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Show ' - r o ' r - v r"T " "" - -V . .V. , I .. N I - - 4. - ' - . - -nrs.' Alfred Cell Declares I Sic- Vrcull Sacrifice Ecr Eeauty AnyDay to Rescue ' Her Ctild Frcm Fire. Mrs. Alfred Bell, whose home was destroyed de-stroyed by fire Wednesday morning and ""who, with unexampled1 heroism, rushed through a flame-swept hall to rescue her babe of 18 months,' rushed back again through the flames with her precious pre-cious infant protected from the flames by a rug.which she had thrown around it, is slowly recovering from tha ner-'" ner-'" vous shock she suffered. . , Mrs. Bell, whose face and hands and head were painfully burned, was found at the home of Mra James Gallacher by a Telegram reporter today. She was ceated near the stove and at her knee "" stood the baby for whom she had risked her life. - ; . . - , ; """The Little Boy She Saved. . ) 'The babe; a bright.' blue-eyed little tne of, 18 months, .with. a pretty face, was dressed in a neat blue pinafore; and .. wore a pair of bright red shoes, of which he seemed extremely proud. til. The boy was -frightened and timid at .-first, but soon lisped. and babbled his r.rfew, childish. words to his mother, who fooked at him with a fond smile as she ijpoke. " - This Is the plain, unvarnished tale, of a mother's love, as told by Mrs. Alfred rrBeU: (BY. MRS. ALFRED BELT) "When I realized the danger in which my child was I did not' think of any-fhing any-fhing but to save him. I did not think ' - for a moment of myself or the fire, though I realised what I would have to pass through to reach the sleeping in-fant. in-fant. ' "I knew full well that I would , be burned, but I did not care, so long as I accomplished my purpose and saved the child. Never, Thought of Her Beauty. , "Sacrifice of personal attraction never - entered my mind my only thought was to' reach that helpless little one, and fly with him to a place of safety. - "I waa frightened andi did not realise what was occurring about me. "I would have willingly sacrificed my own Hfe if I would have known by so . doing I could have taken little Calvert from the burning building and saved his life. - "I rushed through the wall of flame and reached the room-In which baby' was in his little crib. I picked up a heavy rug which was on- his bed and wrapped him up carefully to It to pro-tect pro-tect him from the flames. i . Swept by Sheet of Flame. . ' -"I then made my way back across that awful hail and I was again swept by that sheet of flame. "My hair was set afire, but I did not think of it. I was then helped by my ' I husband out through the window to the porch, and thew to the ground. I did I not know it, but my hair and clothing were still ablaze. Mjr sister extinguished I the fire with her hands. "I really never stopped to think of I waiting for help, and I am glad I did not, as I would have risked losing my baby had I waited. ' Babe's Hair Is Singed. "The baby was uninjured and only a I little of his hair was singed on the top of his head. ' ' "We regret the lose) of our home, but J all that does not compare with what J our loss would have been bad we lost I our babe and saved the home. "I feel very thankful that Calvert Is ! safe, and the fact that our little family ' is all here goes far to make us feel re-! re-! signed to our property losses. "Yes, I would willingly do It all over J again if necessary, 'or one of my children."' . |