Show HRAT EItY his name was frank thompson he ati years old and ho lived ill a city in iho state of olibo where ho was a pupil in ono of the public schools lie wasa was a slender lad with gigray ayos cutlo ways ami nothing of the bra about him sumo of alio boys a coward ho novar would liht and whenever a rough fellow would shako ins tests in franks faco with you frank donld quiet y say 1 I wa a much braver to do tint there caino a day after which no one doubted franks it was it midwinter mid winter ami the ores in buildings buil dins were fed with of coal in order eliat tho rooms might bo kept warm for tho hundreds of boys anil girls in alio llio schoolroom school room in that very cold suddenly tho teacher in alic division divi siou where fruk thompson dis covered from a cloud of smoke that burst into the room that tho school WAS on ire live cli ildren in it and in loss r thain ono bialt alio llio children in as did she of tho dm po all ift ru liu uto L gloora the tc illier alss al ss flnoy said nol a word but to the bloor she lifted her hand and with a com ms iudin jis turo motioned lie pupils back into their seats and they ani cd not alio then hurried from alio room to airn tho oilier of the danger and to the alarm of lire quick as a alash a slender buy with lla liin eyes biad taken the teachers at alio llio door for every pupil in alic room had risen to his anet to escape as as possible alic boy at alio llio door was frank thompson liach liac h lie cried bot one of vou can pass through this door disobey orders and you ill bo crushed on the stairs and do you think n boy not one the pale faced at tho uplifted hand was equal to an army wi banners every one fell chit tho boy who dared not to fight dared to hold his post and guard it too and so lie stood until the teacher returned when ho stopped into a wiy and fairly llew to oue of aliu lower loouis where ho knew there was a tin little fellow weak and laico alio might be overlooked and lost in the danger hunting him out of the crowd of little ones frank lifted him in his binus and lost hold of his burden until ho had put him safely down at his mothers door two squares away alic u lie returned to the school building from tho children had all safely by leaving it in quiet order and alio iro cn gancs rapidly putting out the lire you may bo su ro there were no boys to call frank thompson a coward after that the story of his bravery his quick determined action got into the newspapers and several gentlemen bad a gold and these words to frank Thoi urson from alic ol 01 L in honor 0 11 lanno dec 21 10 this was tho date 0 alic lire and alic medal was hung about franks neck in alio presence of all his school fellows while oue of tho gentlemen mado a little speech in which ho told tho hupila that it was always a lad who dared to do na and always a boivard ahu to do wrong and now that the story is told ictus three cheers for bravo frank thompson and all tho boys liko h i i IL I 1 vule awake |