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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1911-02-03, Page 3ids' 0 $r' 11 ;:. IF Wad $r!)110 •1, ,t +:';'� tiA t>•r.:. R +sA• � i;,p„� 1J.olding hc.r firmly in his .strong arms, he )wade i,i way across the stage and succeeded in finding a small opening which had represented a door in the scenery, He rushed through this only just in time, for all that remained of the scene fell a moment afterwards, and exactly on the spot where he had been standing. Through the darkness caused by the smoke, and relieved only by the fitful glare of flames, he made his way, stum- bling sometimes over pieces of wood and ropes and at others almost falling down the yawning pits of traps. What direction he was taking he did not know. The yells of the mob in the front of the house were now deadened by the crackling and roaring of the flames and the sound of the water thrown by the steam engines, and which fell in glitter- ing cascades on the stage. Presently he found himself in a small space divided from the stage by a par- tition which the flames had not yet reached. There was light enough from the livid reflection of thre fire to see the first steps of a staircase, and. Beetle, though half in doubt and desperate, was about to earry Joan down there when it sud denly occurred to him that some por- tion of the falling litimber might drop over the opening and eonfiste them in a cellar• which, the suffocating smoke might transform into a veritable tomb for them. At this moment, as he stood undecid- ed, Joan stirred, and, •struggling•faintiy, uttered a moan, ,Still keeping his arum around her, lte let her slip to the ground. ” Where am I?" she said, faintly, then uttered an exclamation of dismay as the recollection of the fire returned to her muind. Bertie'5 heart leaped at the sound of iter• voice, Even in that supreme moment of peril, at. wild, mctd feeling of joy and satisfaction had taken possession of hitt, late had deereect that he should go to the Coronet that night, that he should meet her once :tore, that he shonlcl ::at e her, chis thought had ran, swiftly through his brain, and echoed in his heart while Ire had her in his arms. Even as he had made his 'way- acro the stage, with the fierce flames stret ing out on all sides of hitt, he had s . to himself, "1 shall save her once mo this tine from death!" and the thou \40(1)(1 have nerved him even if he 1t lacked the courage, which he did not Anc} now she spoke, her 'mice thrill hint as it had thrilled hint the first tic he heard it. It was like the pictu opening its sweet lips at last. _l, strange shyness fell upon him as looked at her. Iter hair had. sllpp from its coils. and ]rung in silken prof Sian over one shoulder, het• face w rale, leer eyes soft and dream)•. "For heaven's sake, dont be triols recd,' be said, at last. "1 am trot frightened. Where are w In the theatre still?" " 1•esle we are in the theatre, 1 think he said. Then slu- renmembered tits 1)8131 strick n people fighting and struggli towards the doors, •us she had se tlueut in the last tnonrent of vomiau nese. and she shuddered. "Tice poor people! the poor people! she tnottned. "Are they_ safe? Oh, it terrible!" Ewen at that moment, he noticed. wit a thi•i1l of admiration and devotio that her thoughts, Iter fears, were no for herself. '•1 trust they at•e all safe bys thn time•—or most of them;" he )•epliet "There were several exits" "And generally locked!"" she eried n ringing her ltatlds---•'`generals;• foeked 01. it is terrible!" 