The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

t?" Bert asked the girls, when the excit

to see the gutter band, next he had a ride on the five-cent donkey, and by that time there were so many

said Bert. "I want to look for

w," went on Dorothy; "we on

ave a try at everything," said Bert. "I've only been in the wa

re lunch," said Hal sta

rubber bags that Aunt Emily had bought at a hospital fair. Then Freddie came with Mrs. Bobbs

eason, with plenty of hooks to hang things on, besides a mirror, to se

h in pretty blue and white suits, with the large white sailor collars, that always

Freddie's suit was white too, as he always had things as near like his twin sister's as a boy's clothes could

" called Dorothy, as she emerged from a b

a little timid, and held her mother's right h

pes," declared Mrs. Bobbsey

ellie and Nan were out farther, and the billow struck Ne

not always quick enough, and it was very hard for her to keep hold of the ropes when a big splasher dashed against her. Dorothy had not permission to swim out as far as she wanted to go, for her mother did n

ave picked Nan up and tossed her with such force against a pier, that everybody thought she must be hurt. Mrs. Bobbsey was quite frightened,

laughing, for Hal had her by the hand, and was helping her to shore. The boys had been swimming

me," laughed Nan, "whe

deep around those piles. You had better not go out so far again, unti

Mrs. Bobbsey. "Where is she?

e minute, but she had her back to the ocean watching Nan's rescue, wh

ddie. "She is s

Nellie under his arm. She had received just the same kind of toss Nan got, and fortunately Bert was just as near

d, as soon as she could speak, "and

and get someone to hold the other end," teased

e water for this morning," said Mrs. Bobbse

Freddie, the four girls capered around, playing tag and enjoying themselves generally. Flossie thought it great fun to di

resently. But Freddie was so busy with his sand ca

ight through our battlements," he declared, as he sank down i

Dorothy, taking her place as "Indian" in fron

the fort, then Bert tried it, but neither st

ng down back of the sand wall and ta

im-just on the foot wit

r sharpshooter

hout knocking down the wall, but Dorothy stood to one side, and swung her arm, s

lie, taking her plac

er arm and dow

ie, "you've knocked d

have

d Hal, helping Freddie

stress. Just as if it were all true, Nan and Dorothy stood by, wringing their hands, in horror, while the boys brought th

ted as

ence should not be pronounced upon

. The enemy caused the-the-downfall of Quebec," she stammered,

counsel?" as

egged stones at your honor with good effect, she has even captured a company o

e, attracted quite a crowd, for the bathi

the spirit of fun. "That soldier has done good service.

true. Flossie did not laugh a bit,

ounced," called Bert, being o

ll look this way

her wet brown curls

unced Hal, while four boys fell in around Nellie, and she silently marched in

everyone was satisfied with