Part 8 (2/2)

”Fire! Fire!” he yelled ”Kiade!”

It was a quiet evening, and his voice carried a long distance The boys heard it plainly

”Coine is in good working order, and we'll have our first run!”

CHAPTER VII

BERT SAVES A TRAMP

The boys needed no further call With whoops and yells they began to haul the engine rapidly in the direction of the fire, the reflection of which could already be seen

”Coade ”We ht up his bucket froers did likewise, and soon there was quite a throng headed for the burning haystack

”Leg it, boys! Leg it!” cried Toet ahead of us!”

”If-they-do-we-can-beat-'e-o-a little slower-I can't-run-much farther”

Indeed, he was out of breath, for the long traine, Cole,” proposed Bert ”We can pull you We'll ineer always rides on the ratefully He scrambled up on the apparatus, and, with a shout and cheer, the boys were off faster than before, for Cole had been a hindrance rather than a help, in pulling the apparatus, as he could not go fast

”Fire! Fire!” shoutedup the cry of the constable

This brought out nearly all the hter

”Where we going to get our water?” asked John Boll of Bert, as he raced alongside of his chuht past Kiht down to it and up to the engine”

Mr Kimball's place was on a side street He had a house and a sh to store his hay in, so he kept the stuff in a stack outside

”Co ”The barn'll catch pretty soon”

”We're co!” replied Bert

”For th' love of tripe! What's that?” cried the constable, as he caught sight of the engine

”The Lakeville Fire Department!” responded several boys

”Huo to interferin'

with the bucket brigade I won't have it The bucket brigade is the regular depart the matter with it is that it can't put out any fires,” was the retort from John Boll ”Let's show 'em hoe do it, boys”

On the way from Jamesville, Bert and Cole, who had been instructed by the chief of that departine, ih the lads had never before worked a hand engine, they felt that they could