The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City

at something, though whether it was Flossie's flaxen hair, now rather tangled because the monkey had p

man was called. He walked up and down in the store to see that the cler

t on Freddie. "The monkey

nxious to have everything just right. "He tried to ch

?" asked the store man, not quit

hers on," sugg

ith flowers on!"

ay?" asked the man, shaking

just send the bill to him-Mr. Richard Bobb

children, as well as the floorwalker, turned to see standing nea

ome one else to help him. "I don't know what to do about

express train, but we got off and we heard music and please charge it to our father-char

thers on. I want one with flowers on, and I w

u," offered F

Daniel Whipple, owner of the big store into which Flossie and Freddie had wandered. "I'll take you up to m

et a hat?" a

om the children's hat department to my office with some hats that will

friend. In a little while Flossie was fitted with just the hat she wanted,

the elevated station, but you will not be there. I'll send one of my clerks over to tell the agent you

ked around the office of the store owner. It was almost closing time, and Mr. Whipple was wondering whether in case the children's father d

cried Flossie

bsey, with a smile, hugging his "little fat fireman" and his "fat

at the monkey and it chewed Flossie's hat and

addy," added Flossie. "And did you bring my bugs-the

e them. But what's a

Freddie, "but I didn't have any mo

to need one, Mr. Bobbsey

l right, I'm glad to

," said the store m

me over his face. "Daniel Whipple," and he seemed to be tr

n my advertisements. I adver

ren for me. I reached the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street elevated station a little while ago, and th

when your clerk came up to say they were here. Now I'll ta

see me again," he invited Flossie and Freddie, who, after

was to live while in New York. Mrs. Bobbsey, Bert and Nan were alr

" cried Nan, when Flossie and Freddie had to

at monkey's face when he bit on those make-believe ch

I got a

e was a fine man

bbsey, and then, seeing a strange l

matter? Are

ave heard that name before. But so much ha

obbsey insisted on Flossie and Freddie, at least, going to bed early. This the small twins were glad enough to

," said Flossie, in speaking ab

ore in Lakeport,

one of 'em had a whole counter full of cologne, and she squi

ished sending some telegrams and telephone messages, he as

" cried Floss

enue and see the lovely s

ee the stuffed animals and the model of a wha

ll of you, and Nan can see some stores on the way to the Aquarium. I have to go downtown in New York

stay here and rest. Afternoon will do for me to go out

way downtown with their father. This time they went in the subway, or

ey. "I have to see a man in the City Hall, and from there we can walk to

oo tired, and a little later they all got o

ing in and going out, and lights all over, making the c

e twins a less crowded place where they could stay. "I

oy was getting it out Flossie caught sight, down the platform, of a man pasti

circus, Freddie!" cried the li

down the long platform before Bert and Nan saw them. When the two older

rground subway stations are much used by advertisers, gaily colored

said Nan to Flossie, as she came u

as a circus poster, but i

father had told them to wait for him. But the subway station under the New York sidewalks was so large and rambling, there wer

u going?" ask

nd the place father told

nting just the other direction from

ry that, but it see

aw nothing of their father, however, and there wer

lossie, "I'm thirst

!" added

d see trains coming in and going out, and crowds of people hurrying to and fro. But they

know where we a