Get out of here with
your noisy apparatus!"
"Mr. Muchmore," said Bert firmly, "you are mistaken when you think
that our fire department had anything to do with this false alarm. We
regret it as much as you do. We came here because we believed there
was a fire. The box located near here was pulled."
"I shall take steps to see that it is not rung again. I shall have it
removed," said the man. "Now I order you to clear out!"
"We will," replied the young chief, "but I want to say that no member
of our department had anything to do with annoying you."
"You heard what that young rascal said. That he did it to pay me for
not thanking you boys for what you did at the other fire. That was an
oversight. I was too excited, I suppose, but that is hardly an excuse
for disturbing me in this way."
"Mr. Muchmore," exclaimed Bert, "the boy who sent in the false alarm
is not a member of our department. He never was, though he might have
helped at the other fire."
"Well, it seems strange that I can't live here in peace and quietness,
without being annoyed by a lot of boys," retorted Muchmore. "Perhaps
you knew nothing of the false alarm--"
"I assure you we did not.
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