The sun., 1894-01-21
NluToDy cREEx,s HEROINE.
Brave Annie Foley. who Rescued Three
Drowsiuz Mes wLcn the fridge Fen.

| Brave Aanie Foley. who Rescued Three
| Drowniuz Mes wLcn the fridge FeiI.
| last Saturday morning Miss Annie ToleJ
| awoke to find herself famous. And yet. you
! cannot exactly say that she awoke TO find this
| cut for AS she herself will tell you IL you ask
! her she had scarcely slept a wink the night
I before. You can't wonder at that for Annie
! Foley's lullaby last Friday night WINS the
! shreks OF drowning men which she could not
| keep from echong in her ears and close her
! eyes "a tight ne she would. she could not shu;
ont a vision OF black. oils water in which white
| faced men struggled and fought for life.
Luckily for some OF the men who went down
with the collapse OF the bridge over Newtown
| Greek last FridaT evening Annie Foley lives
| only q stones throw from the water. Her
! father keeps a roadhouse at the top OF the
| steep en- ban kment on the Williamson side.
| Il is a two. story framc house with n small
| summer garden. looking decidedly wintry Just
| now On one side and yard for wagons on the
| other. There is porch in front. and above 1t
are the windows OF the Foley parlor. for the
saloonkeerer and his family live up stairs.
| There are outsids blinds TO the parlor win
| dows a fact worth noticing on account OF its
| bearing on the story.
| Wednesday afternoon SrS reporter stepped
into the saloon. barren, untidy sort of place.
! with round tables scattered about. The floor
was freshly sanded. ard the room seemed to
be empty. Then q tall slender girl in the
back room rose from q corner table. and was
| about to retreat when the reporter asked II
| she were Miss Annie Foley.
Yes" she admitted wari!y.
How do you like being a heroine"
oh. it's dreadful she exclaimed II
| didn't do anything to make such fuss about.
! Ny father 10 very angry about all this news
/ pa foIl uiapriny at m ho M az hon
went through the room with frowning
| look ut the rerorter. And my mother and
brothers-we all think 1t is awful to be written
about SO much
~ Why. aren't your people proud OF youf"
" oh, didn't do anvininR." she repeated.
II was this way. About twenty minutes to
windows UP stairs to close the. shutters. You
remem Der what bitter night It was and how
banging back and forth. so opened the win
dow to close them. and Iust as did so heard
get get the % cries Of those men! / train was pass
ing across the river at the time and couple Of
tugs were making a Goot deal OF noiss. 50 that
might not have heard the men so distinctly
II had not been right at the window. Perhaps
it was good thing was there. Tor know
bridge would fall some day, Why. whenever
any heavy weight crossed i. it would tremble
Just Ike n soup" East siders will not need TO
ne told that soup Is swipg As soon rs
gone at last. ran right down to the summer
garden, got heavy piece OF rope that Ic-
,ed mds ese p so1 ts ,oS draw " 1S%R Wbes 10
was standing. tied n Knot on the other end.
and threw i over TO the men. That WAS all.
null them in, SO went hack and told sons
men To- take boat and go round and get
that was the end OF n yerT stupid story. which
some one had beguled her into telling.
How did the m en- who were around act :"
Vel. those WHO had teen on the bridge
and didn't fall In. or who got out, ran away.
Just ihink Of it: They ran right un the street
a. fast they could go. and left their fell ow
workmeu to drown. There were some n.en on
the bridge when ran down with my rope. and
they only laughed at me. Ny iather took a
rope. though. and he saved two men. 1t was
couldn't soc the men in the water until got
way put 9n the bridge 1 cannot forget ~"
wsTe about fifty in the the water ana they We're
saw one GaI I knew, and | Was 30 glad when
How did you ieei when II was all overf"
oh! was upset by II. OF course, haven't
was going to a reception that night. but
stayed At home
that she had reached the limit of conversation,
AT least atout herself, She Was evidently still
Her slender brown fingers tremulsd and her
cheeks. which were burning with nervous ex-
citement. grew, r-dder than ever. She. is a
rather ngle-lOoking girl not At all tho
brawny maid OF whom one would expect cool
headed bravery Her hair l. bl2nd. and was
gray and she has Leryous. sensitive lips aud
hands She wore n dark blue serge outing
dre:, Tlth wide sailor collar trimmed with
That's az have to say" she said hrmly.
Would i have yS s@S. aons iust what did ono else
How about no men on the bridge ?"
Well, they're diiierent" she said, relaxing
Didn't you have any fear that the part Of
the bridge you we're on would iall too"
wasn't an Tnsa sn 10 S..,ad ;. Srsd al SnEhnE There
but at this her father who had been trying
EMMY shaking his head and trying not 10 look
= bit proud ci his daughter. aud showing in
every slaqes that he thought there wasn't an.
VI iko ., GiTlto ts plueky." he said with
slow drawl but there's such thing AS carry
be brave in ease Of IRE but 10 ease OF water
us different What would have become OF
the other night, tell you We ust teach our
girls 10 swim. There's a science for you Why.
u Annie AnsT how 90 swim there's no telling
Does she always snow presence Of mind -
Bless Jou you ought 70 have seen her thir-
wa nj more than little snip herself then, nut
she picked up thTse-year-old baby belong.
him way on un into a yard where he couldn't
get hurt, and then come a-running back and
kInnned Up her llttle brother aud carried him
H.. Looked at HE b. ushinG daughter proudly.
NY. but u WAS une lhlHE, He sall nall
to hlnsef. TO see her A-Tuuuing out on that
bridge the other night. when the air was iull
~ shriesinG and eursinE ahe whipred knot
10 one sEd of the IOpe as she ran. and then she
threw herself fat on her face ~ the end Of the
draw Rna tied il around plank.
keieh hold. boys.' she said III pull
ynu in"
Well" saiI the blushInG hsrolEe. ~ IA
known there would be 80 much tails about IL
Id-We!l, I'm afraid Ia have Uren slower
about going out there. haven't been outside
the door slhcs Il hAppsEsd. because PsoPle
have talked 20 much about the little thing I
did iapA got rid Of hat dozen reporters
this morning., aud you wouldn't have seen me
only vas stayinE here whilU lie weat up for
his dnheE"
DO you ever tend haFs"
Miss Foley was shocked ct the bare idsa
Oh, n9.' she said 1 nsNsr come down
here; but TO-DAY there was q gehtismAn " |
dinner with papa. so / stayed down. aud II any
one came Was 70 rap on the dumb waiter. |
dldn have chance when Jou came" she re-
mark cd reprOachfullT
How do Jou spend your time when JOu are
children away from fires ?"
-, do all the sewing for large family, sud |