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JAM'S WINS TSE VICTORY.
CHAPTER VII.
(CONCLUDED)
On fire t Miss Allen thought of the
seventeen hundred children, those nar-
row, winding stairways, and felt her-
self grow faint.
But her bell rang She gave the
command, "Rise 1 Face I" Their door
new open simultaneously with the
*there, and there stood the department
as usual before entering the assembly
room; teachers a little pale—classes
looking rather surprised at the unusual
movement, but in perfect order. Even
Mies Moore was in her accustomed
place at the piano --Mr Nellie standing
by her.
Row Miss Allen blessed the daily
drill and strict discipline that had
sometimes seethed irksome 1 The only
departure from customary methods
was that, instead of marching about
the room, the classes were ordered to
glass directly down stairs.
Mr Haverill was not present. Miss
Allen afterward learned that he and
.Mr Brent, 'the first assistant, were
ovlerlooking the dismissal of the other
departments, and attending to the
rapid clearing of the play -room as the
children poured into It.
The lower classes passed out first.
The two ninth grades had already gone,
the seventh and eighth were preparing
to follow, when MrsgMay happened to
glance through the rear windows as a
tongue of flame shot past them.
Ninety was beginning to blaze. She
had been trembling from the first—
this sight scattered her little presence
of mind. With a terrific scream, she
ran through the assembly -room, shriek=
ing " Fire ! Fire 1"
The sixth, never under good control,
was completely demoralized. In a dis-
orderly crowd, they tore out of their
room. despite the efforts of teachers
standing near to slop them, rushed
upon the stairway already occupied by
the descending eighth, and in less time
than I can write it, were piled in a
struggling mass at the foot of the se-
cond flight.
Quick as thought, Mr Nellis sprang
from the'platforw, and threw open a
door of the train or teachers' entrance.
till now tilled by the hurrying girl,'
classes.
"This way, fifth !" he called.
Fifth, startled by the uproar, was at
first inclined to break ranks, but. their
teacher, quietly repeating Mr Nellis'
order, led the way, and they followed.
The fourth grade carne tnarching
steadily from the opposite side—little
danger of crowding those wide front
stairs.
Third, second, first followed with
equal" steadiness. The seventh had
gone quietly down the western passage,
and, with the exception of the disor-
derly sixth, that great. building was
cleared of nearly two thousand chil-
dren without undue haste or accident,
in less than ten tninutes from sounding
the first bell.
As the seventh left the room, Miss
Allen felt. a touch on her arm, and
turning saw .Redmond.
"Miss Allen," he said eagerly, "do
you suppose they have thought to send
word up to Miss' Haverill ? You know
she has no bell up there."
"Hurry, Jack, and see." He flew
across the room and up the stairs on
the lower flight and landing. of which
the six;.h and eighth were struggling
and screaming„
Having seen the other pupils safely
down the front way, Mr Nellis hurried
to the eastern stairway, followed by
two or three members of his class—'
Snesham among them.
Mr Haverill, Mr Brent and the jani-
tor were already at the lower side of
the frantic throng, striving to keep
those standing quiet till they could get
out the fallen ones, who were in dan-
ger of being killed, if some were not
already so.
As Mr Nellis ran out on the landing,
he saw several little frightened faces
looking around the passage wall above.
In a flash he remembered the primary
grade sent up a few days before, and
his first thought was they would be
mixed up in the groaning crowd below
before he could prevent them.
"Miss Haverill ! Miss Haverill 1" he
called, but it was not Miss Haverill's
voice that shouted back, "What is it,
Mr Nellis ?"
"Who's there?"
"I, sir," a boy's face glanced down,
"Redmond of the seventh."
"Keep those children back a few
Minutes, Jack, till we get these stairs
clear."
There was no reply, but, the little
trightened faces disappeared. One by
one the still struggling mass below
were separated and hurried from help-
er to helper till they were safely out-
side. A number were severely bruised;
three were so badly injured t,hat it was
necessary to carry them out. The
stairs were clear—none too soon, for
the brick walls were getting hotter
and hotter, and puffs of smoke carne
rolling through the passage.
Wiping the perspiration from his
eyes, Mr Nellis called :
"Now, Redmond, send the children
down," and down they came, poor lit-
tle fellows, crying bitterly. Miss Allen
counted them as she hurried thein
through the front room, wondering
that Mr Nellis had kept them hack so
long, when they could have gone this
way before; but, in the excitement, he
bad not thought. It seemed a long
long while until the last one, fifty-six,
—Miss Haverill had told them the
number the day they called—and was
safely down the stasir.<, the teachers
following.
