The Bobbsey Twins at School

ed Nan Bobbsey, turning in her seat in the railro

nd watch the telegraph poles and trees go by. Maybe that's what tires you, Nan," he added, an

the brownhaired and browneyed girl, "but yo

he scrambled over to the

hing out her daughter's hair with her hand. "If you would like to sit

that," and Nan laughed. "I was jus

home some cows to be milked, as evening was coming on. Bert was wondering if one of the cows might not chase the boy. Bert didn't really want to see the boy hurt by a cow,

her head back on the cushioned seat, "but I'm glad to be

the boys, too," put in Bert. "But scho

Mr. Bobbsey, taking out a timetable, looked to

, and she sighed. Really she was more ti

were another set of them. I say "set" f

r children were rather tall and slim, with dark brown hair and eyes, the littler twins were short and fat, and had light hair and blue

no fun, and it starts about a week after w

er," replied his sister

Flossie, as she looked back with a quick turning

t I?" asked Freddie, kneeling in the seat so t

the two younger twins were always together

. We'll see about that. Be careful, Freddie, don't put your head out of the window," she cautioned quickly, for the little chap had turned

t by the window, an

t passed a station ye

le sister. "Freddie Bobbsey!" an

n," said Mrs. Bob

sked Bert, smiling with an ol

until we came to a station, and then it's to be my turn until we pa

ow," asserted Freddie, "and it came awful

, as a gentleman got up, when the train approached a station.

red Bert goodnatur

now, and Nan occupying the seat with her little brother. For a t

e satchels together, Richard, and

d woman sat. She was Dinah, the Bobbsey cook, and they took her with them always when going away f

d Flossie, after a bit. "

ome on, Flossie, we'll both go down to the

went a little while ago, but

didn't use it," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "One nev

lossie, a bit fretfully, for she

solid silver and will dent, or mar, easily." She was searching in her bag, and presently took out a very valuable drinking cup, gold lined and with muc

ey, as she held out the cup. "Hold

p," said Freddie.

red his sister quick

ssie could not deny this. "And boys always carries

as she handed it to him. The two children went down the aisle o

peering into a box that was made of s

with a smile, laughing so that she

in one of the cracks, to caress, as well as she could, a fat, black cat. The

nah, with another laugh, "but he's been r

oler. Near it they saw something else to look at. This was the sight of a very, very fat lady who occupied nearly a

y paused. The fat woman's back was toward them, and she

Freddie. "Did you ever

circus," sa

two of Dinah," we

lossie quickly. "'Cause Dinah's

Freddie, with smile. "

ade Flossie fall, and she ca

ed. "You 'mos knoc

"Oh, there goes my hat! Get it, F

at just as it was sliding under

more she and her brother moved on toward the water cooler. It was

ddie was no better than most boys of his age, but he did not forget some of the little polite ways his mamma was continually

he asked, before he wo

Flossie. "The silver c

h silver in it," replied her brother. "

I grow up I'm going to have

"If you do there won't be enou

are of it made into a watch

looking at the very fat lady who filled so much of her seat. She turned from the window and looked at the two children, smiling broadly. Freddie

!" cried Flossie. "And

help it," stam

I'll wipe it off with my handkerchief. I'd come to you, only I'm so stout it's ha

ief, that Flossie said afterward was almost as big as a ta

eeling, somehow, that he ought to repay the fat lady'

of water? I can bring

give your sister a drink first, too. Yes, I would like a drink. I've

the cooler without accident, and then, moving slowly, taking hold of the seat on the wa

iful cup," she sa

"It's ours-our birthday cup, and when I grow up

said the fat lady, as

r did her lips touch the cup than there was a grinding, shrieking sound, a jar to the railway c

at lady was so large that she could not be thrown out of her seat, no matter how suddenly the train stopped. The little Bobbsey boy saw the water from the cup spil

rain's off the trac

omething!" c

still a third, and then every o

n the aisle to where Flossie

cking them both up together,

said Fred

ked Flossie, wondering whe

guess. The engineer must have put the bra

Bobbsey put them down and led them back

" he called. "No on

ghts up ahead of the stopped train. And in the light Bert could see some camels, an elephant

circus?" he asked. "Look

ust have been wrecked!" exclaimed hi

nto the car where

ead of us got off the track, and some of the animals are loose. Our train nearly ran into

his is an adventure, children. We've run into a