The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-06-01
VOLUME XIV.

kt'N more dentf, And 4 cksfinS
sheets Of q sme, driven hv the wind, came
bear enough 10 seSrch their facss,
Far out on the ii, d of the wharf Coscorsn
Began AID Kennedy were deftiy tcppllng
over iuse pile' ef boards, enduring srlmly
the h,mes which seoiehcd them and the
sey water which chilled them 10 the m.r.
row. The dsrtirs tongues Of 4 .nes bccame
more IT, gaenii The tmokr made ,h,m spui.
ter and cough, Even with the spray from
the hose-lines drcuching II, the lumber be.
meath their hands ~as bselniias 10 ,moai-
der just asa pillor cf are ,hot up from
one end Of the pile, Lieutenant Reilly cane
running out oa the wharf.
Get cut OF here, boy, he shouted. Fire
ooals ming up on the other I'D,
hogsn and Careofan, who wefo closc to-
gether, hurried after the retleatIps Iicuten.
ant aad even ~ they left, the fife.boat
swung up beside the wharf, AID with her
poseifal streams tent the Pile q boarda
crashing down on the wharf.
Hallway down the yard Corcorsn step.
ped.
Where's Dan he called to Began,
IL became evident 10 both men that Ken.
ncdy, who had beon o. the farther aide OF
lumber pile, had not heard the lieutsnant's
warning, and VI he hsi not |. was almost
certain that be was caught 10 the debris OF
the lumber piles which the streams from
the fire.boat were scattering over the
wharf Aud the lumber, despite the eiforts
OF the hre'bost ard u d, an streams from
the street, WAS beginning to bhs,.
For moment The two men stood stun-
ned by the thought Of eomrsde caught In
that awful death trap Tbtn Corcoran
turned and spod up the wharf, Began fol.
lowed.
Come back here, you fool he shouted.
You can't do anything for him now
Corcorsp ran on up the wharf into tho
maelsrom ofsmoke and namc.
Began FASTENED through the yard to
summon aid,
Tryin' to square himself he mumbled,
brokcnly. Blast those tongues OF oura'
Corcorsn fought his was through the
blazing lumber, choked AID gasping. His
eyebslls seemed to start from the sockets
ard his head felt as II II were bursting.
The arm with which be sheltered his face
soon became numb and llfeless. Near the
end OF the wharf flying board felled him.
kaocked Of bis helmet and cut a cash In
his forehead. Blindly, on hands and knees,
he CROPPED his wsy forward, the blood
streaming Into his eyes snd the heat all tut
overpoweiog him,
His hands struck something metallic; II
was kennedy's helmet. And there, under
pile Of boards already ablszs on top, he
saw Dams head. Ip a frenzy he tore the
pile apart, and selling his cousin by the
arms, dragged him out,
Dan he shouted, Get up Get up
But Kennedy lay prone and still, and Cor
coran, STOPPING, grssped him under the
arms. Half.csrrying, half-draggipg the
unconscious man, he staggered back
through the flames. Twice he sank down,
but each time be managed to get to his
feet again and struggle on, until at last the
flames we're behind him, and he had reach.
ed the yard.
II was there that Lieutenant Reilly and
Began found them, Corcoran feebly tug
ging at Kennedy's arm' ard mumbllng 10.
coherent words
AT the hospital = wuk lister, after an
amount OF Wig oroul persuasion on Kenne-
dys part, they put bin on u s.rotcher and
carried him to Corcoruns cot. C0rcoran,
covered with bsndsges and plasters, smiled
weskly as Kennedy put out lInen-swsthed
hand to him.
John, said Kennedy, there's something
I've got to say to you.
Corcoran's face Redeemed bit. He NOV
ed uneasily on the cot. Oh, that's all
right, Dan, he protested.
Kennedy grinned. Ye may not be the
hsndsomest man on the department just At
present, Johnny CorcoI an, he said, but 40
help me, you're the wbitest.