Mr Nellis called, "Quick, now, Red.
mond I" and supposing he heard the
boy coming, gave a hasty glance
through the back rooms—empty, the
woodwork already on fire—he hastened
out, half -strangled with smoke.
When Jack reached Miss Haverill's
room, he found everything in confu-
sion. She was Lying back in her chair,
fainting from fear and excitement—
the children gathered round her, fright-
ened and crying.
How that boy of fifteen managed to
keep them back till the stairs were
clear, and then send thein down in or-
der, as he did—with smoke rapidly
filling the room, the roar of the con-
flagration growing louder, sparks fall-
ing from the burning window sashes—
it is hard to tell. His strong will anti
Children Cry fob
* rcher% etc lip.
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stubborn courage stood him In good
stead here.
When they were gone he went to
Miss Haverill, who seemed to be reviv-
ing 1t little. Jaek was large and strung
for his age, Miss Haverill was light
and frail. He half -dragged, half -car-
ried her to the large room, where she
managed to stand up, leaning on him
for support, and dizzily, blindly, they
strove to reach the door through the
thickening smoke.
When Mr Nellis reached the pave-
ment, the fire department was on hand.
Their first attention and efforts had
been addressed to the building in the
rear. One engine was pouring streams
of water upon the blazing pile, others
were arriving. Firemen And police-
men were ordering the crowd back
the dangerous vicinity. The foreman
met the vice-principal with the ques-
tion, "All out from above?"
"A11 out," was the reply, and then
Mr Haverill caught hold of bile.
"Where did alt these children come
from that have lust passed out?"
"From your daughter's room on the
fifth floor."
"My daughter's room !" Mr Haver -
ill stood as if stunned. "I had forgot-
ten. Where is she?"
"She must have gorse out. I called
her name, but was answered by one of
Seventh's boys. I don't now how he
got there. must one.
Yet even as he spok . action of
the fear expressed in other's face
crossed his own mind. He remember-
ed that had she started since the alarm
be roust have seen her. And where
was Jack ?
Without another word both gentle-
men turned and ran back to the en-
trance. A fireman stopped them.
Can't go in, gents; everybody's out."
"We have reason," Mr Nellis said,
hurriedly, "tn fear that one of the
teachers is still there."
The man started.
" Somebody in there ? Where ?
Quick 1"
"Back room—fifth story," came from
Mr Nellis. Mr Haverill could not speak.
"Back room? too late—rear's all afire.
I'll t ry though," and he rushed through
t entrance, followed by the others.
Two figures were entning slowly
down the stairway—Jack Redmond,
coatless, staggering through 1 he smoke,
but up[holdingatd guiding Miss iiaver-
ill, who, with 3ac•k's coat over her
shoulders, thrown ! here to protect her
front t he sparks, and leaning upon the
lad, could ,earcely drag her feet from
one step to leo' other,
With a bolted up the stairs 11r 1lay-
erill caught his daughter, the fireman
seized Redmond, turd they re:wheel the
open air, as shouts from the rear an-
reemcee' that the fire was at last under
control.
Three weeks atter they were all back,
in Ninety. The rear class morns were
almost entirely destroyed, but tempo-
rary repairs had beer, matte, sufficient
to render the building safe ited- habit-
able anti) the approaching summer va-
cation should give opportunity for
more thorough work. The prima: y
department. W.ts accumnnldated with
quarters in a public halt some blocks
away, and the grammar classes, that
had been burnt nal, took possession of
the primary's front rooms.
The story of Jack's action did not
reach the papery --it was net. veep
Ivi'l••lc known among his seh 1, lauates
WI long after. He laior.elf said no, king
unless questioned, Ale Nellis gave him
a few words of praise one, day. ' .
"And he act wally looked at Inc as if
surprised, Miss Allen. I don't. believe
the boy thinks he could have done dif-
ferently. The fact t hat. he might, have
left Miss Haverill and looked ant for'
himself doesn't scent to have entered
his mind."
His teacher was anxious to near
Jack's own account, but he told het
very briefly, and finished up by saying,
"I'm getting tired of the whole busi-
ness, Miss Allen. I had to tell Mr
Haverill and Miss Haverill arid Mr
Nellis, and I've got so I feel like run-
ning whenever any of the teachers
come round. I don't see what there is
to make a fuss over it. Don't see any
use in being proud of anything you
can't help."
To a question as to whether he did
not feel afraid, "I didn't have time to
think about it. Of course, I knew we
mast get away as quick as we could.
