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David, who lived twelve blocks from the hotel, stirred in his sleep and dreamed he was riding a fire engine. Even the Phoenix claimed later that a kind of moan was borne on the breeze all the way up to the ledge. DAVID WHO LIVED TWELVE BLOCKS FROM THE HOTEL STIRRED IN HIS SLEEP AND DREAMED HE WAS RIDING A FIRE ENGINE EVEN THE PHOENIX CLAIMED LATER THAT A KIND OF MOAN WAS BORNE ON THE BREEZE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE LEDGE
ured the Phoenix that he would be careful. The Banshee said, "Ah, Phoenix, do sell the laddie to me," but her tone was more teasing than serious, and they all laughed. Good-bys were said all round, and David and the Phoenix left. The last thing they heard as they felt their way up the dark passage was the happy cackling of the Banshee and the clang of the cash register. * * * * * They got back to the hotel before dawn and very carefully crept down the fire escape into the Scientist's room. They put the box on the bedside table, stuck out their tongues at the sleeping Scientist, and crept out again. Then they went home, the Phoenix to the ledge and David to bed, where he fell asleep instantly. The Wail was wildly successful. The Scientist released it from its box at seven o'clock in the morning. People living in the hotel thought the world had come to its end. The rest of the town wondered if it was a riot, or an earthquake, or both with three steam calliopes thrown in for good measure. ED THE CABBAGES INSIDE THE BOX ASSURED THE PHOENIX THAT HE WOULD BE CAREFUL THE BANSHEE SAID AH PHOENIX DO SELL THE LADDIE TO ME BUT HER TONE WAS MORE TEASING THAN SERIOUS AND THEY ALL LAUGHED GOOD BYES WERE SAID ALL AROUND AND DAVID AND THE PHOENIX LEFT THE LAST THING THEY HEARD AS THEY FELT THEIR WAY UP THE DARK PASSAGE WAS THE HAPPY CACKLING OF THE BANSHEE AND THE CLANG OF THE CASH REGISTER THEY GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL BEFORE DAWN AND VERY CAREFULLY CREPT DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE INTO THE SCIENTIST'S ROOM THEY PUT THE BOX ON THE BEDSIDE TABLE STUCK OUT THEIR TONGUES AT THE SLEEPING SCIENTIST AND CREPT OUT AGAIN THEN THEY WENT HOME THE PHOENIX TO THE LEDGE AND DAVID TO BED WHERE HE FELL ASLEEP INSTANTLY THE WAIL WAS WILDLY SUCCESSFUL THE SCIENTIST RELEASED IT FROM ITS BOX AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOTEL THOUGHT THE WORLD HAD COME TO ITS END THE REST OF THE TOWN WONDERED IF IT WAS A RIOT OR AN EARTHQUAKE OR BOTH WITH THREE STEAM CALIOPES THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE
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