Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Big Woods

long to the camp. Some one other than Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Uncle Tad and the children themselves. Of course Bunker Blue came to the camp once in a while, and so did various peddlers and som

strange footprint," sai

rint is stranger t

hey wear moccasi

s," said Sue. "Our tea

Indian's footprint and ou

like ours, turns his toes in, instead of

ghed Bunny. "Whoever

, isn't it, Da

stead of pointing his toes out when he walks, he turns them in. At least most Indians do, though there m

eed. "I didn't know you knew

e Indians, and she taught them," explained

ugh I am a grade ahead of you," he added. "Does she tell about Indi

e ones are just like the ones that live on the preservation here-the Onondagas

dians are good friends of ours, and I would not like to feel that th

on a 'preservation.' You meant

there, whatever it is,"

otprints, as far as they could tell, wer

o the Indians' c

we'll go there

e the voice of Mr

you wait very long the panca

!" cried Sue. "Don't

I do! I hope I

Sue, "you never could eat

try," he said. "And I

r. Brown with a smile.

rs. Brown they had had no luck in finding

alked off by herself was now believed, even by Bunny, who had at first in

er den, thinking she was her baby," said Sue. "My Sallie Malin

y; "and there would have been if there had been any bears h

s. Brown. "Teddy bears are

a while. "I guess it was an Indian or some man who wanted my toy fo

he might have eaten another only his father called to him t

As they walked along they looked on either side of the path for a sight

m well hidden," said Mr. Brown. "

ins, and one or two houses built as the white people built theirs. These were owned by the richer Indians, who had large farms a

ribe. He was not like the old-time or wild Indians. He own

the two children, coming to the Indian

agle Feather glad to see you. Come in an' sit down. Squaw make

me to eat now," said Mr. Brow

se. "No bear here. Bear maybe 'way off in

hat kind of bear,

live in woods,"

ket a small electric flash light. By pressing on a spring he made

he Indian quickly. "Lil' gal's heab

one came and took the bear. Maybe he came to Indian camp. Not sure, but maybe we can look." M

ke of his head. "Much big medicine, like baby puff-puff train doll is, but

aid Mr. Brown. "If you tell me th

r Indians. Maybe they think no harm to take bear lil

a few minutes there came to him many of the older Indian men. Eagle Feath

Brown and the child

obody here have got. You look in all

"I believe the Teddy bear is not here. It must hav

the head men's huts being searched, an

n Sallie Malinda be

cars are still gone, in two weeks I'll get you new ones. But I think they

ing to look in the cabin o

half over there came a telegram for Mr. Brown telling him he was needed back a

father; "but I'll help you look for the Teddy dol

but Mother Brown let the children play store, with real things to

it's hut is-the one where you got t

ered Bunny. "I do.

going to take us there, but he had to go away so quickly he didn't have tim

y. "But what would he want with

that they were going off into the big woods back of th

nd, for, of late, their dog had not foll

r, looking in all sorts of places for the missing T

ow, Bunny? It seems as if w

elf," said the little boy. "Yet

but found themselves only deeper in the

you know wh

n't," he

her head. "We're lost in the woods, B