Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-10-26
The Relief,
Expedition,

any one falls downstairs or xsss
run over On the street or enoOuntsrs
any mishan nscossitating inasant suo
cor Orapple 10 always the unfortunats
individual On the spot Pcssessing Q
troublesome kindliness az heart. IN
cannot manage the rapid melffns
around . corner that saves others. "a
he HES TO the rescue.
This being 90. Il was enktreky I'm
shs order OF things thai giancina
nom his once window aeross TIA
court one blistsringly hot afternoon.
ns snouid zee O man seize hold Of 4
gffa as she crumpled before her type
writer and fell. The man. notina
Crappls. bsckoned violently for him q
come over. So Crapple FASTENED ovee
7 was just going by the open door,
ene man told Crapple. and ! saw hes
toppls cveF-thess isn't q soul here
what'n ] dor
sPut leo On her Wrists ana tnnpaes
and IN And . Doctor" said the caps
bio Crapple.
Thsre was no physician IN thss
building. 20 he rushed out and headed
tor building q block away. The Kirs
was Q slight little thing and she Co.
tatnly looked desperately IN.
Vet doctorf" asked the elevatos
man blandly b Crappls's Inquiries.
Amy doctoei. shouted the sxaspen
assd CrapplA And take me 10 him
quickf-
Three doctors were noe On and the
fourth was deep In work See herNA
said the busy doctor. You run across
20 the health department IN the city
hall and you can get q doctor for hsr
for nothingi"
Crappls. mopping his forehead. hast
ened TO the oity hall His face was
purple and his collar was melted. Pc.
dsstrians In irritatsd surprise 40 they
dragged along the street made way
for the apparently insane man who
was rushing along on that hot day.
Only the memory OF the limp little
girl. who perhaps was dying back In
the stifing once, spurred Crapple on.
for he 10 q stout man and averse to
violent exercise.
Crapple successfully burst into and
disorganizsd the marriage license bu.
reau, the dog license department and
q tan Office before he nanally reached
the proper spot. BY this time large
streams Of psrspiration were kallopinR
down his face and making furrows In
the dust which he had accumulated ON
his countsnancs. He could only Rssn
no. not" hs roared to the energetic
young man who grabbed him and
forced him into O chair and them
called fo9 ice and began 3srking ss
his collar a. he inquired soothinxfy
where no felt worst Tn perfectly
normal. but there's . g1Ti Frustrated
BY the heat In an ofioe-
Well. said the young man, severe
~. an he relaxed his hold on Crapplss
collar. you should explain clearly
what you want when you come IN IN.
stead Of wasting our timel Now. n
you will 30 TO the ofioe on Market
strestS
Market street be hangedi" said
Crappls. violently. do you suppose
this is q case Of lingering illnsss and
that NEXT week will dor
He dashed out. and, missing an on.
press elevator. got into the local Tho
elevator man stopped at each fioor %
exchange rspartes with various
friends. Each time before he started
up again hs paused 70 mop his fore.
head and murmur rsproachfuily that
II was q mighty hot dag. Once he
went back two floors for some one
with Q big voice who howlsd aecus.
inSfy after the vanishing elevator.
After Crappls at last reached tho
street he was 30 vet with Derspiration
that he looked a. though he had Just
emerged from the lake. He stormsd
into another building where there
were men Of medicine and found one.
What you should have done" said
that individual. shaking his head, was
70 phone for the police ambulance and
have her taken to hospital where her
temperature would bs properly re-
duosd and the right sort Of attention
bestowed upon her. You'd better gee
the ambulance now and
NO." said Crapple with cold sar.
casm. Il think I'd hsttsr 70 out and
set q good. lively undertaken, for no
doubt the girl passed away long ago.
I'll Just run back 70 the once ana
ssat~
Euming. bsdraggled. hot and linn.
Crappls tore back TO the scene of dis
astsr. He shrank from seeing that
limp. hopeless little creature, now
probably beyond all help.
The onos seemed quite calm and
two persons were buAiiy at work.
They seemed bswfldsred when Crap
pie begged 10 know the condition OF
the stricken girl Presently the brow
Of one cleared.
"Oh, yes" be said Miss Lester
did fesl the heat n little. but she was
well enough In o few minutes TO 20
home. How I'D you happen 20 know
about it!-
Why. said Crappls. grimIy. Il
have habit OF soaking In information.
Now, II you will direct me 70 q large
chunk Of ice ! shall be Infinitely