American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-28
Copyrssni. By FRANK a. ssuns-y
Company


land was u~ncyenffnl The sea
had calmcd down enough so
that We shipped very little wa
Ger. When We landed / was thankful
10 note that there were no lights In
the house. Apparently every one bad
gone 10 led FOR a much needed rest I
sent Bil ~ 20 get Glars clothing.
while ! unloaded the supplies and bid
them under the dock. I expected 10
telephone Jim Ia the morning and tell
him where they were 20 that be could
cook breakfast for the casta ways
When Blil returned I helped him put
eut 70 sea again. This required consid.
cradle persuasion aud 50 IA money. /
also had 10 promise 10 make Il all
right with the newspaper man whom
he had brought over.
Now the next adventure Ia this
Arnbian nightmare occurred. Al nrst
I thought u WIS the reflection Of the
rising sun Ia the windows Of the cot.
taKo which caused the red light. but
when ! looked 90 the east I saw that
the sun was not up
Then the house must be on nrel
Clearly | had no time 10 lose Proba.
bly, every u was sleeping ! ran up
the path from The beach 20 the house.
my temples bursting with the cxertion
by the time ! got 70 the front door the
flames were beginning 10 lick out OF
one Of the upstairs windows.
threw myself against the front
door and broke the lock without cere-
mony. The stairway was stiil clear.
dashed Up. yelling. ~Flref'
The people began % come out Ia
various stages of undrcss. carrying
clothing and valuables. yida's stage
experience stood her Ia good stead
She emerged from her room complete
~ dressed aud went downstairs M II
she were answering a rehearsal cali
All were accounted Tor but Lucille.
I pounded on her door again and
agaln.
Hurry I commanded AZ frequent
intersala
I'm %hurrying." shc always an
sWered.
A. last the smoke began TO be un-
bearabio in the hallway. and the
cracking o. the flames warned mo
that Ia an instant the stairs would be
~tmpassAble stood on ceremOny no
longer | threw open Lucile's door.
She was booking nimlessiy about her.
with a stocking Ia one hand
4 can't and my other stocking" she
announced calmly.
Don't BE- excitedF' | shouted. The
house Il on IRE. and we've got 10 get
outg'
I'm not excited. hut how can / es-
cape with only one stoeklngl"
There was no time for argument |
grabbed = blanket that was dung over
the foot Of her bed. wrapped her In Il
and swept her Oh her feet and into
my arms.
The rescue was very simple. There
was a little smoke on the stairway.
and In a minute Il would have been
hard 20 get down. but a. Il was | only
had 70 hold my breath for a few sec
Gods and We werr safe ON the arst
noor. which had not caught yet
However. I carried Lucille clear out
In the front yard and deposited her In
the little group OF s%cautily clad sur.
viycrR
Where's the Gre Department. ask
ed Vida
There isn't any Ore department."
Kent volunteered gently
Cant anything be douef'
Not much now shrugged my
shouiderA when q Ore gets that
much Roadway 10 a country house
built q wood there ID nothing much
q o. bot save the nearby buildings"
How could Il have caughtY' asked
bopp trying q put his left shoe on his
uxhi foot lie bad carried them both
DOT in his hands
No b was up. said jim the ere
man.
-H0x did you come 20 b. around
honiyF bopp s%traiEhtenci Up with
a qukrk glance a. the Mrs Green
NOTICE.