Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-03-06


Adams, "and Mr.. Smith Informed me
only yesterday that she gave fellow
such noble aspirations!'
A merry laugh rang out at Mrs.
Smiths expense, but ere she could re-
tort, the firebell changed loudly, fol-
lowed Immediately by the heavy roll
of the engines over the paved streets,
and the cry of "Fire! Firew from IN
Vulnerable voices.
A wild. lurld glare lit up the town op-
poslte the hotel, and with one accord,
and many EXPLANATIONS, the group up
on the porch Joined the eager. rushing
crowd moving In the direction of the
confagratIon. Cries of "Where Is it?"
and only indistinct replies from the
distance reached the hotel group, as,
keeping as closely together as possible,
they were pressed onward with the
ever increasing throng. until, when
some five blocks distant, the thick
smoke from the burning building made
them gasp for breath. while Mr.. Ellis,
with Mrs. Leslie In front, shouted
back:
'grhe whole Weldon tenement is
ablaze! Hurry up, men, and help to
get those people outv'
|. A quicker impulse forward and a
nervous shrek from Mrs. Leslie caus-
ed the other ladies of the party, re
CARELESS of the excitement of the oc-
casion, to utter again critical and dis
paraging remarks, such as.
"Better have stayed at home, the
baby! That violet odor sickens me in
this dense smoke
"Where IS her husband? l wonder"
LEFT for Frankfort tonight" came
the reply.
"Should think"
But here their conversation was stop
ped by the tumult around them, and
they were now as near the confiagra-
ton as the women dared to go, and
speechless they watched the brave fire
men as they directed the hose on that
ed standing. More than half had al
ready fallen, and the occupants were
crying and moaning, half crazed with
grief ut the loss of their household
goods. The tidings that all the in
mates were saved caused shout of
joy to go up from the crowd, when
suddenly, from an upper corner win
dow. a baby form arpeared-a wee girl
figuw-~scarcely three years old! She
was blackened by SCOT and smoke, and
was sobbing and calling, Mamma!
Mamma"
",T9s Tilly Browns babyw shouted
one of the rescued tenants. "She's
gone out washing and she amt come
home yet. My God! What will she
do?"
"Saye the babyr' "Save the babyr'
shouted the frantic crowd, and the
firemen sprang to their work with re
newed energy, but all in vain. Five
brave men. in as many seconds, were
almost killed in the attempt to reach
the apparently doomed and helpless
child. Still 1t cried on, Its calls foI
Mamma" growing pitifully weak. The
shouts of the multitude became louder
and hoarser. Women cried, and some
| tainted and We're borne away. The
group of women from the hotel were
sobbing Historically, their mother love
| touched. But they never realized the
moment when a blue and white ROBBED
figure sped swiftly from them; nor did
they guess there was one less of theii
number until, simultaneously with q
glad cheer from the crowd. the form OF
Mrs Leslie for one brief instant an
pearei at the open window as she
snatched the child up in her arms
burying Its face upon her shoulder, ant
enyeloping its head in the ends of the
long white scarf she had hastily
thrown about her head. They saw hei
rapidly disappear in cloud of smoke
-iina Name as a Stillness thaf II
death fell on the astonished people
The next instant the very air seemed
rent with shouts and EXPLANATIONS OF
applause.