The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-04

earth once more with OglethorFe
shaking my arm OF.
We loked upward, expecting to sea
Proctor climb down the rope. To the
surprise of every one he pulled IL up
a third time. whats the fool Co
ing?" exclaimed the fire chief stand
ing near by. "Why don't he slide
down that rope? Guess he's lost his
head
''Iie knows what he's about" said the
millionaire. Look"
TO our amazcment the rope dropped
from the window with knots In II Gboct
six feet apart.
"Ry Jove." exclaimed the chief,
"that's trick worth knowing. Won
der how he did il in such short time
We saw Toms fet come through the
window. where he had TO maneuver
a moment TO wind his Eggs around the
rope; then he slid down from one knot
to the next easily and gracefully. dis
daining to use the ladder, and finally
landed within our midst with the
CHEEKY salutation: "All present or ac-
counted for"
chief a contribution to the fremcn :
relief fund of 81 900 for the possession
of that rope, which was duly accepted,
and it was aftcrward generously di-
vided with Tom and me.
Tom called to see me the next day,
smiling and happy.
"rve got the million all right. Mr..
Burrows" said he, land have been
walking on air ever since. Have to
pinch myself TO make sure I'm not
dreaming. The papers laid it on so
thick that | had 10 sneak through the
back streets to get here. people stare
SO at me-
In the quiet of my private Office he
explained TO me some of the details OF
the escape from the burning building.
which show that brains count in an
! emergency.
1T was this way" said he. "When
our position seemed hopeless and il
: looked as il we were doomed to horri-
bic death. Oglethorpe lost his head and
acted half crazy, and you. Mr.. Burrows
l were in "A trance, dazed like.
"Twce before in my life had looked
E death square in the eye. and learned 10y
+ experience that one stands the besi
!, chance for his life by keeping cool
I with his wits on the qui yive TO tax,
: advantage Of any fay orable method OF
1 means of escape.
G "Unless the fire was gotten undc'
e control within n short time. a rope wa
: our only hope. Then remembered |
e story. You may think it queer tim
a 10 think of such thing a. story
nevertheless il did its part toward on
G salvation. II was the tale of pris
v oner confined in a high tower.
friend outside shot an arrow through
G the window; attached to the arrow wa
II "A silk thread. TO the thread core
C and to the cord a rope. All these III
o prisoner pulled up successfully, an
+ when he secured the rope his escap
was easy.
d about the instant that story wa
d running through my brain Oglethorr
d. offered the million dollars and ] caugi
d sight of the sign Fish Lines. Tha
ID solved the problem. You know th
a rest.
&c But right here would like TO just
fy myself concerning that million.
q don't want you to think took advai
n tage of Oglethorpe because his life W.
ID in danger: merely profited by b
to generous offer. II was a matter {
business. pure and simple. and the fa'
h. that he paid up like man Is proof tn;
n; he considered it a square deal.
e. slow about that string of knots
OF the rope. :" | asked I'm very curio'
10 to know how you did it, and so al
some OF the firemen.''
"a "Oh. that's simple trick | lcarns
err at sea-" he replied. "fou make &C
ct Of half bitches. pass the end OF u
OF rope through the center Of the co
and il comes out with knots about
III fathom or so apart
a '.Bv The way. Mr.. burrows. that vi
ct the turning of the tide. after all.
I'm And l answered.: Wei. | shou
I say so.''--Boston Globe.