Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
SUFFERING SALLY.
IS SAVED BY HERO
Young Mans Presence of
Mind Extricates Her From
Great Predicament.
RESPONDS TO HER APPEAL
FOR HELP IN THE PARK
And Then. in Full View of Passers-
by, He Receives His Well
Earned Reward.

1t happened the other afternoon right
In broad daylight. in the very broadest
daylight there is at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon. in Farragut Park. The sun
was its yelloweSt, flowers their reddest
grass its greenest and girls their
sweetest. when Sally came tripping
a-down the path. The sun is always
more or less yellow, flowers are some
times red-in Farragut Park they are
grass is usually green, but girls are
not always as sweet as Sally Not by
a whole parkful
The scene made a picture no artist
could paint, with Sally as the center
piece. Gayly down the path she tripped
ttripped is the word-no other verb will
do). Sally tripped. that is all there is
to 1t. Sally tripped tripped. tripped
a-down the path looking for a seat
wherein to curl herself into a curl of
cuteness.
Sally wore a Bingham gown, just
like they do in books. Her fiaxen hair
hung in braid down her back. Her
eyes were blue. Her cheeks were pink.
Altogether she was-we1l. just Sally.
Isn't that enough?
Rave If You Want To.
oh" you will rave, TO be just Sally
pink -and-white Sally. on lovely day in
June. when the little birds are sing
ing in birdtime tune: when the sun
is goldy golden. and the grass is grassy
green. and the song of life is singing in
the heart of sweet six
Help: Help.
Twas the voice of Sally She was
Help came again the agonized
wall
"Merciful heaven gasped the one
young man In the park, starting from
the seat where he had been trying to
read. What's the natter" Of the
truth must be told. he neither said
'nerciful heaven or what's the mat
teri" but these terms will do.)
Help. once more came from the
direction of Sally. Then the cries
ceased: only a deep sob came sobbing
on the breeze. A tree was between
the young man and Sally. He could not
see her. She could not see him, either.
A Tense Moment.
1t was a breathless moment to the
young man, and from the silence in
Sally's direction it was evidently becom-
ing breathless moment for her. too. The
hero of the occasion dashed for the
tree. One more step and he would have
the villain by the throat That fair
Alas for heroi Alas for maid!
Alas for sunshine. and oh for shade!
When the young man rounded the tree
what do you suppose he saw?
He saw Sally. Pink-and-white Sally
with her foot caught in a cleft of the
tree. There she stood, in her Bingham
gown. her left slipper raised knee-high |
Sally couldn't get her foot either up nor
down. 1t was cought for keeps. BY this |
time she was crying.
I-cant get loose, walled Sally, |
ruffling her skirt whole lot in vain ]
cleft.
All! the Villain.
How did you get caught like that?
asked the heartless young man. seemingly
enjoying the predicament of the girl.
II was trying to climb the tree. How
can I get loose?" she answered and
asked.
Well replied the young fellow, 'if
I were in your place / would unlace the
shoe, take my foot out, and then take
the shoe out"
"Oh. l never thought of that came
the glad answer. 1t was done quick
ly as suggested, and Sally stood free
She hung her head in girlish bashful-
ness.
Thank you." she said, finally.
The young man looked down on the
haxen head. He was not very tall
young man. but he was great deal
taller than Sally. He considered for a
moment.
How about giving me a kiss" he
queried.
The answer came like flash, like a
flash of the sunshine flooding the park
Chance passers who saw them smiled and
went their way. Sally is six years old