Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-17

Every soul but one--a iitde ekitt1
But poor Jack niissed III thAt. Il 81.
most broke his heart whep his father,
discovering him Just IL time, put him
on the train and bade him stay behind,
for boys were not allowed on that trip.
Then Jack started for the hilltop again.
But he thought Of something and stop
ped.
Whats going to become OF little Katy
all alone there in the'woods2 She'll burn
70 DEATH"
Round hill was all ablase, he remefn
bered. That meant that Katy was who'll
" cut of from the help that had gone tn
the others. Even II they knew OF her
lonely plight or remembered her at all
they could not possibly get 70 her. He
started OF again, running az he a new
er run before. And this time he raj
straight TO his work shanty ut home.
"I'l get her out Of that!!, he painted ns
he ran. "Oh, but It's lucky / took 4 no.
ton to that old hand car.
In two minutes he had the rickety Old
car on the rails, had mounted 1t and was
working the levers with NIL his might.
The old car wabblcd and tottered as it
dew along. 1t was not fit for such trav>
cling as this, and some of the wooden
~ AOUoSs NJ ulhtNGIp IulukSt IuuSts
hold together for this one trip, come what
might.
Rounding n spur OF the hills, he cam
In full sight of the fire. Every tree on
Round hill was blazing. So was every
tree surrounding the little cabin. The
cabin roof was on fire in places. He
made all this out as he sped along through
smoke that almost blinded him and
through heat that scorched him, even at
this distance. He kept sharp lookout
now on both sides of the tack. Katy
must surely have run away from all that,
and b could run no other way than this.
He called again and again, but got no
answer.
The rnttling levers stopped midstroke.
A. cry Of dismay rose in his throat, but
died there to a choking gasp. "A volcano
had blazed up before his eyes-a great
1 column Of fire and smoke, shooting aloft
higher than the highest Of the blazing
trees.
THE tank! It's full! II will boil over.
and then I'll get her out, though! But
Ill have to do it between two minutcs!!'
On again now! Between burning trees
that dropped blazing irebrands all about
him, over rails already charred and
smoking, on to the door OF the cabin,
then in under the cabins roof. He had
to witt his chance for that, though, for
the wind sent an eddy OF FIRE between
him and the door. He could hear the
oil bubbling in the overhanging tank
while he waited, and he saw that its
supports were on fire. The whole great
lake Of burning oil might fall at any
moment. Truly there was no time to be
wasted!
He dashed in, and there lay the child
motionless on the floor. Was she asleep?
Was she dead? No time to find that out
now. He caught her up. dashed out with
her, put her on the car. turned the
never knew how-and ratified away over
the smoking rails.
He heard a sudden great rushing roar,
and all the world behind him seemed
in flames. All the previous burning was
but a bonfire to this, for the overhanging
tank had fallen. the cabin was a crushed
heap OF blazing embers and a hurrying
torrent OF fte was chasing the Tying
car. That was a desperate moment.
but in the next there was safety. The
farthest waye of the denth food get fire
to the rails just Behind the car, then Tell
back INT gave up the chase.
Jack might take his time now and
ease the strain on his cracking muscles.
He stopped to lenrn whether his little
passenger were living or dead. He gave
q great shout on finding that she breath-
Y ed. The shout and the freer air they