Copyright, 1903,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
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ILLUSTRATIONS

With a clatter of hoofs out they dashed, Jack bounding ahead

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The young fireman bears the motionless form of the boy to the street

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The sleigh stopped, and Sam and his grandpapa got out

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Sam was allowed to stay to lunch with Billy

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His large, mild eyes had the sorrowful look that all dumb creatures have at leaving old friends

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He only looked at Sam very earnestly

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JACK THE FIRE-DOG

CHAPTER FIRST

ENGINE 33 was kept in a substantial brick building that stood on a little hill in a pleasant part of the city. The brass shone so brightly that you could see your face in it, and not a speck of dust or rust was to be seen on any part of it, as it stood ready for use at a moment’s notice. Directly over the shafts hung the harnesses, to be lowered down upon the horses when they took their places in front of the engine; and this was the work of an instant.