They had called the police for over thirty minutes but no sign of any moving car or siren was heard nor seen and that alone made them understand they were all alone at the time and had no where else to start running to, because they felt if the police could not get there, then there must have been a possibility of no means of escape for any one trying to leave the city. However, afar off from where the boys were on the right side of the house where was another window, they could see smoking flames of what looked like burning buildings and so they were affrightened to death and almost cried if not for the words spoken to comfort and give them stability in mind by Vera, who told them to fear not that it was probably a bush burning due to the activities of farmers living in that area. Vera kn
