The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-18
lady's got plenty Of pluck well as the.

lady's got plenty Of pluck well as the
captain s=
.sBefore the man had finished talk
ing Commander Reid had drawn his
cap over his eyes and thundered an
order to take him alongside the fated
boat :ss
You can't get to them now, the
rest Of us said. 5#i
5s5'' 7 shall do it, or perish in the at
tempt. shall save those people, at all
hazards replied Reid, curtly.
~ I am afraid your own life will pay
the forfeit, my boy the captain said,
but he did not interfere with his lieu
tenant commanders orders a
. 81 shall not regret that, captain, for.
it is not life worth living, at best.
The sailors dared not disobey, and
pulled quickly as near the burning yes
sci as possible.
| Putting on heavy pair Of leather
gloves to protect his hands from the
heat, Reid sprang like a cat from the
| prov of the boat, catching at the only
place on the,side of the vessel that was
| not enyeloped in flames, where he
| could hold on to climb to the upper
deck, which was not yet prey to the
fiery elements. Selling the old cap
tain, whose strength was nearl ygone,
our brave hero half-carried, halt
| dragged him to the only spot now left
them for escape.
follow me-" he said to the pluckyy
girl, who had faced death rather than
leave her father to die alone. . u =
| 'Reaching the place where the small
boats were lowering near as possible,
! he tied a rope securely around the cap
tain's waist; then, calling to the men
to catch him, he swung him clear of
| the flames, letting him drop into the
| waters below none too soon. 1t was
| hard lines for q man with broken
| limb to be thus roughly dealt with, but
it was that or roasting alive, and the
captain was man enough to feel moth
| ing but the gratitude due his rescuer.
shall surely save your child,'
| Hied said to the poor father, when he
insisted upon his daughter being saved
| first, even if he had to be left to his
fate. Taking the slender young. form
| in his arms, the lieutenant made a
| fearful leap, barely escaping the
! scorching flames, which seemed like
angry demons cheate1 of their prey.
Down, down into the dark waters they
sank, closely clasped in each others
arms.
'The sailors and the half-crazed
| father were afraid they had only es-
| capped the cruel flames to find a grave
in the angry sea, for it seemed a long
time before they arose to the surface
after the terrible leap for life.
! AT last they We're seen by the
| M to1,o j0r,+ IN
getting them into the boat and rowing
rapidly to the ship, where ready hands
Ehelpea to care fQr the sufferers. It
| was not long before the surgeon had
done his part. The. old captains leg
Eexhaustion. The daughter had been
/ unconscious when they took her from
/ the commanders arms, but she was
unhurt and was given stateroom,
where she was ordered by the doctor
to get into bed while her wet clothing
was dried and pressed, as there was
no possible chance to replenish her
wardrobe until we landed, unless, like
the new woman, she was willing to
don masculine attire.
Until he had seen his charges well
care for, Reid did not speak Of his own
| SiEACl1ASS, w 11S1 AAuSC AdfC pCCA I'll
most unbearable, as his hands and
arms were so badly burned the scars
llWill never leave them entirely. He
had been obliged to cling to the side
of the vessel while on his errand OF
/ mercy, and did not dare to let go, even
when the iron bands took the skin
off his hands, burning deep into the
flesh.
s..'We were all full Of curiosity about
. the maiden, of whom we had only &
i slight glance before the matter of c1
4 doctor spirited her away. That one
4 glance was enough to show us thai
she was beauty, and we all felt en-.
4 yious of Reid, who we declared would
never appreciate the advantage he had
4 as the man who had saved her life
and that Of her crippled father.
1 "Our curiosity was not gratified un.
til the next morning, when she burst
upon our vision like a bright star
i without a sign Of the danger through
which she had passed in the fight for
lire with fire and water, from which
she had been rescued not moment
too soon by the brave man who be:
came her hero from that hour. AS
she entered the cabin gracefully at
ease, in spite Of the fact that several
pairs Of eyes were glancing admiring-
. " at her, we all arose to greet her,
but passing us by until she reached
1 Commander Reid, she took both Of his
poor, bandaged hands in her soft,
white palms, and raising the most
4 glorious pair of eyes to his face, she
!. faltered: You saved my fathers life
and mine. I thank you, oh, I do
\ thank you more than I can ever tell
you. you brave, good man. / can
never forget that we owe our lives to
you; death seemed SO terrible when
we thought we must die, and we had
given up all hope with shudder at
the recollection when you came to
save US.
s'She and her father stayed with us
until he was perfectly well. and it
was a sad day when we had to part
from our Little Princess, who had
1 been a jolly little tryant, I assure you.
4 We were all her most obedient slaves,
4 but our efforts to cut Reid out were
/ fruitless, as she considered us only
secondary consid era tions.
/ 81 never saw a fellow change as
Commander Ried did in that short
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