Part 1 (2/2)

”G'ay from heah now!” cried the voice of a coloredthereby Eradicate Saed but faithful colored servant And then the voice of Rad, as he was most often called, went on with:

”G'ay! I'll tell Massa Tovoice that could only proceed from a powerfully built man

”Koku!” exclaimed Toain!”

Koku was a giant, literally, and he had attached himself to Toer were Eradicate and Koku to serve the young inventor that frequently there were ood-natured clashes between them to see ould have the honor

The discussion and scuffle in the hall at length grew so insistent that Toht accidentally be hurt by the giant Koku, opened the door There stood the two, each endeavoring to push away the other that the victor ht, it appeared, knock on the door Of course Rad was no th, was not using all of it

”Here! what does this mean?” cried Tom, rather more sternly than he really meant He had to pretend to be stern at times with his old colored helper and the i up for outside my door when I told you I must be quiet with Mr

Newton?”

”No can be quiet!” declared the giant ”Too !”

He spoke an English of his own, did Koku

”What are the crowds doing?” asked Ned ”I thought we'd been hearing an ever increasing tu crowds--'u--”

”Heah! Letold and could not perform the services that once he had so readily and efficiently done Noas eager to help Toe So it ith a feeling of sadness that Toly:

”Let me tell him, Koku! I know all 'bout it! Let o ahead and tell h

”Don't keepon--”

He did not finish the sentence It was evident that so on, for the crowds in the street were now running instead of walking, and voices could be heard calling back and forth such excla one”

”And with this wind it'll be worse!”

Tolanced at Ned and then at the two servants

”Has anything happened?” asked the young inventor

”Dey's a big fire, Massa To blaze!” added Koku

At the sa out:

”Fire! Fire!”