The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook

obbsey's automobile, looked on with wonder in his childish eyes,

m, Bert?" Freddie asked. "

And I wouldn't myself. I don't think

, "maybe we could catch up to him in the automobile, and we coul

aid Bert: slowly, thinking how

after him!" b

to come with us, and besides, papa wouldn't let me run the auto, though I know which handles to turn, for I've

to go after that boy and bring him with us," de

ither," mur

y had come up to where

poke the other lumber man. "I didn'

t I am going to take my family off to the country, so I thought I w

r. Mason said, "but I thought your fo

place, at Meadow Brook Farm. But you seem to be having some trouble," he went on, nodding down

upted Mr. Mason bitterly. "I have

Mr. Bobbsey. "He seems

your so

friend of mine in business, and when he died he aske

rd about him,"

any good then!" exclaimed the other lumb

mentioned a Frank Kennedy who used to take your two daughters out rowing. If he had

u mean?" cried Mr. Mason.

'em!" cried Freddie in his shrill, childish voice, f

the other lumber dealer, seri

t in a boat, not far from shore. They had floated out while playing. I went after them and your wife, before she sh

, Frank did look after the girls some. That was he who just ran do

ked Mr. Bobbsey, wonde

ely shaken the boy

t lost twenty dollars for me

How was that?"

dealer, "and a strange man came in and bought two dollars worth of expensive boards. Frank gave

t you said twenty!" e

trange man two dollars worth of boards. The man gave Frank a twent

with a smile. "Two dollars from twenty leave

is bad money, and no one but a child would take it. It's a bill that was gotten out by the Confederate states during the Civil War, and of cours

saw a Confederate bil

bb

he lost me twenty dollars; the eighteen dollars in my good money that he gave the man in change, and the two dollars worth o

looked at

ates' bills all right," he said, "and it i

Mason, with a sour look on his face. "I can't see

tter, and probably he is sorry

n, bitterly. "I gave him a good shaking, as he

t mistake," spoke Mr. Bobbsey. "This Confederate bill looks very much l

k being fooled as he was. I won't listen to any such talk! He los

very sorry for Frank, who was not much older than Bert. Mr. Bobbsey k

way," said Mr. Mason, "but

bbsey wanted to know. "Di

cause he has nowhere to run to. He can't get anything to eat, he has n

'll make him work doubly hard to pay back that twen

; a mistake that anyone

bbsey

lumber man. "I'll make Frank

arry those old Southern bills as souvenirs, or pocket-pieces, and this man might have paid his out by mistake.

id Mr. Mason. "No, I'm out twenty good hard-earned dollars. That's

ack," said Mr. Bobb

his head. He was not so sure of that. Frank, as he ran down the road, crying, seemed to feel

ere he will sleep to-night?" And he could not help thinking how badly he would feel if he

orry about the plight of his

shed their business and

he had done for the t

afer there than at the office, and wouldn't lose me so much money. But I'll get it

ther and Mr. Mason, but little Freddie did not know

rom my home," he said.

o shake you as hard as that man did," said

. "Life is a hard matter for a

n their way the house where Mr. Mason lived. The two little girls waved their hand

f getting ready to go to Meadow Brook. They spent that night in their city house, unpacking

Flossie, walking about in a long ni

anted Freddie. "Where's Sno

ked Bert, who had taught the fo

OBBSEY HOUSE WAS SOO

rry, children dear. We are going to leave soon after br

in the 'merry-go-round

ith chairs that swing arou

n a chair car," de

ick breakfast. Mr. Bobbsey had much telephoning to do about business matters, and Mrs. Bobbsey-well, she had

ttle children. The two smaller twins were very anxious that Snoop

nd pack him up,

elp," offer

ow Brook. Just as the automobile came up to the door to take the family, there arose a cry from the d

"I wonder what has happened now?

ffered Nan, sett