“The Infant Prodigy was now sent to the front to propel the puzzlers.
“He put up a jig saw that Twitchell fitted together and made a bird that lit in right.
“Roger danced a jig at the plate to amuse the Babe, and was told to lead the march.
“Twitchell and Roger advanced farther into the enemy’s country over Mellen’s dead body and Laird came out of hiding.
“Harry unlimbered a Zeppelin Limited that had the ‘standing-room-only’ sign out as it started on the air-line track toward Honusburg. Hans set the signals against it and then climbed into the empyrean blue for a puncture that wrecked the airship, and Twitchell was overcome at the home station when Gibbie told him the news.
“Babe was sued when he assaulted young Beach, and the jury awarded him damages to the extent of one free ride, and there was a rooster on every perch in the coop.”
Sol Singer, of the Volunteer Fireman, heard what Tim was doing by this time and he said, “How do you like this.”
“Things were as exciting as a ‘Fighting-the-Flames’ show at Coney Island and the Lowell boys had offers of passes for ‘A trip to the moon.’
“The captain of the Arson Band sneaked forward to light the fuse and start the conflagration while his pals hauled down the champions’ flag and as the infant burned the third one over the Captain fired a dynamite bomb over Delvin Square to set fire to the city, and the robbers got busy. Little Arthur, however, guarding his station, was prepared to die a patriot and although he had to handle it with gloves he knocked it down and quickly turned in the alarm calling out all reserves.