The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-05

lar skylight- That's a messenge:
call"
He did not complete the sentence.
His hand had come in contact will
the bare wire at the end, and with a
single groan he sank limp and apparent
ly lifeless, the wire still clutched in his
hand.
Selling a bystander's cane, Ray
pushed the wire from the mans hand
and flung it farther to one side.
BE careful; don't anyone else touch
it." said he, as he dropped on his knees
beside the stricken lineman.
He turned the nan upon his back, and
if a second had his own coat off and
rolled into a compact bundle. This he
was putting under the lineman's Shout
ders, when some one attempted to push
him away. and took hold of the man.
Hes dead" ne said. Somebody help
me carry him into the store, here"
You don't know he is dead" replied
Ray. I'm going to try to bring him
to-"
Let the boy alone; I guess he knows
what he's about" spoke an authorita.
tive voice.
And Ray looked up and saw Mr.. Gray
don, the merchant, for whom he had
fixed the bell.
Two policemen, who came at that mo-.
ment, listened to Mr.. Graydon's words
forced the crowd back and let Ray have
his way.
Somebody go for 4 DOCTOR was all
&c said as he lifted the shoulders of the
mar and slipped his r~olled-up coat un-
der them.
The coat, placed directly under the
lungs, raised the chest somewhat, the
head, slightly lower, resting upon the
walk.
Then, kneeling at the mans head, Ray
took hold of both his wrists and began
a slow pumping motion with the arms,
timing his movements with his own
breathing.
By this time the street was blockad.
ed, but the officers, with the aid of sew.
eral others, were able to keep the CROWD
back.
THE mans dead; what do they lei
the boy fool with him for?" said one.
docs he breathe, or does his heart
beat?" inquired another.
Suppose he doesn't breathe?" sale
Ray, in answer to the last inquiry
That's no sign he's dead"
Don't work his arms so slow. Pump
them faster" suggested some one.
Ray laughed without pausing in his
work:
I'm having to breathe for the ma
and l don't want to go faster than he'd
breathe. Do you breathe any faster
than this?"
No more suggestions were made; but
the crowd then began to find fault al
the non-appearance of a physician.
At last, however, a shout was heard.
THE doctors coming!"
And the crowd made way for the
passage of a tall, dignifed-looking man.
Before the doctor reached the spot
the man gave Il slight gasp.
Hes beginning to breathe.." eXult.
ingly exclaimed Ray.
And an approving murmur passed
through the crowd.
The physician placed his hand oven
the mans heart, and noted the slight
which had become more pro-
nounced.
Hes coming to all right" was his
comment. Then he inquired: Are you
not tired, my boy? Shall l relieve
you?"
Il am not tired, if I'm doing all right
vas the reply.
NO one could do better" Then
turning to the others, the doctor asked:
How long since this happened?"
Fifteen minutes" some n an.
swered.
The doctors next inquiry a
as there anyone else in this crowd
that would have known how to do
what this boy has done?"
A succession of head shakes was the
only response.
Then l want to say that the man
would have been dead beyond any hope
of recovery before this, if it had not
been for this boy. AS it is, the boy has
saved his life"
Another physician who had arrived
took Rays place; and the latter was
walking away through the crowd, when
the injured mans assistant, who had
stood by powerless to assist, because
ignorant OF what should be done.
him and inquired:
aren't you the boy that Bill played
the mean trick on with a spool of wire?'
yes"
"And you've done this for him after
You wouldn't have me let him die.
you?"
Hanged if 1 wouldn't if he'd done
to me-"
Before Ray could get away, Mr.. Gray.
don came up to him with the request:
Come into my Office a minute. ]
want to talk with you"
As soon as they were in the office the
merchant asked:
How did you know what to do in
such a case??"
There's a paper up to the office tells
how, and l read it so as to know"
well, it seems to me you know how
to do a good many things for a small