THE OMAHA DAILY BEF: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1901. If i I m Pastor Marvin's Conversion. MY WINTJIROP ALLKX. Church-going was Rood enough for women, argued tno sturdy miners of the Crosn Cut I Coal company. It kept Ihelr tongue wag King on other themes than the shortcomings of their husband!. Hut for mcnt Well, why ahoiiM thsy, on this one day In seven, whon they might baik In sunshlno and breatho air unpolluted by noxious gas and fire damp, shut themselves within the narrow avails of Zlon church? Yet, strangely enough, on this particular Sunday In May every one of them mani fested n surprlnlns determination to be numbered In Tnrson Martin' Hock and loud ami earnest wero the demands for shoe brushes and "boiled shirts." It was old Tom Caughey, boss of No. 7 haft, who told Father Keeloy the reason, as ho alood, hat In hand, when his spiritual adviser came out from early mass. "It's no hard penance you'll put on me, father, for goln' to Pastor Marvin's church tho day? Sure, It's little Arthur that'll bo proaehln' to the people of Wymore (lap for the first time. Ifc's becrt away lo college these three ynr$ an' they do say he's a' smart man him that took many a' rldn' down In fho rarrlagc with me, nn' has' played 'roun' the. breakers ever Blncc mc own Tim" He paused and Father Keclcy grasped the thin, muscular hand. "With the saints by now, Caughey, never fear. Yes, you go and hear young Marvin. I mind htm myself, a llkely-spokrn and clvll-mannercd lad, who seemed always to lovo our mines and men." Threo hours later Arthur Marvin' stood, with tightly folded arms, gazing from his window, across the square to tho church which had been his father's charge, and which, according to the rules and regula tions of the denomination lie represented, might now become his. Kagerly ho watched for each familiar face, In that slow-gathering congregation. Thera was Mary MacNenl, whoso hinbind and sen had been killed In the exp'os nn of 'PI. She Mill wore black and she ) ad fom lany In plenty, for there .vere pretty ! ale Magulre, whese "Dick" had been eatight In a prematuro blast, nnd Lizzie Dugan. whoso husband of three happy months hnd It m down with the last nasty cavcln and yes. there wai 1 nr old Caughey, A band of rusty b)ack still clung round h's Sun day hat, though to Arthur It fcjmcd y an Blncc he and Tim square-shouldered, light-hearted. honeat-lntentloncd Tim had chased round tho breakers together. Then one day Tim had gone down to work In his father's shaft and had never come up again. Just 0119 dny! Arthur felt a atrango grip on his throat, lie turned ab ruptly from tho window' as Caughey. wl h uncertain steps, entered tho unaccustomed place of worship. ' They eroiscd the little square together; I'antor Marvin, tall, stulw rt and proud despite his three-scoro years; Arthur, a trifle shorter, stlgh cr and fairer than his father, but with tho same determination In his bearing; and Lucy. No one In nil Wy more flap knew Lucy's history. Pastor Marvin 'hid one day been called auddonly to Philadelphia anrt'when he had camo toac'.i Lucy had enmo too. Some la'd (be' was hi daughter of a boyhood friend wro, In djlig had bequeathed tho child to tho Marvlns Another popular tale held that fche w; thj orphan of m repentant parnh(cricr. Di that a It might, tho' gossips' united In de'clailng that Lucy had developed, In tha pine d Mfi of Zlon parsonuge. Ilka a rare mountain flower, and that If she did not In due tlrao accept tho heart and hand of Arthur Mr vln, 'than truly Vculd every tradition of poetic and romantic Justice be shattered. Side by side walked father and son da'vn the confer aisle and up thj steps to (he batr-cloth sofa behind the gaunt, unlovely pulpit. Side by aldo they sank on their knees and old Caughey, nervously flngtr'n; the crepe band on hln old-fashioned d!rb, murmured an "Ave," unconscious of its in ecngruity in this church, where there wns neither altars, nor candles, nor sad-cyed Madonnas, Whon tho simple Introductory service was finished Arthur arose, unfolded hln manu script and announced hta text. Then he paused and looked almost wistfully Into the uplifted faces. Dy same atrango coincidence Mary MacNeal, Desslo Magulre. Lizzie Dugan and old 'Caughey sat clori: together on the right hand alslo. His glance rested', as If hypnotized, on that blur of black, thon with shaking ham) he turned the first page of his sermon. It was u dissertation on tho resurrection of Lazarus and the people listened wonder Ingly to his vivid word pictures of the cone,, his sonoroust periods, the' inflections of bis rich, well trained voice." For twenty minutes he read .on, yet each word aoenicd to strike against n sounding ' boards and come; back to him