The Ely miner., 1910-12-09

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mother and sisters had come home.
| There was no doubt of that. For it
certainly had seemed forlorn there all
alone in the house. However. there
were drawbacks to their return.
At first he was tolerantly interest
ed in the story they all had to tell.
Adele began it.
Il know you are anxious to learn
about our experience in the hotel
| fire. she said, "Of course, We wrote
| you a little about It, but one can't
put all the details in a letter. you
! know"
You see, our cottage was next but
one to the hotel-the sweetest little
| cottage you ever saw. Honestly. We
had the most popular porch on the
| lake-nO mosquitoes, splendid
breeze and lots of Mollys lemonade
and things We never thought Of
anything's ever happening in such a
quiet spot. though Molly did worry
about burglars whenever there wasn't
| a moon.
We'll, anyway, about o'clock one
morning somebody shouted Fire OF
| course you know, George, that | am
| not easily frightened so you won't
be surprised to learn that | turned
| over and went to sleep thinking
| had dreamed it.
by and by Jean called me- ! went
to the window just in time to see the
| roof fall in. Louise screamed. but
was quiet-I know l was. | guess
person herself knows whether she
| screams or not.
1T was beautiful sight. though
| really it was little funny to see all
| the bOarders in their pajamas and
| things. We had eight women in our
house the rest of the night but really
there wasn't any rest, not for that
cottage. The men slept on the lawn.
1t was very exciting"
1T must have been" agreed young
Hammond. I'm glad you were so
| brave"
He was opening his paper that
evening when his mother came into
| the library. ITS pleasant to find you
| alone, George" she said II haven't
told you about the fire and the girls
are all so nervous about it still that
don't like to speak of 1t before
| them.
I'VE were just nicely settled in the
| cottage when | was reused early in the
morning by the smell of smoke 1t
| must have been about o'clock.
| though it was very dark I went to
| the window to see what was burning
| all ablaze.
THE people came pouring out of
| the doors, dragging trunks and suit:
| cases, and everybody was excited
We took in about thirty women. as
| did each of the other cottagers
| was quite agreeably surprised to find
| the hotel people quite intelligent. for
| | had always refused to meet them
| The girls made some very warm
| friends that night 1t will be very
| pleasant to meet them again here in
| town"
| when young Hammond same down
late the next morning. but she wei
| coined him cordially.
Il am glad to see you at last" she
| said. I've been waiting for you be,
cause | happened to remember that |
hadn't told you about the hotel fire
| 1t was about midnight when | was
awakened by the sight of the flames
"On the lawn were hundreds of
| people in pajamas and things and
some of them were crying and some
were laughing and it was very
exciting. We took in about twenty
| women and lent them clothes. 1t
was dreadful to see the poor things
| | lent my white duck suit to a girl
who looked rather shabby, but it
seems she wasn't and she has a love.
| ly brother and they're coming to call
as soon as she has decent dress
| 1t was great experience.
That night after dinner young Ham
mond's sister Louise. finding him
| alone, sat on the arm of his chair
| to tell him about the fire.
1T was the worst experience ! ever
| had" she said "Of course, Jean and
Adele were always afraid of bur-
| glars, but we never thought of fire
| 1t was about o'clock in the morning
and everybody lost everything | was
calm as could be. but Jean cried a
| long time The flames were beauti-
| full but the people looked tragic We
| took in about fifty women that night
| and except for four that had Mysteries
and fits and things they were lovely.
| We lent our extra clothing to them
| to come home in, pour souls!"
She hurried to answer the tele-
| phone just as Molly came in
WAS she telling you about the
fire." Molly asked. She doesn't
| know much about it. She always was
afraid of burglars and things and she
| had Mysteries dreadfully. 1t hap
pened-
Between midnight and o'clock in
| the morning" said young Hammond,
| interrupting her. THE flames poured
out of the windows and the people
out of the doors and the people wore
paiamas and things. You were
| wakened by flames smoke and cries
and by being called and you took in
! from eight to fifty women in hyster-
| les and little else. Not one of you
was in the least frightened and you
made no sound whatever. You lent
YOUR clothes to girls with brothers
who we're nice and"
II don't think YOU'RE very nice "