The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-10-13
The Heroism Of
Leslie Forbes
~ MURIEL BLAIR.

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OF moonlight j"scusn.ss. 4 fair girl
with pride In her face Lucia rase
a conscious young man. her acccp,.,
lover. the center ~ an admlrlnr ,hr.nr
Harold worthlngtcn.
Ee,ond the grown. Leslie rorhe.. his
sister Myrtle aud young Walter pal.
The brother q natural athlete In
build. the sister n charming model ~
ririish loneliness. her would D.. lover
slightly reserved. but with u TN. len.
iellcctual and humsn face.
Well" observed L.sli. In his ~
hand way. 'ihcr-'s hero wor<hip for
YOU"
TITS companions did not Vsntur. any
suggestions. Walter was watching
Myriles face With attention. lie knew
that pretty Myrtle was something ~
q dreamer. ~. wondered now N 81.
WAS comparing him with the great,
hun Worthington. who was receiving
M" adula'iou ~ N. ht.mind.d
group Of lovcliness about him n ~
he was som. valiant warrior.
u uo wish y.u could rouS. up ~,
brother to" MNrtl. paused Walter
was sure she meant to say something
Ike that" meaning the heroic deed Of
Worth ington. Rui ,hc added: "io
some real action"
4 think ! know what YOU mean.
Myrtle" said Waiter IN his usual ~
rect way. You h.licV. that I..sll. IL
lndol-u' Yes that 10 true, bur
mere whol- ,"ulr,i friend never lived
Hclir,. m" am d"iug all I eau in
urge him To- consider study NOR. seri
ou~lN"
4 know you ARE" sighed Myrtle. hui
gratefully. "M"th.r Worries about him
continually
Walter gave his friend n great talk
ing - after arriving At the coll.g.
lie worked douhl" tim. posting him tn
keep up With his classes Leslie
seemed really ~ the mend Then
some graduates visited the town. Their,
was riorous tiur and som. broken
windows ~ the village tavern. and
Leslie was IN the black books Of ~.
pr"frs ~orS again
our aft.rna,n Walter sat down to
rrs' ON bench ~ The railroad sta.
ton. ". heard the distant roar ~ y
coming train iu>t ~ the station agent
came rushing wildly out 81 the depot
~. was white ~ death.
wire from Hampton :" b. gssped
Fridge around The curV. gon. down
S-maphore won't work must stop N.
'imliei''
Walter took n all In ~ one swift
glance. Then he tore or his coat
>.sr NJ hand was The mail crane
Hr ran NJ the steps. placed on.
hand 40 the extended hook. and passed. /
There was u blur. dizzying aud /
ncr," racklng How he nd n he could /
n"t later realize hut h" gn,e his bod, !
, swing aud landed insid. the mail .
rnr.
"Th. bridge around The curv.-is |
down" h. Just managed To- gasp to 1
he astounde.i mail men Then he lost /
To regain IL with the I
rain at u standstil'. iis crew grouped I
,h~ad. where gres, zap showed the /
,rcsni bridge chssm Painfully b.
lifted himself from III. car. A new
,ickening sensation o,crcam. him he
'r-pt to some bushes and sank into
new unconsciousness
How H.. found his way back 10 IN.
'ollere he could only dimly remember.
,ui some one was ro,rslng him IN his
,-d. q fellow student.
Tried To get you up before" he nm.
iounced Forbes has gone"
"';"n'--wher.i'' inquired Walter
fagu.ly.
Home telegram. Mother dying.
hey shy. I'm his wny-look there 90
II was morning newspaper that
10. student held before the eyes ~
d. hewildered Walter In glaring
headlines the story was told Of the
heroism ~ Leslie Forbes.
student ~ Hampton college" IN.
nan who had saved Ave hundred lives
,ad disappeared after his intrepid act
4 bravery. but IN. discovery Of his
'oat had revealed his Identity.
Three days later friend wrote him
ceiling him ~ the death " Mrs. Forbes.
And four DAYS later. sraduntlng
amid rare scholastic honors. Walter
'eceiyed n letter hearing one word.
welcome. w.lllng. wonderful word
IN his auxfotts solIl. "(sutne And {