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Updated: June 10, 2025
"I've been changed recently," said Frank; "poor Grove was badly hurt about the loins at a fire in New Bond Street last week, and I have been sent to take his place, so I'm at the King Street station now. But I have something more to tell you before you go, lad, so walk with me a bit farther." Willie consented, and Frank related to him his conversation with Mr Auberly in reference to himself.
"Please, sir, are you the Mr Auberly who was a'most skumfished with smoke at the Beverly Square fire t'other day, in tryin' to git hold o' yer sister?" Fred could not but smile as he admitted the fact. "Please, sir, I hope yer sister ain't the wuss of it, sir." "Not much, I hope; thank you for inquiring; but how come you to know about the fire, and to be interested in my sister?"
But, please, I thought you must be wishin' to go somewhere else first, as you led the way." "Lead the way, now, boy," said Mr Auberly, with a stern look. Willie obeyed, and in a few minutes they were groping in the dark regions underground which Mr Cattley and his family inhabited. With some difficulty they found the door, and stood in the presence of "the fairy."
Loo meditated some time before replying. "Oh, yes," she exclaimed suddenly, "I have another favour to ask. How stupid of me to forget it. I want you very much to go and see a fairy that lives " "A fairy, Loo!" said Mr Auberly, while a shade of anxiety crossed his face. "You you are rather weak just now; I must make you be quiet, and try to sleep, if you talk nonsense, dear."
"Oh, cer'nly, sir," said Willie, with a profound bow, as he fell to the rear. They walked on in silence until they came to the vicinity of the Monument, when Mr Auberly turned round and asked Willie which way they were to go now. "Right back again," said Willie. "How, boy; what do you mean?" "We've overshot the mark about half a mile, sir.
Frank being thus relieved, swung himself easily on the sill, and grasping Loo once more, descended to the street, where he was met by Mr Auberly, who had recovered from his state of partial suffocation, and who seized his child and hurried with her into a neighbouring house. Thither he was followed by Mrs Rose and Matty, who had also recovered.
"Good-night, my love," said Mr Auberly, as the child placed the coffee beside his chair, and then advanced, somewhat timidly, and held up her cheek to be kissed. The upright man stooped, and there was a shade less of grimness in his smile as his lips touched his daughter's pale cheek.
It was at this point that the first engine arrived, and only a few minutes elapsed when the second made its appearance, followed by the cab from which the young man leapt with the exclamation of surprise and alarm that had astonished Willie Willders. Pushing his way to the place where Mr Auberly and the others lay, the youth fell on his knees. "My father!" he exclaimed wildly.
"Run for a cab, Willie," said Fred Auberly. Willie was off in a moment. At the same instant, a messenger was despatched for Dr Offley, and in a short time after that, Frank Willders was lying on his mother's sofa, with his left leg broken below the knee.
Down this she slid somewhat violently but safely to the ground, while Forest ran up again and rescued Matty in the same way. Mr Auberly was more difficult to manage, being a heavy man, and his rescuer was almost overpowered by the thick smoke in the midst of which all this was done. He succeeded, however, but fainted on reaching the ground.
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