"
"That's what it would; but we're not worryin so much since we got
th' new fire apparatus. We've had th' two hose carts for about three
weeks now, an' though we've practiced with 'em we ain't never had no
real fire. We've got a good water system, with high pressure, an'
they can pump more when they need it. All we have t' do is run with
those carts t' th' fire, an' attach th' hose t' th' hydrants. But
th' funny part of it is that th' carts is so heavy they need hosses
t' pull 'em, and we ain't got no reg'lar hosses yet. Have t' pull
'em by hand, I expect, an' it's goin' t' be hard work."
"Do you belong to the department?" asked Cora.
"You're right, I do."
"And is that part of your uniform?" she went on, pointing to some
rubber coats and fire hats that hung on the side of the barn.
"Yep, that's what they be. Me an' my two sons. By jimminity
crickets! that lightnin' certainly is sharp, though!"
Flash after flash of the glaring light came through the sheets of
rain, and the thunder crashed and vibrated overhead, seeming to,
shake the very earth.
"Where are your sons?" inquired Belle, wanting too do her share in
the talk; but she waited until there came a lull in the storm.
"Over in th' south medder, two miles away," replied the man.
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