What's this coming up the road? Jumbo Lee and his friends withthe other hose-reel. Now they will connect it with the hydrant,and have water a-plenty to save the house. Now the fellows arecoming down from the ladder. Cistern's empty, I suppose. Theother reel didn't come any too soon. How the roof steams! 0r isit smoking?

"Don't stand around here with that reel! Up to that water-plug.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 elbows.

Ah! See - that little flicker of flame on the roof! Do, for pity'ssake, hurry up with that connection! The roof is really burning.See? They are trying to chop away the burning place. But there'sanother! And another!