DERRICK STERLING
A STORY OF THE MINES
BY KIRK MUNROE
Author of "The Flamingo Feather"
ILLUSTRATED
In the burning breaker.
NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
COPYRIGHT, 1888, BY HARPER & BROTHERS
COPYRIGHT, 19l6, BY KIRK MUNROE
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. In the Burning Breaker
CHAPTER II. A Fearful Ride
CHAPTER III. The Mine Boss Takes Derrick into his Confidence
CHAPTER IV. Introducing Harry, the Bumping-mule
CHAPTER V. Attacked by Enemies, and Lost in the Mine
CHAPTER VI. The Secret Meeting.—A Plunge down an Air shaft
CHAPTER VII. A Cripple's Brave Deed
CHAPTER VIII. Derrick Sterling's Splendid Revenge
CHAPTER IX. Socrates, the Wise Mine Rat
CHAPTER X. In the Old Workings.—Misled by an Altered Line
CHAPTER XI. A Fatal Explosion of Fire-damp
CHAPTER XII. The Mine Boss in a Dilemma
CHAPTER XIII. Ladies in the Mine.—Harry Mule's Sad Mishap
CHAPTER XIV. A Life is Saved and Derrick is Promoted
CHAPTER XV. A "Squeeze" and a Fall of Rock
CHAPTER XVI. Bursting of an Underground Reservoir
CHAPTER XVII. Imprisoned in the Flooded Mine
CHAPTER XVIII. To the Rescue!—A Message from the Prisoners
CHAPTER XIX. Restored to Daylight
CHAPTER XX. Good-by to the Colliery
ILLUSTRATIONS
[Transcriber's note: Illustrations were not available]
"Here, lad, lead this mule down the rest of the way, will ye?"
Suddenly there came a blinding flash, a roar as of a cannon
DERRICK STERLING: A STORY OF THE MINES
CHAPTER I
IN THE BURNING BREAKER
"Fire! Fire in the breaker! Oh, the bo