Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-06

upon It's back With this insecure footing and her
bled and lost her balance and fell overturning the
waxen taPerS which quickly named up through
, Ine si =, arapenes and wrapped the wooden
image IN sheet OF lame, while the afrighted girl
nea snnesing and lamenting, back TO the room
OF the hoary Old building, and, wreatning about
tne oid cypress trees outside, freed themselves
again 10 dart heavenward in nerce eddy and
rushed men, women and children, mad with ex-
cltement White arms waved from the up
per easements The AIR resounded with an unin-
an uie ciamor and outcry. Altogether. IL was
nne spectacle for COW and man, who crossed the
road together. and halted In the great gateway,
ON the ground lay Father Neal surrounded by q
crowo OF eager, deprecaling sympathizers whose
oners OF assistance ne derided, while he lamented
nus catastrophe with a round volley OF anathemas,
Catholic ana profane.
S why DO you stand there gaping. you fools,
Wnen score OF human lives are at stake? Male
ulcuons on this broken leg Of minel The building
Is pound 70 go: save the womenl Climb the cy
press trees and throw water on the walla Run
LOT rope-you senseless foolsy'
Imere arose cry OF dismay.
.The water has given Outlo
ihen take wfnel" yelled Father Neal
aouoted the evidence Of their ears. What The
VINE 10 the great brass bound, oaken vats of the
the early
came can forth sparkling like the ruby and bubbllng
lke divine nectar-ihe wine that Father Neal HIM
Gent vfntages or France and Spaini
=, 81 s the watts! Draw the wine! Bring ropesl
IL u ene last nope, raved Father Neal
santos himself, as the chief civic dgntary of
the Vluage, solemnly headed q march In the direc-
lion OF the ivy-clad wine cellar, where the act OF
oeeecration was to be done. Others moved on
toward the village store to procure rope.
santos orolher watched the flames leaping
IRON Iron tne windows and creeping along the cornice
their course. Rushing back upon him. with
iorce mat benumbed his senses, and made him
.e ~ ane obvious OF al that passed about him.
came the memory OF that other time when he lay
upon bed OF sickness and watched the merciless
flames pitilessly closing In around him. Recollec.
tions Oh his Old Life, OF the days before he became
mere senseless automaton, ratned down upon
MN IKE an avalanche. His brain throbbed like
steam engine, his body ungled from head to loot
fusion OF his thoughts there came a vision OF a
sweet girls face, framed In flame and smoke and
..RaTaefi Rafael Save mew
Inere was sudden stir in the outskirts Of the
CROWD OF helpless lookers-on. Rafael Santos ran
IKE deer across the lawn, bearing on his arm
tne rope he had seized from the cows neck PeO-
PIE LOOK on, paralyzed with establishment, as
d dney might nave done had craven image sud
OF The broken ladder and set it up AGAINST the
wall linen he began to mount IL, not hastily
anu necklessly, as Father Neal had done, but
S sI, anu cautiously, as one who measures the
LUZ, u, Saiue OF every step. There was no time for
dor5aer mistakes When be had gone as far as he
DOW frame, drawing himself up by the sill OF the
mex. window above, some boys broke out into a
WIN cneei' put their elders watched his every
moVenent with hushed breath. Climbing with
one hand, bracing himself skilfully so that he
couiu Iean forward and look upward by one
Supero enort De hung the end OF the rope into the
open caselnent OF the second window above the
widow where he had seen Felicias face A sharp
cry, auuiDie above the cracking OF the flames,
told that his attempt had succeeded and was an,
preciated. A moment later, as he tested iG caiI-
tious!y, the rope pulled firm and taut, showing
tnat Inc upper end had been secured. Grasping It
ugntiy ana freeing himself from his perlous posi-.
tlon, hand over hand like sailor the Young lei.
low aScended 10 the upper room. But there Is moi
space 10 tel OF tue devices Raael resorted 10 for
lowering the frightened women In safety TO the
ground; nor Is IL necessary to tell how not even
the consultations OF their religion could calm or re-
Soins Oh IN on their dizzy journey earth
waro; nor now one OF the good sisters was found
TO have treasured a child's broken toy another an
infants yellow dress. and another lock OF silver
mar cut from the head OF her dead mother in
place OF the plous relics they should have saved
Little Felicia, made brave and strong by her lovers
presence, and honestly confesslng her RESPONSE
Unity ior Ihe great Calamity, stood Stanchy by his
SIDE, refusing 10 leave until the last Long before
MS mission was concluded other ropes and ladders
WERE Drought, and stou. hearts anu willing hands
IohoWed MS example, while the old mission wine
tlzed the workers. f
-, But II Was a sorry-looking young couple that
$1,000 together upon the lawn little later shame
Iessly rene wing Their betrothal In The pres
ehce OF all the lookers-On, many OF whom as shame
W ,1SsV raugne9 or cried In sympathy with the
soiied, his brown beard slnged and his hands and
lace oiackened with smoke; while little Fellcia's
white robe chung 10 her figure like a limp rag.
saturated with wine and smeared with dirt and
SCOT. Yet To those who beheld them the two
were beautiful In their youth and Joy and wrapped
In the magic glamOr which surrounds the heroes
and herolnes OF history. Only the mother superior
looked at them with unsylnpathetic, uncompre-
bending eyes.
"She cannot join the sisterhood to-day Felicia!"
she said, despairingiy; her dress is spoiled She
IN the ArgOnduI.