The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-06

girls were quiet and clnging together. apparently In
d panic OF dumb and hopeless horror.
The engines were already pIavinr and +ba e+o.-
from the Jets of water drew a thicker and thicker Veil
and r 9jg mist, occasionally blown aside by "a light
ana the isolated girls above. The old woman nresseg
her hands against her head.
My Kitty! ny Kitty" she groaued mo,otono,s1u
over and over again.
They heard the Earring OF hooks and I.a5.--
mIouBh the chuhing steam and the muru1rirg G~o-5
ana then IN the blowing smoke they saw fvo -
the top of the ladder against the row Of yvi19o,-~e - ~
Ihey could not put it higher. Tor the dre had cIrle5 M
around the sill above. and evidently the smoke vs. ~
coming sCning there. for the girls put their heads fsrtb-
Aney could see &r. Murphys long body hurrvfnr IN
ne ne Ia 1o{ n e STOOD on the top rung and steadied him.
gJ-Is ~ oMe hand on a projecting rain pipe. The
SO gesan 20 speak and to cling together then. and
ens ola woman stopped moaning. He held out his rirbt
Just drop aisy." they could hear him call. tba -u,
pressed closer to the window casing, got out and
shouted; she -elambered down. bTng' sn5 d-aIIa5 ne
and plumb, caught in his arm.
the girl dizzy and white, was helped down ~, 49,
other nremen to the crowded sidewalk. where the ola
pressing her hands together, blessing the saints hes
ING n nreHen' with tears pouring down her cheeks
Murphy turned around to the hurrahinr weeDirr i
Pog SHa camDeo down the ladder. They shook his
Iney cheered LOT him; they carried him on their shout
It cannot be said that Mr.. Murphy knew g. nell
now 70 behave on this occasion as he knew how tn he
have in distributing the prizes of the Flte az az =, GID5
ing the grand mar,b He LI,O. ~ ~ o. pa eaa-
growled when the old woman kissed his hand and
wished they wouldn't do 1t; and whom he observed
Kitty and her parent excitedIy approacbinq him Ia
Ionsed more than for anything else to be able to get
out of their way.
But when ne saw on the outskirts Of the peopIe
pressing around him Annie and the little NcGarrigies
conviction that this incident would give him a consid-
cradle pull over Mr.. O'Mara and Mr.. sullivan. his
hone was not vain.
I'm afraid 1 won't see you any more in the candy
over the counter.
Mrs: La Grange made a low. dignifed sound. express
sive OF regret and inquiry.
I amt going to be here after the first Of the
month, continued Annie. I'm going TO be married.
~ De Iedl sorIy not 70 see you SO often / started 20
see you Saturday, but L didn't get there"
I'm glad you didn't come" said Mrs. La Grange.
the club. 1 "
Y got caught in that big fire. Did you see about it
yes, indeed" said Mrs. La Grange. 1t was not a
part Of her Christian Science philosophy to acknowl-
edge that flames might be painful, but she was some
times startled into moments of sanity and inco7-
sistency. That brave fireman who caught the girls
/ thought OF your cousin at the time-I hope he wasn't
Annie looked down at the candy box she was fill
ing; the tears crowded to her eyes.
THAT was him." she said.
Mrs. La Oranges heart beat with sympathetic pride.
why, Annie!" she said.
It's him I'm going to marry. too" said Annie.
glancing distraity about the shop with shining eyes.
H certainly deserves to be made happy" said
Mrs. La Grange. and Won Annie Jo1 tnor- -
much 1 hope you win be happy. dear child"
"Oh, I'm not afraid" said Annie with humble con
fdence. Hes lots too good for me-"
Meanwhile two young girls. admirers Of Mrs. Ia
Grange, had come up from the end of the store
I've felt proud Of being a ChicagOan ever since yes
"Yes, indeed" said the other. They were referring
TO Mrs. lie Oranges paper.
But Mrs. La Oranges head was so full Of fire that
she honestly misunderstood them She was absorbed
in the sense Of something finer, more helpful toward
progress than any paper she had ever dreamed.
Yes" she answered, IT don't see how anything
humble courage"
Copyright 1909