Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-10
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might hope or whether II was hopeless.
This was February-June might wit
ness the making of one life or it might
not.
While James Ellis was content to
wait, he was not hopeful. He was only
Jimmy" to Julia Jimmy, the boy
the playmate with the pretty face and
woman's voice. Julia wished man
for her husband, representative of man
hood and strength. He feared the
decision. The time crept on fast;
weeks had flown, a month passed.
There was no change in Julia's feelings
that he could detect.
1t was In the latter part Of March
that, in the dead Of night, a fire-alarm
was sounded. Men sprang from their
beds, jumped into their clothes II was
n country town in which every man and
many women were needed to fight the
dread hend. II was soon discovered
that a weather boarded dwelling house
had taken fire at the roof. When the
crowd reached the house the top of II
was wrapped In flames. James Ellis
was among the first ON the ground. II
was thought that every soul had left
the house. There was terrible scream.
In the second-story room, by the blaze
of the fire, could be seen a woman.
The blood fro1e In the mems faces as
they looked at the awful scene. They
looked at each other, then back at the
woman. Who would make a move to
save her2 Like a fash James Ellis
rushed toward the house, kicked open
the door, disappeared, fought his way
through the smoke and heat in the sec
ond story until he reached the woman.
He dashed out a window and helped
her to the ladder that had been raised.
! As the crowd watched, James Ellis
disappeared. Another second and there
was fall of heavy timber into the
house; column OF sparks went up
ward. Seconds passed. The fire was
making Roadway rapidly. James Ellis
had not appeared At last anxious
watchers crept into the house and came
upon the body of Ellis lying at the bot
tom Of the stairs. He had been knocked
down by the falling timber. The fire
had not reached the place where he was
lying.
He was tenderly picked up, carried
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falling timber had struck him in the
face, cutting and tearing great gashes
the whole length. The hot embers OF
the wood had burned great red blotches
along the wound.
1t was only after weeks Of careful
nursing by the faithful aunt that James
Ellis was pronounced well. He had re-
covered from the wound TO fall into a
fever. II was June when the doctor
told him he had done all he could for
him, that II was for him to grow In
strength. II was not until that time
that James realized that great change
had taken place.
Jimmy" with the baby face was a
thing Of the past. There was an ugly
scar on the forehead, another on the
chin, and one on the cheek. There
were red patches where he had been
burned. lie was no longer pretty. He
was ugly, yet not repulsively 500
uglier than many other men. With the
fever had also gone the woman's voice.
II was now like that of other men.
II was four months since that day in
February that he decided to venture
out He waited until II was dusk.
Then he made his way TO the home OF
Julia He was ushered into the parlor,
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