Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-05-01

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 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 a 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 remember-the
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 a turmoil that one could
not be sure of this.
He also met numerous persons, fly
ing this way and that, maddened with
fear.
Some hardly knew whittier they
went, and appealed frantically to this
cool-headed man beseeching him, for
heavens sake, to tell them where the
stairs could be found
Nor did he fail to direct them, every
one, even while he pushed on to the
next fight.
Up, up, he went, still finding smoke
circling along the halls, through
which women staggered, shrieking
their appalling distress.
1t was a terrifying picture.
There were comical elements in
jected into it, of course, but no one
mad the heart to laugh.
Charlie knew in his heart a dread
full calamity was pending-nothing
short of a miracle could save the
great structure now, and the days of
miracles appear to be past.
Perhaps scores of human lives
would be sacrificed to the demon of
fire-mostly helpless women, EN-
ployes or guests, who had been view
ing the parade from the upper win
dows.
The mere fact that such a draught
passed through the halls from these
open windows would hasten the total
demolition of the whole structure and
make it more certain.
Had Charlie no sacred duty of his
own to perform, he would have gladly
devoted all of his time toward effect.
ing the rescue of these terrified girls.
AS 1t was, he could only think OF
Airline.
Her lovely face was before his eyes
and seemed to plead with him to
make haste.
The smoke was growing even more
dense, and he had to push close to
the doors to distinguish the numbers
in order to make sure that he was on
the right floor.
At last this knowledge came to
him.
The opportunity WAS i'm his grasp
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abound-there was smoke in plenty
frenzied maids and flying figures
darting through 1t all like spectres.
Charlie was somewhat out of breath
as a result of his steady climb, but
otherwise in good physical condition
He had the number of Arline's
rooms well in his mind-the house
had been crowded, and these were the
best at her service, though the clerl
had promised her a suite near tn,
McKinlcys after that day.
What If he could have made a mis-
take in any way? The wretched con
sequences almost paralyzed him t
even think of 1t.
Eagerly he had scanned each flynn
or crOuching female figure he met, II
the hope that he might thus discove
the one he sought.
But as yet he had not found her
Even in that smoke-laden atmos
phere he knew he could not mistak
her figure, while one note from he
voice must have thrilled him througl
and through.
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