Miss Allen," earnestly, "there wasn't
any of it half so hard as going down to
Miss Wagner's room that morning, or
remembering what I did in the play
room"—he could not refer to that yet
without a quiver.
Mr Haverill had called at Jack's
hoarding place the next day, and there
listered to his account.
"Looked at me so oddly a long while,
-and asked me if I knew what I had
.done. I supposed he meant about go-
ing on the western stair way, and told
him I only thought Miss Haverill ought
to know as soon as possible. Then he
laughed, but it seemed to choke him;
and when 1 asked if I must consider
myself expelled. he put both hands on
my shoulders and said, 'Jack, my bov,
c,•me hack to Ninety next. week; well
consider this expulsion indefinitely
postponed.' And some way, Miss Al-
len, do you know, I don't, believe he
dislikes me any inor•e."
Miss Allen coughed. "What docs
Sneeh iin say to all this, Jack?"
"Will, oh! Now, I wonder who told
Will?" thoughtfully. " I didn't. Oh,
all sorts of things. Hugged rue first;
then patted me on the head, and said
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I told him what I said to Mr Haverill
about the west stairway, and beim ex-
pelled, he just, rolled me on the Boor,
lay down by tire, and laughed rrrost to
pieces. I can't half make Will out, but
1 1 always know h9's my friend."
Little more wits said to Jack then;
1 boys are not apt to make heroes of
each other, and he turned away so
shortly with "Don't fuss 1" from any
expression of admiration that the few
who knew soon stopped.
The teachers, however, held several
consultations, in which Mr Haverill
held a prominent part; and the First
Grade, getting an inkling of what was
going on through Snesharn, asked the
privilege of assisting. Thenceforward
their interested faces were frequently
present at the consultations, and Jack
complained that the Firsts were too
sociable; they kept his shoulders fairly
lame withcfriendlpy slaps.
The exalninations were at last over;
on the following day lists for promo-
tion would be read from the desk after
opening services. Of coot se, there was
much excitement and anticipation,
and some regret, for the boys, though
ambitious to take the higher grades,
yet generally hated to leave their old
teachers. The Seventh, alrnost to a
boy, had been groaning that day be-
cause Miss Allen was not to go with
them. -
"Nice -looking crowd we'll he 'after
three weeks under Mrs May 1" grum-
bled Eagleson. "And I s'pose if the
school catches flee again, we shan't
know any better than to roll over each
other down stairs, just as Sixes did."
"Remember Seventh's honor will he
Sixth's honor now," Miss Allen said,
cheerily. "You will change your num-
ber, but not yourselves, I hope. There
is no reason why Seventh's gentlemen
should become Sixth's rough."
• Jack stayed after the others had
gone. Miss Allen learned, for the first
time, how 'strong was the regard this
strange boy felt for her.
"I may have to stay back altogether.
There was no hope of the Fifth after
that fns with Stevens, and I'm not ,5t
all sure of the other now; but I begin
to believe I'd almost as lief do it, since
you are .not going with us. And I
want to thank yon, Miss Allen, for all
your kindness to we, utast Of all for
that time you persuaded lite not to
leave school, Mr Haverill has not
shaken hands with ole yet, nor said lie
was mistaken," laughing, "hut. 1 think
he tei•is differently, and nutybe he'll do
it after I gel into the Sixth."
"Excuse me for interrupting," Faid
Sn ?skarn, poking his blonde he,5d in at.
the dour, "but Mac is doing some
wooden swearing out here, with his
broom and the benches. Miss Allen,
you'll soon be in the condidion of that
neat house keeper, who 'lay down and
died and was covered with dirt.' Did
I not hear somebody say Sixth ? Jack
Redmond, you'll no more take the
Sixth to -morrow than I shall."
"Much you know abort it 1" said
Jack. "Good -night, Miss Allen 1"
"John," very seriously, pinning him
by his elbows against the wall, "you
are going to be disappointed. I want
to prepare you. 'There is no p0SSllle
chance of von getting into the Sixth.
Miss Allen knows it as well as I do."
Jack looked inquiringly at his teach-
er. "Courage, courage !" she said,
sllri1ing at Itirn and shaking her head
at Sn1.51mi 1, whose eyes were dancing,
though his face was grave., "These
First Graders don't know everything.
Jack."
Jack sighed. "Well, I call stand it,
I guess, with you to help me," with a
bright. look at. her, and then they went
off together, Sneshaus pausing behind
Jack's hack to t.hr•ow his cap in the air
and shake his fist athid unconscious
friend, a contradictory movement that
did not puzzle Miss Allen in the least,.
