Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18

80 NA3@ ~%A-4N@&&% rA3HE uS y BE&0 3WhNs
He's different man now, after 10
lng through all thnse terrible expert
enees. You ought to see his eyes
shine when be tells how he went over
the top and or course, you don't
care 70 hear abo,it those things. You
didn't have to 90 through them
Gilbert smiled iryly. so. he hadn't
had TO 30 through them; hut he sim
cereiy wished he had been given the
opportunity.
Then there isn't any chance for
mef" he. asked. placing his hand on
the knob Of the door. preparing to
step out into the dark world.
Tears started In her eyes.
-Tm-Tm afraid not, Gil. I'm so
sorry. but ] can't help II because I've
changed. / believe. though, You had
better stop coming TO see me. You
see. Herbert and i've are thinkiag
rather seriously"
Il underestimate he said. with a
queer little catch In his voice. and he
went out into the black night, where
ali the stars were hidden by solnber
clouds.
IL was two days later that the viii
lase was aroused from Its customary
lethargy by a sensational event-fhe
third that had occurred sinre the town
was founded or discovered. or what
ever IL was that gave II bisth. The
first was the burning of the town
hall In 1901 and the second was the
robbery of Sam Hankins' henhouSe
only q year ago. Tails third sensa-
tional event was the near drowning
Of Bobby Hobart.
The news WAS passed around town
as IL on electrified waves. IL WAS
shouted across back yards by house
wives and along the streets by men
and children. AS a result Homework.
business and playing soldier were
abandoned, and the village fiocked TO
the channel down at the -four mill.
The channel branched from the river
and took care OF the water power for
the plant.
Into that channel Bobby Hobart had
fallen while playing on the edge with
Willie NObscott. The latter had gone
screaming from the scene. Two OR
three men who heard his frenzIed
shrieks managed to CLEAN some idea Of
what had happened and they hurried
to the place where the accident had
occurred. They were just In time TO
see a bedraggled figure climb out OF
the channel with Bobby In It's arms.
The child was pretty far gone. but the
work of resuscitation finally bore fruit
and the lad began TO breathe and splut-
ter. and opened his eyes: and then
every one-the crowd had begun To col
leet-sighod deeply and looked around
for the rescuer.
The resc1Ier was I'm a bad way, for
the water was cold. The young mans
teeth chartered and he was in a YER
liable CONFUSION OF shlvering.
Marguerite Hobart came hurrying to
the scene. and finding Bobby was safe
and wrapped In warm blankets. and
already on the way TO his home. she
took 1t upon herself to look after the
rescuer
'Put him In our car and wen take
him to our home." she told one of the
men. ITS too far to his own home
out In the country. Tn afraid of pneu4
monia."
A short time later the young man
who had saved her brother lay In sleep
In the guest room of the Hobart resi-
dence. while Marguerite sat beside.Ahe
bed.
Poor Gill;" she said. stroLing bis
brow. although the doctor had not sug-
gested a message. Gilbert did not re-
ply to her remarks, but she talked on.
1--WE learned. who the real hero Is
Maybe Herbert Drew fought Germans
In the Argonne, but I'm not so sure.
What / do know is that he saw Bobby
fall In the channel, and that, instead of
ieaping In TO save him, as you did. he
ran to find n rope To throw to brother
There were some heroes who stayed In
camp. GIL"
At this second mention of his name
Gilbert opened his eyes. and a glad
look Overspread his face. and when he
looked out the window the world was
sunshiny and smiling again.