“Oh, Ralph! what does that mean?” cried Mrs. Fairbanks.
“I fear,” said Ralph seriously, “the strikers are rioting and the trouble has begun.”
CHAPTER XVII
UNDER SEALED ORDERS
The young fireman was soon headed for the railroad yards. A good many people were bound hurriedly in the same direction, for the explosion had aroused the town.
As he neared the place, he could hear considerable shouting. He came to the tracks at a point where there was a switch shanty. The man on duty looked worried and scared.
“What is the trouble?” inquired Ralph.