For the last titue the classes stood in
their old rooms next morning; the
Seventh would he the Seventh no long-
er when it returned. Miss Allen felt
her eyes fill, as she glanced down the
line she was so preud of. On the plat-
form, with Mr HaverIll, eat a small
gentleman, with white hair and blue
eyes, keen as Mr Haverill'sray ones,
whom the boys regarded with awe.
He was City Superintendent Kendall,
a formidable personage to thoseyouth-
ful minds. Miss Allen had sent Jack
through the large room on some errand
just before the openingcf school, and
as he passed, Mr Haverill, calling him,
said, "This is young Redmond, Mr
Kendall," and Mr Kendall, with a plea-
sant look, taking Jack's hand, replied,
''Is it, indeed? I am very glad to know
Master Redmond."
Two of the trustees, sitting on the
other side, came forward and shook
hands with him also, saying much the
same thing, all puzzling Jack consider-
ably, which Mr Haverill noticing, he
said, smiling to the others, "He doesn't
realize it in the least." Then they all
all smiled at him very kindly again,
and Mr Haverill sent him hack.
The music began.
Tramp 1 tramp I tramp 1 The march-
ing files passed out to their places in
beautiful order. The usual Scripture
reading and hymn weirs soon over, and
Mr Haverill rose with his lists, bring-
ing all hearts but those of the First
Grade, who went to college at few weeks
later. up into Iheir owners' months.
"From) the Second to the First," read
Mr Haverill, and finally. "from the
Seventh to the Sixth," a long list, all
but four nr live of the class, hot Jack's
name Wil,1)111. of those left out.
His face settled so that. Miss Allen
could hardly bear In leek at hilt; but
he suddenly folded his arms, and looked
up at, her wit h at brave smile. She did
not sec• hint plainly for at few moments.
The lists were finished; there was a
pause, a. movement. of expectation;
then Mr Haverilis voice in clear tones:
"Will John Redmond please step
this way ?"
John started, and looked again at
Miss Allen. She noddedenc'ourri.gingly.
With an effort he rose, end, straight
as ever , het with changing color,'walk-
ed app to the platform.
"Up here, John," and, as the boy
stepped up beside him their glances
met. How different the expression
from what it had been more than once
during the terin.
"Master Redtnond," Mr Haverill said,
speaking to the school, hut looking al
,Jack, "has heen learning a hard and
necessary lessors this terror, one not
found in hooks: t he need of self control,
and the difficulty of keeping it. He
failed not long ago; it might have cost,
hila dear. As it was, his repentance
was bitter, and punishment severe.
Owing to circumstances connected wit h
thi t, failure, very discreditable to a
foriner member of this department.,
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Ai
John did n 1 1115 a the chance 4111e hint
at examination.
"But beeatree nl her vise Itis et anl]ug
in seholltrshlp rood neer through the
teen) have been if 1 he highest, Red-
mond of the Seventh is promoted to
the Fifth."
There was a, low murmur of applause.
It ceased suddenly. There was more
to cure.
Mr Haverill lifted from the desk
something golden. shin 1ug,star -shaped
attached try a bit of scarlet ribbon to 11
small scarf -pin. Jack looked at it
wonderingly a moment, till Mm' Haver -
ill turned toward trim with it in his
hand. Then the cleaning of the whole
thing came to Jack at onee. Blushing
furiously, he turned to rush from the
platform, but Mr Nt Ilia, with out-
stretched arms, checked him,
t'You all rerneluher the fire here
some days ago?" said .the principal,
holding up the medal that the whole
department might see it. "You do
not all know what this boy did at that
time; what pi esence of mind and manly
courage he showed. I have more rea-
son to remember it than an one else."
Here, glancing down at Jack, there
camp to Mr Haverill's recallection that
boyish figure on the smoky stairway.
His speech reached an abruptbut very
eatisfactory conclusion:
"John Redmond, I have been mis-
taken in you from the first," and shook
him heartily by the hand.
Mr Kendrtll's eyes wet a moist, but he
began clapping his hands; the trustees
blew their noses, and followed suit;the
teachers joined in, and Mr Nellis turned
the department discipline completely
over by leading off in asounding cheer
for—
"Redmond, of the Fifth 1"
How Ninety's walls rang.
That was ten years ago. Redmond,
of the Fifth, tremote liedmond, of the
Fourth,'1'hird, Second, First, and final-
ly, Redmond of Harvard. And not
long since Miss Allen—Mrs Nellis now
—and her husband entered their parlor
to receive some callers, two young men.
