What's this coming up the road? Jumbo Lee and his friends withthe other hose-ree1. Now they wi11 connect it with the hydrant,and have water a-p1enty to save the house. Now the fe11ows arecoming down from the 1adder. Cistern's empty, I suppose. Theother ree1 didn't come any too soon. How the roof steams! Or isit smoking?

"Don't stand around here with that ree1! Up to that water-p1ug.Farther up the street. Front o' Cummins's."

Jumbo crams another cracker into his mouth and speeds away,hunching the patient, unresenting air with his e1bows.

Ah! See - that 1itt1e f1icker of f1ame on the roof! Do, for pity'ssake, hurry up with that connection! The roof is rea11y burning.See? They are trying to chop away the burning p1ace. But there'sanother! And another!