The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-11
CAPT. JAYNES' HOT BLOOD.
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we reached the etyrway tho whole lowe
end Of it was aplaze. l dragged tho gir
away 20 the front window, but by tna
time the whole veranda was on nre
Tho crowd outside saw Us. and shouted
something-I couldn't tell what.
saw that there was no escape oveI
that burning veranha. When the
people outside began TO shout tho pir1
tainted. / threw her across my shoulder
and started for the rear of the house, be
cause knew that was my only salvation.
The whole stairway was ablaze by that
time aud flames were creeping up through
tho floor. j closed mg lips tightly ana in
about four leaps / reached back win
dow. Outside there was big tree. al.
most brushing the window kicked out
tho window sash and SIMPLY jumped Into
the tree. IL was the only thing to be-
done. Luckily, | got my arm over a lint
wbicn sngged with us ana dropTe cd US ia
the ground. 1 scramb mbled TO my feet and
ran. with the girl still hanging absolutely
limp nnd helpless over my shoulder. /
went straight ot the river with the inten-
tion OF jumping In. Iho heat was some
thing deadly. Ii had driven away the
men who had boon filing their buckets
at the river.
'Just as / staggered down the river
bank l saw skitf. Some one had prob
ably rowed across the river to- the iire, for
the boat was not fastened. / droprel the
girl into the.b boat and Ray9 10 a strong
push out into the current, and in "a few
seconds we were floating down stream and
were safe -
''She had the canary, I suppose" said
tre lightniDg dentist.
"Oh. yes. She wns in dead faint, but
she hadn't let 90 of the cage. As soon
as / recovered my breath ana wet my
clothes In two or three places where they
NJ IN Hra i sn1n nod taet In hn yip1 q
face. and she recovered consciousness.
but she was so auttercd and excited that
sac didn't know where she was or re-
member what had happened.
I'VE could look M the river and see the
burning house 1t made a huge blaze and
there was bright glare across the river.
/ remember the peculiar effect OF this
glare on the windows of the houses across
mo river. lt caused them TO glow rs Of
the houses were filled with live flames.
The girl was so frightened that she
thought all the houses were afire.
When i got ready TO row back discov-
cred that i hadn't any oars. The current
was swift and we were drifting rapidly
so pulled out a sent board and used it
as rudder and In a few minutes made
landing near a house occupied by IA Alr.
Wesley. Miss .Iaynes was still so weak
and nervous that she could hardly walk,
but l assisted her to this house and
aroused the inmates They would hardly
believe my story at first. but they could
see the burning house up the river, and
they recognized Miss .Iaynos as soon as
the lights were brought
The woman of the house. was very
kind. She cared for the young lady ten
derby for about two hours and had one
of the boys drive us back to CrosbyvilIe
Now. in the general excitement we had
forgotten that tho PEOPLE in Crosbyville
hgl IA
escaped from the burning house. Miss
.jaynes said several times Il suppose
father Is wondering where / am, but
she had no idea that hs and ala tho others
were convinced that we had perished in
the flames However. you oouldn't blame
them for thinking so. The window from
which / had ieaped was well hidden by
trees. and there was no one at the river
hank when we leaped iuto the boat. We
learned afterward that the men had pulled
down the burning veranda and had
planted ladder ut the front window
wh ere We had been seen. but the blazs
was so fierce that they had been driven
back.
Everyone supposed. of course that we
Were lost; so you can imagine what
happened when we drove up in front of
the ruins about Z O'Clock In the morning.
They We're already searching for our
bodies Yes. sir; they thought we were
RhCSts. As soon as EXPLAINED 10 tnom
how we got away YOU never heard such
cheering in your life. They lifted Miss
.Iaynes out of the wagon and took her
over TO neighboring house, to which
the Captain had becn taKen. He had been
almost wild with grief Those who went
over TO the house say IL was one Of the
most affecting meetings thnt could he
imagined. First be wept like a baby and
theu he jumpet up and laughed like
boy and said be didn't care for the loss OF
his building so long as his doughter was
sifs / suppose his daughter must have
given him very fav 'rable account of
my efforts in her behalf, for presently be
camo ont of tho house and walked up to
whore / WAS standing and said: Mr..
Horne. you have done mo tho gratcst
service that one man can do another All
that / have is at your command now and
forever. | once did you an inlustice You
have repaid me VIII you tase the hand
uf a man whu honestly admits himself
h. aten ana humiliatedg' / said tn him
: Captain, you are brave ard gallant
man, but you were mistaken for once
Let us SAY no more abou5 misulder-
standi rgs of the past. Wa shook hands,
and from that day forward we were
fl lends. He was a man OF passion and
prciudicrs. bat IL he came To know you
ana like you he was tie truost friend
man ever Eaf.
"Ihrie's only ore thing needed to MAKE
thnt gGoI story, suggested the dentist
" You ought - say that you married the
CnptHins daughter.
81 am not going TO sacrifice truth in
order to make "a fancy romance rpplicl