Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-13
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the gallery entrance to well down Fourteenen
street when Blink arrived.
Step by step he moved along the line. passlhs
the brilliantly lighted stores from which snone
an unending array of Christmas things. AZ ,ass
glittering display of surgical instruments u0A
szled him; his eyes rested on two long pieces -
polished wood crossed as background ~ 'e
shining metal pieces, and ne stoppeu,i "l1e
eyed and open-mouthed
In q moment Blink was out of the line. In an
other hour he was home, standing before MS
mother and holding pair of crutcnes up " neA
astonshed gaze, with but fifteen cents leII III nls
pockets.
Haltngly. Blink told his story to his mother
and asked her to wait until next week Tor ner
Christmas present at which Mr.. Corrigan folded
the boy in her arms until he suddenly stralgnt
ened up, excited.
aSay. look derei' he exclaimed pointing
breathlessly to bright glare in the western SKY.
Gee! Will yez look at it. Dere's whoppln pig
fire sonlewheres.D 81
It was half past ten o'clock when Blink
reached Broadway. The sidewalks were nlled
win the usual Christmas crowd most or
them unheedful of the fire toward which Blink
was hurrying
With each step the crowd grew denseri the ex-
element greater Occasionally a few people
came hnrrylng in the opposite direction, and from
these Blink heard lot of mixed rumors But
what he did hear made him rush the faster. Ii
was the Regent theater; an explosion that seemed
to start fire all the theater at once panic
and 4 score or more of people supposed to nave
been lost.
For moment Blink shuddered at what ne
felt was narrow escape for Skeeter and him.
eolf Put his boyish excitement gave little room
for sentiment and he became all intent upon
getting nearer
"couIdnt You Stop TT"
presently, the voices Of two caused Blink
to draw farther in. They stopped near by and
one said
I.My God, Gallagher There's people been
killed. Wasn't there no way! Couidn,t you
stop it7'
.Iow could stop it," came the growing reply
0T had the two marked tanks stored away in
snrops' ROOM fixed SOS could turn EN- on last
thing before left after the house closed. Every
thing was O. K, I tell you, until the tanks we
had on the calcium lights got weak just in the
burglary scene The stage manager got hot and
called for them other tanks. Well there was
nothin' to it had to get em out. was maxim
slow work SOS the scene would be over, but the
stage manager was fiery. He had them Things
connected in second turned EN- on, and when
the gasolene spray hit them red-hot limestones
IN the lamp--My God never seen anything like
if. Both tanks burst together, and-you know
the rest
The two men we're silent for moment, then,
seWheres the manager, jim!
ST don't know" was the reply Blink heard.
.sWe warned him. Well it's done now, but I wish
we could have burnt his house without"
"Shut up man. Somebody might hear"
heavy prolonged rumble, followed by dull
crash of falling walls the shouts OF hremen, and
an increased cracking of the flames held the
men speechess for moment while Blink crawled
TO the edge of the areaway. Then:
allow about Collins? He might blow. Let's go
TO the hospital and talk to him. It'll be safer"
There was another pause, then the reply: Il
never got the name Of the hospital I don't know
where he Is.
s.You don't" came the astounded voice. "Then
we will have to beat it. This lis no place for me
and YOU"
The story had become very apparent to Blink,
and before the men started he had picked his
way down the smoke-fed alley, turned back run
ming purposely stumbled against them, and
stood nanting for breath