youth, who had a bleeding cut across his cheek Through all the grime that covered the wounded miner the pallor of exhaustion showed itself

But beaten and buffeted as the ht for life, the clean, supple strength and the invincible courage of hi It was even now the salient thing about hih he had but come, alive and no more, from a wrestle with death itself

He sank to a bench, and looked around on his friends with shining eyes

"'Twas nip and tuck, boys The water caught us in the tunnel, and I thought ere gone It swept us right to the cage," he panted

"She didn't sweep Tom there, boss; ye went back after un," corrected the Cornishht, Doctor?"

The doctor looked up from his examination

"No bones broken He seems sound If there are no internal injuries it will be a matter of only a day or two in bed"

"Good That's the way to talk You got to ht to have seen the way he stayed by that drill when the water was pouring through the cracks in the granite Have him taken to the hospital, and send the bill to me"