He dragged what papers he could out of the newsstand and got a bucket of water to douse the rest. And he watered down the walls to make sure they wouldn’t flare up later. When the danger was over, he called up Papa Bellini on the telephone. “What a mess,” said Tucker Mouse, looking at the soggy, smoldering piles of papers and magazines. No one knew what to say. “What are you going to do, Chester?” said Harry Cat finally. “I’m going back there,” said Chester. “If the Bellinis find me gone, they’ll think I set the fire and ran.” “What makes you think they won’t think you set the fire and stayed?” said Tucker. “I’ll have to take that chance,” said Chester. Before the cat or the mouse could say anything to stop him, he hopped over to the newsstand. Paul had told the engineer that he would miss a few trips on the shuttle and was waiting for the Bellinis. He didn’t want anyone monkeying with the cash register while the cover was off. The conductor thought that the cups and bags from the animals’ party had been left by Mario or Papa.
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