f his father. He instantly

storage room, the sashes were blown from place out

enveloped the interior, for they shot up in every direction,

exploding by the pack, and colored

d cry caused him to hurry his spee

s of burned powder, Bart suddenly came in violent contact

fancied it might be one of the burglars, but pee

latter in a desperate flus

art, rushing ahead, "My fathe

the express shed was one bright bl

, obliterating all ou

d Bart, dashing reckless

he knew the location of every familiar article in the pla

s hands touched the arms of

at from the crackling wooden partition singed h

sounded a suff

! where?"

locate the speaker, whom he knew to be

t now, who with all his timidity was prov

r-stumbled over hi

rm. It was moved along as Bart sto

ether, stumbling to the doorway on the very verg

drew the inanimate form of Mr. Stirling from the platform, and carried him ove

's face. It was black and blister

r tumbled and was stunned,

tracks. Half a dozen people were hurrying to the scene of the fi

night watchman and a freight crew appeared on the scene.

gested getting the insensible Mr. Stirling over to the street beyond

w two of the men start off with his father on i

im back, realizing the foolhardiness of repeating the

road official appeared on the scene. Bart made a brie

d the druggist to ask an anxious question when the compa

rling, are you not

r," nodd

I am Doctor Davis. We thought it bes

d Bart turning pale. "Th

robably overcome by the smoke or fell and was stunned, but th

t in a choked tone, but trying t

the full force of some powder explosion. They have good people u

mother at once

of July powder blast had disrupted the very foundations of all the family hopes an

was worried about the loss to the express company. The books were probably out on the desk whe

life when he reached home and broke the news to his moth

Bart, very anxious and miserable, got the younger boys to bed and tried to ch

hen Bertha Stirling came

otion until Alice, on the assurance that her father was r

and Bart had a hard time keep

ight at the side of her suffering husband and h

," said Bart. "What do they say at the hospit

e will not die, but oh! Bart-the do