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" that was an explosion!"

"Who was that stood so close?"

"Was he hurt?"

These and a number of other cries and ques tions came from the students of Brill who had witnessed the setting off, by Tom and Sam, of the last of the fireworks.

As for the two Rover boys, they knew not what to say. Both stared helplessly for a moment at Professor Sharp.

"Hi! hi!" spluttered that individual. "Stop it! Do you want to blow me to pieces? Oh, I'm all on fire!" And, seeing that his coat had ignited from some of the sparks, he commenced to dance around in terror.

"Here—wait, Professor!" called out Tom. "Let me knock out that fire!" And he began to beat out the flames with his hands.

"Don't—don't hit me, so hard, Rover!" snarled