with a mouklng, metallic rlnft Yes,, ''Arthur Marvin, their Arthur, whoa they had known and. loved as a'b'abc, lad inA youth, had'' come back to them knowing many wonderful things, and .yctY- Ttey did not understand, but ho did. It pleroa his vary pu.t1.Thelr dUappolnt mentwas pitiful. In some way be 4 had falledlthem how they could not say," He )Vached hla peroration, ' What was ho to tellUbem? That men no longer needed miracles Jo convince thora of the love and tenderness of OodT Suddenly before' his eyes rose a grayish mist and in the center of It stood out .tho black-robed group on the right hand aisle. Jin faltered, stam mered a few words and abruptly folded his manuscript. Tho prayer whch followed was rnore life less, mora cold, than tho sermon. Lucy, listening as one frozen in shockedNiurprlse, forgot to bow her head and with wide open ayes watched' (he face of the' young preacher, now almost harsh In Its sternness. She slipped out the door and when father and son, still erect, still proud, still silent, enterod tho parsonago dining room a bouquet of fresh spring flowers graced tho table." They secniQd almost, a mute, gentle prayor for tolerance, for patience, but the eyes of the older man never strayed their way. Finally ho dropped his fork, his 'napkin slipped to the floor and one strongly volucd hand fell upon tho tablecloth with an almost despairing crash. "The first Marvin In four generations to fall! Preachers betoro you, every one of us father, grandfather and grcat-srantN father, and you, my only son, fall mc utterly." There wus no appeal In that voice, only harsh, accusing pride, Arthur squared his shoulders and his voire rang out moro convincingly than from the pulpit. "It Is not my fault, fathor. It you had spent onp-hatf the money you put Into my theological course on making an engineer of me 1 would havo been a credit to you. Hut now well, I did my best to please you, b'lt the work is not for me nor In me." Mis father stepped to tho study and ro wned with a letter bearing tho uotebead of the nemlnary from which Arthur had just been graduated, Arthur read It and handed It back, to his father,, his face turn ing ashy gray. "I will not call Dr. Crawford a spy or an Informer. It was probably his duty, or part of t, to keep you Informed as to my move ments, but he might have gone further. He might have said that every recitation I missed was madn up that every absence rould havu been accounted for In tho ofllce of an expert engineer that my visits Id the slums were for the purpose of studying the real condition of (ho lowest, and most slavish working classes. As for heretical r M 1 1 speeches I wish I had made moro of them. I wish 1 rould have dragged every bne of those students away from their books to men, to the lives Into which they wero expected to bring relief and comfort. Pastor Marvin stood with livid fare, the letter crumpled and moist In his hand, and the voice of hla son swept on. 'Now that we aro at the root of this matter let's speak the truth. I'd rather give men a chance to live hero than to assure them of safety In the life to come. How can they prepare for a future exlstenco amid conditions no. degrading? How can they serve tho Ood I preach when they aro starving that Bomo ono man may accumu late wealth. Pastor Marvin swayed and clutched a chair back for support. And this was tho sou of a preacher whose; "How can I look to theea people for flnan clal support when I know that cvory Co' lar they pay Into the church is earned at tho risk of their lives? I tell you I'd rathor Invent some menns for neutralizing flro-damp, of lessening the chances of ex plosion than to tell these people to accept privation and death as dlipen;at!ons of providence, And there wis m ether way to convlnco you that I was not meant for tho work than Just what I did today to let you tec fir yourself that I was a fa II tin a dead failure!" "And you flaunt It In my face! You boast that you were a failure and I the witness of your disgrace. You aro no son of a Mar vin. I have dene ray best for you, but you will nqt seo the light." His hand potntid 'to the dao:. And Ar thur understood. Night was settling down ont Wym;re flap when Lucy tapped n't Arthur's door He sat at his window watching Cjo tiny lanterns of the night shift, twinkling ever and over nearer to the yawning holes In the mountain side. IH's grip, packed with his fiw bilonglngs, lay opsn on the bed. Lucy crept softly to his side and her arms slipped around his neck. "Arthur, dear, you're not gains?'. 