Marble Hill press., 1902-08-06

Charlie knew OF yore all abou
the battle Of the Boyne. and how A.,
orange nag Arouses The hatred Of
81 Patrick's day parader even as the
red nag stirs the maddened bull 70
frenzy. Ti'1
Had some bold and incantious sonl
dared to invite lmmolation by thus
haunting In their faces the color they
desplsedi
He supposed this must be the case.
TO his surprise. however. the OK.
citement spread--the crowd pressed
madly forward. mounted ofIicern came
gallopins back. shouting out some
thing that At frst he could not catch.
Never TO his dying day would Char.
lie Stuart forget the intense anxiety
Of that moment when he seemed to
feel az though the fate OF empires was
at Stake--and then he heard distinctly
above the roar the stentorian voice Of
a leathernlunged ofncer; ~
"Turn outl The avenue is impass.
ablel The Windsor hotel Ia on nrol
Turn outl" Nm
Doubtless that ateDtorIan shout
sent 4 shuddering chill 10 many
heart when those who heard II glAnc-
ed up at the massive pile and compro.
hended the hundreds Of precious lives
that were endangered.
To none could II appeal with more
irresistible force than to Charlie
Stuart.
All his hopes and ambitions on earth
were centered there-the girl he
loved with heart and soul was far UP.
in the doomed structure, perhaps
asleep, under the influence Of an
oplate. after wakeful night with an
aching brow.
Al FIRST his blood seemed CONCEAL
cd into Ice.
Then Il leaped through his veins
like boiling lava. fresh from the
throat OF vesuvius.
Charlie did not waste time In re.
Election.
Time was worth more than money
now. worth all the world 70 him.
He had leaped TO the pavement
like a deerhound. and dashed toward
the hotel in great bounds.
Some men would have lost their
wits. but II seemed that the greater
the emergency the keener became his
mind.
| Even as he ran and elbowed his
way through the excited crowd with
irresistible force. he was mapping out
a plan Of campaign.
Really there seems no limit 70 the
human mlnd--lts capacity is astonish-
lng-it rises to meet tie emergency
regardless Of what is needed.
Now. even when thus lighting his
way through the crowd. Charlie saw
the hopelessness Of attempting to
reach the main entrance on the ave
nue.,
The space for half a block was
densely packed with q whooping mass
Of humanity, partly imbued with the
eager curiosity that always distin-
guishes crowds the world over. and at
the same time chivalfous desire to
be Of use somehow.
II he desired to reach that door
he must perforce walk over the heads
of the nacked crowd
| A better plan suggested itself.
He remembered a side entrance
which would admit him much more
easily.
Now he was at the corner.
He took one look up and around.
The picture was impressed upon
the tablets Of his memory forever.
No longer we're handkerchiefs and
green ribbons waving from the
numerous windows Of the hotel in.
stead, panic-stricken girls threw out
their arms appeallngly and shrieked
in terror.
The wand Of an evil magician had
touched the scene, and transformed II
in q twinkling.
Smoke already oozed from several
openings, proving to Charlie that his
hopes Of the fire being trifiing were
groundless.
1t was most serious.
The holocaust OF the Partisan
Charlie Bazaar was about TO be repeat
ed in New York; and that st. Pat
rlch's day would be marked as the
most grewsome Gotham had ever
known.
Charlie now had better chance to
push ahead.
Already he feared he had delayed
too long
There were many people and much
excitement in the side street, but II
was Of course not to be compared
with the avenue where the crowds
had gathered to witness the parade.
1 Straight to the door Charlie
dashed.
A man stood there endeavoring to
keep out those who had no business
inside, for 1t is well known that dar-
ing thieves will take advantage OF
such occasions to ply their nefarious
trade, even II they do not at times
even create the opportunity.
Ten men could not have kept our
Charlie from pushing in.
He shouted that he was a guest.
and then rushed inside; nor did the
man, after one look at his haggard
face, attempt to say him nay.
Charlie avoided the Office, where
men swarmed, and orders were shout
ed that could never be obeyed.
His business was aloft.
She was there exposed to fright
full death, and he felt that he lived
but to save her!
So up he bounded, three steps at a
time.
One thing he must remembering
Windsor was famous as a caravan
sary where a stranger might easily
lose himself in the many passages.
To do so now would be indeed fatal
to all his hopes.
He found smoke everywhere, and
even fancied he could hear the crack
ling Of flames, though the whole place
was in such turmoil that one could
not be sure Of this.
He also met numerous persons, n.y.
ing this way and that, maddened with