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All I ask the town to do is to supply the members and places in which to keep the engines." "You have heard the very generous offer of our distinguished fellow townsman and public-spirited citizen, the Honorable Perrett Bergman," said Mayor Appelby, pompously. "What have you to say?" "I say take it!" exclaimed Moses Sagger, quickly.
I read all th' postals you know," he went on, as if that was his privilege, "only now there's gittin' to be so much mail, I don't half finish with 'em, 'fore some pusson comes in an' takes 'em away. But business is certainly improvin' wonderful." "And the taxes will go up likewise," added Mr. Sagger with a scowl. "Not on account of the fire department," declared the mayor.
At any rate, nothing was done, though every time he mentioned the fire in his shop the butcher declared there ought to be a regular department. He never said anything about the hundred dollars he had offered for saving his shop. Considering that the boys had worked hard at the Sagger blaze, Bert had no drills for a week.
"It's busted entirely!" "Run!" cried Sagger. "If you don't you'll be nabbed sure!" And then the crowd ran with all their speed, scrambling out of the hole as best they could. They did not stop until they were half a dozen blocks away and on their way home. "We made a fizzle of it dat trip," said Sagger, dolefully. "It's all your fault," growled one of the boys. "I ain't goin' out wid you again.
You don't know what a sagger is, I reckon?" "What is a sagger?" "Well, I can't stop to tell you all that now. But I will some time. They make saggers out of the yellow clay." "Will you show me the yellow clay?" "Yes, and some saggers too." "When?" "I don't know. As soon as I can." "Will you to-morrow?" To-morrow happened to be Thursday.
"Perhaps those fellows have learned a lesson they won't forget in a hurry," remarked Frank to Joe, after he learned the particulars of the attack in the dark. "I hope they don't molest me further," answered our hero. "If they'll only let me alone I'll let them alone." "That Sagger is certainly on the downward path," said Frank. "If he doesn't look out he'll land in jail."
It was pointed out to him that, without a water supply, a steam fire engine was out of the question, and then he said they ought to have another hand engine and some men to run both machines. He spoke of calling a meeting of the Selectmen to consider the matter, but nothing came of it. Probably Mr. Sagger figured up what it would cost, and feared his taxes would be too high.
"Here's a barrel of water knocked over and everything in a mess. You've been skylarking, too. I'm going to have you locked up!" The watchman made a dash after the boys and the crowd scattered in all directions. Sagger received a crack on the shoulder that lamed him for a week, and Sammel tripped and went down, taking the skin off of the end of his nose. "Oh, me nose!" he moaned.
"Naw, it's one of them Indian medicine shows," declared Moses Sagger, who stood on the steps of his butcher shop. "Why, it's a fire engine!" exclaimed several men. "However in the world did the boys get it? They must have borrowed it to have some fun with!" "More likely took it without permission," said Mr. Sagger. "Somebody ought to tell Constable Stickler."
I was bound to defend myself." "To be sure. Sagger came to me yesterday and wanted to be taken back, but I told him no that I wouldn't have such an impudent fellow around." As the winter season came on the hotel began to fill up and Joe was kept busy from early in the morning until late at night, and so was Frank Randolph.
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