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"I will go with you," one of the yard-men said, stepping forward; "there's no one dependent on me." "I, too," said another; "it's no odds to any one but myself whether I come up again or not. Here's with you, whatever comes of it." Jack brought three safety-lamps from the lamp-room, and took his place in the cage with the two volunteers.
The superintendent led the way to the siding where the shunted carriage stood, closely guarded by the police; and, lanterns having been procured from the lamp-room, Cleek was soon deep in the business of examining the compartment and its silent occupant.
It was a perfect walk; and, lingering on every step, I came to the station just as the one porter lighted the last of a truckload of lamps, and set them back in the lamp-room, while he dealt tickets to four or five of the population who, not contented with their own peace, thought fit to travel. It was no ticket that the navvy seemed to need.
The news of his escape had spread round the town like wildfire, and he had hardly stepped out of the train before the station-master was warmly shaking hands with him. The porters followed suit, the only man who displayed any hesitation being the porter from the lamp-room, who patted him on the back several times before venturing.
And though the unreason of their revilings was patent since no one could hope to reach the lamp-room, which was forward he became greatly distressed. He did not think it was decent of them to be nagging at him like this. He told them so, and was met by general contumely. He sought refuge, therefore, in an embittered silence.
The captain has his cabin aft, besides which there is a large space used as a lamp-room, where all the extra lamps and oil and other things pertaining to them are kept. They seemed happy and contented; but when a heavy gale is blowing they must be terribly tossed about. Of course there is a risk although such is not likely to occur of the vessel being driven from her moorings.
He was an Englishman, but he collected his belongings as swiftly as had the American, ages before, and leaped upon the platform, crying: "Can I be of any service? I'm a doctor." From the lamp-room I heard a wearied voice wailing "Another bloomin' doctor!"
Why anyone should have put it in a lamp-room seems to be a conundrum that is going to excite the station for ever. But there it was." "And have they really started for the ship?" asked Cecilia. "Well I saw them all on a lorry, checked over my list with the driver's, and found everything right, and saw him start," said Bob, laughing. "More than that no man may say."
Nowadays all well-regulated mines have two shafts, one at a distance from the other, but this was less common thirty years back, and the Vaughan, like most of its neighbours, was worked with a single shaft. Each miner before descending went to the lamp-room and received a lighted "Davy."
It was the one porter who beat the navvy on the nose with a ticket-punch, but it was the three third-class tickets who attached themselves to his legs and freed the captive. "Send for a constable! lock him up!" said that man, adjusting his collar; and unitedly they cast him into the lamp-room, and turned the key, while the driver mourned over the wrecked fly.
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