The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-23

hraa occasions and had stekeo MN "a
A much needed dollar more than on~-
whom he was up agin Il.
rIn those days we had night order
" IN our wand whom always meant
to poison but somehow / never got
time Ho wound up a career Of blum
ders one night BY dropping night
lamp into a screen. and two minutes
later he dropped the JOB Of lighting
the fire and hustled to save our cases.
Just as we were congratulating our
selves that aii were safely out Tommy
the COD seized the night nurse by the
neck and yelled
where's my pal1 Where's Typh IT
ain the inner passage said the
nurse, turning white. They must have
taken him out the other way
ssThe frst ] heard Of It was when
the nurse came crying 70 me.
"I tried to stop him, sirs. the little
heart case No. is, but be broke away
from me and ran back into the ward.
He thinks Typh 7 Is IN there.
7 thought So too, and ran for the
entrance, and as reached It a wall Of
black smoke rolled out upon me, some
where back Of which rose the voice Of
Tommy the Cod. who was sxhorting
his pal, and the rattle Of a wheeled
chair
Keep yer head down, buddy. Airs
fresher near de floor. Dere's de door
ahead Blast do CHART It's stucirf
Never mind me. old man heard
Cuthbert say. Make a run for It
You can send back after me-
Not on yer llfe.' began Tommy,
but the brave words endedsin pitifnl,
strangling cough.
"Groping blindly, stumbled upon
the chair and with a rush brought my
two patients out into the hall Tom
my keeIed over, and we got him to
open air unconscious When be came
to his first words were:
"'Dld yer get my pair
Pm right here, Tommy said Cuth-
bert, catching the boys hand
OATS all right. den,' said the Cod
contentedly. But guess I'm done.
Dey always told me inhaln' wasn't
good fer kids he added. with faint
grin
"Cuthbert looked up at me appeal
tngiy. but / bad to shake my head.
Tummy's diagnosis was correct Cuth-
bert climbed out Of his chair-against
my crders-and bent over Tommy.
Little PAL he said. you saved my
life
Tommy waved the matter away afr
Iiy. Oats AL right II was up to me.
Between pals, yer know, yer'd have
done de same trick fer me-
"sGod knows, I'd have tried. And
now there's nothing / can do said
Cuthbert his voice breaking Isn't
there anything, Tommy Haven't you
got any relations or friends could
heipf I'm rich. you know
"G'wanF' said Tommy family. Is
Dat right7 / fought yer was a charity
patient He pondered for moment
There's dat fluffy haired boldly dat
come to see me last week. She was
pretty white to me. You might kinder
look out fer her a bit Dey said she
was me old woman, but dunno. Wot's
de diferencoY said Tommy the Cod
wear1ly. she was white 10 me any
way. And Tommy said no more.
"Cuthbert buried Tommy in style.
went to the neutrality-suspicious. inter
est. you know. Well. Cuthbert has
been paying bis debt to Tommy ever
since. looking after the .finffy haired
loidy. as Tommy called her. She
called herself Treyannion. believe on
the stage"
"Trevannion." interrupted Sfbyl
Beach--"Viola Trevannion7'
why, do ron know herr asked her
cousin In surprise.
'sYes-no; never mind" said sibyl
TREMENDOUSLY. Harvey. ! want y0u to
70 ashore and telegraph Mr.. Cuthbert
that we-that am expecting him and
sign my name. You needn't stare 50"
she added Indignantly. Then she turn
ed and hurried below.
well, upon my soulr' unused Dent
rs be went over the side to send the
message. II must have done that un-
somRonly well"