Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-22

Fredaie
between ihe two. be went quite q long
way. In his breast was The first touch
7 OF panic
Wherever be went the IRE found
7 him out and drove him on A strong
( wind had risen and as the flames vim
moved their way down the mountain
/ side and across they found more and
larger stun TO feed on
Professor stilllter got hurts every
I now ard then fi.a hands ana knees
were laceratcd. bis face had had some
hard knocks HE blind eyes Hmurted
With smoke aud che alr which De-
breathed half choked him
To man with average Hght o.
I sCIli have been an easy matter to
have eludsd that IRE o. had descend.
20 the mountain in a narrow path
II was Professor Stlliter's misfortune
I that he had been unaele tO sldestep %
ny taking up his original stafd 90 the
back al tbs hut Instead of az the front
be need not have moved uutl help
came
Even nov OLD maD smellakoud Was
standing at comfortable distance
from the red hot ruins 90 the hot aud
wondering what fool had ser IL on tire
and Why.
Through the forest itself the ure
was only burning broad p8tA com.
hned TO this by open barr,as aud
swamps or by timber too f-,en and
~eil Watered 10 burn From the mouth
OF the cave &c looked like r,cedine
column OF smoke. aud there Was uu
real menace in 10 Tor anyone but rfo.
fessor Sullfer iiim u bounded on
and on And now. continually like
child that babbles he was asking God
10 save him, christ to pity him
As he lost blood his progress he
came slower and slower. aud draih
stared him In the bask We was ~
have one short reprieve lle came tu
gravelly bank So steep that 800 try
ing to get down II he began 10 Slide
could not save himself and was dumped
presently into the ice cold deep Nat0r
For "a moment the shock refreshed
and in,igorated him aud gave h.m
hope he could swim and water can
not burn Whether be- was 100 % pond
or lake OF some size be- Ola not ku0a
u lake and not very large. he could
swim across and az least ma safety
from the FIRE AT FIRST 10 was easy to
swim In the right direction guided by
the heat That camo from behind, but
after awhile It Was not s0 easy
He was a good swimmer aud while
floating and trcading water he mon
aged 10 get rid of his Shoes ana MOST
OF his clothes be would need them
when he got ashore Yes but ht
would have TO DO without them
lie began TO ere again. and there
was no sign Of the opposite shore
lie Nas Ia one OF the narrow,st
lakes ga that part 90 the Adirondacks.
but Il was several miles long and he
was trying TO swim Il from end to end
The iig was up.
When he realized this he hastoned
the inevitable by screaming and
screaming and then By bursting into
tears and sobblng
After a while his nnal struggles
stopped. He aoated IN the water with
his face under, kind 90 foam came
TO the surface from the corners OF his
mouth Twice be drew up his knees
and kicked feehly. as 70 he we're SIN
alive and trying TO swim.
After a Ions time Freddie the Fer
rrtt leadiag Celestial as u She had
been blind. bluadcred 90 the foot on
The clin In which was the main en-.
trance to the cave. Into this be pene.
traced little way and there began 10
shout for Tommy with on hls might
The only response was the ochoing Of
his voice
50 Freddie went back 20 Celostia.
and there She stood with hewfdered
puzzled look on her face. and both her
hands being held hy Tommy Barclay
himself, Who Nas breathing as n he
had been running up hil
Don't look puzzled now Celestiar
Tommy was saying. you know me
us al right I'm the driver you
know aud you have 10 obey the driver
SO wake up BE yourself
Then Celestla spoke.
The driver" she said. Is dead
Professor Stilliter told me"
Told you | was dead"
Ceiessia nodded and turned away as
u the matter vas Of no further inter.
est.