"Why, this chap belongs to me I"
cried Mr Nellis, greeting one of thein
cordially.
"And this one to ore;" said his wife,
shaking .h,.l J, warmly with her pecu-
liar pro' e1.y,
\\ it. ':ue,ha ti and John Redmond,
friends, .l ill, to lie friends all their lives;
the former very lit Ile changed, his
blue eyes, with their heavy lids, its full
of lazy Mischief as ever; even the slight
drawl of his school days, unaffected by
1 he hurry bur. young Anrerteansalways
get into snorer or late'•. He is on the
staff of a certain newspaper.
Mr Nellis knew of hint as a "rising
young journalist." "going up like a
rocket and coming clown like the
stick," interpolated Sneshaut.
But Joan --his former teacher could
not look at him enough. The saline
brown eyes,— bat what. a different ex-
pression ! -genial, kindly, almost mer-
ry. The same air of strength and de-
termination, but not a trace of the old
hal d'less and impatience. He was go-
ing us a home missionary to the fron-
tiers.
Mrs Nellis could hardly believe as she
looked backward. This, and the fact.
that he was nearly two inches the
taller, was bewailed by Sneshaun in
such fashion that you could hardly tell
which troubled him) the most.
"1 shall have to go with hint, after
all, I expect," he said, as they rose to
go, laying his ar•rn affectionately on
his friend's broad shoulders. "What
will become of him without my coun-
sels ? It affects him as it allays did,
MI's Nellis: like water on aduck's-hack;
hut then he might . miss the gentle re -
freshmen:. I feel like punctuating it
sometimes by the thrashing I promised
hirn sn long ago, only that, might
prove a sort of boomerang now."
"He certainly has the advantage of
you in size," laughed Mr Nellis.
"Bigger, but not, wiser," returned
Snesharn. "I have three years the
start of him in experience, and expect
to keep it. Look at him, Mrs Nellis.
Remember the pains you and I took
with this fellow; think of the quarts of
good advice I've poured over him, and
this is the result I"
"Not all thrown away, Will," said
John, smiling down with earnest affec-
tion en his friend and his quondam
teacher, whose hand he was holding in
a warm clasp. -'Neither your memory
nor that of Mrs Nellis can hold half
what mine does of your kindness to
me. Whatever I may be, whatever I
may do of worth, will be largely owing
to you both, and the hard lesson you
helped me to learn when I was Red-
mond, of the Seventh."
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After the 1st of February, I will sell
for Cash or its equivalent—feeling as-
sured it will be the most satisfactory
to all. It will enable me to buy my
goods to better advantage, and conse-
quently will sell at a closer margin,
giving ray ...customers the benefit.
Thanking my customers and Patrons
for the liberal support extended to me
in the past, 1 respectfully solicit a con-
tinuance of your favor, feeling assured
that the Cash System, being the true
principle, will recommend itself to all
tight thinking people.
The Crown Blend and Russian
Blend—We direct your attention to those
high grade Indian and Ceylon Blends. I
have bad the exclusive sale of these Teas
with meat gratifying results; nothing but
high grade Teas are used in these blends ;
ask for these and take no other; get sample.
Sole agent for Sailor Boy brand Japan Tea,
30c., 41b for $1. Special value in all Teas.
Fresh Lake Herring, Boneless Codfish,
Fresh Haddock,Finan Haddie,CannedFish
Canned Corn, Peas and Tomatoes, ]:'lour
Oatmeal, &o. Bargains in Crockery,Chine..
Glassware, Dinner, and Toilet Sets, eto.
Produce taken as Cash.
N. ROBSON, -
Clinton
OUR STOCK OF
LADIES' UNDERCLOTHING
Is the largest, Cheapest and best we have evershown.
LONG SLEEVED VESTS
From 15c to $1.60 each.
Full range of CHILDRENS' VESTS a: three
a ualities
Men's SHIRTS and DRAWERS from 30c. to (5r
ROBT. COATS & SON,
CLINTON
H�LTB GROCRY'
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NewReieine, New Currants, New Peels, (Lemon, Citron, Orange) Fresh Extracts
Oranges, Lemons, Nuts, (Walnuts, Filberts and Almonds). In Crockery, we have
a fine assortment of Tea Sets, Dinner Sete, Toilet Sete, Lamp Gooes, Hanging
Lamps, Parlor Lampe and Library Lampe, Pansy Cnpe and Saucers, sonde tip
snit the times.
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