The Bobbsey Twins in the Country

dren were pretty well tired out from romping in the woods, they were glad

got?" Tom Mason ask

, twenty-five cents e

tter get our stuff early, for Stimpson sol

nd Chinese fire-crackers for Nan," Bert remarked, a

snakes, they look so fun

man candles. Everybody said they were

t get some of it for the gir

ake just what they could get, as S

d upon the boys started a canvass from house to house, to get all

because he always had to look out for his small brot

by themselves," Bert told him. "My sister Nan is going to

our flag," Harry cau

goat wagons d

em," said Bert. "Tell any of the other fellows

d them for the place and time of meeting. Th

spered to Mildred, as they too

surprised?" e

a real Betsy Ross flag, one

t flag, didn't she?" remarked Mild

"Then with Flossie as Liberty we will w

cted, for she had seen a

train from Lakeport that evening he carried boxes and boxes of fire

over their part, but the boys of course were used to that so

arry, so early the next morning

g out of bed and hastily dressing

the barn for their ammunition. Three big giant fire-crack

pered Bert; "they'

and when he touched the fuses to the "canno

Bang

nswering the call from his w

short time there were many boys in the road, firing so many kinds of fi

st one to bum his fingers. "A sis

ch attention, and soon Tom was lighting th

d Bert. "You'll get your d

r the battlements then, and B

le Daniel, who were seated on the piazza watching the sport. Snoop and Fluffy too came in for a sca

be induced to come in for breakfast, but they

Nan to Bert, for the parade had be

e coach house, Nan found all her c

true cadets. The broad red-white-and-blue bunting was very pretty over the girls' white dresses, and in

sked Nan, missing a poor lit

use she had no white dr

ore the others knew what she was going to do, Nan ran off to the house, got one of her own white dresses, rolled it up neatly, and was over the fields t

d and the flags arranged. Th

retty yellow curls she had a real Liberty crown. Then she had t

laimed in admiration, and indeed she was

get down the lane without being seen." This was easily mana

s, beating the drums and blowing

!" exclaimed Harry, who

such funny big hats on and so many flags and other red-wh

ed the girls. "Isn't h

lways wears, and had on his yellow curls a tall whi

and at the word all the

t," ordered

t first when she thought she couldn't go in the parade.) After the girls came Freddie as Uncle Sam, in the goat wagon led by Bert (for fear the goat might run away), then f

like a bear with

DD

s arm and looked too

but under this was Jack Hopkins, the bear Teddy, and he

march!" called Nan, and the procession start

! Ha, ha! Dat sure am a parade!" called Dinah, running th

utiful!" Martha echoed

bsey; "how did they ever

lossie!" excla

die!" put in

ared, while the whole household, all excited,

d such tooting o

the front stoop, and he raised his tall

" called everybody, as t

," continued

obbsey had returne

rry, and the proc

Mr. Bobbsey, and snap went the camera on a

d amid drumming and tooting the procession started