Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-24

every now ana again Ne would qUaSe-
mechanically. Il might have known it,
Dad" | broke forth at length. for
the silence was oppressive. "one would
think | came TO rob you of daughter
instead OF giving to you SON. cal.
He raised his head. and with pc
culiar look in his eyes lie stammered
Brokenly. Jack. she is not my daugh-
ter f A@
: WHAT CALCULATED amazediy
Kitty not your daughter:"
Listen" lie cried. with appraised
hand. unheeding my exclamation OF
surprise. Il can trust you. lad. and
will tell you how she came to ne.
six years ago to this very night
was walking the streets Of Bermond-
sey, which made up NY Leaf. for was
then, as YOU know. a sergeant on the
force. The night WAS sharp. and !
blessed the forethoug,lt which had
prompted my Wife. God bless her. to
give me Il pannikin Of tea
''Suddenly | was startled by dis
tant whistle, recurring at intervals
1t was the fire alarm. Following the
direction given by the signal, | soon
came to Il blazing building, and they
fold mo tbara v-ara nao,,ra ,t tho ~,
and all oscooa c,,t cfr Pm ,ar. 1,e,,,t
SAM, .v-ftttr mo- -. ,r,1,I ,,., - tI,.
windows above and realized that the
engines could not arrive under ten MN
utcs. The place burned like L8yric5.
and q &lJ1u Of horror went up rs with
@ ar,s,] +-., r,,t .,ooi. r..,I =,
..TT.n ,a,.... ,--,,.. .,,.c-;..~~ o,,.,..s
tha narrow, ra---.a,. .f..t ,9t.fr,l ,,.o
rrg.g.s hui,fi~r FROM tl., .,.....-,.I,.r5,.,
>s-.,r,!,...l.a t,,a ,.,,... .-..r ,. .f..o. 49,,
cid r.,r lg1 ,..,....r ..t ~ 49,. a,.,+
alarm .n1 ~. INV. o..... ,-.,,,.l..-..7 49,.
ward lt1... - Lag-..3 esgt rlst.f-.,ff.., a
flan Of salvation etg8ng, ,.,a
"tTra.a Won IN r.1ar .lt.f viii raar,,
ncr0s+%' asked III, terror STRICKEN.
.I..4., rs thrarv orr nv, h,q,-, c.a+ r7o
ro71a7 a.u--.ali.a uu4 Ia..f.s. ~
LIS manifestations, : tr.n.,.. hin, r..t., +,,..
r,i,cn ,n1 l--,,t,,, r;,,, t,,..1 = ,.,,t..r-f,.
,.--3nd nm 1h, ,.t.,.,s
.'Tbr0win.s onru tho window which
faced the burning buiIGina. was ab,o
to descrv as the binding smoke fitted
away for q moylp9t = chfld's aronizad
face nrassnd arainct tho rIose r. for
ror .Ouick MANI vaIlad as tho old
man tottered into the room undar the
weight of the ladder and taking if
: from his sbouleer 7 shot if across tho
Intervening sDace and crashed If
through the window opposite.
"Springing on to the sill. I got astr,de
the ladder and. shutting nv eyes. COM
menced to pull myself across. Cries Of
below hut to Iook dovnward uos
death, and l crawled on. | smashed
in the entire window, then leaped into
the room.
1.-THE little child was living in the cor
ner in a swoon. Picking her I'M 7 re-
mounted nv Temporary bridge and
commenced the perilous return The
heat was intense and the suffocatinp
smoke threatened eyery moment to
oyerpower me. but with q fixed heart
I clasped her to nv breast and forced
my way across.
81 saw one of nv mates. with arms
outstretched, in the window before me-
Another yard. and he DRAGGED me half
fainting into the room.
1.-The chlld's eyes reopened at last,
and with q scream Of terror she hid her
face.
"'Mammav she screamed frantically
Where is mammaY
"'Take her away, Jim,' I said deter
minedly as grasped the situation. 4
must go back
"'But it's certain death. sethr nv
mate gasped as he looked fearfully
downward, and he would have held
me back.
.SThe heat scorched horribly but
pursued my way and in a few seconds
was over.
1.-THE fire was creeping up the stairs,
and with a scream of horror l darted
forward and dragged the inanimate
, form of the woman from its very
clutches She had gone to fnd q wav