The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-16

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IF IT IS NOT THIS ONE - HE SAID ALOUD
1T WAS THAT, ONE; AND SHE
WAS ALONE. 5.~
''They are getting it getting
it UNDER" said he at last piteously.
"Cusack! Cusack! do you think-oh,
God! what do you think?' .a+
He waited for no answer, for the
theater was getting blacker and
blacker. From one point of view the
building was saved. It could, doubt
less be restored without being pulled
down. And in a month the people and
authorities would forget what it had
done.
They began to bring out the bodies,
and now neither Emerson, no, nor
Cusack, could be restrained. Forum
ately for them, as they tried to break
through the line, the inspector who
hurried there knew Emerson we'll >-
''Wills," said Emerson, ''let me and
my friend through on some excuse
My wifes in this devilish hole, and his
brother. If you do, come to my club
tomorrow and ask for what you like
Come" said the inspector suddenly,
and they ran across the road Others
tried to follow and were repulsed.
Angry cries arose. ~
"Who are those that you have let in
then!' screamed a man without coat.
''They own the theater," said the
| policeman, lying with all due prompt
| ness.
eff I'd known that, I'd have killed
one of them," said the man as he was
thrust back.
There were two dozen bodies laid out
already in the hideous vestibule, and
Emerson ran to them, one by one
There were fifteen women and the
rest men, all in evening dress that
was blackened, torn and water sod
| den. But neither among the men nor
women did they find Cusack and Mrs
Emerson. Emerson seized Tom by the
| arm. y
'*Perhaps they didn't go! Perhaps
they escaped! Perhaps they are alive!"
He peered into each dead face again,
and then into the others that were
laid in the dreadful rows. e.
Where did they sit? Do you
know?" asked Cusack. a. r. -. =.
II don't" said Emerson; ::but she
liked the dress circle best.'' - -:
And he tried to go upstairs He
tottered as he went; the remaining
smoke made him cough.
! 1--WE shall finds them up here he
said again. ''rogether--or they will
have escaped ..-.-
1,>%1
which was dimly lighted with three
the men by the arm.
care there any more bodies here:,
he asked hoarsely. mot many, sir. >
said the man who was as black as his
boots with filth. and at the answer
Emerson groaned again. They
stumbled over mans BODY in the
second row. Cusack pulled him ou1
by the shoulders and dropped him
again when he saw a beard. Here.
a lady, sir,'' said the fireman, and
Emerson knelt down by her. 1t wa:
a girl of seventeen who seemed asleep
There is one more in the from
row." said Cusack, and they went tt
the front row on the prompt side
This woman had not fallen down; sht
was leaning with her arms on the
cushioned rail above the stalls; he
face was on her hands; she seemed a:
though she were alive or asleep or
perhaps in the utter abandonment O.
grief. And as they went toward he
Emerson sobbed and stopped sobbing
and then his face became hard an
set. ,.,
''If it is not this one he sai<
aloud. But he did not speak again i,
that voice. For it was that one. Ant
she was alone. Cusack snatched tn,
lantern from the freman's hand an.
, looked upon the floor, but his brothe
was not there. --a.s
"You have taken some from here.
he said furiously.
! mo, sir,'' said the fireman, start
; ing; mot one, I'll swear. 1 was tn
first in here, and this lady was b,
herself -..,
Emerson Strengthened himself up ii
, the seat next his dead wife.
1.-The curn' he said, and Cusac]
, looked as a man does when he is struc]
and knows he cannot return the blow
for it was his disgrace as we'll H
looked at the dead woman and the no
tears OF bitter shame ran down hi
blackened cheeks, making him loo]
1 AuAAC1 Jus. was IL fancy Or not that n
. saw through them? Was not that loo]
| upon the beautiful dead face one O
more than fear? Why was it not ut
| terly calm as that young girls G
> writhed into fixed, rigid anguish a
some he had seen down below? TIL
dead woman was herself ashamed
: but not of herself; and her face toll
with what horror and despair that di
Z not regard death she had laid he
head upon her deserted hands, feelin,
!. that all her life had been for nothin
!, and that it was we'll to die. And En-
& erson rose up with his wife in his arms
Though he was not strong man
though he had gone through enough t
) make a strong man weak he carrie
her as he had once carried her dea
, child and he went down stairs stead
/ lily. n. 3..3 q b
What are you going to do?'' sal
Cusack when they reached the bottom
AS he was about to answer Emersol
stumbled and Tom caught him The
he laid the body down and covered tn
face with his handkerchief H