The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-20

oUr nose Heavens, wha hnb0uh
there was. ETery >oui. worked up a.
il va. 10 intense cXc.ismeuc. seemed 10
have a voice IN that -h-ick taa: arbse-
Before ] knew what - do there vs. =
Wild op.cry about nv ears. and = lot of
people brushed pa-; me- No one new
what wa the matter. and N Ia" IaIic
some imp cried ifire. | viii eve
forget the rush tried 20 >teas. but !
was hustled against a wal. knocked
down. trampled on by adozen feet and
by the tine l got up The house va, a.
most cl-ar.
Turn on the Gas" ] yelled. hoping
that >ome % the hands would hear me.
and was making for the meier closet
when ! stumbled against some ore. !
heard n yo."e and a man almost drag
clng a oula brushed past me. We
were ncar the door. and a -iEumcr OF
light from the lamp outside i.!i on
them Never VIII forge; the face %.
the young woman ! saw revealed there
-th" face Of the oIu who nai been
in the 'oN. never law the Ike with
fright and agony. Involuntary len.
a hand 70 help her outside. Bat she
IA ~ iAofs a IL ~ NV ia! "
side her aud cried with yoice tia. rose
above the hubbub: Save him save
him. q. God, i j NV brother,
Then a strange thing happened
The man beside her stood stock stu.
But only for a moment The ~ in
slant he hal lett her and dashed into
the auditorium. ! went after him but
il was al dark there and still. Duiy up
above, rear the ceiling, ] heard 3
strange. scramblIng noise. and a CHATTER
of glass where tn biz chandelier hung.
! wa out in a iifiy and gropiny about
for the Cas-mctrr closet. | found 4
open. ard ~ | felt about me ! was
suddenly pushed aside and a voice
cried out:
"A rope here. Give me = rope
There j. one there.
Il had seen 4 coil on the floor. and ]
knew whoever had asked for L had
found II, when. 4 moment after. heard
/ otstcps hUrrying away AMI heard
something dragging behind him. Bat
| d dn't stop. turned on the g4S. ran
inside and had the gas tets flaming w
a ] entered the auditor um again.
What "A sight wa there. Up nea'
the ceiling. holding hy a hand 10 a
shattered gas fixture and likely 10 droT
1t any moment. with open mouth and
staring ewes. Snowy was hanging
And Just ahoce. climbing along 4 beam
"A sor Of bcam-that ran mp 10 Al
apex in the primitive little hall. was 4
man with n rope dangling from him.
How he got up J can not tell. ] have
seen feat in NV day. but holding TO that
rate. and getting along IL beat any,
thing ! have ever witnessed. Well. h.
reached the top. got hold of the gas ilX,
ture-. slipped down. and quicker than
can tell YOU ne had the rope about the
trapcIc performer. and there We're the
two hanging up there by n brass rod
that might give way n any moment
] could hardy breathe As ! saw the rup,
swinging down and The man irving e
faSicn il about something in the Lantern
in the root. He seemed 10 hold on b,
a single hand and climb with his fee
about the brass rod as though il WAS :
stout pillar. In another moment
snowy sank down and fell: but ONLY :
few wards. After that ! saw the Other
end of the rope slip up. and slowly. too
and down came the body gently 10 the
ground. In a minutes time the Other
man was coming down the rope hand
over hand. and soon he wa standing
beside me. putting with cXeriion ano
pale rs death. 1t was only then
looked al SNOWY Al first | thought
him some one else. | didn't know IN,
man. His black hair was IA RI, write.
and there WAS that look of terror OF
his face that has never left il since.
That i his story
And who was his ~rescucre" asked
the reporter.
The vounC naval fellow. The love,
of HI, sister. She had recognized in
the trance performer her vagran'
brother whom her father drove AVA
from home. and the Young fellow had
seen her faint at the sight If him. and
witnessed the meeting | had seen my.
\sclf that moonlight night. AS | said
NJ was a very SViiiIrc. and heCam,
downright mad with jealousy. Sc hac
never told him who the >tranvr per
formct,wa> until the lights had gon'
ont, ani(ct snowy in mid-a.r taxin.
that awfuhlcap."
".tnd hoy came The lights 10 Cc
out asked Nic reporter.
.FCan YOU aN2 | do not know nv
self who put thcW out, a. for that Eu.
| have always Thought that n man WI,
proved a hero that Night. narrowly g.
capped being n murderer. have never
asked snowy what b\amc # his IS
ter and the Young mann | DO no; even
know if they were nQrricd. | dc
know that Snowy was Ncver recon
cilcd at home. and knowNhat he re-
salt Of that night work gave him tht
name he bcars."-N \. TelcNGn.