As they put the wood between them and the Bottom, a man who had been lying in the shelter out of the wind came to the door and called to the colt.
"Whoa, little man!" he said. "Whoa then!"
CHAPTER XXVII
The Fire in the Dusk
It was Jerry who gave the alarm ten minutes later. He had been busy at his garden in the Sloperies when he saw the smoke rise from the shelter on the hill, and rushed into the yard to say the shed was ablaze.
Boy and Silver, after their leisurely walk home, had just entered the yard and surrendered their horses to two of the lads. The girl was releasing Billy Bluff from his chain, to Maudie's open annoyance, when Jerry panted in with his news.
Silver ran to the gate.
"By Jove, so it is!" he cried.
He was in the saddle in a moment, but not so quickly as was the girl.
She led him through the gate.