“Gee!” he said. “That was a narrow squeak, wasn’t it?”
“It surely was,” answered Dan. “You fellows did great work.”
“Yes, that was a dandy double.”
Presently Dan said:
“Seems like you are playing against the Laurelville Fire Department.”
Fultz looked puzzled.
“What do you mean?” he asked.
“Oh, a chap over there in the crowd was telling me about it awhile ago,” answered Dan. “He says more than half the nine are firemen. They have a volunteer department here, you know. He was wondering what would happen if an alarm was rung in. He said he bet the Laurelville captain would let the old town burn up.”
And Dan chuckled at the idea.