"Come on! Come on!" yelled Mr. Sagger, as he stood in front of his store, fairly jumping up and down in his excitement. "The whole place will go if you don't hurry, boys!"
"I wonder why he doesn't shout for the bucket brigade now?" asked Cole, as he steered the engine as close as he could to the flaming structure.
"That's right, boys! Put out the fire!" cried Mr. Sagger. "I'll give you a hundred dollars if you save my shop!"
CHAPTER XIII
SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE
From various directions came running the young members of the volunteer fire department. The bucket brigade was also on hand, and had formed a line from the town pump, which stood near the store, as close to the burning shop as they dared to go. The whole interior seemed a mass of flames.
"Where will we get water?" shouted Cole to Bert, who had arrived on the run.
"Back the engine down to the brook!" cried the young captain. "Isn't the hose long enough to reach from there?"
"Yep! Plenty!"
"Then back her down!"