the flow of
blood and Pat could release his grip. The stick was then tied so that it
could not untwist, and they were ready for the next move.

By this time Harrison, McNulty and Bernstein had come up. They had not
been so far away but that they had heard the crash. Then, too, Sparrer
had whistled for help as soon as he had seen the extent of the disaster.
The quick wits of the newsboy, trained to acute sharpness in the school
of the streets, peculiarly fitted him to take command of the situation.
Also familiarity with suffering and with scenes of violence made him
less susceptible to the shock of the grim spectacle before them than was
the case with his comrades, and he now assumed leadership by right of
fitness. Indeed, he did it quite unconsciously and his comrades quite as
unconsciously accepted the situation and turned to him for directions.

"We got to git de cops and an amb'lance. Youse guys git de man out from
under de car and Oi'll chase fer de cops!" Without waiting another
second he plunged through the bushes and started in the direction of the
camp, which lay in almost a direct line with the park administration
buildings, the nearest point at which he could be sure of getting help.
He knew the lay of the land perfectly, and he reasoned that by this time
one or more of the other party would be out on the trail and that if he
could signal them and they in turn signal those behind valuable time
would be saved. So on the first high ground he stopped to blow the help
signal with the result already noted. To gain time he made his message
as brief as possible. "Motor smash" told the nature of the accident.
"Help--cops" told the urgency of the case and the need of police aid. He
counted on Upton's knowledge of the way things are handled in a big city
to make the message as clear as if he took precious time to spell out
the full story, and when he heard Chick's O. K. he turned back confident
that help would reach them in the shortest time possible.

Nor was his confidence misplaced. As soon as Upton got the message from
Chick he understood the situation exactly. Getting down into the hollow
where the camp was he issued orders. The others had heard Chick's
message and knew where the accident had occurred. "Get over to the
administration building as fast as you can run," he ordered Patterson.
"Tell 'em to notify the police and put in an ambulance call. If you
meet a mounted cop on the way tell him. It may be life or