![]() One of them bad an axe, and he heard the woodwork of the front ![]() His reply was greeted with guffaws, and more of the youths began crowding into the tiny front garden. 'What d'you want?' Brian Newman shouted, and dodged back as another stone came whizzing into the room. 'I'll try and keep 'em talking in the meantime.' 'Dial 999,' he said pushing Susan gently away. Others were clustered at the front door, pounding with their fists. There were some twenty youths gathered on the pavement outside. Flames were now leaping from the curtains on to the pine wall coverings, and choking black smoke filled the room. Newman pulled her to him, determined to shield her from the mob. There was no way of locking it-not that it would have been any use. >Susan screamed and came running back into the room, slamming the frail door behind her. ![]() There was a splintering crack from out in the hall, and he knew that the front door had yielded. 'If you're not out in ten seconds,' a tall, well-built youth in a black leather jacket and jeans yelled, 'we're smashin' the door down and comin' in' ![]()
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