We followed after him, and as we hurried along other men ran out from the houses along the streets, and either joined him; or dashed ahead.

They seemed to have dressed in a hurry, and were thrusting their arms in their coats, and buttoning themselves up as they went.

Some of them had hats and some of them had none, and they all had their faces toward the great red light that got brighter and brighter ahead of us.

"Where's the fire ?" they shouted to each other.

"Don't know afraid it' s the hotel, or the town hall.