Polytechnic High School - Caerulea Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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3 CAERULEA '21 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIHIVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIXIIIVIIIIVII!IIIIIHIIIlllIllllllllIlillIIllIIKIIIIIIIIIllllIlIIIIIlIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllHIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIII Is it possible for the puny hand of Man to stay the fierce onrush of Fire?,' The sky dome, now instead of burnished blue, was streaked with great clouds of smoke and the air was filled with ashes. The city in the valley had changed its looks. Scorched and black, it looked as if it were crouching dojwn in its valley to escape the onrush of the flames. If only the confounded wind would change there might be some chance of saving the rest of the forest, muttered Tom to Ivan as they walked side by side thru the woods toward the reservoir. Then another chance there is none? Not unless it rains, and of course there is not a possible chance of that happening. They Walked on in silence until Ernie Rogers, who had gone a little in advance, came back excitedly shouting that there was a fire on the southern slope of Clark's lVIountain. They all looked and saw this to be true. Not a word was said. All realized what a fire in that region meant, for if the reservoir was destroyed the whole city would be without Water for an indefinite time. The boys all rushed toward the fire with one fixed idea, to put it out or, at least, to check it. When they came near, they found that it had gained considerable headway and that no one was fighting it. The fire had evidently been started by Hying sparks from the main fire and was bearing directly down upon the reservoir. A fire-break surrounded the reservoir for a distance of twenty-five feet, but a large fire would easily jump this and destroy the Whole reservoir. The best thing We can do, said Tom, is to build a backfire and fight the fire as best we can until aid comes. Polack, since you were afraid to fight Ernie, you will surely be afraid to fight the fire, so you can go back and bring aidf' Ivan flushed. I am not afraid. I will stay. Send Reginald. Reginald was the boy With the spectacles. Tom looked pleased. Reginald, you go and tell them to send all available men they can over there as soon as possible. And now,