Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-29

That was scarcely time for taking
any particular nouce Of peoples looks,
yet had an impression that he was
not altogether a stranger to me.
lie looked up to the roof. The de-
lay OF those few minutes had given
fearful advantage TO the dre There
IS death up there" he said; sis saving
TINS mill so very important TO youl'
If 1t is burned | am Deggar.
Every kopeck l am worth is init. a
hundred roubles if you will help me
save it.,
1--WE cap talk OF the re ward after
ware, he said, and ne sprang past
me and up the ladder like a cat.
| was following, too eagerly, perhaps
to be careful, and | am a heavy man.
A round broke, and down | came,
with q knee so much twisted that |
could hardly stand. 1t was no longs
er IN my power to climb to the roof.
But from where l propped myself
against q wall, | could see that ragged
fellow, who was up and dong enough
for three or four ordinary men. You
should have seen how he sent the
shingles rattling down. Seen from
below, he seemed at times to be work.
ing with fire all around hia, but he
went on without Winding it. | never
saw an Euglishman-let alone a Russ
ian-go TO it with a better will.
heard the people round me say that
he worked more like a tiend than a
ruprtol MAN and 60 ba Ala H. booJ
led the burning wood as though his
fingers hau been iron instead of flesh
and bone, and scarcely seemed to
shrink from the flames that blazed up
round his face. He never appeared
to rest or stay for breath till he had
succeeded in cutting off the commu-
nlcatloR between the fire and the mill,
l made the men below set the la.der
as handily as they could for him to
get down, and he did his best to reach
it. But he must have been quite used
up, beng pretty much blinded and
suffoeattd with the smoke. Anyway
he lost his footing, aad down he went
through the rafters and crashed
among the burning rubbish below.
II was an ugly fall.
We got him out as we'll as we could
and such scorched, smoke blaeken
ed. smashed up copy OF Gods image |
should never wish to see again. But
lie was was still alive, ana to the pro.
posal to carry him straight TO the
hospital ! said, mo; take him into
nay house." So they look him ia.
After we had got the fire quite un-
der, and made a.! safe about the mill,
| limped To the side of the bed where
they had laid the poor fellow. He
had come around bit by that time.
He tried to open his eyes, but it seem
ed TO me that the fire and smoke had
not left Kim much power of seeing
with them. He spoke, however, more
distinctly than might have been ex
pected, and his first question was
whether the mill was safe.
told hin that owing to his pluck it
was. | was surprised to find that he
recognized my voice, and still more
when he named my name. You do
not know me-" he said-and, indeed.
it was not likely that any one should
know such crushed and shapeless
mass of cinder as he was-"You do not
know me- Feodor Stepanovitch.
They caught me and took me back. |
knew you when you spoke to nae in
the street, but dared not answer, lest
they should suspect you Of having be.
friended me. | have escaped from
them again, and am going home to
Ivanova. must see my wife and
that william Makaroff.h
He lay little while, and then added:
~ am glad | was here TO help you to-
night. am glad they did not take
me again before got here. do not
think the politzia will take nae again"
And they did rot, for he was dead
within an hour of that tims.
That, sir, is the end of my story of
Siberian. Do you happen TO have a
light handy, for somehow have let
my pipe QUIZ And, bless me, my
pipe bowl is quite wet. / believe I'm
crying. What an old fool | am.
Victory at Last.
II IA Y