The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-10-21

HuSH coinin un BOin On Her ihCe.
But then, abe wasn't very sensible
that is, she was that easy scared, like
n rabbit, an then she was perfectly
wild. But Willie liked her, ] didn't
know how much.--I jest said to myself,
| Hes jest amused with her,
she's such a pntty little thing. Why
she's only baby
"There was big building going
up in the same block. There wns one
between IL an Drumleys, or / expect
i wouldn't be here TO tell you about
II. Somebody snid, when they were
| diggin' for the foundation: 1T looko
look ont you don't undermine it,
But nobody paid any attention. they
just went on diggin'.
"Bnrnum como 10 town TINT sum
mer, an' all the girls was crazy TO go
see Jumbo. 50, for wonder, Drum
ely Bros unlocked the door at 10 that
morning SOS we could go see the pro-
cession. Most of the girls went, only
n few of us stnid to sew, nm saw II
from the windows. Frank Benton
staid. 'rwasn't like her, but I'd
noticed she was kind o. down all the
morning, an didn't so round in that
hippity -hoppiiy way q hers. Her
eyes was swelled an red, too, an l
noticed her and Willie didn't speak,
an didn't hnrdly look at each other,
only when the Others back was
turned. knew it was mean, but i
couldn't help feelin' kind o. glad.
'Twas just ten minutes to IL, for /
mind loolSin' Mt the clock. The per-
cession had just gone by, an' tho
music was dyin' away mp the street,
an we'd all left the windows. when all
at once come the nwfulest crashin' an
thunderin' an' griudin' | ever heard in
my lifel Tho buildin' we was in
|
the east end crnckin'.
"Most OF the girls run an screamed
'Firel' nm made for tho stairway. But
it come over me, all Mt once, how it was,
secin' the floor was solid. 1t was the
other buildn', not Drumley's a. inllin' (;
but, of course. beiu' 80 near an
higher, the ,imbcrs AN brick fell onto
an 'gainst it and Jared it heap.
An Jest ns I'd thought that, l see
Frank Benton a-runnin'nnd screamin',
Tho doors lockedl' (but it wasn'D
an maxim for II window. ] knowcd
in minute what she'd do, poor girl
| was there most as quick as her, ,cryin
as run. Frank Frank don't jump!
don't jumpi It's all right! Helpl
Helpl' / says. For that silly girl,
crazy ns she was with the fright, was
goin' to jump ont o. that threc.story
window. l reached her jest in timo to
ketch her dress ~ she went over the
ledge. An held on-she may thank
her lucky stars her dress was stout
enough--but she was II light little
thing.
"But, oh 4! didn't she get heavy be-
fore anybody come! l KEEP tnlkin' to
her, but she would struggle, an made
it 80 hard to hold her. Seemed likes
my nails was comm of, an the blood
'ud start from my mouth and finger
ends. / couldn't draw her in; it was
jest all could do to keep her from
fallin' down ont that hard pavement.
At last-it was only few minutes OF
course -one of the cutters got there,
an reachin over me, pulled her up.
an Jest as turned 1 see Willie comm
on tho run, with look like death on
his face. An thinks /, T'll soc, I'll
know for sure whether he does love
her, or not. 'Willie,' says ], (the
others was busy attendin' to Frank,
for she'd fainted), Il saved her-for
you.
"Annie." say he, takin' hold both
O. my hands, nn' his face was white,
an his voice kind o. husky like, you
know-but no, you can't know-how
much thank you. Col bless you.
Annie, he says. Then he let 60 my
hands aud turned away quick. ex-
pect he had to, er he'd a.cried. So
then 1 knew"
Annie sighed little and bent lower
over her sewing.
"Did he marry her?" I asked.
80 yes They was married about a
year after that. Wilio's partner in a
drug store now."
After little silence, ! said: