Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16

French windows. Ike knew the upper
floors he had gone there in the guise
of gas inspector. II "Red" could get
| the necklace, Ike could catch it from
his hand in the court below and hold
any intruders at bay while Red"
made his getaway along the covered
coureway.Jt 4. a.. t%ltF~s-. .--
Red" was at the appointed place.
He and Ike had worked their way
into the grounds through, the base
ment Of the unoccupied house next
door. Ike was waiting below, and
1''Red" had Skinned up the column and
stood irresolutely upon the porch out
side the third-story window. He knew
that window communicated with q
passage and, once inside, he must
turn to the right to reach the old
woman's bedroom. But his head had
never been very good for second story
work, and he hesitated an instant be-,
fore he threw UP the window and
stepped inside. AS he did SO the
burglar alarm rang loudly through the
house. ~ :; .5$s5ls{E ,: II sS.
Red, was half along the passage.
To go back to that window would be
fatal policy. The unexpected alarm
struck terror into Reds" heart, but
he kept his head well enough not to
yield to the instinct to run for safety.
and be caught. An open closet with.
a lot of clothing hanging in it attract
ed his notice. He plunged inside and
pulled the door tight after him. There,
he crouched, minute after minute,
trembling in fear Of capture. He
could hear nothing inside, for the
door fitted tightly, he did not know:
whether he was being pursued; but It.
was growing uncomfortably hot.
Perhaps 'sRed" waited there twenty
minutes. AT last, when he could en-.
tdure the heat nc. longer, he opened the
door cautiously. Instantly cloud OF
smoke rushed in. Rec" plunged into
the passage, to find the smoke whir-
ling down it. He heard confusedly the
cries Of people in the street below. s,5s.
II He rushed to the window through
which he had climbed. Looking down,
into the street across the garden, he
saw that a fire line had been formed.
He saw the men afixing ladders; he;
saw the smoke-shrouded building.
Flames were bursting from every win
dow, except those Of the wing in
which he was trapped, and he did not
know the way out s.5 a 5s3s2 y II u,
i'll In mad terror he. broke along the
corridor, plunging into room after
room, only to recoil, baftled. before
the forty feet OF vertical wall that
overlooked the garden. i- .s:.;
"a '.s.Red, tried to collect his thoughts.
Yes, he saw the situation now. He
must reach the front of the house,
where the firemen had erected the lad
fders. He turned back and raced to.
ward ,aEswing door, which seemed to
shut OF the residential section from
the servants quarters. He passed an
open L door somebody stood there In
the curling smoke, with arms out
stretched, Keeling. 4 cropping, sob:
bling y !. :s. u j; .9 55S
Red" did not hesitate an instant.
He tore on his coat and wrapped It
about the girl. He snatched . blanket
from the bed and placed 1t about her,
covering her from head to feet. Then,
carrying her In his arms without
much diff Guilty, he turned to fpd that
THE whole wing had grown q fiery
hell. "A III Ri 5$ 81 55i \: Ri
u And aRed"' burst into the furnace
Tongues Of flame caught at him, the
binding smoke seemed a contrivance
Stos drive Kim into that seething, mol
ten chaos OF fallen timbers and cor
roded metal, which had once been an
elevator shaft, up which the fire
tongues burst with yellow and red
banners. They drew at "Red" like
beasts with hungry maws. But he,
;evaded them. And now he was pant
ing under his burden at a window.
looking down into the street, and be-
hind him the tongues were uncoiling.
IA The mob saw him. They yelled.
The firemen had left the wall, for it
was thought all the inmates were res
cued. The hose was playing upon the
buildings right and left--no chance to
save that one. III. z, Y i .g3&
"A brawny fireman 41eaped for the
ladder, followed by two more. The
structure was within "Red B." grasp,
but he was too faint to feel for 1t, too
weak to use It. He chung to the win
dow frame and held the girl out to-.
ward the mob. "a! 1gSlS < IS; I. I. Z q
Tor God s ;sake!", he babbled. Il
didn't get the necklace. Lemme die,
but" ~ i n
4 The safety Of this girl seemed the
only thing in life to Red" He had
forgotten all about his fears. Death
was imminent now, the tongues Of fire
were licking hungrily at his face.
"Red" passed his hand over his singed
pate and laughed weakly. L H y
: IT guess they've 80 copped me,
again. he muttered, and, handing the
girl to the nearest fireman, fell faint
ing back toward the flames. IT was
in the very nick Of time that the sec
ond fireman dragged "Red" out and
down the ladder to the cheering crowd
below. ~ q all = i.i III :
3.eWho is .he?' the people asked each
other, as they pressed round him.
my husband" were the words that
fell upon reds" ears. He opened his
eyes. Over him kneeled the girl he
had saved, and he recognized Lizzie,
looking at him with new tenderness
in her eyes. Il @E,is 81 }. Z, 4 s;i@
d Historic London Character. 4;
The oldest rat catcher in England,
John Dalton, has died in Southwark,
at the age of ninety. He belonged to
q family which has carried on the