Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
with great presence Of mind, holding on

with great presence Of mind, holding on
to the h.,se. .=.z.#.
Those who know any thing about saw
mills will readily understand the dan
ger now imminent. The greater part Of
the building was old, and every beam
and ledge covered with the fine drift,
the combusttble nature Of which forms
. constant source of anxiety to mill
men. The needful precautions had
been taken, but the hand which had
been trusted to apply them had failed
In the duty of the moment. just be-
yond reach Of the flames Susan turned.
she had the hose, but the cutoff at the
pump was unturned. How could it be
turned when the fire was playing around
1t? But how else could the mill be
saved? She threw her light shawl about
her head, rushed back and turned the
cut on. But breath of the fame had
reached her throat, and as she reached
the fresh air she sank down helpless
and insensible.
Her work, however, was done. Strong
or hands than here seized the hose: a
bucket brigade was Instantly formed,
and before Susan had opened her eyes
under the ministrations of rough, kind
~ hands, the fire was out.
Ben and his friend had walked up tn q
mountain above the mill, taking short
cut over to the town in which they OK
pected to take the cars for the city. At
bend in the road Ben paused and
looked down at the mill.
'Come on" said Jim.
swat a minute" said Ben. ~ amt
In any hurry. May be it III be a long
time before I see it again."
He sat modify down, shaking of
Jim's hand as he would have urged him
forward.
"You amt goin' to weaken down, are
you?" asked Jim, with half sheer.
mo, amt" said Ben, impatiently.
'But I wish knew how Susy IL feel
about my going; and I feel rather
sneaky about stealing off when Mr..
Graves left me in charge of the office. -
'tNonsense. Come on" repeated Jim.
'What's that noise?" said Ben, spring.
ing to his feet. Sharply upon the clear
air came the cry:
Fire! Fire!"
whats that!" he exclaimed, listen
ing intently.
"Oh. come along" said Jim, '.you've
left things here behind and what does
1t matter what 'tis?"
But Ben still listened, his quick ear
tracing the sounds of increasing confu-
sion to the mill.
ut Is therev' Forgetting all else
than that his mill was burning he
dashed down the rough surface of the
hill, picking his way among rocks, ra-
vines, logs and bushes. Jim looked aft
er him with face of anger and con-
tempt, succeeded by an ugly smile.
tits just as we'll for me-" he said,
taking from his pocket wallet which
he examined with great satisfaction. II
shall only have to get little farther
away and never come back"
y
so Benz
His face was the first to greet Susan
when she opened her eyes and tried to
draw free breath. ''Where have YOU
been?" she added.
mo matter where I was, I'm here
now, and"- with choke in his throat.
I'm going to stay, too" He had
guessed that she had come seeking him,
also that the fire had in some wav
originated through his failure to be at
his post. And in the confusion he had
gathered that she had put it out at the
peril of her life.
1t was long time before Ben found
courage to tell, Susan that Jim Slade
had gone off with his savings of two
years work which he had foolishlv in
trusted to him. And in her glad reazi-
cation that Ben had come to his senses
and concluded that he was as we'll off at
home she felt that the money was we'll
lost in showing him the real character
OF his false friend. But she was too
wise little body to say so.
She went with Ben when he made an
honest confession to Mr.. Graves of the
fault which had led to the disaster con-
GLIDING with: II s'pose you won't need
me any longer, sir"
II think I SHALL" said Mr.. Graves.
"A boy who has the good sense to see
his mistake and the frankness to own it
is worth more than he was before. And
boy with sister like yours ought to
be worth three or four common boys"
Hes right there, if ever man was. {"
said Ben, as they walked home to.
gether.-Sydney Dayre, in N. Y. Ex-
aminer.
Sold Her Body for Gingerbread.
Squire Smith Kennedy says that he
has attended several hangings in his
life. The most notable one was the
hanging of black woman, slave. near
the Fair Grounds She was hanged for