The Washington herald., 1911-09-10
What He Did With 1t
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ana started Dack 10 unu, III pOestOle mann
ing way Of retreat.
But now the very heavens seemed on fire;
detached clouds and jets of flame, darting
downward, fastened upon roof after roof;
and, before Archie could reach a certain fixed
upon street, the one that he now drove on
was continuous line Of fire, but, providen-
tally, only as yet on its west side.
Closely hugging the east side curb, and
nearly stihed by smoke and heat, driver and
, horse went bravely on until they had come
within half block of the wished-for avenue.
Then the surging flames leaped across their
rath, and caught a row Of frame structures
they were Just passing.
rs he bent his head before the scorching
blast and drew the protecting leather still
closer over his precious charges.
The gallant mustang responded nobly, and
in a few more bounds had cleared this new
danger. Then, slackening his speed, lie turn
cd the corner safely, settled down to steady
trot, and in halt an hour arrived at Mr.
Campbellls residence, which lay far outside
Not wholly scatheless had the pair es-
capped; the boys face and hands were bls-
tered and his overcoat ruined; the pony's
long, flowing name was twisted and curied
by the intense heat, while the paint and var
nfsh of the new buggy were disigured by
unsightly blotehes.
The saved children, however, had received
ITO further harm; and, after Mrs. Campbell
had tenderly bathed and re-elothed them,
and given the little things a nice breakfast,
they looked very pretty and interesting
The elder of the two seemed an unusually
intelligent child, and, although certainly no
more than four years Of age, sped out nsF
~-~s:My names Bessie" said she, "and baby's
il Fanny.-,We lived way up stairs. in big
ouse, with lots of other people. Last night,
father and mother took US out of bed, and
allNh Nnlr nnH md
.. down to the street, where everybody was
running about and crying. Then we could
s.e that our house was on fire, high up on
tie top.
ca the sidewalk for minute, and then they
10th ran up stairs to bring down things, and
we didn't ever see them any more, cause
oar house tumbled all down pretty soon, and
it got SO hot that we had to run away.
we cried dreadful Loud But nobody
minded us a single bit; SO we walked away
from the fire as fast as we could, till we got
awful tired. Then we went into house,
where no people lived, and fell fast asleep on
Something walked us up this morning, and
when we came out of the house the big fire
had caught up to US, and, II this goot
boy hadn't found us, we'd have been burned
What was your fathers name, Bessie y
asked Mrs. Campbell
"Just only father, but some people did cal
him james, replied the artless chlld
And no amount of questioning could elicit
tie surname of her parents, which the limo
cent little one evidently did not know.
For months and months Mrs. Campbell con
scientiously advertised the waits. But no one
ever claimed them, and at last he and hli
wife joyfully adopted them as their own
much to the content of all parties, and tc
especial delight of Archie, who now had moi
only a long wished for sister. but two o.
them.
For years after the great fire, Rollos proud
duty was to draw the three children over thu
city streets and country roads, but in all Their
wanderings Bessie was never able to identity
the spot on which had once stood the ole
tenement house occupied by her ill-fatec
parents.
Under the loving care of their foster moth
or, both girls grew into beautiful and accom-
plished women, the Joy and solace of thei
kind protector declining years, and the
pride OF that chivalrous brother whom the!
mad long since come to regard as their very
own.