"
"Say, haven't you got anything else to talk about except that force
pump?" asked Vincent. "You must have it on the brain."
"Just the same, that's a dandy pump," went on Cole. "I put a new kind
of valve in this morning, and she squirts a hundred feet now. Let me
show you."
"No, let's talk some more about our department," said Vincent. "Do you
think the boys will like this new plan, Bert?"
"I guess so. We'll ask 'em, anyhow. And then there's another thing."
"What is it?"
"I think we ought to have some drills. As it is now some of the boys
don't know what to do. They don't pump good, and they don't pass water
good. We ought to have more practice."
"So we had," admitted Vincent. "Lots of the fellows spilled about half
the water on the ground last night, instead of putting it in the tank.
They were so excited."
"A drill would help that," observed Bert. "We'll get the fellows
together in a couple of nights, and talk things over."
This was done, and Bert's plan, of having a part of the force stay on
duty in Cole's barn every night, met with instant approval. In fact
they had to draw lots to see which boys would take the first three
nights, as every one wanted that honor.
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