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. St. Nicholas [serial]. ph could seethem bursting throughthe scenes at his left.Before all the peoplewere out of the theater, the smoke rolled in bil-lows across the stageand a burning piece ofwood was blown toRudolphs feet. Heleaped down to makehis way out. But erehe had groped his waythrough the orchestracircle, already blindedby the smoke whichfilled the little audi-torium, there flashedinto his mind the factthat M. Truchette layasleep or perhaps suf-focating in the littleroom at the right of thestage ! He had beenforgotten by every-body! Rudolph did not hesitate a moment. He leaped up again and crawled on his hands and knees across the stage toward the entrance of the little room where monsieur had been left. The heat and smoke were terrible. He felt burning brands drop on him. Twice his hair caught fire. He extinguished the flames with his hands and still crept on. The door of the little room was open. He rose to his feet and rushed in. He could not see. He could only feel. Yes, monsieur was still on the. HE CAUGHT HIM UP AND STAGGERED OUT ACROSS THE STAGE. THE HERO OF SAN BENITO. 619 couch. Whether dead or suffocating he couldnot tell. He caught him up and staggered outacross the stage. The stage was in flames. Ru-dolph rushed through them, and with the bur-den in his arms again descended to the orches-tra circle. It was a terrible moment to him.The entire building seemed aflame, so rapidlyhad the fire spread. But at last he reached thedoors. He rushed out. Ah ! How sweet theair and the cool night ! And how the peopleshouted when he appeared with his burden !He fell fainting, but strong arms raised him andbore him to a place of safety, while the theater ofSan Benito roared in the embrace of the fiery ele-ment as if enraged at the escape of its prisoners.When Rudolph recovered from his burns, which were serious and at one time threatenedto be fatal, the people of San Benito honored him with everything in their power. Theywere not ungrateful. A medal was struckof