Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-30

was rolling through the suburbs Of tbs
city, and soon TIE TWO were parted with
the civil nod and ''hope TO see you
again" with which chance acquaintance:
Of travel touch and go.
Rockley, taking his vaiise in hand,
| walked toward the Palmer House with
10 very definite purpose. The converse.
tion in the car had given him though,
that he would like TO plunge into the
adventure Of western life. He wished
the old man had rot fown the track sc
suddenly. WheE he reached State street,
he was in a brown stldy. and allowing
Himself TO drift along with the thronp
of pedestrians. Suddenly the drift stop
ped, and there was a cry Of horror from
the people il front of him. Awakina
from his reverie, he saw that which
made his blood freeze A little girl had
slipped and fallen upon the crossing,
and heavy cable car was coming al
full speed. The gripman was ringing his
gong vigorously, but his face was turned
away SO that he did not see the child.
The meE nearer than Dick had no no
ton OF imperiling their lives He saw j,
all at a glance ard thrust himself forward
through the crowd. finging aside those
who INSTRUCTED him. With a leap tina.
would have done credit 10 his best col.
lego days he was upon the track, had
gathered the child in his arms and was
of again as the car rushed by. The
crowd surrounded them and began to ap.
plaud. Dick set the child down. thrust
some coins into her hand and mado of
fer his hotel
One man followed him, keeping dis
lance that wculd rot attract attention,
and when Dick put his name down at
the Palmer. this man came up carelessly,
glanced at the register. whipped out a
notebook and wrote down what he saw
and hurried away to the Office of The
Times.
a few hours later Dick, s.rolling about
the streets aimlessly, came full upon the
bulletin beard Of the newspaper Office
and was immensely surprised to see his
own name there in big, black letters.
The bulletin read:
IA child's peril. A hero to the res
cue. MIR. Richard Rockley of Waynelard,
Ind. saves little girl from instant
death. See evening papers for particu
lars. ~
Tie incident Of the morning had al
most passed from his mind, and while
Dick did not crave notoriety 10 was nat
urally curioas to see what the papers
said about him. The account was writ
ten with all the glowing fervor of the
reporters art. and when be had read il
there came TO Dick the recollection Of
what Norah Dale had said, and he was
tempted TO send her the paper. But he
repressed the impulse at once, little
ashamed at having even thought Of it.
He was at lunch i'll the octagon dining
room at his hotel when enc of the great
plate glass mirrors with which that
room Is walled showed familiar figure
approaching. At first he could not place
1t. although sure it was some one he
knew. But a hearty hand slap upon his
shoulder and flow are you by this time,
Mr.. Rockley:" quickly trpught his
breakfast acquaintance 10 mind.
saw your name in the papers and
thought I would look you up again. A
man that can do what you did is worth
knowing" And with that the old fell
low grasped Dicks hand and shook it
with Will. My name is Easton," he
continued, "Ephraim Easton, and told
you what ! am this morning"
"But how did you know my namei"
asked Dick. blushinsly disclaimirg the
others praises, land how do you sup
pose the papers learned s;?" why,
saw it oh your valise.' said Easton,