flames, as they mounted from one section of the Hall to another.
Then, however, came a shriek from the rear end of the western
wing.

"Help me! Save me! I don't want to be burnt up!"

"It is Leeks!" cried Tom. "See, he is on the gutter of the
roof!"

He pointed in the direction, and all saw the cadet, dressed in
nothing but his white gown, clinging desperately to the slates of
the roof above the gutter. He had run from the second floor to
the third and sought safety by crawling out of a dormer window.

"Don't jump!" cried a dozen in concert. "Don't jump, Leeks!"

"What shall I do? The flames are coming up here as fast as they
can!" groaned the cadet. "Oh, save me, somebody!"

"Let's get the ladder," said Dick, and started for the barn, with
a score of cadets at his heels and George Strong with them. In
the meantime Captain Putnam again urged Leeks to remain where he
was. "We will save you, don't fear," he added.

The fire below now made the scene as rig as day, and already the
neighbors were rushing to the scene, followed by the Cedarville
volunteer fire department, with their hose cart and old style
hand-pump engine.

Soon the ladder was brought out of the barn and rushed to the