Part 5 (1/2)
”What, and increase the taxes to pay for it? I guess not h taxes now The bucket brigade is good enough”
”That's the kind of ht Mr Appelby, as he walked off ”He's too miserly to want to pay a few dollars extra each year to support a regular fire department But we'll have to have one some day”
That day was nearer than Mr Appelby supposed
CHAPTER IV
BERT HAS A PLAN
Lakeville was a typical New England village It was of fair size, and was located on Green Lake, hence the name There was also a small river which ee of the town Altogether it was a very nice place, but, like ressive spirit
The toas governed by ten men, called the Selectmen, ere elected each year, and who formed a sort of council Then there was a mayor At the tier was chairer had an a to that end
”Well, Herbert,” said Mrs Dare to her son at dinner the day following the fire, ”I hope you don't get up to go to any ht alarms”
”Why, mother?”
”Because I orried to death about you I knew you would get hurt, and, sure enough, you did”
”Oh, this burn? That doesn't alad I went, for I helped Mr Sti frohbors are talking about you You certainly take after your father, and I ahtened I felt”
”I' of a plan that ht have to take part in it”
”What do you ht to have a fire departanizing it”
”Well, Herbert, you know your poor father used to say the saree with him The h I should think they would”
”I wasn't thinking of taking in the men, mother”
”Not take in the men? Whom would you have, then?”
”The boys--my chums”
”What! your friends--the boys you play ball with?”
”Yes I think we could organize as good a fire departet out quicker on alarade all to pieces”