Facing Death: or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit: A Tale of the Coal Mines
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Henty George Alfred. Facing Death: or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit: A Tale of the Coal Mines
CHAPTER I. EVIL TIDINGS
CHAPTER II. BULL-DOG
CHAPTER III. THE RESOLUTION
CHAPTER IV. THE VAUGHAN PIT
CHAPTER V. SETTING TO WORK
CHAPTER VI "THE OLD SHAFT."
CHAPTER VII. FRIENDSHIP
CHAPTER VIII. PROGRESS
CHAPTER IX. THE GREAT STRIKE
CHAPTER X. HARD TIMES
CHAPTER XI. THE ATTACK ON THE ENGINE-HOUSE
CHAPTER XII. AFTER THE STRIKE
CHAPTER XIII. A HEAVY LOSS
CHAPTER XIV. THE NIGHT-SCHOOL
CHAPTER XV. THE SEWING CLASS
CHAPTER XVI. A NEW LIFE
CHAPTER XVII. THE DOG FIGHT
CHAPTER XVIII. STOKEBRIDGE FEAST
CHAPTER XIX. THE GREAT RIOT
CHAPTER XX. THE ARM OF THE LAW
CHAPTER XXI. A KNOTTY QUESTION
CHAPTER XXII. THE SOLUTION
CHAPTER XXIII. THE EXPLOSION AT THE VAUGHAN
CHAPTER XXIV. IN DEADLY PERIL
CHAPTER XXV. THE IMPRISONED MINERS
CHAPTER XXVI. A CRITICAL MOMENT
CHAPTER XXVII. RESCUED
CHAPTER XXVIII. CHANGES
CHAPTER XXIX. THE NEW MANAGER
CHAPTER XXX. RISEN
CHAPTER XXXI. CONCLUSION
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A curious group as they sit staring into the fire. Juno and Juno's daughter Bess, brindles both, with their underhanging lower jaws, and their black noses and wrinkled faces, and Jack Simpson, now six years old, sitting between them, as grave and as immovable as his supporters. One dog is on either side of him and his arms are thrown round their broad backs. Mrs. Haden is laying the table for her husband's return; she glances occasionally at the quiet group in front of the fire, and mutters to herself: "I never did see such a child in all my born days."
Presently a sudden and simultaneous pricking of the closely-cropped ears of Juno and Bess proclaim that among the many footsteps outside they have detected the tread of their master.
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"Can you bite his tail?" one of the frightened men said; "I've heard that is good."
"Boite her tail!" Jack said in contempt; "doan't yer see she's a full-bred un; ye moight boite her tail off, and she would care nowt about 't. I've got summat here that may do."
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