Part 40 (2/2)
It proved an easyhi had cli at the roof to let the smoke and flauishers
There were now quite a nu with desperate haste to rescue the imprisoned circus people
”All out!” bellowed the fore crew ”The roof will be down in aa dash for a
Others piled out with a rush, the fla very rapid headway now
”Phil! Phil! Where's Forrest?” called Mr Sparling
”He isn't here Maybe--”
”Then he's in that car He'll be burned alive! No one can live five minutes in there now!”
The fire depart two lines of hose over the tracks
”Phil in there?”
It was a howl--a startled howl rather than a spoken question
The voice belonged to Teddy Tucker
Teddy rushed through the crowd, pushi+ng obstructors aside, and hurled hi car
He lookedelse
No sooner had Tucker landed fairly inside than he uttered a yell
”Phil!”
There was no answer
”Where--”
Teddy went down like a flash, bowled over by a heavy stream of water from the firemen's hose
As it chanced he fell prone across a heap of soe at what had befallen him
”Phil!”
”Yes,” answered a voice fro up and dragging the half-dazed Phil Forrest to theThere both boys were hauled out, Teddy and Phil collapsing on the embankment froed Mr Sparling, throwing himself beside them