Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-27


care you men or animals
There is no danger. Sit down.
Don't try to kill any more women
Il you can help 1t"
And then he brushed aside the
heavy blue velvet curtains ana
passed beyond.
shall never think Oh nlin
again except as he stood there.
That instant is indelibly engraved
upon my seuI. Jeff Turner's ugly
face was transfigured. His red
hair, in its disorder. looked more
flaming than ever against the
deem blue Of the curtains. His
whole attitude was protection OF
the weak personified and right
eous anger against the selfish
cowardice of the seething mop
below him.
Others must have had the same
impression of him that | had, Tor
In a very few moments the wo-I
men who had been hurt had been
helped to the dressing room, men
had settled in their places, the
orchestra had begun lively air,
and a semblance of orderly egress
was going on.
I found myself, when l regain
ed modicum of calmness, telling
Mrs. Early, who was hysterical,
that her husband was not hurt.
"But I do not see him any
where" she said, looking about.
Mr.. Henderson offered to go
and find him and in few minutes
he came back with the informa-
tion that Mr.. Early was down in
the car too shaken to return and
he asked that Mr.. Henderson
bring Mrs. Early to him.
without a word Mrs. Early rose
unsteadily to her feet l could
not help but admire the gentle
ness with which Mr.. Henderson
placed his arm about her trem-
bling form as he led her from the
room.
Duane and and Bah looked at
each other and each drew long
breaths. By some happy chance
our table had escaped overturn-
ing and Duane, reaching for his
highball, said: 'I do not think
Alix, that you could call your
party stupid now. Do you usual
ly Introduce sensations of this
kind for your friends?"
Hush, Duane The poor little
girl may be burned to death"
"Oh, I know it. l know it," said
Duane, and by the way his hand
trembled / knew he was attempt
Ing to cover his emotion.
The people were beginning to
thin out and Duane asked: Shall
we go?"
II think we had better wait for
Mr.. Henderson" / answered.
"And perhaps Judge Turner
will come back" volunteered
Duane.
II don't think he will" Bah
put in.
II am sure he will not" I said
earnestly. by this time he is
on his way to the hospital with
that child"
There's Henderson now,"
Duane remarker and we arose and
went toward him as rapidly as
the surging crowd would allow
us.
Turner told me to tell you he
was going to the hospital with
the girl. l saw him as they were
putting her into the ambulance.
l expected he will need some
ministrations himself, as noticed
that his hands were very badly
burned" Mr.. Henderson told us
when we reached him.
do you think we could do any
good If we followed?" asked Bah
eagerly.
mo. He expressly told me not
to follow. Said he would let you
know as soon as the girl had been
cared for.
knew in my heart then that
Judge Turner had been badly
burned and did not want us to
know.
ut makes me proud that am
a man when l see piece of hero
ism like that tonight and"
1T makes me ashamed Of my
sex" Mr.. Henderson interrupted
Duane. when l see to what
depths of cowardice man may
fall"
Wont you come up to Alix's
apartment, Henderson? Turner
will telephone there as soon as he
can and / am sure that no one Of
us is at all sleepy now"
Il shall be very glad to have
you come, Mr.. Henderson, I sup
plemented Duane's invitation.
Don't you think that we could
all pile into my roadster?"
"of course we can." acquiesced
Duane.
But the ladies gowns?"
''They are ruined already" said
Bah, but we will have to get