The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-14

is below. Go TO the window that look:
out on the garden, and break through
it. 1t reaches to u large pantry. Opcr
the door opposite that window, and yol
will there find my father. He is 4
heavy sleeper. Remove him before the
smoke or the flames reach him. GOI
bless you, darling. When you have
him clear from danger. call me-
The building WAS old, and the old tim.
ber i'm it as dry as tindcr. Before Ed
gar FITZGERALD could reach the window
indicated by the intrepid Kathleen, the
flames, with loud roar, swept mp the
lower corridor, sand were licking at the
panels of the door behind which Mr..
fawcett WAS reposing, Of course uncOn-
scious of danger
Edgar leapcd through the window.
On opening the entrance opposite, he
ran to the bed in which the old gentle
man was. Not stopping to awaken
him, Edgar raised him in his strong
arms, and retrcated rs he had entered.
He was not a moment too soon. AS he
retired long forks of ilame had eaten
their way through the closed door Oh
the corridor, and were already dancing
with tho curtains that incloscd the old
fashioned bedstead.
IltL1Ctiltt W tHc SuiIlulcI
in the garden, and there placed his
charge on long bench. There he
slept as soundly as if he had not been
removed from his comfortable mattress
of down. -.'',ii
Nov for Kathleen" muttered the
lover. '.Perhaps she's i'm danger. My
God, hear the flames in the lower
hall! Ha! see they have run up the
StoirS-Vharn X atl,lonn iSf'
The thought and sight maddened
him. He rushed to the front of the old
building. There he found numbor of
the Fawcett faction. These, on seeing
him, began to cry out that he must
have, in revenge. fired the house.
''Foolsr' he hoarsely shouted. edo
not stand there lowering at me. Help
me TO save the people within. and then
do with me as you will. Kathleen |!
kathleenr'
There was no response to his cry.
''My Godr' he groaned. .'she will
perish-pcrhaps has already been de-
stroyed! Help! Help me, mcnr'
His quick eye caught ladder lying
near the barn. He ran to it, and drag
ing it, he brought it to the front of the
house, and, by main strength. succeed
ed in raising it against the window from
which his idol had addressed him.
In a moment he had mounted the lad
der. On gaining the window. he leap
ed into the room in which Kathleen
slept. When he had disappeared, one
or Two of the Fawcett faction ran toward
the ladder, crying:
Lets throw this down, and let the
villain perish in the flames of his own
making"
h.,ft f<,p ~f tt,a a,,f
men, who had been attracted by the
burning" protested and drove the
scoundrels away from the front of the
house.
''Kathleen Kathleen ~ again cried
Fitzgerald, as he pushed his way
through dense volume of smoke that
came up from below. '.Kathlcen!
Kathleen! my darling!" he groaned;
''where are your Speak to me. my
love-"
She heard him not.
The young lover pushed toward the
centre of the chamber. His feet stun-
bled over something, and he would have
pitched forward if his breast had not
struck against II bedpost. He stopped,
and with u cry of joy. followed by one
OF terror, he touched the PROSTATE, in
form of his Kathleen. He
raised her in his arms and staggered
toward the window.
Il have her-I have herp' he shout
ed.
Rcgaining the ladder with his
precious burden. ih his arms, he was
about to descend, when sheet of
flame leaped from the window aud
struck him fairly in the face.
20, God! save mep' he groaned.
.'Shicld herr'
He reached the ground. Kathleen
was unconscious, but unhurt. The
gathered around ker, and car
her to a place of safety.
One or two of the more humane of
the men. who had witnessed the heroic |
of Fitzgerald, now came for
ward to assist him. These noticed that
his face was black and burned to a
crisp. l .t.:-.
30, help. help mcr' he moaned.
blind. The fire has melted my eyes out |
Of their sockets"
Again the men looked in his face.
Yes, the young, giant, like Sampson,
was harmless now. He was, as he said, |
of sight.
The poor fellow was taken to his |
home. There physician was summon
ed, who dressed his wounds. He ex-
amined his eyes, and shook his head |
gravely. Edgar Fitzgerald, he said, |
would never see Gods light again. For
many weeks he was confined to his |
room, but his constant companion and |
lurse was Kathleen, who insisted, in |
order that she might the better attend
on her fathers savior, they should be |
Edgar demurred He would
be n constant burden to her, he plead
ed. f.s l.ft.i 3.=s.
"Kathleen, darling" he whispered,
''do not sacrifice your young life. am |
content to know that saved you from
n terrible death. That will be my |
solace through all my dark future"
mo, Edgar" she said firmly, but |
gently; '.you saved the lives of my |
father and myself, and they are yours |
Father consents. The feud |
is buried in the ruins of the lost home. |
Now let us live and die together. Ed |
gar. it is not SO long since you said you
would willingly lay down your life for
me-. You've done something more |
have lost light, and that
IS the best of all life, for my sake"
They were married. and in all Meath
there was not a more loving or more |
beautiful wife than Kathleen Fitzgerald, |
who always insisted that her husband |
was not blind-for he could see the |
world always through her loving eyes. |
Beauty and Brains.
The .'Peerless Beauty who received
the first prize from circus proprietor
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