The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City

de two rows of seats on either side, there being very few passengers in that coach. Thinking their father and mother, wi

it by a window!

st the glass of the window. The few passengers in the train smiled, for they knew the children must be from somew

y were greatly interested in looking out of the windows, and watching the train rush past at the level of the upper stories of the ho

sed to think they were lots of fun!" sai

trying to look around a corner. For he had seen in one window of a house a boy dropping from

the other passengers and the trainmen, after the first few smiles, paid no attention to Flossie and Freddie. But the two them

e, after a bit, as she turned

after us?" asked Freddie, his chu

d Flossie. "Maybe they're in a

this than Freddie was ready to go with her on a hunt for the others. The children slipped from their seats and

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ins in a Great

gsters going?" he a

xplained Freddie. "They must be in

But I guess you're a little too small to go navigating around from car to car when the t

my mother and sister and brother are with him. My sister i

ssengers joining in a smile. "I'll see if I can find your folks for you, tho

he other cars of the elevated tra

se tell him to open the box

guard in some surprise. "Is y

one of the tin bugs that go around and around an

are, anyhow," murmured the guard. "Guess

said a man sitti

s sure. Well, I'll see if I c

bsey. He had to come back to his own car once to call out "Forty-second Street," and to open the gates to let passengers off and others on. Then he closed the gates and called out: "Fiftieth S

bbsey, or Nan and Bert, came back to where Floss

im?" asked the

ain. But don't worry. I'll look out for you, and y

ny of the bugs?

d around and aroun

, laughing, "I didn'

stopped while he went into the nearest toy store to buy some more o

is an express train and does not make many stops after Sixty-sixth Street till the end of the line. He could have the agent there take you off and keep you until he co

ssie thought

y tickets or any money, unless you have

said Freddie, taking it

railroad," replied his blue-eyed sister. "Oh, what shall we do?" And

ow?" he asked kindly

now. We haven't any tick

s in the chopper's box at th

n ahead," exp

r didn't see you. Well, don't worry-it will be all r

said Flossie. "That's what mother says w

until the proper time comes. And you save your five cents," he added to Fr

n the park!" cried Freddie. "I f

ted in the children, asking them many questions and le

aid one woman. "And they're

efore," said Flossie e

"And we heard funny noises. But we

iding now until Daddy comes

with satisfaction, as he put away his only piece of mon

or me?" asked Flossie

ddie, after thinking about it for a moment. "We can get

ey were. "It's quite a ride to One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street. I'll ask the g

ves. They were not frightened now, for they were sure their father or mother would come for them

hopper man is doing now?" aske

station." When people drop their tickets into the glass boxes at the elevated or subway stations they are "chopped" into fine

ith their long ride, talking and