[_He rushes into the smithy, throws his apron aside, puts on a
fireman's helmet, belt, etc._
MRS. SCHULZE
An' nobody at home there, goodness gracious!
DR. BOXER
That's the lucky part of it, after all.
_The roaring of the fire alarm trumpet is heard._
MRS. SCHULZE
You hear, Doctor? They're tootin' already!
LANGHEINRICH
[_Reappears in his fireman's uniform._] You get out o' the way here, old
lady. Go an' attend to things upstairs. Nothin' to be done here with a
syringe. You go up to my wife. Hold on! We gotta have the key to the
engine house. The devil!
_MRS. SCHULZE withdraws into the house. RAUCHHAUPT'S head reappears
on the other side of the fence._
RAUCHHAUPT
My, but there's a smell o' burnin' in the air.
LANGHEINRICH
Sure it smells that way. There's a fire at the Fielitzes'.
RAUCHHAUPT
The devil! I didn't know nothin' about that!
LANGHEINRICH
That's all right, old man. Wasn't you a constable onct?
[_He rushes away._
_A fourteen-year-old boy comes madly hurrying up._
THE BOY
[_To DR. BOXER._] Master! The key to the engine house! They can't get in
to the engine.
DR. BOXER
I'm not the fireman! Just keep cool!
THE BOY
They wants you to come to the engine right off.
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