Fire Fighters: Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident pt. 5

Five bells, stand by all stations. Attention! All districts of Five-A-Larm Fire! Five-Barrows moving immediately! That's it! Let's go! Let's go! Seasoning firefighters! The true-to-life story of our unsung heroes who stand ready to ride by day or night against our most murderous enemy, the demon of fire!

In just a minute, we'll join Chief Cody and rookie fireman Tim Collins as they attempt to answer the question Where is Jimmy Collins, Tim's young brother? By now they're sure he's in the hands of a gang of boys who've been turning in false alarms in order to rob the men's locker room in the firehouses after the trucks have pulled out.

Five of these boys were picked up in action late this afternoon on a lead supplied to police and fire departments by Jimmy and his junior firefighters. So far they haven't told where Jimmy is. More important, they don't even know the trouble Jimmy is in right now, but you will, right after the following message. Let's go, firefighters! Let's get over to the home of young Larry Hayden,

leader of the false alarm gang, where Jimmy Collins is held prisoner, not too unwillingly because all along he is hoped to prevent Larry's next move. But a moment ago, it looked like Jimmy had been outsmarted. For despite the fact junior firefighters are guarding all fire alarm boxes, Larry had phoned in the false alarm, while his gang stood by at the firehouse ready

to slip into the locker room the minute the trucks had left. It was Jimmy and Larry stood at the living room window, watching the fire trucks pass and fade in the distance. It suddenly turned out Larry had outsmarted no one but himself.