Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-28

the door. She caught signr Of a
of some twelve years as high as bera
shoulder.
Come" she said. 81 may carry ;,
at least halfway
She braced herself up, and v,,s
lads feet trailing, staggered 10 tbs ~
The mobwere surging in. ana -
one taller, fairer, and better cls5
the ragged rabble, passed her ton,s.
her shoulder
20 Cod" she cried. How Ia.
must be mad"
Then the boy was snatehe5 r.
arms, fierce voice cried: An -r,.
know you! This is the she-5sviI ~
stole my wife Just now" A beayv
struck her temple, and SIZE knew
more.
Into the hurly-burly OF azsa-
struggling peasants and shr.es.1r
tierts Francis Osborne made hi,
followed by Ivanovitch the faitbfr
far as the foot of the staircase. Ia
derstood nothing, knew nothing
that the hospital was on fire ana -.
hapless creatures were lying there IN n
roasted to death il help were not to,,Sl
/ coming.
Through the dense smoke d.rs...
more by ear than eye, he groped bis y.
to the nearest bed, caught IN a Uv,sj
burden, and made his way out. for =
j quick perceptions showed him thar y
ward was already well alight lD II
places, and that the flames eouId y
battled with yet awhile.
lie Was surprised that it should \.
but never imagined that the cata.t-3,sI
was the work Of an incendiary. TILL era.
+ ing the courtyard to take the poor VIE.
! he had rescued to the shelter OF di.,
! clubhouse. he stumbled over sometime u
the cobble stones. and paused to "A
! down on It.
The sight he saw In the red glare ~ Il
| conflagration was one that will Ia,
him in dreams for many a year such
sight as no pen can describe with "a
g.. priety; the mutilated body Of the n
| dered DR.. Arkalich.
| Some of the crowd. seeing him stsxg.l
caught the sick man from his arms ii
bore him away.
20 God! Whose work is this?" he ori.j
/ Theirs, Excellency, theirs" answered.
voice at his elbow. They are killing n
| doctors and the nurses. Come awsy
come away
The nurses The women Have ths
touched the women"
Who knows what they have dones Al
Your coat your beautiful coat. Il
ruined. Excellency. l will buy it Of 20
for half a rouble. Faith! l will give
rouble and ten kopeks-tweaty k0pek.
No. l will give a rouble" (about thre
shillings English money!, but It mg,
not be further damaged. Excellency haY
care. and remember that you owe n
four days wages"
Poor Ivanovitch fell with a groan
disappointed cupidity as his employer &c;
once again like mad man towards ii
burning hospital. OF the half hour thl
followed Osborne never was able to give
succinet account. It was a wild ngh
mare of tossing and surging forms, i
was in the crowd struggling to reach ii
primitive and totally inadequate appi
ances for extinguishing fire; then be va
fighting hand TO hand over the forms
PROSTATE members of the staff. He va
down: he was bleeding his clothes tor
to shreds, he had tremendous odds agalal
him; yet with the Insular tenaeity, wnie
sees foe but does not recognize its oye
whelming force, he still fought on.
though he had done nothing else all Il
days of his life.
Then there was a wild rush of cavalrl
the crowd fell away before the advance
the Cossack guard. He was among Il
horses; he faced about to escape, va
caught under the armpit and borne aoa
now on his feet, now trailing on II
ground, till a halt was called. and
found himself standing among malt a stol
of similarly rescued Slavs.
THE women! The women," he shrlei
ed, gazing around him with blood-sht
eyes. Zone In the hospital was Mint
mine; an Englishwoman. Where is She
The English Nurse? The English sis
ter? Who has seen herr" Then ne
gazed from one to another: and then on
whom Osborne had dragged on to nj
feet in the first wild melee. said, in
awe-struck whisper, II saw her in IN
crowd and they dragged her TO IN
ovens
THE ovens! Where?'
The man pointed to the mortuary an
the adjoining chamber, the windows
which were already emitting flames
With a yell that seemed to come ra'he
from a demons throat than his own u
borne rushed across the square. fhle
himself against the door of the out-houS
and found it locked.
Quick A beam! A Ratchet.
student who had snatched shd
pick from the coal house. and used
defend himself, thrust it into OSoolh7
hand and in a few moments the door ga
way. Dense clouds of smoke rushed u
to greet him; in the interior he couid .
nothing. He threw himself down on
hands and knees, and crawled along .
stone floor, feeling his way. All. CO.
hand touched something; woman
gown. a woman's silent form.
He did not dare to rise, for he had pe'
some seconds finding her, and the snol
was already overpowering him; but .
on hands and knees, that he might IL"
the benefit of the clearer air near :
ground, he caught her gown firmly III q
teeth and dragged her to the door.
Out in the open the red glow zen ",
the fair scorched tresss. the SCARED lO'