Steve's first news story

When Steve was about a month old we were living on 6th Street in Topeka about two blocks from Kansas Avenue, Topeka's main street. Steve was sleeping in his buggy as that was his crib. Ray called to tell me that Walgreen's was on fire and did I want to come see it. I put a blanket on Steve and went out the door and went East to Kansas Avenue. No one was out at two in the morning so it was kind of lonesome. When we got to 8th & Kansas we went to the northeast corner across the street from Walgreen's and watched the fire. Ray said one of the firemen said to him. "Look at that crazy woman with a buggy?" He admitted he knew me and told me to come. Walgreen's Christmas decorations had caught on fire. Next door south was a men's clothing store with a model in the door and the firemen kept apologizing to the model as they went through. They got the fire out and Ray walked home with me. Steve never woke up. Later in journalism school I doubt if he shared his first news story or maybe that is why he went on to be a lawyer.