San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-01

After TIn"iCC about all the phones in
the city-so !: appeared TO met was fEa,
Iy ascertained thar you lived OF Williams
street, though the exact number was still
unknown.
I'VE rang up all the drug stores on or
near Williams street, OUT they did not
know your number anG had not seen you.
ut seems that fearful Ions time was
consumed in trying 10 obtain some inkling
Of your place of residence, and tn :he mean
time the agony was suffering was some
thing terr:c!~. kvery Few minutes | would
ring up the ch!ee u police, until guess he
thought certainly was crazy. But your
life depended upon everything and could
not be calm.
Finally word was sent me that asquad
of police had been sent to Williams street
to intercept any cab aud at the same time
to make diliSept search for your quarters.
1T flashed upon Inc at that moment that
you might yet be in some drug store on
this side OF the city. sent this theory to
the chief, and he at once telephoned to
every store he could reach.
''1n few minutes-I was hanging trem-
bling onto the 'phone-I was called and
notified that responses had come in from
several places saying that you had been
there, but had left short time before. =
This intelligence gave me some ease, for
by it | knew that you were still alive, and
if the police p&trol of Williams street only
kept their eyes cpen-aside from reaching
the point in time-yOu would undoubtedly
yet eS cape the poisonous dose.
"Then a moment later word came to my
ear that you had five minutes previously
lett BIS drug store, and it was noticed
that you drove south toward Williams
street ~
"Etter this information my nerves could
stan ii 40 longer, and seeing a CAB just
passi = ran out, jumped inside, and yelled
TO the driver TO fly for Williams street IA
fast as he could 60. And he did let his nag
'fy.' Thought ne would go to pieces sew.
eral times rs We dashed over crosswalks
and whiZzed around the corners.
you see was afraid those cops would
not succeed, and fortunate it is for both of
us that did have this fear.
1--WE had just struck the head of Will
Jams street, where left my driver with in
structions to sto.' any cab, aud | had run
down the street a ways, when | saw cab
light turn corner. l rushed on, calling
out as loudly as / could, and succeeded in
stopping him, to ind to my untold JOY that
it was the very cab you had just left.
THE driver told me that you could be
found at the corner store, and thither
hurried
'"Ehere, as you can infer, my Joy of the
moment before was crushed by the informa-
rion that you had departed but a second
previously, and the lunkhead of a clerk did
hot know your number.
Would | ever lind your
Heavens. how painted. To think that
was just upon your heels, and then that
you should again drop into utter darkness!
81 guess that clerk must have thought
that was a trihc more than mentally in
competent for | pranced up and down,
pulling at my hair and bemoaning my mis-
fortune
II was upon thelpoint of rushing out
when the phone rang. had the door half
open, but that ding-ling-ling somehow APP
pealed to me and l therefore paused.
Say bawlpl out the green clerk, I
guess this is what you want. Here's lady
says: IF 7. r. Rusty (which is my namel
of 2l7 William street calls in the morning
you maryland him the note left" ~
"HeaHns and earth! but l went out Of
that 81 he with mighty bound
THOSE numbers-2l1-are most indelibly
impressed upon my mind. l never shall
forget them.
well, sprinted down the stree; yelling
out Two hundred and seventeen at the top
of my voice until / reached the cab I had
left.
1.-THE driver said we were very close to
that number. and running up to one house
he saw that it was 2O2. Then looking down
the street short distance he noticed this
house and the light in these upper windows.
"'There's tn place, he said. I've been
there, an know it,
'In fash cleared the space, bounded
up the steps, pulled the bell, and-well, you
know the rest"
Thus you see what a mighty close call
had" said my companion, as be finished
his cigar and threw the stub into the blaz-
ing fire.
II have only to add that the lady who
was so decidedly instrumental in saving
my life-by sending that telephone mes
sage-now has M name, and together we
are bearing the Joys and burdens of life.
81 might also add that we never move
now without at once leaving our new adj
dress, toge; her with our old one, at the
nearest drug store; and also that | never,
positively never, take medicine Of any kind
whatsoever without carefully reading and
rereading the label"
THAT is certainly a remarkable Incl
dent" l said, and puts me, in mind
Of
Just Their a long whistle sounded from
,ha apI wa both inunOaI I'M and
looked down. the track, where the bright
head!igh. Of locomotive was seen.
Hello. here she comes" said my fellow
traveller, and we each gathered up our
traps.
Iregret 70 say that I have never since
CHANGED to meet the interesting companion