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plunged in head first。 

     The spectators groaned。 

     ;Dimples�      �Dimples� ─�he shouted。         ;Are you alive�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�here。     Be quick�     �I'm pinned down� ─�

     Phil   rushed   to  her   assistance。   Her     legs  were   pinioned    beneath    a 

heavy   timber。     Phil   attacked    it  desperately�察  �tugging   and   grunting�察   �the 

perspiration rolling down his   face�察�for the heat in there was now   almost 

more than he could bear。 

     With a mighty effort he wrenched the timber from the prostrate woman�察�

then quickly gathered her up in his arms。 

     ;I knew you'd e�察�Phil�察�if you were alive�察─�she breathed�察�her head 

resting on his shoulder。 

     ;Do    you   know    where    Teddy    is�拭─ �he   asked�察  �plunging    through    the 

blinding smoke to the window where voices already were calling to him。 

     ;At the other endI think�察─�she choked。 

     The lad passed her out to waiting arms。 

     ;e out�       �e out of that� ─�bellowed the stentorian voice of Mr。 

Sparling。     But Phil had turned back。 

     ;Teddy� ─  �he   called�察   �the   words   choked   back    into   his  throat   by   the 

suffocating smoke。 

     ;Wow�      �Get me out of here。        I'mI'm�察─�then the lad went off into a 

violent fit of coughing。 

     By this time two others�察�braver than the rest�察�had climbed in through 

the window。 

     ;Where are they all�拭─�called a voice。 

     ;I don't know。      You'll have to hunt for them。          I'm after you�察�Teddy。 

Are you held down by something�察�too�拭─�

     ;The whole car's on me�察�and I'm burning up。; 

     Phil�察�guided by the boy's voice�察�groped his way along and soon found 



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his hands gripped by those of his little panion。 

     ;Where are you fast�拭─�

     ;My feet� ─�

     It proved an easy matter to liberate Teddy and drag him to the window�察�

where Phil dumped him out。 

    Mr。 Sparling had climbed in by this time�察�and the wrecking crew were 

thundering at the roof to let the smoke and flames out�察�while others had 

crawled in with their fire extinguishers。 

     There were now quite a number of brave men in the car all working 

with desperate haste to rescue the imprisoned circus people。 

     ;All   out� ─  �bellowed   the   foreman   of   the   wrecking   crew。  ;The   roof 

will be down in a minute� ─�

     ;All out� ─�roared Mr。 Sparling�察�himself making a dash for a window。 

     Others piled out with a rush�察�the flames gaining very rapid headway 

now。 

     ;Phil�   �Phil�    �Where's Forrest�拭─�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  department    had   arrived  on   the  scene�察  �and   the  men   were 

running two lines of hose over the tracks。 

     ;Phil in there�拭─�

     It was a howla startled howl rather than a spoken question。 The voice 

belonged to Teddy Tucker。 

     Teddy rushed through the crowd�察�pushing obstructors aside�察�and hurled 

himself through the window into the burning car。 He looked more like a 

big�察�round ball than anything else。 

    No sooner had Tucker landed fairly inside than he uttered a yell。 

     ;Phil� ─�

     There was no answer。 

     ;Where; 

     Teddy went down like a flash�察�bowled over by a heavy stream of water 

from the firemen's hose。 

    As it chanced he fell prone across a heap of some sort�察�choking and 



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growling with rage at what had befallen him。 

     ;Phil� ─�

     ;Yes�察─�answered a voice from the heap。 

     ;I've   got   him� ─  �howled   Teddy�察  �springing   up   and   dragging   the   half´ 

dazed   Phil   Forrest   to   the   window。     There   both   boys   were   hauled   out�察�

Teddy and Phil collapsing on the embankment from the smoke that they 

had inhaled。 

     ;Phil�    �Teddy� ─�begged Mr。 Sparling�察�throwing himself beside them。 

     ;Get a net� ─�muttered Teddy�察�then swooned。 



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                          CHAPTER XXII 



                   WHAT HAPPENED TO A PACEMAKER 



     ;Find out how that car came to tumble off�察─�were the first words Phil 

uttered after they had restored him to consciousness。 

    Teddy�察�however�察�was bemoaning the loss of the sandwich that he had 

bought but had not eaten。 

     ;The    accident   shall  be   investigated   by   me   personally    before   this 

section leaves the yard�察─�said Mr。 Sparling。          ;I am glad you suggested it�察�

Phil。   How do you feel�拭─�

     ;I am all right。   Did somebody pull me out�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�Teddy did。       You are a pair of brave boys。         I guess this outfit 

knows now the stuff you two are made of�察�if it never did before�察─�glowed 

Mr。 Sparling。 

     ;How many were killed�拭─�

     ;None。     The   head   steward   has   a   broken   leg�察  �one   waiter   a   few   ribs 

smashed in�察�and another has lost a finger。         I reckon the railroad will have 

a nice  bill   of damages   to pay  for this   night's   work。 Were  you   in   the  car 

when it occurred�拭─�

     ;Yes。    They had been handling it rather roughly。           We spoke of it at 

the   time。   We    were    moving    down    the  yard   when    suddenly    one   end 

seemed to drop right off the track as if we had e to the end of it。; 

    Mr。 Sparling nodded。 

     ;I'll go into it with the railroad people at once。      You two get into your 

berths。    Can you walk�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes。; 

     ;How about you�察�Tucker�察─�

     ;I can creep all right。    I learned to do that when I was in long pants。; 

     ;I guess you mean long dresses�察─�answered the showman。 

     ;I guess I do。; 

    The boys were helped to the sleeper�察�where they were put to bed。 Phil 

had been slightly burned on one hand while Teddy got what he called ;a 

free   hair   cut�察─ �meaning     that  his  hair   had   been   pretty   well   singed。 



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Otherwise   they   were   none   the   worse   for   their   experiences�察  �save   for   the 

slight cuts Phil had received by ing in contact with broken glass and 

some burns from the coffee boiler。 

     They   were   quite   ready   to   go   to   sleep   soon   after   being   put   to   bed�察�

neither awakening until they reached the next show town on the following 

morning。 

     When   the  two   lads pulled   themselves   up   in   their  berths   the  sun   was 

well up�察�orders having been given not to disturb them。 

     ;Almost seven o'clock�察�Teddy�察─�cried Phil。 

     ;Don't care if it's seventeen o'clock�察─�growled Teddy。 ;Lemme sleep。; 

     ;All right�察�but you will miss your breakfast。; 

     That word ;breakfast; acted almost magically on Tucker。 Instantly he 

landed in the middle of the aisle on all fours�察�and�察�straightening up�察�began 

groping sleepily for his clothes。 

     Phil laughed and chuckled。 

     ;How do you feel�察�Teddy�拭─�

     ;Like   a   roast   pig being  served on   a platter in the   cook tent。  Do   you 

need a net this morning�拭─�

     ;No�察  �I   think   not。  I'm   rather   sore   where   I   got   cut�察  �but   I   guess   I   am 

pretty fit otherwise。; 

     After washing and dressing the lads set out across the fields for the lot�察�

which they could see some distance to the west of the sidings�察�where their 

sleepers had been shifted。          Both were hungry�察�for it is not an easy matter 

to spoil a boy's appetite。 Railroad wrecks will not do it in every case�察�nor 

did they in this。 

     But�察   �before    the    morning     ended�察    �the   cook    tent   had    seen   more 

excitement than   in   many daysin   fact   more than   at   any time   so   far   that 

season。 

     The moment Phil and Teddy strolled in�察�each bearing the marks of the 

wreck   on   face   and   head   everybody�察  �except   the   Legless   Man�察  �stood   up。 

Three rousing cheers and a tiger for the Circus Boys�察�were given with a 

will�察  �and    then   the   lads  found     themselves     the   center   of   a  throng    of 

performers�察      �roustabouts      and    freaks     all   of   whom      showered       their 

congratulations on the boys for their heroism in saving other's lives at the 



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risk of their own。 

     Little Dimples was not one whit behind the others。             She praised them 

both�察�much to Phil's disfiture and Teddy's pleasure。 

     ;Teddy�察�you are a hero after all�察─�she beamed。 

     ;Me�拭    �Me a hero�拭─�he questioned�察�pointing to himself。 

     ;Yes�察�you。     I always knew you would be if you had half a chance。 Of 

course Phil had proved before that he was。; 

     Teddy threw out his chest�察�thrusting both hands in his trousers pockets。 

     ;Oh�察�I don't know。      It wasn't so much。      How'd you get out�拭─�

     ;Your friend�察�Phil�察�here�察�is responsible for my not being in the freak 

class   this   morning。   There's   Mr。   Sparling   beckoning   to   you。   I   think   he 

wants you both。; 

     The boys walked over as soon as they could get away from the others。 

That morning they sat at the executive table with the owner of the show�察�

his wife and the members of Mr。 Sparling's staff。 

    For once Teddy went through a meal with great dignity�察�as befi
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