'des, yes!" he assented. hurriedly+ "brit T must think of you now!" '; he glanced round through the thie/ cul .ke. ""Are we not safe?" she said, wearily "5t }vere are we ;" "T do not -know," ansWeerd Bet tie: ;' scarcely finaw 1nrow we conte here. lit 1 the back of the stage----" She looked about her -again, and tie eyes grew ,grave. "Wt are in the back of ail. That i the way to the cellars, {where thre ma el{inert' is kept." "1s there it way out?" he demanded quickly. Rhe shook her head. "No, ,xlliis is the only door leading to it.1' t10 glanced towards the front, now a sheet. of flame that lit the the narrow recess in \which they stood. Ilow long would it be --how mane minutes before the finites would reach them? rive•- teu--or less? - "We are in'danger?" said. Joan, in e tti't voice and 1luite Calmly, Tie dict not, speak; I)e was wondering ret her cahnnsas-this girl who a few moments, lige had • seemed all nerves and ,,emotion. • '""'�A%e are in a trap," he said, hoarse- ly; "a trap to which this is the only doer"" And. he pointed to the square ai)etting• maw lurid tvith fire. Joan sank open a piece of timber, n,nY quietly pushed her hair bank into tt t, l.. t, r. 1e i )ems kno,,. l s led sli h p g t14 , but. filer hand was Steady and flim. "IfeW did we come hero?" she said, He groaned with remorse. "I 1 carried you here!" "1• did not muari. that! 1 ani ungrate- ful! It was good and noble of you; it was the only way! -you; did not knolls, But .which way did you come?" "Across the stage, I think," he re- plied; "I can scarcely tell. A piece of the scenery had. fallen across the right wings--" "Then that is the only way out," she said, pointing to the opening. "And that will not be left to •us long," said Bertie, grindy. He paced up and down for a moment, then came to her side again. "Do you, think you could venture to try the passage with me?" he faltered. She rose and held out her hand with a faint senile_ on her white face, and he too]: her hand; but as they neared the opening she shrank back slightly. Berths set his teeth hard, and catteh- ing iter up' in his arms, dashed for•\ward. .The heat was terrible. He felt it scoreshing his face and thought of her, of the beautiful Illy -white face whose likeness he had gazed rtt for so many hours. "Turn your face to me." he whisper- ed. "Hide it against my breast." Half -mechanically, Joan obeyed, and closed her eyes. She felt herself borne along as through a stream of Liquid fire, then there came a momentary pause, and when she opened her eyes she found herself still in bis arms and back in the recess. "I have failed !" he said .hoarsely. "It would have been death for you if I !tad gone on ! "" "And for you !" she s:,id, gently. "For me!" he said, with self -scorn. " What does it matter whether I live or die: I am of no use to myself or any- one ! 33ut vau—•you :" Itis voice broke and he turned his head away, "You shall not die:" he stied suddenly. "There must be some way—some way I" and he ran to the watts and groped about in frantic despair. "01. be calm ." rn'unni red Joan ; but as sire spoke she Burst inter tears and covered her face with her hands. "For Heaven's sake don't cry !" he slid, alnost fiercely. "No, no!! she murmured. "I could not help it!! I was thinking of leer—of a. very dear friend—cue who was more ss than a sister to me. Oh, Emily, Emilyl" eh- "If she is au actress she is most likely ai d re, ght ad ed ne re Ire eel tt- aS t - e:' e. rte en s - i5 it n, t 15 a s safe!" he said, eagerly. "There seas time for them_ to geet away, befoore the` wings caught. You would have been safe if you had not remained o look to the people in front, and if I--" he stop- ped, choked—"if I had not brought you here," "Hush !" rhe said, holding out her hand to him. "You did it for the best. If my life is. saved you will have saved it. De not accuse yourself of anything —but rashness in coming to my aid." He knelt at her side, and seizing her hand raised it humbly to his lips. As he did so the flames he had beau dreading broke through the opening, and and a. flood of light poured upon Iris white face. Joan statted and drew back, then bent forward and looked at him in am- azement- "You " she cried. "Yes " lie responded, reading her I thoughts: "it is I. Bettie Dewsbury. You remember me?" "I remember," said Joan, faintly, "and you came here to -night, you knew mer" "\ot till I caw you on the stage," he said. rapidly; "1 name to the thea- tre by aoeident, by chance; I know you the moment I saw you, "It is strange " she faltered ; "once before yolt saved rete=-" Her voice broke. "And I will caavo you noir•!" be almost shouted, rind scarcely knowing what he was doing he caught up a neavy piece of timber and (commenced pounding at the wa1L Bettie was strong and desperate; the 'wall, which 'rves of single brick, shook, and shivered Beneath the blows of the heavy piece of timber whiela be used as a battering ram, and presently the brickwork :gave way. He ha,d only just time to drop the timber and drag Joan out of the way when a portion of the wall febi in, a cloud of duet mingling. with the smoke which was now rendering their place oil refuge 'thick and murky. "Where <ioes• this lead? It is a kind of paesage," he shouted in Joan's ear, for, the noise of failing beams and the rear- ing of the flames rendered speech al- most impossible. Joan looked round Iter. She. knew of no passage except that of the painting- roo)n above a,nd behind the stage. "It lead to the painting -room," she said. "Come witls mel" he shouted, and taking her hand he hurried her up the stairs. Even as they reached the first land- ing he, looking back, saw their late re - Fuge one:Snass Of flames. On the landing where they now paused to take breath there 'vasa window, and instinctively they both went to it and looked down. The lurid light of the burning build• ing fell upon au immense crowd, a sea of upturned fates which shown fitfully ; xn'the red arat3 yellow glans. .,•,. �1 r • e c m<1'.t ,s is u a o f t •window , ars Ci?6wd oaltght eight of thele," and a roar, •dickers atbliNi,0041' 'Which doomed t.o ,sake the' tottering• o oat st 0,51 8 STILL AN POSTM ER ER TELLS Why' He Pi?,), DodKd's Doctors Failed` t Disease, But the Great Cart edy. Clam: Point, ,She/ 3O.-- (Special.) —Jo:€ masterheie, is atud neighborhood who. and disease banisli'e P,�i11s. "I am sixty -taw e postmaster, "Ants , think so highly of; Owing to a bad . co menced to bother, . developed into Back joints, and finally "I �v tis treated by; did• not help ne 3t boxes of Dodd's brought me relief -a: Everywhere you tell yon of the gre ney Pills are doing, tells you can give tlt, reason simply is the of Kidney 3)isease ea111101 cure, ;1'}iesela them and proved the„ Rbeutpatienr, Dropsyee bago. Heart Dise tse ease are some of the tiles that Dodd's K ccure. simply bemuse; Isidney diseases or a eased Kidneys. is Fatith to Pills e His Bright's wand Relief in Kidney Rem - c C o , K,S., Jana -Nri<,kerson, post- lme. many in this pains relieved Dodd's Kidney s eld," says the 11 eget why I s Kidney., Pills, y kidneys eont- and the trouble stiffness of the ht's Disease. doctor, but that and it was sis ey Pills that Canada people (irk ])odd's KKict- a everyone \w110 taasori Why. That 'ere is irtl (855 ..s 1%idney Pills (tele Have tried tare. Iinekaelie, Diabetes. Lunt - id .}aright', 1)is- ere 5erione tron- rry fills always se are all either 5440 ),1 lry (lee theatre, rose from thousands of throats, as hands were raised ant pointed to the two figures at the wiltdow, "They see Cts!" saidi•'Dertie, "Thank God !" murmured Joan. "They will •,put the escape up! Ali, it is none too soon," and she laughed hysterically cord put her hand to her throat, as s17e felt shaking with the in- tense creat acrd the smoke, Bertie had to stifle 11 groan. Ile knew thatt from whet -e they stood no escape could reach therm lis quick eye had caught the sight of flanuts breakieg tent fret!, l:41)cath, and 'pith a ru•ift pang through }cis heart'he felt that if slug oras to be saved it twits by hire, and him alone. "•'Vait here!" he sal putting his hand on her au•)n to rea515 e .and encourage her. "Keep close to `he window and get rt. much air- asp `ble: '.f grill not be a moment!" Then as sire snmiled 2rp in his face in token of obedience, he sprang up the few steps and entered the painting room. As he did 80 sloe heard e. sharp, hissing sound againet.t)te Wali ,' , f; teas th.e hy- drants playing ;round 1e . dnt4 w ,where Joan stood. With H e r.