0, he will feel differently tomorrow. It is enly' his family prldo that is hurt and ycu will break his heart and mine, Arthur, dearest, you will stay, Just one. more day?" "No, I would bo a thorn In bi fie h I tried to make him sec this years ago.' Lucy, 'but he nil obdurate. Ho would, not listen to my aids." "But I what am I to do without you? I havo waited so long three 'long years. think and I love you so." Gently he took her hands in his and drew her close. "Just a little longrr, Lucy, You must stay here until ho Understands. Icculd not ro) hm of his all, and some day w will bo together with his consent. Now well, he docs not wish you even to s;c mo." For an Instant the girl's" iplrU r so In rebellion. Then she loskol Into Ike calm, clear eyes of the man wlio loved h r and yet, for that love', would not break his word, and a brava smlje came to hor Up. The nexl morning John Seesei. sup1 r Intendent of the Crozs Cut company's mines, glanced up from his desk to fac) Arthur Mnrv(n. Ho had heard cf the scene at Tilori church' and he wendered If thi young fellow was ready to start anew In at humbler way, perhaps by; asking trn privi lege of holding noon prayer meetings n the works. "What ran I do for you, Mr. Marvin?" ho Inquired, politely. "You can give mo a Job, Mr, Seeger." Tho superintendent whistled qnftly and leaned bock In his chair. Then he surveyed the little form rather superciliously. "Well, really, Mr. Marvin, r don't believe I can accommodate you. Everything In the offices Is filled, but It tbcro's a clerkship open within ar-" "Thank you, but I prefer tho mines. If there's any chance in No. 7, I'd like to be with Caughey." Superintendent Seeger almost whistled again, then drew himself up stiffly, as be comes one of his position when dealing with a common miner, "I think the matter can he arranged, flood morning," So after this fashion was tho name of Arthur Marvin, graduate of the Frances Allen seminary, added to the pay roll of Tom Caughey. boss of K't. 7. Not only did he .work, under Caughey, but he boarded at the boss' simple home, whero Mrs. Caughey loved htm for his onti sane -and Tim ? Wymore 0.i gossiped over the affair for a time, then aroso fresher ami moro exciting topics, and Arthur Marvin's future was left to Ms own determining. Ho went oown Into the bowels of tho earth day after day, not only to dig, but to study. Ily and by ho changed to other workings. He wanted to know something of other veins, drifts and formations, and far Into tho night ho talked with Tom Caughey, who knew the Cross Cut properly as a good Mahometan knows his Koran. Rvery Sunday morning Arthur went to Zlon church to study something else the un yielding features of his father, and the pathetic little lines which were beginning to show In Lucy's face. He vorked on dny shifts nnd on night shifts, but it wns alwnyo night down there. The summer waxed stilling hot nnd autumn swept on, cool nnd refreshing, but the tem perature In the mines did not vary. Then, one day when tho snow wns on tho ground and tho men coming from below looked like gnomes against the glistening hlllddo, Arthur Marvin again presented himself be fore Superintendent SJceger. The latter looked up Impatiently. What did this son of a preacher want now? Promotion before his turn? "Well, Marvin, you must bo taking day off." Perhaps In the tone was Just a sugges tion that men who were above their work wero alvcn to taking frequent lay-offs. Arthur made no reply to the thrust, but plunged at once Into the object of his call. "Thero's n nasty bit of tire-damp In No. 7, nnd the fans don't seem to carry It off." "Moat miners expect to contend with fire-damp. They don't, nntlclpato a plqnlc down there." Arthur flushed, but his tonu was respect fu'. "This Is not an ordinary nmount nor au ordinary kind. It means trouble." Seeger whirled round In his chair Impa-tlentl;- "Our foremen aro supposed to look after these matters, Mr. Marvin, and I bellrvo SUndlsh, our Inside man, is perfectly com petent. Arthur did not mention that Stnndlsh had been too Intoxicated for three days to dis tinguish botween' firedamp nnd Illuminating gas. 'He lowered his voice a trifle. "Mr. Seeger, unless something Is dono thoro'll bo an explosion within five hour:." , The superintendent rose, flusbjug an grily. "Permit me to remind you, .Marvin, that you asked mo for a Job In the mines, not ,as my adviser." His next words were lost In a deep, reverberating detonation, which shook the very foundations of tho long, narrow offlco building. Tho two men looked each other silently In tho face. No need for explanations now. From adjacent rooms peered frightened facos, and the next Instant from tho dis tance came ,the sound of many feet hurry ing toward the top qf the shaft. White, to the Hps, but with a great determination burning in his eyes, Marvin reached tho place even before the atartled uperlnten dent. Yes, It was No. 7 nnd Caughey was