The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-12-28

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Hotel and give this to the night clerk.
and tomorrow I'll call for you." The
chief then continued his homeward way,
revolving in his mind plan to assist
the boy on the morrow.
Stepping to the light the urchin read
the card and soliloquized: Gee! Dis
must be dream. T'ink of it-a good
supper, bed and breakfast; all for not
in. Tha' cop is peach, sure 'nough."
Ding, Dong! Ding, Dongl a bell
sounded on the midnight air. This
time it was the bell of an incoming
train, and the urchin decided to wait
until the passengers had alighted,
thinking that he might be able to col
lect few dimes. Among those who
alighted from the passenger were the
Hon. j. A. Allen, president Of the First
National Bank at Deadwood, and his
wife and only child, girl of some sew
en- years of age. The urchin soon found
himself addressing the banker thus:
"Say, mister, can you spare dinner
Jes came"
But the banker was not in a charit-
able mood and cut the lad short by re-
torting: "No! Why don't you 60 to
work? I've got no money for beggars."
And with his wife and child started
for their home some few blocks distant.
Their way led them across Main Street,
on which was the x Hotel.
The urchin started for the x Hotel.
He was following the banker and his
family, some twenty feet behind them.
They had reached Main Street, and now
those ahead were crossing the street,
when the loud changing Of gong
attracted the attention of all pedestrians.
Cling, Clang! Cling, ClangI It was
ths gong On The hrs truck, drawn by
two fiery, gray horses. Those who have
heard that changing gong know the ex-a
Eciteme1t witch prevails. The banker
and his wife and child were directly in
front of those oncoming grays. The
child, seemingly, was forgotten. Her
] parents had sought safety on the side
walk, but the child stood there watch
i ing the grays bearing down upon her,,
4 The driver assayed to turn tie team
4 but his efforts were unavailing and sness
s1'closed his eyes. !; The spectators turned
q their heads; all were, helpless. For, ass
81 moment it seemed as stho the child
a would be killed outright. ,5 II e 8
4; Suddenly all were startled by the cry:
d g Save ser! Can't yer? Get out er the
i tEway, yer loggerheadsp And an urchin,
ragged and dirty, sprang in front of the
/ Egrays.. With ashove he sent the child
J sprawling into the gutter, and was
! himself hurled high in the air and fell
3 tunconscious by the curb. s.
! The grays dashed on;st gong kept
changing. But there in the street was
s a midnight scene, witnessed BY but
, few. The bankers wife, with tears
coursing down her cheeks, was smoothz'
, ing out the folds of her childs dress
and wiping the snow and dirt from
her face The banker stood helplessly
, near. A few feet away stood Bill
, Myers, the chief of police, who had
. paused on his way to the fire. But
, now he was giving orders to carry the
9 urchin to a doctors office near by.
Others having been sent for the doctor.
+ Suddenly the full significance of the
i, urchin's act seemed to be realized by
> the banker, and stepping to the chief
! he said: "Bill, do all that you can for
q the boy; spare no expense, and I'll pay
: the bill"
t The sun rose bright and clear on that
t New Years morning. In one of the
!, wards at the city hospital, and near q
q cot, stood the chief of police, J. A.
Allen, and his wife and child, couple
b lof doctors and two muses. On the cpt5
IS between the snow-white eoEBxlate 81
Q lad no longer the ragged and dirty
8 e|nrchin Of the previo6Is evening, bnt
81 fa. hero to all in the clty, FOR th n &
n hSd been printed Ip the morning 4;
Piers There lay the vonng hero F.
fling between life and death. EFAf
which money could bny
ed was given to the hero. But itall SEED
is like mockery, for Il the bank
st1 paused a moned1t, pregiousif the
accident would hapetb BEEN agertsd.
b once again the0himing % ballq ne
'dl out tie hour. The boy'a lin "a.
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