Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-29

the point in time--you would undoubtedly
yet escape the poisonous dose
''Then a moment later word came to my
ear that you had five minutes previously
left BIS drug store, and it was noticed
that you drove south toward Williams
street
after this information my nerves could
stand il no longer, and seeing cab just
passing ran out, jumped inside, and yelled
to the driver to 'hy' for Williams street as
fast as he could go. And he did let his nag
fly | thought he would 90 to pieces sew
eral times as we dashed over crosswalIs
and whizaed around the corners.
you see | was afraid those cops would
not succeed, and fortunate 1t is for both OF
us that l did have this fear.
1--WE had just struck the head of Will
Jams street. where left my driver with in
structions TO stop any cab, and / had run
down the street ways, when saw a cab
light turn corner. l rushed on, calling
out as loudly as l could, and succeeded in
stopping him, TO find TO my untold Joy that
il was the very cab you had just left.
"The driver told me that you could be
found at the corner store, and thither
hurried.
''There, as you can infer, my Joy of the
moment before was crushed by the informa-
ton that you had departed but a second
previously, and the lunkhead of a clerk did
not know your number.
"Would | ever find your
"Heavensl 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 l was a trile more than mentally in
competent for / pranced up and down,
pulling at my hair and bemoaning my mis-
fortune.
II was upon the point Of rushing out
when the phone rang. had the door half
open, but that ding iing-ling somehow ap-
pealed 10 me and / therefore paused.
"'Say.' bawled out the green clerk, L
guess this is what you want. Here's a lady
says: "if T. r. Rushy (which is my namel
Of 2l7 William street calls in the morning
you may hand him the note left."'
Heavens and earthi but | went ont Of
that store with mighty bound.
CHOSE numbers-2l7-are most indelibly
impressed upon my mind. | never shall
forget them.
"Well, / sprinted down the street yelling
ont Two hundred and seventeen at the top
Of my voice until / reached the cab | 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 a 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 a flash ! 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 he finished
his cigar and threw the stub into the blaz-
ing FIRE
81 have only to add that the lady who
was so decidedly instrumental in saving
my life-by sending that telephone mes
sage-now has my 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, together 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
rercading the label"
THAT is certainly a remarkable Incl
dent" | said land puts me in mind
OF
just then long whistle sounded from
the distance and we both jumped up and
looked down the track, where the bright
headlight Of a locomotive was seen.
"Ilellol here she comes" said my fellow
traveller and we each gathered up our
traps
regret to say that I have never since
Glanced to meet the interesting companion
| bad the night / waited for the snow
bound train -GeorUe Henry CLEVELAND i'm
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