Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's

ker's real estate papers that the tramp lumberman had carried off in the old coat. Russ and Rose didn't know much about real estate-except that it meant houses and barns an

your papers?" a

d Mr. Bunker with a laugh. "She do

e letter about

ke Sagatook, in Maine, to spend part of the summer," answered Mr. Bun

d, for the moment, he forgot al

n!" cried Rose. "I

Bunker, for he was as fond of his wife's mother as h

we go?"

r with mother. Then I must see if I can't get the police to find this red-haired tramp lumberman who is carrying t

id Rose after a bit. "Lots of times, when

sn't, and maybe he has not yet looked in the pockets of the coat. But I'll just telep

r. He telephoned from his office to the chief, or head policeman, and asked

n't care about the coat-he ma

what they could, and some of the policemen at

id Mr. Bunker, as he came away from the telephone. "

Grandma Bell's?" asked Russ. That

y Bunker with a smile. "We'll go to see Grandma Bel

and they promised to be on the lookout for the tramp. Then Daddy Bunker

sly, as she saw her husband coming up the wal

o a tramp, and the papers were in one of the pockets," and h

ma Bell!" exclaimed Rose as soo

her-up to Lake Sagatoo

delight. "Did you get a letter fr

the office," he answere

o?" she asked, when sh

Bunker. "It will do you good and the child

o whistle a merry tune. Rose started to

table!" for she often did that, as No

ker with a smile. "We can talk about the tr

he real estate papers did not bother them, for they were too

!" exclaimed Laddie. "I'm going to shoot

ker shook

said. "That will be next week, and we can go to Maine soon afterward. Grandma

could have fun. "We'll shoot sky-rockets, too. What makes 'em

sted Mr. Bunker. "Jerry can tell you how they

do this. He liked

iddle about sky-rockets,

and began whittling some

e Mrs. Bunker went in to see that Rose was setting the

," the boy answered. "You can put a fire-cracker i

ul about Fourth of July things. I'll be at home with you and t

t like to have us bring some shoot

r with a laugh. "Grandma Bell doesn't like mu

His father did not really believe the little boy could make one, but

e at Grandma Bell's. It was quite a long trip in t

uss. "We can all of us sleep

y?" asked Lad

ve sleeping-cars,

surprise. "Oh, that's funny-a sleeping-car. And-and--Say! ma

with rosy cheeks, so Grandma Bell will like to kiss them," said Mother B

with a sleeping-car in it and

addy Bunker. "A cow in a sle

er to dream about Grandma Bell-Mr. and Mrs. Bun

apers the tramp took in the

her husband. "But perhaps the tramp m

t of the six little Bunkers

of July yet?

red Rose with a laugh. "But i

finish my cann

twin sister Vi. "Let's go down a

rdly ever did anything without f

uh

r we dig

die. "And when they shoot off-'Bang!'-t

y-rocket?"

e like a sky-rocke

grass in the side yard, Russ whittled away at his wooden cannon, whistling the wh

ok nice for Grandma Bell

t these and other thin

was suddenly awakened by hearin

t?" he crie

ave shot off a big early fire-cracker! Get up, children! It'

ss. "Hurray for th