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As Bob and Joe hurried with the joist to the door, a deep voice that had in it the habit of command came from the car.

“Give me a hand and help me get this man through the window.”

The two boys dropped the joist and caught hold of the head and shoulders of a limp body. They pulled it through the window, though much impeded by the jagged glass.

“Hurry, fellows!” came in a wild shout from Jimmy. “This fire is getting beyond us.”

Spurred on by the shout and their own desperation, Bob and Joe dragged the unconscious man to the side of the road.

“Give us the next one!” shouted Joe.

“There isn’t time for that,” came the deep voice. “The body of the car is on fire, and it’s already scorching our clothes. Smash in the door.”

Bob and Joe lifted the piece of joist and hurled it against the door. There was a splintering crash, and one of the hinges gave way.

“Once more,” came the calm voice from within.

Summoning all their strength, the two boys again drove their weapon against the door, and this time it fell in with a crash. Herb and Jimmy came to the assistance of Bob and Joe, and they seized the remnants of the door and drew them out, leaving a clear passage.