The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26

many ~ DltHSAUb AR'h A'AAlhy INV
head that morning, coming from tn0ss
he had saved. once, when they sore
going down. a calm seemingly uurufl.
gentleman touched him on the shoulder
and asked: My lad, what Is your name -
Tommy told him and the gentleman l.t-
ted il down cody in a note book. "lou
are the kind OF boy" he said quietly. as
they reached the Office floor once more.
II like TO know
And then at last the fire got too hot
for the fremen even. and they retreitel
downstairs. fighting every inch Of the
way, but recognizing that il Was q hope
less task. The flames were tWo vale.
sprtEd- they had started IN the rear Of
the house, over the kitchens and worked
fOrward-and the only thing 10 30 WAS ,D
prevent 1t setting tre % the other big
buildiI IS ranged on either Side OF the
hotel. Tommy though no one told him
this, guessed as much, but feeling very
uncertain tnlt all the people were nur
from the upper stories, he took the cIe-
vatOr up again, through All tho sm a..
and flames and falling beams without
You'd better get out OF that thing and
save YOURSELF! shouted one Of the lremel
warningiy as he passed them. Tut Tome
my only shook his head and took Cd trmrr
g1ip on the rope. Having once begun
his work he was not going 10 stop until
il was finished. In another minute tae
upper floor was reached and, stepping
out OF the car. he looked up and down
little way down IL. Not 4 soul la sis q,
and no sound save the distant roar pi
flames and shouts from below. Ihe mon
were right. after all, and there VAS
nothing for him TO do there. and, turn
ing back, he was Just about % step
into the elevator again when faint 500
reached his ears, and, huTrying into the
room across the hall only n feW feet
away, he beheld dimly outlined throjen
the smoke watch halt hliet the lotta.
the figure Of 4 little girl kneeiing in tne
middle Of the bed, and sObblng ~ " Per
heart would break from fright If Wts
some ones little girl whom A "ul.F
frightened nLrse had probably leit To- DTS
fate. For moment sturdy Tomms
indignation at such a wicked uuu-, ni
such carlessness, as IL might have been
though he could not understand mat eiih-
er-fairly made him choke, but going
quickly across the room, he took the lt-
tie girl in his arms, aud. sOOthin1 hti
"a best he could. carried her I'D me e.e-
VdtOr. She stopped crying the moment
he touched her. and was now hussins
him tightly about the neck, her SOFT bahy
cheek rubbing against his own her if-
cent tears trickltng down his collar Ilt
Tommy had helped nurse his own niue
sister in years gone by, and n Minded
this not a whit, especially AZ such time,
and stepping into the ear ne slid me
door 10 quickly and pulled the rope. The
elevator did not stir;
lie pulled again, and still there was no
response \ cold shiver ran down MS
hack ard he gave a third tug at the
rome. and. for the time being. a sick feel
ing of despair came over him for were
not the flames ftst eating their way to-
yard them now? There vas surely NOT
4 nOmeat 10 he lost. VET the ear refused
70 move an fnchi What could have hap
peuel? Gould mis- father have deserted
the engine which ran the elevator 40.
His father was not the man t0 desert
his pest any more than Ntue Tommy Nas
the boy 10 shirk his duty nh fommf
knew it. Then there WIS but one e8pla-
nation Tor it o.. .....,.,
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hurlen with enc band. the small elevator
bo,. ran.-bf m the side of tne car and
epdeayorei 10 steady himself for the
crash he dimlv realized would come, ana
in that awful moment Tommy d.d ltus
thinking. for before ne could recover hi'
balance fully there came a terrible shock
which threw him 20 the top of the car
with crash and he kne" no NOR HIM
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