The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-27
The Relief
Expedition

If any one falls downstairs or gets
run over on the street or encounters
any mishap necessitating instant sue
cor Crapple is always the unfortunate
individual on the spot. Possessing a
troublesome kindness of heart, he
cannot manage the rapid melting
around corner that saves others. so
he HES to the rescue.
This being so, it was entirely in
the order of things that, glancing
from his Office window across the
court one blisteringly hot afternoon,
he should see man seize hold OF
girl as she crumpled before her type
writer and fell The man, noting
Crapple, beckoned violently for him to
come over. So Crapple fastened over.
Il was just going by the open door"
the man told Crapple, land / saw her
topple over-there isn't soul here.
What'll l do?"
Put ice on her wrists and temples
and I'll find DOCTOR" said the capa-
BILE Crapple.
There was no physician in that
building, so he rushed out and headed
.or building block away. The girl
was slight little thing and she GER
tainly looked desperately i'll.
'Vot doctor?" asked the elevator
man blandly to Crapple's inquiries.
ANY doctor!" shouted the exasper-
ated Crapple. "And take me to him.
quick!"
Three doctors we're not in and the
fourth was deep in work. See here, -
said the busy doctor. "You run across
to the health department in the city
hall and you can get doctor for her
for nothing"
Crapple, hopping his forehead, hast
ened to the city hall. His face was
purple and his collar was melted. Pc.
destrians In irritated surprise as 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 sitting Office, spurred Crapple- on
for he is stout man and averse to
violent exercise
Crapple successfully burst into and
dtsorsanized the marriage license blu
rean, the dog license department and
tar ONCE before he fanally reached
the proper spot. BY this time large
streams Of Precipitation were gallopinl
down his face and making burrows II
tho dust which he had accumulated OF
i his countenance. He could only gasp
Mo, mol" he roared to the energetic
young man who grabbed him and
forced him into q chair and theI
called for ice and began jerking a
his collar as he inquired soothingly
where he felt worst I'm perfectly
normal, but there's girl prostrate<
by the heat in an Office"
WELL" said the young man, severe
~, rs he relaxed his hold on Crapple',
collar. you should explain clearl!
! what you want when you come In in
stead Of wasting our time! Now, 1
| you will go to the ONCE on Marke
street" 81 5b
Market street be hanged" sale
Crapple, violently. do you suppose
this II a case Of lingering illness and
that next week will dog"
He dashed out, and, missing an ex
press elevator, got into the local. The
elevator man stopped at each floor tt
exchange repartee with various
friends. Each time before he started
up again he paused to mop his fore
head and murmur reproachfully thai
it was mighty hot day. Once he
went back two floors for some one
with big voice who howled accus
ingly after the vanishing elevator
After Crapple at last reached the
street he was so wet with perspiratior
! that he looked as though he had just
emerged from the lake. He stormeG
into another building where there
were men of medicine and found one
What you should have DONE" said
that individual, shaking his head, twas
to phone for the police ambulance and
have her taken to hospital where hel
temperature would be properly re
duced and the right sort of attention
bestowed upon her You'd better gel
the ambulance now and"
NO." said Crapple with cold sar
casm, 81 think I'd better go out and
get good, lively undertaken, for nc
doubt the girl passed away long ago
I'll just run back to the Office and
sect"
Fuming, bedraggied, hot and limp
Crapple tore back to the scene of dis
aster. He shrank from seeing that
limp, hopeless little creature. now
probably beyond all help.
The Office seemed quite calm and
two persons were busily at work
They seemed bewildered when Crap
pie begged to know the condition OF
the stricken girl. Presently the brow
of one cleared.