The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-12

through IN many places, 20 that nomo
OF the Inst girls to pass through tho
door % safety went with burned feet
eHurry, Celcstla." called Tommy.
We can 70 now
she did not answer.
lie saw her az a window STRUGGLING
10 open q.
This way. Celestial FOR Gods
sake, don't iumpi"
And he ran to hor across the smok.
lng and burning floor. As he reached
her n portion Of the noor over which
no had Just passed fell In with a
cracking, crashing Sound, and through
the aperture flame and smoke roarod
upward as from the crater OF n vol.
cane.
Celcstia had not succeeded yet In
opening the window. As Tommy
reached hor she staggered and fell
into his arms.
He turned with her toward the door.
and groancd like a thing that had
been hurt to death. Escape that way
looked Impossible
Supporting Criestia with one arm
he succeeded in opening the window
The crowd IN the street below saw
thcm. and a kind of groanlng and
iamontation arose.
CeleatiE began 10 revive.
Tommy had turned hls hook 10 the
window. Not until the last moment
would no let hor jump, and then Only
10 escape u moro shocking death.
Meanwhile his heart beat strongly.
and he pressed her closor TO his
breast as II he thought as they had ut
best but a few minutes 10 live he
must make her understand how much
he loved her.
"Oh." he thought. ~ only sbe could
love mo. could let me know she loved
me before the end"
II seemed 20 him that he couldn't
die, that he mustn't die without her
knowing that
Then a sudden and moro practical
thought came into hts head n he
was 20 die. he must die trying to save
her Thon she would understand. lie
looked about him wildly. and his oyes
fell upon n srent roll OF black and
whitc.stripod material for making
fhirts. Leaving Colostia leaning
against The wolF near the open win.
dow. he made a dash for the shifting.
and unrolled Il. dashing over e the
contents OF n number ~ the Ere buck.
cts thaJstill contained water
lt was his notion 90 wrap Cclcsiia IN
the wet stua. 10 take her IA hls arms.
and carry her safe % the door. and 10
thar safety which stll seemed 70 cx
isl beyond.
ny some strange FREAK OF the fire
there was rtIl quite n large area OF
hoAriig au|rroundlrv Celestia. yet un.
burned Tut between that aud the
door. 20 mako the crossing. seemed 20
cTer but one chance In a hundred
The one who Vas carried might live
70 toll TIE tale. The one who iiG the
carrying could hardly hopo for 20
much ITs would o. so badly burned
tiet although be- might be- alive when
De reached The street, ho would not
li4o long thereafter.
II t-h.5 many vc~d5 oftcn 90 ten OF
what happens In a few iustsn.s OF
t'mo. From thc FIRST cry Of frc 10 the
t'no whom Tommy had wrapped Celcs-
ta N tho wet shifting. and was pro.
parting. you may say. 70 wade through
lcl for her. was only n few minutes.
Tho JAS, girls 70 leave the sowing
machine room had only just reached
Che street
"Sow for &C." thought Tommy. and
90 Cclastia De rhoucJ Che bad 90
lhou' 90 mako himself heard:
Don be afraid dear. I'm roilg TO
Ert SOU cut Of thi7"
And h. gathered nor strongly In his
.rnB, pictured ont. with swift eyes.
what appeared 20 bo Llo best route
through the flames. drew one great.