"I
was busy taking my valuable harness out, and saving some of my deeds
and mortgages in the house. I'm afraid that'll go next!"
"The house is in no danger as long as the wind keeps this way," said
Bert, "but the cattle are. How many are in the barn?"
"Five horses and six cows. The cows are in the lower part. They're in
no danger yet, but I guess the horses are done for. I forgot all about
'em!"
At that moment a shrill cry, almost like a human being in agony, rose
above the crackle of the flames.
"Those are the horses!" cried Bert. "Come on! We'll try to save 'em!"
CHAPTER II
IN PERIL
Accompanied by several men and boys, Bert ran toward the barn. The
whole front, and part of the roof, were now blazing. The structure was
beyond saving, as far as anything the bucket brigade could do, but the
members of that primitive fire department did not stop.
The buckets were passed from hand to hand, but such was the haste that
a full bucket seldom reached the end of the line. Usually about half
the fluid was spilled. And what little did get there was merely tossed
against the side of the barn that was not yet burning, though from the
way it was smoking it would evidently not be long before it burst into
flames.
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