"I'll not forget this, Jarvis," murmured Steve.
"Forget what?"
"Your kindness to me."
"I'm kind to you for another reason. I'll see you later. When you get well I'll have something to say to you, Miss Hurry-up," was Bob's parting shot, as he lifted the lad into the carriage and turned back to the shaft to return to his work below ground.
CHAPTER VIII
BOB MAKES GOOD HIS WORD
"THE superintendent wishes to see you at his office when convenient."
This message was brought to Steve Rush at his boarding house on the day following the accident in the drift. The lad's wounds had been treated, and he had been allowed to go home late in the afternoon of the same day. The powder-man, however, had been much more seriously injured. It was doubtful if the man ever would be able to work in the mines again.