Bergman's donation to pay off the small balance due on their engine,
and had purchased their uniforms. They were quite natty, consisting of
blue trousers and red shirts, with helmets of the same fiery color,
and belts with a large brass buckle in front.
The boys marched into the hall in a body, and took seats together.
"Oh, aren't they just too cute for anything!" exclaimed Nellie Travers
to her chum, Jane Alton.
"They look quite business-like," commented Jane.
"Yes, but those uniforms are dear, aren't they?" "I don't know. I
heard my brother Ned say they were quite cheap," went on Jane, who was
something of a joker.
"Oh, Jane! You know I mean they're too sweet for anything! I just wish
there'd be a fire alarm come in now, so I could see them run."
"I don't; I want to see what they're going to do at this meeting. Ned
is worried for fear they'll break up the boys' department."
"That would be a shame."
"I think so, too. But, hush! Mayor Appelby is going to speak."
The mayor, who had been elected chairman of the meeting, told the
object of the gathering. He said they had assembled to hear an offer
that was to be made by their "distinguished fellow citizen, the
Honorable Perrett Bergman.
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