The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-18
The Rescue

Isn't you goin' to have another
piece Of candy7" asked the girl who
had not been long from the land Of
Dixie. Then she put her hand over
her mouth and laughed gleefully
through her fingers. ut nearly drives
Sister Matte crazy to have me say
amt the way do" she went on, but
somehow don't reckon I ever will get
over doin' II.
Another thing that Just about en-
harnesses Sister Matte to death 10
the way talk to strangers. know
nearly everybody In the apartment
bulldin' now and she don't know hard
ly any Of 'em. Sister Mattie's lived up
north so long she's Just like northern
people.
"Speakin' OF talkin' to strangers,
there's the sweetest lookin' young man
lives In the apartment across the hall
from us. I've been crazy to know him
ever since I've been here, and I knew
he was all ready to sreak to me II ]
gave him the least little bit OF chance.
but was 80 scared of Sister Matte
that never dared to- Every time
we'd meet In the hail. though, or In
the elevator he'd kind o look at me
and I'd kind O. look at him.
81 reckon we'd "a gone on like that
all summer II It hadn't been for the
fire the other mornin'.
Yes, indeed, my dear, we did have
perfectly terrible FIRE. 1t was about
O'Clock in the mornin', such a scan
dalous time for anything to happen
THE first knew about 1t was when
Sister Matte came into my room and
begun poundin' me. Get up! Get
up!' she was sayin' when opened my
eyes. The house Is on fire!'
Il Jumped up out of bed and begun
foppin round the room and screamin'
Still, had enough presence of mind to
go back after my black satin slippers
when got clear to the top Of the
stairs and Sister Matte was tuggin'
at my arm and tryin' to make me hur-
ry down. OF course, the first thing !
did was to get my best hat and put II
on and then | put on my white shoes
and my kimono, too, because Sis er
Matte KEEP worryin' me so abou, IT,,
runnin' around behind me with Il In
her hand
Well, my dear. give you my word.
| was clear down on the street when
| suddenly had the most awful leein'
| ever had In my life. I'd come Of G2d
left my hair! Now, could you cTcr
believe Il? My beautiful long switch
that paid 50 an inch for!
Il just knew I'd never in the world
get money enough to get another one
and had the most awful vision of me
goin' around the rest OF my life with
just the hair that grows on my head
and | nearly tainted. For a minute
| was so weak | couldn't move and
then | simply tore back up the stairs,
When ! was about half way up heard
somebody gallopin' after me. What do
you think? II was that lovely young
man across the hall!
Let me go and get 1t for you, Miss
Robinson he said. Wasn't II sweet
OF him to know what my name was?
Il was Just pantin' by that time,
was so out OF breath. and bein' so
kind O. crazy and excited, just told
him the truth. It's my hair | said
I'm afraid you wouldn't know where
TO find It.
We'll. for a minute | thought he'd
die laughin', and It wasn't any laug- in
matter, thought. so started on W
again. He took hold Of my arm
though. and said for me to go on down
stairs, and he asked me where my hail
was. By that time he'd got over laugh
In. 80 told him 1t was on the dress
er, and he went on up and went dowI
to the street