JACK, THE FIRE DOG
BY
ILLUSTRATED BY
C. W. ASHLEY
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1927
Copyright, 1903,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
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All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ILLUSTRATIONS
With a clatter of hoofs out they dashed, Jack bounding ahead | Frontispiece | |
The young fireman bears the motionless form of the boy to the street | Page | 10 |
The sleigh stopped, and Sam and his grandpapa got out | “ | 50 |
Sam was allowed to stay to lunch with Billy | “ | 106 |
His large, mild eyes had the sorrowful look that all dumb creatures have at leaving old friends | “ | 212 |
He only looked at Sam very earnestly | “ | 240 |
CHAPTER FIRST
ENGINE 33 was kept in a substantialbrick building thatstood on a little hill in a pleasantpart of the city. Thebrass shone so brightly thatyou could see your face in it, and not a speckof dust or rust was to be seen on any partof it, as it stood ready for use at a moment’snotice. Directly over the shafts hung theharnesses, to be lowered down upon the horseswhen they took their places in front of theengine; and this was the work of an instant.
The floor was just as clean as the engine;and so were all parts of the building. Threestrong beautifully