Part 6 (1/2)

”There's Vincent, noent on Herbert Dare, as he saw his chum who had aided him at the barn blaze

”Yes, and John Boll is with him Hey, John! Hi, Vincent! Here she coh in the air towards the other two boys John caught and returned it

”Coreat scheme”

The four boys were soon in earnest conversation Bert told of his plan for getting as e boys as possible to join a volunteer fire departet the engine?” asked John

”And where's the ot to be thought out,” replied Bert ”Maybe Cole can ”

”That's so,” came from John

”Guess I'll have to wait a few years before I can h,” responded Cole ”But say, I just happened to think of it!

They've got a new cheine over to Jamesville”

”I don't see how that helps us,” said Bert

”Don't you? Well, listen If they've got a new engine, they won't need their old hand-pu one”

”Well?”

”Don't you see what I ood one, and has a fine pu, and I can do that What's the ine of Ja's the ot the money”

CHAPTER V

BUYING THE ENGINE

This announcement served like a dash of cold water to the boys They had been quite enthusiastic over Cole's plan, but Bert's wordsto say what they would do, and another to accoive it up,” said John Boll ”It would be lots of fun for us boys to have a departether fun,” said Bert, ”as we'd have to work hard to put out fires But I don't know that we'll have to give up the plan I wanted to talk to you fellows, and see how you felt about it

Perhaps we can raise the ive soe ad odd jobs, and put that in the treasury”

”I believe the folks in this town are too aine, and a second-hand one at that,” declared John

”We'll give 'em the chance,” replied Bert ”But, fellohat do you think of the plan?”