The Bobbsey Twins at School

?" asked Freddie, remembering all the stories

n?" asked

Can't you see that all the wild a

Freddie, and he almost hoped so, as lon

after them," said Bert. "May I

n't, son. You can't t

man after the mo

gone up on top of the t

as good as a c

ng so the circus and railroad men could see to work, and this glare gave the

ddie. "See him push the lion's cage

sh a railroad tra

cried her little

not. Could

Mr. Bobbsey, a

push a railroad tra

declared Freddie. "

ue. Look out of the windo

als I will tell you something more about the Bobbseys, and ab

Lake Metoka. Mr. Bobbsey was in the lumber business, and the yard, with its great piles of logs and boards, was near th

and about it was a large lawn, while in the back Sam Johnson, the colored man of all work, a

ad many good times. Flossie and Freddie played there more than d

t Fairy," which always made her laugh. And Freddie had a pet name, too. It was "Fat Fireman," for he often played that he was a fireman; putting out

town. They had troubles, too, and Danny Rugg, one of the few bad boys in Lakeport, was the cause of some. Also about a certain bro

obbsey twins were very fond of Snoop, and had kept him so many years

of the doings of the Bobbseys, the twins and their parents went to the

n the Country," I wrote down many of th

good times on arriving at the farm. There was a picnic, jolly times in the woods, a Fourth of Ju

see something of the ocean, and in the third book of the series, called "The

t on an island. A great storm came up, and a ship was wrecked, and this gave the twins

h. School was soon to open, and Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey were anxious to get back to their town home, for

lossie, and Bert and Freddie, had to leave, still she said she hoped they would come again. And so the B

ant, eh?" said Mr. Bobbsey to the b

engineer stoppe

we'd gone off the t

seemed bound to start a dispute. Perhap

l the while?" asked Bert, in a low vo

nt is big, anyho

d Nan, "Come and sit with me, and w

e passengers went out to watch, but the Bobbseys stayed in their seats, Mr. Bobbsey thinking t

Mr. Bobbsey looked about for some railroad man of whom he could inquire

start?" aske

orse one than I thought at first, and some of the cars of the circus trai

o bad. Whe

side of W

ut, Richard, walk across the fields to the trolley line, and take t

hat, I suppose," sai

the conductor. "There's no danger in going ou

r. "Gather up your things, and we'll take the trolley h

" said Fredd

added his t

. Bobbsey. "You can eat those on the way. Nan, go tell Dinah th

down the aisle to where the cook was now standin

oop, Dinah?

p the slatbox. "He ain't made a s

Freddie gave a

He broke open the box and he

" cried Dinah. T

ey, and some of the passengers, joined in the hunt. But there was no Snoop, and a

rain stopped so suddenly, and broke loose,"

step on him," said Flossie,

r a lion has him!" wail

Mrs. Bobbsey, as she opened her satchel to get

?" she asked. "You had it to get a

mamma

k from it," spoke Flossie, "

ddie. "I sat down on the floor-hard, and I saw the water

Snoop is gone!" crie

t her take your cup, F

nodded. He co

s," said one of the men passenger

aluable to lose. Come, children, we'll see if we can't fin