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then his curly head bowed in and out OF
the maxes OF the quadrille with Winifred

,, then his curly head bowed in and u OF
the maxes OF the quadrille with Winifred
at his side.
What he said then cannot be told I'M
less the crimson cheek OF the girl told.
Anyway. Jerry waited long for Winifred
that night. When she came the lights
were low and most Of the people had gone
home.
Long and late burned the lights in Wini-
fred's room. She had heard the voice OF
Cullom and had blushed beneath the
lamps. He had asked her to be his for the
rest Of life. So a Jerry and Herbert, too.
Yet the feeling toward Cullom was differ
ent. Perhaps 1t was because he was new
er and his shortcomings were not Known.
Winifred put out her light. but her eyes
were wide open when her head pressed tho
pillow. When she went to sleep there is
no one can tell. for the girl herself did not
know. And she dreamed.
There was a fire In the house and the
cry OF strange men filled the yard. The
ladders clattered up to her window. wini-
fred ran to the opening In the wall and
was there met by flames. Flames stole
up behind her and at her side. drawing
nearer and nearer. The clang OF gongs
came to her and she heard. or dreamed she
heard. the hiss Of the water against the
hre. and through the blaze there were the
sounds OF the captAin's voice as he directed
the men and told them to climb the lad
ders.
Distinctly Winifred heard the call Of a
man as he climbed to the window and
when he reached the sill she thought no
paused. Another came up. and q third,
and all paused. Then came a fourth. There
was no stop. Into the flames he plunged
and those who stood about laughed and
their voices were shrill and piercing. On
came the man who braved the Are. Slowly
he made his way through the flames and
at last stood. shriveled and scorched. be-
fore Winifred. II the flames burned her
she knew It not, seeing the man who had
come to rescue her from certain death.
She threw herself into his arms and was
carried away The demoniacal laugh OF
the men on the window ledge she heard
dimly and the orders of the captain be-
came less and less audible to her and she
stood before her grlmy rescuer. Slowly
the smoke went from his face and gradu-
ally he took the form Of one of her suit
ors. The men from the window Joined
them. One was a fireman. AND he was
the first. After him came Cullom and
there was not the manly look on his face
she had seen in times past. After Cullom
came Jerry. Winifred turned to the smoke
begrimmed man who had crawled through
the flames for her. 1t was Herbert.
Winifred's mother called the girl late
the next morning. And there was no sign
of q fire either in her own room or In the
neighborhOod. She had dreamed.
She mad dreamed and her dreams had
helped her. When she saw Herbert 1t was
to answer the question he had asked her
and answer it In the affirmative.
When the wedding was held Jerry was
the best man. Cullom? He left no ono be-
hind to tell where he had gone. Herbert
won 4 partnership In the store, as we'll as
Winifred. and he has added his nanl. TO
that of Handel and the sign swings in one
of the principal streets Of the west side OF
Chicago.