-riiity of a titan fighting for Iife agairist time,. l3ertio got together all the' rope that Ire' could• find, en,1 fortunately there was a quan- tity lying about, and joining it into ogre long pieces, he Boiled it up and retnrne d • to Jean. "Help me!" he said, fe-erislily: and he showed her how to. make a slip -knot._ while he passed one end of the rope round the rough but strong balustrade t of tite statrway. Whits he was doing it the shouts of r the crowd grew louder,' and teak to a tht mselves a note of warning. e 71e knew \what it rrreant and that there was not a' moment -to lose. s ' ow!" be said, acrd he slipped the noose under her arms. "You will be brave, •will you trot? It is 1113' only chance of saving you! Put out your hands and keep yonrrelf from -striking P against the wail » - ,moan looked at him. ((( t`Yon 'were going to let me donn?" fine .sa.id, standing elose to him. " Were? I am!" Ire said, eagerly. "Step on to the window. ledge and 151 yrourse:lf down; close'\'our eyes and do not fear. Yon shall not come to anyr harm," But still she stood looking at him. "`And you?" she said, in a lotw, in- tense voice. "'T?" he said, irnpatiently5. "Oh. 7 am ail right, They will reach me somehow. 7 -can go down the rope. after you, Igor heaven's sake be quick! Hark! They are shouting to us that there is no time to 1011e," Still ,loan hesitated. "You cannot go dowry that rope after me buy yourself," slte said, catehing his arm. "Yon are tired, worn out, Look how yonr hand trentblesl Ahs I see what you rnea.n.; yea evoulc} save me, and stay here and diet I will not go! ATn I We will std.\* together." The sweat brake out on his face and his heart seemed tri sl;and still. "Por the sake of heaven," he cried. "do not hesitate!" She smiled et hirer, teed the smile Iin- gered in his memory for: year's after - a ards. "1 am not so fond of life, rit;t• friend," 'she ,said. "No; mer• -•will stay together" There was no tbr+ for further parley. Desperate, pec] lcssj Dertie made the rope fast, and, .seefii�ing Icer fn Iris arms, ar � as "It is Tde "T,'revelyan!" the Mob shouted. "Hurrah! Keep no your ]react, miss. You're a]1 safe! :3.11 safer Bravo!" Siowiy, steadily she ears clown; the crowd s rayed to tend tro in icy excite - tent, Men ,shbute l tltemsevee ]coarse, women shrieked, and screamed in mad hysteria, i nci."iiill trade one frantic ef- fort to get near her, as' if every hand wanted to touch her and -seize Iter first. Then suddenly, from the centre of the crowd, a man broke, and dashed himself towards the spot to which she was descending. White, speechless, his eyes fixed on her in •a. wild, despairing glance, he fought his way, until he was Close beneath her, Then, the light fall- ing on his face, the crowd saw and re- cognized him, It was -llordannt Royce, • 7lis were the halide which. first seized her, and as she fell fainting into his arms a ,yell of triumph went up from the mob. Then rose a rev. '.The man! the man!" anti a tlroutarrcl eyes were fixed on tate window, at which, Bertie had again appeared. • They saw hint lean over, as if to see whether she this safe, then he sprang nn the ]edge, and, grasping the rope firmly-, began to climb down. As he did so there was an awful crash, and the roof fell in. • :1 shower of slate. and charred Wood teol•k fell round him, soite of then striking him, but ,:till Berth, clung on. The erowd WAS now es silent as the grave; in the awful sr, pence: it seemed as if srareely a than breathed, Eager eyes were fixed on the figure dinging to the frail supe and corning down so slowly. elowit. that it seemed AS if clays elapsed bettv<en t -very yard he made. TIie firemen, alone catm au.l eollected, dashed up to the spot carrying an im- mense square