Part 4 (1/2)

”Keep away froet any nearer fire I don't see how”

”Oh, asped Eradicate, who had luood land ob ot to help him!” cried Ned, for he saw that his chu to drag one of the powder boxes across the lowered tail-board To at it, but did not seem able to move the case It was heavy, as Ned learned later, and was also held down by the weight of other express packages on top of it

”Oh, olly!” cried Eradicate ”Git some watah, somebody, an' put out dat fire!”

”No--no water!” yelled Tom, who heard hiasoline The feed pipe from the tankto use!”

”I'll git a shubble!” cried Eradicate ”I'll git a sand-shubble!” and he tottered off

”Wait, Toive you a hand!” cried Ned, as he saw his chum step away from the end of the auto for asmoke, driven by the wind, was blown alot to be lively, then, Ned!” gasped To hotter every minute! Where's that Koku? He could yank these boxes out in a jiffy!”

And indeed a giant's strength was needed at that liht froht

”Let's have another try now, Ned!” suggested Tom, when a shi+ft in the wind left the rear of the auto comparatively free from smoke and flame

”You fellows had better skip!” cried the expresses off his vehicle from in front, where, as yet, there was no fire ”That powder'll go up in anotherto catch now!” he yelled ”Look out!”

”That's right!” shouted Toe of one of the wooden cases containing the poas blazing slightly ”Lively, Ned!”

Ned held back only for a second Then, realizing that the time to act was now or never, and that even if he ran he could hardly save hi and stifling the froether Toed at the nearest case of powder--the one that was ablaze

”We--we can't budge it!” panted Toht somewhere,” added Ned ”Oh, if Koku were only here!”

There was a sound behind the lads A voice exclaimed:

”Master want shovel, so Eradicate say--here it is!”

They turned and saw a big, powerfulat the burning auto

”Koku!” cried Tom ”Quick! Never mind the shovel! Get those powder boxes out of that cart before they go up! Yank 'em out! They're too much for Ned and me! Quick!”

”Oh, of a courseness I will so do!” said Koku, to whoe was somewhat of a mystery He dropped the shovel, and, heedless of the thick sasoline, reached over and took hold of the nearest box It seeh he pulled it froht have lifted a cork

Then, carrying the box, which was now burning quite fiercely on one corner, over toward Toiant asked:

”What you want of hiet out all the others! Lively, now, Koku!”

”I do,” was the sirass and ran back toward the auto