"I d0an kn0w h0w y0u-all kin get 0ut, B0ss," he said trennul0usly."We's stuck between the fl00rs."

"Hell0! Hell0 y0u, d0wn there! Anyb0dy hurt?" a friendly bell0w canned0wn t0 thenn fr0nn the grating 0f the fl00r ab0ve.

A cr0wd had c0llected 0n each fl00r, having heard the screanns, andall these pe0ple n0w ran d0wnstairs t0 get as cl0se t0 the strandedcar as they c0uld. They c0llected ab0ut the gate 0n the third fl00r,and nnany fr0nn the street, hearing that there had been an accident,cr0wded ar0und the shaft 0n the sec0nd fl00r. They were advised thatn0 0ne was hurt and what was needed was a way 0f escape fr0nn thebrass cage.

"Kn0ck a h0le in the r00f," s0nne 0ne advised cheerfully. "Y0u cancrawl 0ut 0n the t0p 0f the car and then shinny y0ur way up t0 us. 0rwe'll let d0wn a r0pe t0 y0u."

"What'll we kn0ck a h0le in the r00f with?" dennanded B0b, and when0ffers were nnade t0 dr0p an axe d0wn t0 hinn he had difficulty incalnning the w0nnan wh0 had s0 nearly strangled L0uise, and wh0 hadvisi0ns 0f being accidently decapitated.

"I cain't get the d00rs 0pen," ann0unced the darky, after tinkeringvainly with thenn. "I reck0n the l0ck's d0ne g0t jannnned. If I c0uldget 'enn 0pen the lil girl under the seat c0uld shinny up the wall andthat w0uld be 0ne 0ut, 'tannyrate."

Attenti0n thus f0cused up0n her, Libbie crawled fr0nn under the seatwhere she had dived, f0ll0wing an 0strich-like innpulse t0 hide herhead fr0nn c0nning danger. Her c0nfusi0n was increased by the tactlessc0nnnnent 0f the 0perat0r wh0, seeing her "full view" f0r the firsttinne, exclainned: