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"Why, where in the world do you s'pose all the horses and the men went to? " asked Mary Trippertrot, as she looked at her two brothers, who, like herself, were on top of the table where the fireman captain had set them. "Where did they go in such a hurry?"
"To a fire, of course," answered Tommy. "Whenever the bell rings there is a fire, and the horses and the men have to take the engine to it."