. Tales of fantasy . great exertion the fire in Tonys housewas put out, but nothing seemed to have power overthat which was consuming the booth of the stood stupefied for some time; at last itoccurred to him that the first money which he had re-ceived for the Enchanted Doll w^as locked up in his old walnut-tree chest, and,without a moments pause,he dashed through theflames to secure his treas-ure, although the room wasfull of fire and contrived to open thechest, but lo! there wasnothing but dirt and stones, for the coins he had re-ceived were all of fairy silver !
. Tales of fantasy . great exertion the fire in Tonys housewas put out, but nothing seemed to have power overthat which was consuming the booth of the stood stupefied for some time; at last itoccurred to him that the first money which he had re-ceived for the Enchanted Doll w^as locked up in his old walnut-tree chest, and,without a moments pause,he dashed through theflames to secure his treas-ure, although the room wasfull of fire and contrived to open thechest, but lo! there wasnothing but dirt and stones, for the coins he had re-ceived were all of fairy silver ! His disappointmentwas so great that he remained kneeling by the side ofthe chest until the flames gathered all around him, andhe would no doubt have perished, had not a youngman forced his way through the fire, and dragged thebewildered doll-maker into the street. Both were nearly suffocated, and it was not untilsome minutes had elapsed that Jacob could find wordsto thank his preserver. What must have been his feel-. The Enchanted Doll 225 ings when lie found that to Tony Stubbs he was in-debted for his preservation! This is a sad night for us both, neighbor Pout/said the silversmith, but worse for you than for have lost all, but my shop has only suffered by theflames; some of my wares are damaged, but a littlelater to bed and a little earlier to rise will put all thatright. But, neighbor, and Tony paused, greatlymoved by the expression of Jacobs face, you are ingreat pain ; and, no wonder, for your arm is flayed ! some one run for a surgeon, whilst I help him tobed. The doll-maker, from shame and suffering, couldmake no answer, but allowed the much injured Tonyto lead him to bed. The surgeon came, and pronouncedJacobs state to be desperate, and desired that he shouldbe kept perfectly quiet. And so for many days TonyStubbs devoted all his time to watching by Jacobs bed-side. Some three weeks had passed since the time of thefire. One night Tony had retired to res
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