down there. The ojd heart-rending Bccnes wrro ro enacled. Arthur had witnessed them be fore. Tho anguished faces of women hoverlr.g near the shaft and about tho car riage, tho waiting stretchers, that first awful load of maimed. and blackened forn tho instant of horrible uncertainty, ' then the cry of cries "Fire." Caughey and half a dozen of his men wero entombed In ono nf the chumbers furthest from the shaft, with tho lire creep ing slowly toward them. Sccgcr had been dlrrotlng the cftorts of the rescuers, but now there was more Im portant work at hand. Tho property of his employers was endnngered. It could be saved only by flooding the mines. He had started toward tho loug-dlHtanco trio phono bcoth, when Marvin Bteppcd In his path, "Mr. Seopcr." ho nald quietly, "thery can't bo moro than five feet between the workings of Nos. 7 and 6 nnd Caughey nnd the others must be at the far end of tho gangway In 7 If they're alive. I know every Inch of that ground. A light charge of dynamite would break tho wall, They'd havo a fighting chance. At least I could get In ond see." Soeger listened Imputlrntly. Ho was not thinking now of tho few Imprisoned miners, but of the result to his cumpuny .and' him self If that fire wok not controlled. He did not rcallzo tho brutality of his next worf They d better drown than burn. The "",01 uv "uuiii-ii. Annurs eyes wero steely as ho watched Seeger disappear. Then ho turned swiftly! ...,wt i-iiitA, .Ji.ajyi and dashed toward tho mouth of No. fi shaft The carriage swayed sulle'nly over the ! jawnlng hole, lie turned to fitte l.irv "Oh. Arthur, this Is nful. Can't they tIA something? Mrs. C.uighey la nearly crazed. Wh.it " Arthur clasped her trembling hands. "There's not a second to waste. I've got to beat Sccfler. When ho comes buck he'll flood tho mines, unless you tell him to wait till he henrs from me." "You " "Vcs, I'm going- to break through into No. 7, or--" llo bent over and kissed her. "Send Eomo men here. I'll need them after the explosion." She would have held him, but already ha had steppid on tho carriage and with the rattle and clank of cable drums ho shot out of sight. When Seeger came back from tho telephone, with determination written on his fare, he met nn equally determined but pale-faced girl When lie heard her Story he exclaimed; "Ho'll never come up allvol" "Yes, he will," nfflrmcd Lucy, her faith In her lover paramount to her discretion. "He knows the mines better than you do. He'll never try It unless there's a chanco. And you'll give him that chance, won't you?" Sccper paused and looked Into the plead ing uplifted face. It meant a delay of a few moments only. The llamcs could gain little headway In that time. Ho strode to No. 7 nnd detailed a rescue party for No. 6. The news spread like tho seething flames far beneath their feci. Arthur Marvin had gone down No. fi shaft to save tho en tombed men. No ono knew Just how, nor asked. It wns a ray of hope und heartsick women Joined with willing men In the rush to tho head of No. 6, Just ns n second deep toned boom fell upon their ears. Lucy leaned faintly ngalnst Pastor Mar vin, who had been passing from group to group, praying nnd administering words of comfort, but who now stood silent nnd haggurd with his oyos straining townrd the shaft. Was Arthur allvo or had that blast been his dcathknell? Tho silence which followed wns the silence of death. From tho top of No. 6 camo no sound. Women looked into each other's eyes ond hope died down again. A young girl, whose lover was with tho Ill-fated group underground, fell unconscious at Pastor Marvin's feet, but he did not see her. Hark! Yes; the clang of the engineer's bell. Some ono wob nllvo and signaling. Men fought for the right to answer the' call, but' -Sccger'h hand was first, tip up slowly slowly came the carriage. What would It bring to tho waiting women life or death? N6w It reached the head of the shaft and a singed, pdffcd, but living, face appeared abovo Its rim. What mattered It that several fingers wero gone that the flesh quivered and stung? Here wero life and air nnd mother. A woman sprang for- ward with a great cry of Joy and knelt beside tho bruised form. Seeger was step ping upon the carriage at tho head of tho rescuing party when he. felt a light pressure on his 11 rm. Lurk spoke In low tones, "His father ho wishes to go down. Per haps Arthur" Seeger put tho other men aside. Pastor Marvin walked silently on the carriage, then Seeger motioned Lucy to follow. Down dpwn to that awful uncertainty they dropped. Tho air wns stlii thick with smoke and dust. After signaling the on glnecr above to stop tho carriage Seeger led them along tho gangway toward tho No. 7 workings. They could heo dimly the great gap In the carlh, through which Ar.thur ajid Caughey, (he latter bruised and blccdliif;, but still staunch and strong, were drawing a limp figure. By tho flickering lamps nf the rescuing party Arthur's faro looked discolored and drawn. Ho did not see Lucy and she sprang forward with a glad cry. Then sho stopped suddenly. After today her lovo would come first, always always, but this sho recog nized as tho appointed hour for another Sho drew back. A tall, erect figure strode through tho uncertain light, a trembling hand rested on Arthur's shoulder nnd u voice shaken with feeling exclaimed: "Arthur, my son, my son 'greater love hath no man than thlB,' but I- I did not understand. You must forgive," two i;.(ii,i:s wiiii a iiij.vu, .ovel I'IhIH 0rr the PonnphsIiiii of n I'Icim (if ('iirrlmi. A fight to n llnlsh between n pair of eagles and a bear fow persons havo seen anil tho sportiest sport on tho turf would hard! know 011 which to bet In mich a . enmhnt. rpnnrlu Iho Portland npppnnlim Hnns Larson Cliff this season cuw n des- I pcrnto fight between two fine bald eaglet! J that had their nest not far from his camp 1 nnd a half-grown bear. Tho eagles won. A Jingo sturgeon had been washed up on tho river bank and the eagles were u'slns It to feed 'heir young One morning the eagles were serving breakfatt to their young and one of them had Mown up to the nest with a lot of pieces of sturgeon nnd the othtr was tearing away nt the huge fish when the bear eune crashing through tho brush to find the sturgeon ho had scented. Uruln walked straight up to the fish, lint the eagle was not to bo scared and he Happed hi; wings and stood on the defensive. Illg, fat sturgeon do not come ashore along the Colunibln so frequently n they used to nnd the carcass of this one was a prize ond It rightfully belonged (0 the eagles ns the original discoverers. Tho bear paused a moment and then rushed nt tho eagle, which gracefully eluded him and, snaring n short distance In the air, screamed bloody murder ns u signal to hh mate. Sho came swooping down from the nest nnd Joined forces with her mato In nn attack on the bear, which v,ns so busy tearing the sturgeon that he paid no at tention to the royal birds till they landed like thunderbolts on his neck nnd rump and sank their talons In his- flesh. The talons of a full-crown enclc are not to he sneezed at even by a uVar, nnd the howl of rage bruin let out showed that he had been both pained nnd hurt, tic reared up on his hnunches nnd clawed savagely at the birds, which whirled agilely about him. One would make n dash at hie fnce and eyes and the other would hit him In tho hack of the neel; like a ratapult. For ten minutes or so tho bear stood up to the "scratch," ond when ho had scratching enough ho be gan to show signs of wanting to gel away. Ho did not exactly show tho white feather, for tho eagles had all the white feathers, but ho began edging off toward tho brush, which was fifty feet distant. As soon as he was on all fours the eagles were on him and ho would have to get on his haunches to use his paws effectively. TI10 lil'-.'d was etrenming dowp his fnce nnd showed in spots all ovnr his glossy hide, but the greet object of tho eagles )pcar.?d lo be to get at bruin's eyes and ho seemed to bo awaro nf this and wns very anxious to get tinder tho protection of the brush. The eagles were evidently Just as nnxloiiH to prevent this. When bruin turned his head toward the bushes they would plump down on his head and try to sink their talons In his eyes or to dig thcin out with their sharp beaks nnd drum his ears with their strorg pinions until the poor bear did not know "where ho was at." All this time Uir.'on was fitting quietly In his boat watching what he says was the most snvnge nnd entertaining tight ho has ever seen. It was, ho Judges, nearly half nn hour from the tlmo the bear came out of the brush till he whs ablo to drng him self back under Its friendly cover, whero the eagles could not get at him, and he wns the most dilapidated looking bear imaginable. The eagles (lew up on a tree and smoothed their ruffled plumage and congratulate!) each other on tho outcome of the struggle. Then, as their eaglets wero squawking for morn breakfast, they re sumed their work nf carving nnd serving their sturgeon and until It was all used up. which took several days. No animal offered to approach it. In the daytime nt least. narlniitl" SttMva nnu Itanitcs Awarded first prize, Paris exposition. 1900. nooMixr; tiii: wi:ht. Colorado Woman CJops Abroad mn Ini- mlizrnllfin Aurnt. Mrs. Eugene H. Orubb of Carbondale, Colo., went cast last week on a somowhat peculiar 'nlsslon. She Is going to England, France. 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