They're too much for Ned and me! Quick!"

"Oh, of a courseness I will so do!" said Koku, to whom, even
yet, the English language was somewhat of a mystery. He dropped
the shovel, and, heedless of the thick smoke from the burning
gasoline, reached over and took hold of the nearest box. It
seemed as though he pulled it from the auto truck as easily as
Tom might have lifted a cork.

Then, carrying the box, which was now burning quite fiercely on
one corner, over toward Tom and Ned, who had moved back, the
giant asked:

"What you want of him, Master?"

"Put it down, Koku, and get out all the others! Lively, now,
Koku!"

"I do," was the simple answer. The giant put the box on the
grass and ran back toward the auto.

"Quick, Ned!" shouted Tom. "Throw some sand on this burning
box! That will put out the fire!"

A few handfuls of earth served to extinguish the little blaze,
and by this time Koku had come back with another box of powder.

"Get 'em all, Koku, get 'em all! Then we can put out the fire
on the auto."