Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

and will telephone the Office and Ak every
thing all right"
"victorin's face was radiant 20 you are
so good" she said Thank you. sir. for
the good word ] can take my mother and
Albert she continued. and with another
little bohbing courtesy she went out.
Such q plnyroom as this VictoriH's eyes
had never seen before Stocked with tuys
Of all sorts books and pictures, It was like
a glimpse OF fairylHnd 20 her who had
known no side Of life but the hard working
one. hlled with more or less care and
worry.
THE STORM
While her little hostess friends were
pressing truly tea and fairy cakes upon
her there came a low, angry roar Of the
cumin= storm.
Molly will be scared said Victoria put
ting down her teacup and starting up.
20, don't 70" began Evelyn and then
a mighty rush and awful sound Of tearing
boards mingled with shrieks was heard
The lights went out and they felt them
selves borne down under the falling ceiling
and everything was q blank.
Victoria with a mighty effort presently
freed herself from the plRster and debris
from the fallen roof and sat up The
world lie h tended" she exclaimed aloud.
20 Victoria cried Evelyn's voice. near
by I've got all the world on my stummick
think every bone in IT Is broken
I n
in my lap said Harriets voice next. My
heads in HRrriets lap" said Evelyn. as
Victoria dug like mad among the debris
TO free them, for she saw what they could
not a tiny thread-like fame creeping to-
ward them. probably from the overturned
alcohol lamp AS soon as she herself could
/ stand upright she stamped this out
! The tiny bit o. light had served to show
her where the children were and II was
/ wonderful indeed that the roof had fallen
/ in such a way that 1t arched over them and
/ only the plaster held them down, so when
I Victoria's strong young arms had freed them
they could could stand up, comparatively I'M
/ injured
! IF we could only see" thought Victoria.
/ Then aloud Can you see where the door
was EVELYN" she asked.
! 1T ought TO be over this way" said
/ Evelyn, cautiously picking her way over
/ the floor. But the door opened before she
reached II and she ran into her father 6
arms.
! The main part Of the house was entirely
uniujured and after the first shock OF the
! storm, Mr.. Marcus rushed to the front door
| where he met one Of the men from the
stables who cried out. The roof is all on
/ OF the back part Of the house. sir" and
they ran upstairs, fearing the worst for the
| children.
20 papa" cried Evelyn after a moment
! What is il that's happened? We were
under the table. and Victoria pulled us out
| I've broken my stummick bones though,
/ she insisted.
1t was q terrible night that followed
Molly was found unintured. though very
much upset In her mind and Victoria. mind
! full Of the anxious ones al home. insisted
| upon starting home
Mr.. Marcus at last let her start accom-
panied by one OF the men. but she found
herself In such a network Of broken wires
/ and fallen bricks that she had to return
/ 10 the city until daylight.
| Fortunately the little ones had escaped
! injury, and Molly and Victoria came up ali
| right the next forenoon Victoria bearing q
deed OF gift OF the place for her mother
and ~ was hard 10 tell which was the hap
/ piest. Victoria Albert or the mother Is
! they read the inscription on the envelope
/ ITO the brave daughter OF brave father
! from her friend and debtor, Henry Marcus