Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

hung in order to swing his body across

hung in order to swing his body across
the court.
Twice he failed to reach the window
opposite him, and the baby, interested
IN the floor of the court, did not look
up. The third time he approached her
she saw him and crowed with delight,
stretching out her baby hands toward
him and trying to rise to her unsteady
little feet. But Teddy was swifter
than she.
With a desperate lunge he flung him
self against the window sill, let go his
hold Of the rope and snatched the child
Just as she tottered on the slippery
edge Of the polished stone. The sud-
den and violent movement, combined
with the jerky action of the rope,
which swung sharply across the court
again on the rebound, upset his bal
ance completely. The eager spectators
at the window high above, their hearts
still humping wildly from the excite
ment Of the baby's danger, gasped with
apprehension as the boy, firmly clutch
ing the baby. fell heavily backward.
SllDDluS OuI VI TIC iOOp VII w hiCn ht
rested entirely, and dropping to hori-
zontal posture.
But Teddy was game. "Wind me up
quick" he shouted to Oliver, and up
he came, with only the loop around his
waist to keep both him and his charge
from the stone floor below. The baby,
who fancied the whole affair n new
kind Of play, kicked, crowed and
squirmed in his arms. But the loop
held firm. Teddy managed, after a
few efforts, to catch hold Of the other
loop with his feet, and presently he
was being drawn in through the Row
land window, red in the face and
breathless from the partially inverted
position in which the upward trip had
been made. Mrs. Stacey snatched her
baby and fell to wildly kissing it. and
the other ladies Rugged Teddy, in spite
of his objections.
SIN all right, mamma; indeed
amr' he cried. wriggling away from
his mothers affectionate embrace,
land you needn't cry, I'm sure. My
jacket split when the rope slipped, but
you can mend 1t, know, and we won't
ask you to let us keep the swing now,
If you feel so badly about 1t. But l
told you it might come in handy. And
say, mamma! Can't l have a piece Of
jelly cake"
"I'm hungry, too" remarked Oliver,
plaintively, land, really, mamma, 1
was the one who first thought Of fixing
up the ropes like that, and I've done
most of the work, anyway. Can't l
have some jelly cake, tooT'
Before Mrs. Rowland had time to
answer Mrs. Browning was trying to
kiss both boys at once, and laughing
heartily as she did so.
"You dear. funny, blessed little an
belsv she exclaimed, drawing them
out into the corridor and downstairs
with her, 1--WE got great, big, lovely
jelly cake in my pantry. and I'm going
to make you eat every bit Of it!'
Teddy and Oliver, being simple, nat
ural, jolly urchins, said not word to
any one about the afternoons doings,
but the story spread through all the
building, and they have had many
champions since that time. True, as
they have become more accustomed to
city life. they have grown less noisy
and boisterous. but the other occu-
pants of the Boylstan Flats are far
more gentle in their judgment Of them
than Of old. and II Is doubtful If Mrs.
Stacey could ever again bring herself
to the point of calling Teddy dread
full boy" even should he chased her pet
cat as often as he caught sight of that
interesting animal.-Chicago Record.