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

girls were quiet and clinging together. apDarantlv 4,
q panic OF dumb and hopeless horror.
IRON the Jets of water drew a thicker ana tbicI.~-
y "ate mist occasionally blown aside bv ! 1fg5t
Smu lhe isolated girls above. The Old woman r-sgSo5
N. nahas aSaInSt ner head.
over and over again. moHoIonously
They heard the Earring Of hooks and
moush the chufhng steam and the murrnIring Cro~5
ana Ihe IN the blowing smoke thew saw - -
me TOP Of the ladder against The row OF yyi15oy me seL
ing the floor next below thar wbere tb llI lows marx
ngS SoIIu not put il higher. Tor the fire had cIrIa5 U-
Iolnu Ine sill above, and evidently the smoke - ~
~ nIt oFH4 nm there for the girls put their heads fsrf5-
They could see Mr.. Murphyss long body bu~r-tr
the ladder; he stood on the top rune and stee5isy5 Up
girls began - &c OF a projecting rain pipe. The
H. ia 80 ~ speah ana TO cling together then and
ou woman stopped moaning. He held out bis ri~5+
Just drop aisy." they could hear him call. the cir,
paSsS5u ClOSer 10 the window casing, got ONT ana
shouted; she %slambered down. hung. and droppa5 safs
@1 plumb, caught in his arm.
Inc ladder trembled. the crowd yelled bosrsslr 81
other fremen to the crowded 9 ei5a MgiPeo down by the
woman, her mother. stood. now i'm a parovve, rs Ola
pressing her hands together, blessing the ssi1re 49,
When the last frantic Girl vrae o"n uer cneeks
murphy turned around 10 the hurrahing. weepirg nao
hand, some Of them kissed it. thev Vent oy noo ms
Lney eheered for him; they carried him on their Shout,
It cannot be said that Mr.. Murphy knew so Wall
now 10 behave on this occasion as he knew how N ~
ing the grand march. He hung his head and 80,
2.-E@ 'A~A tAE Nu oman Kissed his hand .nr
Kitty and her parent excitedIy approachfoq bU, -
lonSee more than for anything else to be able to get
But when he saw on the outskirts Of the nao,Is
pressing around MIN Annie and the little McGarriPies
conviction that this incident Lro1rJ en- TIeh hrunng
cradle pull over Nh. ONara and Mr. SrUi,aD -
hone was not vain
I'm afraid I won't see you any more in the candy
store Annie said to Mrs. La Grange on the next day.
Mrs: La Grange made a low, dignided sound. express
slVe OF regret and inquiry.
Il amt going to be here after the first Of the
month continued Annie I'm going to be married
III be real sorry not to see you so often / starte5 to
see you saturday, but 1 didn't get there"
I'm glad you didn't come" said Mrs. Ia Cra1ra
It had, indeed. been the afternoon of her paper at
7 got caught in that big fire. Did you see about fl
Yes, indeed, said Mrs. La Grange. 1t was not a
edge that flames might be painful, but she was some
times startled into moments Of sanity and incon-
1 moughI OF your cousin at the time-I hope he wasn't
Annie looked down at the CANDY box she was fu-
ing; the tears crowded to her eyes.
.Ihat was him" she said.
Why, Anniet" she said.
It's him I'm going to marry. too" said Annie.
glancIng distraity about the shop with shining ewes.
he certainly deserves to be made happy" said
Mrs. La Grange. And you. Annie. YOU know how
much 1 hope you win be happy, dear child"
'Oh, I'm not afraid" said Annie with humble con
hdence. He's lots too good for me-"
Meanwhile two young girls, admirers Of Mrs. Ia
Grange, had come up from the end of the store.
terday," said one.
yes. indeed" said the other. Thew 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
progress than any paper she had ever dreamed.
Yes she answered, ct don't see how ANYTHING
could be more inspiring than such a perfect and
Copyright, 1909