Meanwhile, they could hear poor Willie crying bitterly down there in the soft, cold snow.
“Where are you?” called Frank.
“Here I am in the snow,” came a wee voice from the darkness.
Frank caught the half-frozen little boy in his arms, and both were quickly pulled to the surface.
Willie was hurried off to the hospital to be treated for exposure; but Frank was none the worse for his adventure.
While all this was happening, an accident befell the fire patrol which was rushing to Willie’s rescue. The patrol motor-truck ran into a bakery wagon. The driver of the wagon was thrown out and hurt. Both the wagon and the patrol truck were damaged.
Wasn’t it fortunate for Willie that day that Frank Brown knew what to do, and did it?
When the people praised Frank, he said, “Oh, that was nothing. I am glad I could help the poor little chap—but I would have gone down there to save even a kitten, wouldn’t you?”
QUESTIONS
Since it took some time for the fire patrol to reach the manhole after the accident, what would have become of the little boy if Frank had not been a hero?
How would you like to go down into a dark, cold manhole to rescue somebody?
Tell what you know about Hero Medals—those of Andrew Carnegie, and others.
Do you think that Frank was a Boy Scout? Why?