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Show H . A Hero Of The Austin Flood. mm A special staff correspondent H of the Cleveland Press of October B 4 sent his paper this incident W connected with the bursting of M the dam: B Maude, n powerful bluck mare, H deserves a hero medal for life- H saving at the Austin deluge, and H Lewis Ryan, sixty-five, her Hj --. driver, whose life she saved, is W going to pin it on her, flgurntive- mw ly, by making the rest of her M life case and luxury. M When the dam broke, Ryan M was loading his two-wheel truck M to which Maude was hitched. He H raced for the hills, but halted H when Maude whinnied for help H as clearly, Ryan says, .as if she H had been gifted with speech, lie H hurried back cut her harness H and together they made for the H Ryan stumbled and fell just as H the huge mass of water and pulp H wood was bearing down on him. H Matul 6 missed him, ran back to H his side, and Ryan mounted her. H Sho carried him safe' above the H water-line. H "I would have deserted my H old pal In a mighty sneaky way, " H said Ryan, with tears in his eyes. H "I guess she thought the old B , man was getting old and sort of H forgetting all about her, so she H just up and whinnies to remind H mo I was deserting her. H "I can never forget the look B the horso gave me when I heard m her whinny and turned. It was m the most reproachful look I ever B saw, not barring human be- B Jngs. H. .. "And if I have to work until I B croak, that horso is never going B to do any more work. She saved B my life, and a vacation for life B "is going to be her reward." |
