The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-12

Cara, you are leaving your diamond
rings, but never MIND sne picked
them mo and dropped them n By
one into a little box-"rlI lock the
door myself. YOU run alenE-the ing
win be safe en0ugh-runt And the
answering words heard swiftly leaV-
ing M lips were absolutely Involuntary
They We're;
yes as far as theft is concerned
they are safe enough. but I'M case or
FIRE better give them TO- me, Mary
on for the girl had dropped one on
the floor. il was a bit of Oriental
enamel set about with tiny sparks of
diamonds. j put the others on, but
o not wait for her To pick up the
rolling trIant. and away 2 went
AT the corner of sixth avenue and
sttVdstul before the two great snow
banks. and thought again what they
might mean i'm case or a FIRE.
I reached home at brisk pace, ran
had drawn my d~ress-waist half on.
when without a preliminary knock the
door was flung open III my landlord,
Mr. Bardin. white with the exciteFne11t.
thas had wiped out bis knowledee
English. stood gestiC- ting wildly and
hurting Frepch at ~ in seethipg
masses. caught lie feul le ecu
many Zines repeated, then ~ che
atret and with a cry i seized his arm
ami shook him.
What is it?F ! cried. DO you,
mean fire.
He nodded. ana again came the
words. lie theatra
Good heaven and earth, You don't
mean my theatre. do And then
Two great horses hurting = FIRE engine
around the corner into oGT street made.
swift aud terrifying answer. With q
piercing cry I caught uD my cieak
and. throwing off somebody restraint
ing bands r dashed downstairs and
istotthe street. racing like mad giving
sobbing CRIES ana utterly unconscious
for ever Two hlocks space that my
waist was Enclosed aid my naked
throat and chest were bare TO the
wJntry wind.
AT the corner of-fhe street ar sixth
avenue wrung my hands ia anguish.
CRYING. "0h. dear Cod knew it, i
knew It'll. For there. Stalled in the
snow, was the engine So desperately
needed a little farther. dn. And as I
resumed my run I said g SayseIf.
What is 4 that-has tried So hard to-
tell metz warn me2 Tried all the
DAY, and would not understand-and
now its too lste
Why ran-I 90 not Snoys-it wgs not
could get there iv time I~Ynfeht do
s~0mething-Eod Knows whstt Az i
neared the EneatFe the crowd grew
more dense-yet 20 my gasping Please
oh. please" an answer came in quick
moving aside to Iet rass the WOmau
with the white. tear-wet face. 7 broke
through tire Gordon ana was making
Tor the stage door. when a rough hand
caught me by the shoulder. There was
an Sath. p J. was fairly hurled back
toward the safety line.
-9h, let me aione. j cried 81 wan
to 50 to rooni-it Won take me bu.
"a pioIneEt.
again the rough hand reached out 20
me: when strange man threM his arm
ip trcptof me protectiugly. Take car,
what you're about he said "be
fitt}e gentle-she has a righf close K
the fine-she's ore OF the company
-Qh. grunted the policemen. "veu
don't know-and 7 ecoldn't let he
Kill hersalf.
Nc. said the stranger. but yoo ha,
NO ca4l 10 pitch her about as YOU did
NINE and MI Dalys voice SAID Com.
mere Child, and he leo me across th
street and up some steps. and there
9pposite the burning binding. coul
realize the aEues OF nv act in try
ing 70 enter. Tbe fr0nt 20 The build
ing stood firm but beye1d ft-withtn-
at was seethtng fame Ut was Xix
AoH some satanic pantomme an'
ballet n every now and then
whrling Hame- crowned with myria'
sparks. sprarg madly UD fnto the yer.
, sky. like some devihsa preHiieee dams
II ense. while ths lesser sends ioipe
nands and cfrcled freuziediy below.
Mr- DAILY neEcf spoke q word Fl
had mot released my eaEers and So -
= stood, hand in hand, stehing silentl.