The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-26

was. n the situation could only have
been reversed ifhis little terrier could
have rescued Miss Fairfeliow's noble
Newfoundiand from the jaws Of Sofnc
powerful mastiiT. how proud Danger
Geld would have felt: Miss Fs,rtcliow.
In ner imported gowns. delicate shoes,
and artistic hat. seemed % entirely lose
che masculine air which characterized
her In tho mountain costume. and
when he saw her for th~ first time in
evening dress she looked 10 positively
radiant that he realized IL would not b.
difficult 10 fall In love with such 8 gill
after all.
Late that night, or rather early il
the morning. he was suddenly avak-
ened BY his dogs cold nose against his
face Pushing him from the bed he at
tempted 10 resume sleep; but finally
the dogs rcstlessneSs thoroughly awol<c
him. and he gradually realized that
there was an unmistakablc smell Of
burning wood. Approaching the fact
that there were some hundred sleeping
guests in the big. old-fashioned. wooden
hotel. he sprang To his feet, and II was
but the work Of moment 10 get into
his clothes Then rushing into the hall
ne found himself developed in dense
cloud Of sitting smoke.
His first thought was 20 ind her room
II was almost with feeling Of exulta-
tion that he realized the house wss on
fire and fate had finally given him an
opportunity to make some return 70
Miss Fairfellow.
Yelling 'Fire!" and pounding q each
| door - be passed he new toward the
end q the corridor. where he knew No.
., h<v room. WAS located The smoke
blinded and confused him. but he saw
bright tongues Of fame running round
most stood still when the number
shone out IT him from the tin tablet
In . second his vigorous kicks broke
open the door; : burst Of fire for N
instant drove him back; then lowering
his head he rushed madly in. A mo-
ment later he had seized senselesa
form in his powerful grasp and stag
Rered triumphantiy through the sheet
of flames. With his precious burden
he rushed back through the long hall,
now half-filled with terrified inmates,
down the stairs. and on reaching The
outer air fell insensible-
Yes, We all know how this ought "a
end; he should awake some three weeks
later. after dangerous fever. and on
opening his eyes find her tender fac<
above him. lie should say: 'whers
am II" And she should reply: "Yos
are with those who love yon. darling
nut you must not talk yet The doc
tor says you must keep very quiet
Then he should fall into = resffnl slum
Der, with an indistinct feeling Of sof
hand holding his fever-stricken palm
But we regret to state this did mo-
happen. He came 70 himself in few
moments and fornd crowd Of quaint
" dressed individuals about the concl
on which they had laid him. In m
swer to his first inquiry: lis she al
right" they all talked at once; but h
gathered the information that every
body was all right. and the lire unde
control. lie realized that he awole 4
find himself hero.
His chief injuries were in she hands
but these useful members were 20 ~
tisticalfy bandaged that the mex
morning. trying TO cultivate : modes
air. he, in company with his faithful
log, sauntered out Of the room Tn
iirSt thing he saw was Rover boundin
Town the corridor and coming toward
his chamber, followed BY Miss Fran
with strange gentleman She rushe
towards him with both hands out
stretched; but seeing the condition q
his, she, without seconds hesitation
threw both arms around HE 7eck N
, burst into tears. in the meantime sfrus
Cling 70 express her gratitude, Will
the strange man tried 70 shake hi
, wrists in lien Of the injured hands
. But he interrupted her overhowin
. thanks. saying. Fate has simply bee
/ kind in allowing me the opportunity !:
make some return for the times 70
have saved my life"
: But she sobbed. s.yon-yon hav
,, done more than that for me. You hzv
saved Rob's life, And ron know in
I month he is to be my husband"
Gradually. without disclosing his i:
norance. he discovered that he Ia
! rushed into the wrong room an
dragged Mr.. Robert Ainsworth froi
the burning chamber. The loss Of
tack had saved Ainsworth's life. TIL
: tin tablet on his door had borne III
: number .. and when the upper tae
fell out the figure had turned upsid
down and transformed the 3 into
g. For years after this Mrs RobeI
! Ainsworth wore golden tack as "a
isman. Will Phillip Hooper, in Demo
est's Magazine
70 SEE YOuRSELF TALK.