The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-05-07

''i!d f&SjGAll!S ti tiiG itJjiCS. beiil9 press
sd forward. trembling With excitement, he
came near the group Of women. TisoE werc
thcntin@, Suddenly ohe of them, bcau-
tjfut girl with her hair loose and her face
pale With fright. cried out;
"of3staliT Dolly my Dolly. WifIt viii
becomes Z" my Dolly: Cart somebody
save 1@"> 5hcmn5t not burn2"
"ltusil my cIilld. said hi elderly ladF,
'Kemomber Of where you arr Think ot
Tour-our-nprves, Ietty,'
"lsjAk Of nerves, mother! don't care
for them. IT, Dolly I'm thinking Of. and
I'll" i burning TO death. Can't size be
s2Yed:''
james Madison Hin4 overheard this. iic
felt that now w#s his good time, and came
forward.
Sc! viii save her he said *.t'@I| ne
where she is.
Gn@ glance at Ei@ttF'a eyes swept him
lroH head to foot. She half turned tTay,
rs il in diS@asl Of the vision ot ra@5, then
faced him,
SHE is in jhat room, there wherr tue
eId Of that ladder Is at the window, Col
save her. and She pushed his arm.
t Don't be Ioojish," saia the mother
iicttE is,
9he Will burn willis yoH arr waitjng,
cried the girl, Wringin@ her hands.
bng was of instantly. !lcdoTc through
The crowd, Which parted, lis he shouted,
'Therc>9 some one left IL the bouSe:@ and
which closed behind hln, declared ii was
;t--"oman' No, man. 1T" a
CHILD. - bo$lI, nofling III I'll !, Bling
did not hesitatc. II the foot Of the Ladder
th4 ffrnmrn sIo,1fet1 N hin half 7va,, nj,
nginaf,ino like - s.ilor tho onh ..hnnrcd Ii,',
g4.nu = Great Bi1jow &c smoke ,IasbeT
down anon aud buried hin, when if 1;fs-
ID he was not 10 be seen.
Eqachirot1e to,,of the lad,Ier hc -,oa>h-
-d il, tho window and sv,,no hinaegf inro
tszo ,.g,-fphar u v.4s haJroao 7ox.,,,.i. :.
o,,slv e,n.nisl,,sl - hc.ronId -oa n, th, 0aa
sin h:,rnin1 n tI,,, nrando1is,. -gha H.
g,a4 eatinos =! f3c door. Little <nfr;ts af
tz4EnH crossed the EsIi!. came fiTrongI tHr
zct--l,a.e .na ran alnDu The ro,, like = head
t,5, nf trau,,,lr,,. eold Tho },aa, ,s.a. emf.
f,raff,ro tha smoke tbiesl- an< ii t;,ocs IL
most bli9djnr Getting down n9o,, his
hands ansl knees, travelling On Mi 3a,n..
li},a l, animal he made his WAY ln The bee}
u r,oH> WI II ~ ,adc,, i, I,Io 2of.
and the chair. ware clnDty, Tie locked
arc,,7t4 in e}r449f.. WAS h;R tlp%per9ta n5-
fot 10 hp in vain 1,c asked himself H.
,naral r,,,lpr ,hp hp3v{ smoke H. called
lonJ b,,e be s.,w ro, heard NOTHING savo ,
AaI1 -allou- Glare a. tI,.. fire 1,noan ID I,,azo
from the Wood-"o1k and i Hojse like TIC
roar ot great wind. stifi creeping
around thr room. lie calne toa door just Il
little ajar. Ii belonged 70 closet lie
dung it open. 4 glance showed him tl17t
something like human form was prone
upon the door. Another look and wild
grasp told him that that form was clothed
ia dress OF rich material Il lay, face
down, as if il had fallen III hiding.
Bine tried 10 speak, but bis throat and
lips refused to uttera sound. liz dragged
the figure. 1t gave no signs OF life. /!
wHs rigid, itolosS. Without be heard Tie
CRY Of the crowd II sounded above tile
ru@h and roar OF tlie biiloW7 ot ti1e i
said:
He will burn to death.
IIecau@ht the creature i'll his arms Hna
rose ia his feet. The room was bIiiliunt