Part 40 (1/2)

All at once he understood what had happened He staggered to his feet holding to a ?” cried Phil ”Don't you know there are people in that car?”

”It's burning up nobody dares get in till the wreckers can get here and smash in the side of the car,” was the answer

”What?” fairly screao in that car? Somebody does dare!”

”Co,” shouted a fellow perfor, falling and rolling down the bank, regardless of the danger that he was approaching, for the flah a broken spot in the roof of the car, which was lying half on its side at the foot of the embankment

Without an instant's hesitation Phil, as he ca pieces of glass in aThen he plunged in head first

The spectators groaned

”Dimples! Dimples!” he shouted ”Are you alive?”

”Yes, here Be quick! I's were pinioned beneath a heavy ti, the perspiration rolling down his face, for the heat in there was now alhty effort he wrenched the tiathered her up in his arms

”I knew you'd co on his shoulder

”Do you knohere Teddy is?” he asked, plunging through the blinding s to him

”At the other end--I think,” she choked

The lad passed her out to waiting arms

”Come out! Co But Phil had turned back

”Teddy!” he called, the words choked back into his throat by the suffocating smoke

”Wow! Get me out of here I'

By this tih the

”Where are they all?” called a voice

”I don't know You'll have to hunt for the, too?”

”The whole car's on uided by the boy's voice, groped his way along and soon found his hands gripped by those of his little companion

”Where are you fast?”

”My feet!”