Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-10-26
NO said Kelly, 81 haven't A., lob

complaints, 1T looks to me like it was
reform school case"
1--WE done the best | could" replied
Benson, but Satan himself seems in
that child and I'm afraid I'll have to
let her go"
And she's your child?" asked Kelly
who had expected a strong protest.
mo, she's my grandchi1d. Her ia
Their was Bob Reilly" replied the cob
bier.
What, Bob Reilly of the force p
said Kelly.
"Ihe same" was the reply.
"Why, Bob Reilly way killed saving
Children said the officer.
Il know he was" replied the old
man. 1T was this way. The big school
buildings caught fire in the basement in
some way and all but about ten of the
children got out; these had run tip in
to the top story and were cut off.
Reilly was in building that looked
down on it. The fremen had the nets
down but the children were afraid to
jump, so Reilly got a rope and the men
lowered h:.n down to the roof where he
broke through the skylight and reached
them. He threw them out of the Win
dow into the nets, all but one, and that
was the girl you're after. He hated TO
throw her, and what they were doing
the Lord only knows, when all at once
belt of flame and smoke surrounded
them. The girl shot out of the window
and fell into the net, but the father
never came Out"
Il know that" responded Kelly, Il
was there, and if I were you I'd hate
to have any disgrace come to that kid"
$50 I do" replied the old man, but
I've done everything l can. I'm hated
by the neighbors they won't bring
their work here all on account of that
kid
"Where is she?" asked Kelly, looking
around.
''In the street; can't lock her tip all
the time said Benson.
WELL" said Kelly, ''if I put these
complaints and the witnesses are called
she'll go to the school sure
The old man said nothing; he was
doubtless glad of the opportunity of
getting rid of troublesome ,hoyden, so
the officer walked out of the hot, stl-
fling room and started down the alley.
He had not gone more than two blocks
when he heard certain sounds which
suggested trouble, and in the center OF
the street stood group of boys. The
officer moved ahead quickly and reach
ing the crowd asking
whats up?"
"The red kids been firing rocks at
us" replied some one.
"Where is she?" asked Kelly.
There" pointed the boy who had
be hit.
Pushing into the crowd, Kelly looked
down upon a singular scene. On the
ground, in the hot dust, lay an old
horse, its CLASSY eyes turned upward,
its nostrils dilated, its sides heaving
family, telling of the intense heat suf-
fering and approaching dissolution. In
the dust at its head, holding an old un1-
brella over it with one hand and
sharp-edged rock in the other, was the
reddest-haired girl Kelly had ever seen.
"Hit him again and I'll give it to you"
she was saying in a threatening tone to
the boys, raising the rock grlmly; and
then Kelly saw that she had basin of
water and had been moistening the ami
mails head.
Il hope I did, replied the Red Ter
ror, for it was she.
Kelly was on the bench, supreme
Judge and it occurred to him to sug-
gest that the prisoner should not con-
Wet herself; but she was not yet pris-
oner.
cts this way" she said, still holding
the umbrella over the head of the pros
trate animal Il was walking down the
street when l found the boys throwing
stones at this horse. 1t was sick, any
one could see that'-and Kelly saw the
tears starting-''so I called out to them
to stop or-yes, or I'd rock them; but
they wouldn't, so got behind the horse
and drove them off then it fell down
and I got some water and washed its
head and held the umbrella over it un-
til some one came. But the crowd be-
gan to come and abuse me, and
Here the Red Terror broke down, the
umbrella fell from her hand, and with
cry Its dead, it's dead!'' she drop
ped beside the animal and wept as
though her heart would break.
There was something about Officer
Kelly's looks that made every boy creep
away, until finally he, the girl and the
dead horse were alone; then he took the
diminutive Red Terror in his arms and
carried her up the hot, dusty alley to
old Benson's.
'What did you find about that stone
throwing case?" asked the captain OF
police that night.
Nothing" replied Kelly, briefly; "ac-
cused moved away"
So she had. The Terror had moved
into the very heart of Officer Kelly's
fami1y-a big one though it was
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