The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-29

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one stumbled oct biiadiy aad lreasd
against the wall Tor a momsnt bis
hands over his eyes
Il cant do &C." he said. ala,nd. I
cant reach the vaults
Louise Slipped paAt him and vas
within the doorway. closely followed
By the frantic Mary
The man eried out sharply and
stretched out detaihiag hand Are
you crazy Come bach"
MIR. Gordon cried l.ouise With
little sob OF relief. IS II really your
Let me go-quiek-my note hook8'"
A thick cloud OF smoke at that mo
ment came rolling down the back
stairs. II enyeloped them. It vent
down their threats and made them
cough. The man, throwing an arm
over the shoulders OF the sleadcr girl
who had started up after the first
shock OF the smoke had passed away
pushed her gently but firmly outside
Don't let her come. Mary" he
called back. clearly. I'm get the
note books--if can" Then he was
gone-up the wreathed stair
way.
Outside. the girls waited. II
seemed hours. The wind. bowling
around the corners. whipped their
skirts. There was colder edge to Il.
Fire at last broke out OF the back
windows simultaneously with the
sound OF breaking glass, and huge
pillows of released black smoke
surged out from the new outlet
Louise started forward. She never
knew afterward just what she meant
to do, but she sprang away from
Mary's encircling arm and ran up the
little flight of steps leading to the
door from which she had been so un
tremendously thrust Afterward
when they told her, she realized what
her impulsive action meant. but now
she did not think. She was only con
scious of some wild. vague impulse tc
fly to the help of the man who would
even now be safe In blessed outdoors
had 1t not been for her and her fool
ish woman's within. She had sent him
to his death. What were those
wretched note books-what was any
thing at all in comparison to his life
So she stumbled blindly up the steps
The wind had slammed the door shut
1t was a cruel obstacle to keep he
back. She wrenched II open Tn,
clouds OF smoke that met her. rollin,
out Of their Imprisonment like pent
up steam. choked her, blinded her
beat her back. She strove impotentl,
against 1t. She tried to fight it OF
with her hands-those little intensel
feminine hands whose fortune Gordo
longed to take upon himself foreve
and forever. They were so small an
weak to fend for themselves Blu
small as they were. 1t was goo
thing they did that night. No,
Mary had firm hold of her and woul
not let her go. She struggled despel
ately and tried to push her of, bu
vainly. for Mary had twice he
strength.
Mary, / shall never forgive you
She did not finish her sentence. fo
at that moment Gordon staggered on
. into the air. He sat down on the ba
OF ha
darts of fame colored the surgin
smoke here and there in weir
splotch and, suddenly calm now tha
there was something to do Mary an
y Louise led him away from the doome
building where the keen wind 500
blew fhs.ckoking smoke from his eye
and throat.
I've swallowed ton. he said. r,
covering himself quickly. Il couldn
get them, Louise" He did not kno
III he called her SO.
IA "Oh. what does 1t natter" erie
b Louise. earnestly. Only forgive m
for sending you"
~ AS ] remember II. | sent myself
said Gordon with humorous smil
es ohi aAaails luuDitu one llft
girl rather uneeremoniously down n
stairs. Did hurt you" There W,
caressing cadence in the questic
that he could not for the life OF hi
keep out OF his voice.
did not even know I tumble
How did you get back" said Louis
tremulously.
Who opened the door," coun,e
questioned Gordon. rememberin
The wind must have blown Il shu
Was blinded COULDN'T find it
~ couldn't breathe. didn't have sen
4 enough TO know It was shut. hat
couldn't have helped myself anywa
! Eroped for Il as long as / could VIII
~ breathing. Then I guess 1 mn,
nAvs gone on little, for 1 Was snrs,
nn< on the floor Of the lowe1 =.
nea ! fen = breath of air plari,
me somebody must have ons.a,
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