Show L DROWNS AS SISTER ATTEMPTS RESCUE little girl Is saved only by friends heroism chicago ten year rear old ruth deml e made a desperate effort to save her brother and a girl chum from drown ing 1139 in the alie lake at the foot of thirty fourth street slie she succeeded in dragging gin the girl to shore but her six year old brother brot lier sank beneath the surface before she could swim to where ne he was struggling in the water ater bertha baimas eight years old lowe lonne avenue who was saved by ruths heroism was uninjured as a result of her narrow escape from drowning the two girls and the little attle boy were playing on tile the shore the boy began to fling stones in the water standing on the piling he I 1 lost 0 st his balance and tell fell luto into the water which was deep at that point bertha screamed and leaning over attempted to extend a helping hand to the boy in the water she too toppled in ruth the oldest of the trio was the only one who k knew nev how bow to swim she leaped in seized bertha by the imir liala and helped her to climb out then she turned to help her brother ile he had sunk beneath tile the surface and though she dived twice in frantic efforts to find his body the girl was forced to give up the search exhausted she was barely uble to climb upon the piling |