The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23

over the things she would buy for the familys supper
 Five cents for bread" she began, ''and five cents for sausages. That leaves two cents for potatoes. But we've got three potatoes in the kitchen already. And we've got several slices of bacon, too. which will make supper for papa. And I'll cook some rice-there Is still a bit of 1t for you, Sammy, and myself"
 'I want sausages," declared Sammy, smacking his little red lips In anticipa- ton. ''l don't want bread nor rice-l wants sausages.'
 ''All right piggie. you may have one nice, big slice off the sausage And here we are at the market. An, there's old MT. Schnider to wait on us. He's very good, too, and gives me good measure like him to wait on me-he gives me such a lot for my pennes.'
 The old marketman, MT. Schnider, came to wait on Katie and to ask her now the family were. Then he got the things she wanted, giving her about seven cents worth of sausage for the nickel. And to add to his kindness the old German gave a ripe, juicy plum to Sammy, who put It into his mouth at one bite.
 Then Katie and Sammy started nome ward But at the next corner they were held in delay by fire engine coming down the street. Then another and an other came in its wake The crowds became so thick that 1t was almost im- possble for Katie and Sammy to get through. and Katie had to push her way, dragging the reluctant Sammy With her. He wanted to stay there and see what all the noise was.
 But these engines are going 1ghl down past our house and they'll wake the baby.'' explained Katie, hurrying him along .'And- Why, Sammy, look! l do belieye-I do believe But hatle said not another word Fairly dragging Sammy. she ran down the street ike a flash. winding her way in and out through the crowd and gaining the front or her own home But she couldn't get to the door. for policemen barred the way anu kept intruders out. The engines were near to the house, the firemen getting ready to go to work right there And, to Katie's horror, she learned that the fire had broken out in the floor just De- low that occupied by her own family. oh. and there was the baby up there alone. Katie's heart beat fast and her little ninched face turned a deadly white. Tell inc Sammy to go across the street ana to remain there till she should call for him she ran to a policeman and said: ..please, sir, our little baby is on the ton floor. I must go up and get it.
 astand back" ordered the policeman, pushing Katie away from the fire iine.' Then he explained to her: 'The firemen have been up and have fetched out all who were there. You can't go in-the whole third floor is afire."
 At this news Katie felt the very blood in her veins turning to ice. What! Trust their precious baby to the firemen? What if they had not found herr She was lying in the bedroom-wa back in the shadiest-which meant the darkest-cor- ner of the room. And she was on 8 he'd and other furniture would have been in the way of the fremen seeing her.
 Katie pressed her lips together firmly. She had made up her mind to save her beloved and helpless baby sister Wait ing her chance, she went close to the fire line," then, when tbs policemen were busy keeping grown-yps back from the danger line she dart'Sd past them, gaining the steps, then thu door. before