of canvas, and the crowd, seeing their int tet iott, yelled their• ap- prove 1. Font by fefat Tint: m <le• tis tray. It seemed' to hint shat his Nester limbs were :made of lead. acct that his hand, were sawn apart. •r, :eavy was the Rt railL lie dared 'a' ' t , ,k down. be (wile] not look 114/wstrt' 1 X11' of 1h' falling sparks and lett ,. which frit in a ,bower about hien. With (dosed eyes and !e'•e.n 1 teeth - he r•lung nn 1111111 he could 1• -int]) no longer. Then. with at short. ro sigh. he felt his halide slip from the tope, .A sob. a vel}. meet troth li:e c1•otwl as he fell }laekward', whirl; sullenly ehang^d to a roar of ca•it°'aetioe and delight as the firemen een;eht hint iu the (•auras and waved their halals as A sign flint 115 W8S �:rfe, -dlc:n and tcoturt1 rnshted forward to seize hien by the hand: • voices 'were heard ingnlrinr who he wits: And when his Hume went round, shouts rose of: "Bravo, my lord! Bravo, Lord Dewe - bury 1" :Berrie. hail .stnnnPd by the noise,.. snood •• uuiv]'t the ' trowel in his :eltiirt sleeves, 111,4 waieteoat torn amt spotted \rich the blood that had deemed.. from lis cut and eha.fed hands, his yellow hair scorched and burnt, his faen blackened and grazed. "Where is -Miss Trevelyan 1" he in- quired at last, when he had pulled hitu- self together. Sowars tat far eft. They had tried 0 persuade her to go home. but she 10111et not, ti:m•e until she :PAY With her 8411 eyes how her pre•Prver hail fared: lid Doty sh'• court, rep to thank hitt, her yes Moist. her halide held out. "Oh. thank heaven! --411111 h; Heaven!" lie said, reverently, "You are not hurt :" "Not in the 1east,' 145 s:rid. 1415 eye; fixed on her. ".alai you'd' She shank her head. "No! 1f is wonderful how we eseap- <1! And--and--1 o\r-e my life to you-" Bettie still held her hands, ntterly in- rnwu that surrounded tom were not trema • fa "' �aiet a ronxh rn:rl eyes: "it was the phtrT. • I've soon! 'rbcs t{•shary! Heaven blc.c Iter hands when Mor - daunt e. said. "the Pah i ns his eyes fell n e ;i•Pntletnan typo sav- ed a emblem flush ix! fx'rT. • Pt+cously and held 1)17 it was yott, Bettie!" "they ----they didn't you?" and bewildered, w'av " he said; "any f,l to the art-n•:i,orl'nw," calrl au<i taking .l'oan's llrorrg hliis arra aHyl alt ]caked }rack ever i3,rtie bOwcd. Rare wad enc and hurried out of mac nothirrw left for tripped off his jatc)<et 1)ftit, rd," he sa.icT; "it ain't ng eokl, after 'what of the ar3siocrnts:.l ar• no more rubbish ff ; •ou're oar crista h an aatir. "Tf you'd 'vorlcfngman yea re+," ntrniu�at:1 ALAS A8 R AN1 (Lipnineott.'s Magazine..) feel er— "T' ut7derstand ;mora• twire < to c Lias. elle 1 Cel i „ t up e you worried her?" llfeeker--•-"We]l, she no longer lectures murmured, Oh, f rgr'ce met " and put her outside the window, She clung to hint for it moment with a convulsive shitclder, butBertie put her r,lhands front him' tenderly, reverent• ly, rind then, springing back to his rope; let her down gently'. A roar of aurethe and delight= rose. from the crowd, M1.' roar which grew in volume and freeze as the slim figure of the girl who 1 d become tt. popular idol s'vung and so y'ed ism the alt, the red light falling de her beautiful face, 417 Iw `0, a 001,8 different to the e 1 <I them, some of {v d to 'the seen,. ,aced leer 1r 1. with 10411, itt his < lest thine 85 ever e cheers for bevel I)r e you. my lord!" I3et tie st ill held <}aunt Royce ramuP "Conte Tde," h s ]fere." Then he siate<i n Bertic, "'this-- ihie is tll ed me!" said .loan. on her pale face. 134rtie startrd, "Wliat., Royee 1" Royce laughed m t• his heeds, "T- • 7 <1i<ln't knot " he said, hurriedly tell me; 7low con Bertie, mystified ed his }land. "It was 110thin(. tow \would ltat'e dol ' "I—I will see y Boyce. hurriedly; hand he drew it t led her awes. As she went. .7o an shoulder, and taken. off in a )nota his sight, and there him but to go home. 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