Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's

sked Daddy Bunker,

he answered. "Oh, do go and look

Vi, going toward the bathroom without

The bathroom door was open and

e dog had done it before. Anyhow he was in it now, and, as he stood there, Margy and Mun Bun were ha

ke hold of the chain himself. So the pull of the two children was enough to make the water spurt out from the overhead show

R CAME, SPLAS

nkers at Aunt

her. Of course he could see, perfectly well, what they were doing,

you doing?

hing Alexis,

let me," complained Mun Bun. "She's

exclaimed Mr. Bunker, wanting to laugh at the funny sight, but

he said. "Turn that

it-it's Margy!" s

ily the floor of the room was of white tile, so the water that dripped on it from the dog did no harm. But when he gave him

d Mun Bun. "I'

et go of the shower-bath chain,

Bunker. "But you children should no

ckin' out of his mouth just like Grandma's dog Zip's used

told him to get into the bathtub, and we pulle

med Mr. Bunker, trying not to laugh.

ave fun," went on Margy, "and we d

did not seem to mind being wet. "But it was v

er, as she came down the hall toward t

g very bad," said her husband. "

e saw the splashed bathroom and how wet th

r meant. "This is how!" and he reached for the handle of the shower-bath chain. But

Mrs. Bunker. "Poor Alexis! Did you think it was rai

ind. He wagged his tail joyfully, an

rd what had happened. "Alexis loves to get a bath, but he is generally washed out in the garage by W

tail like anythi

sure sign he was pl

time for lunch, and the six little Bunkers, w

to do this afte

to do?" inquired he

to see somethi

. "Maybe I could think up a riddle about them if

ar 'stid of salt," s

addie declared. "Only th

that this is a city, and not the country. But there are many things to see here. We can go to visit Bunke

e. "I think I'd like to go

like, Rose, you and I will take a walk. I

here with Aunt Jo and look after the children. I'm afraid e

imed Aunt Jo. "

ed, but no mother could have been more kind nor

n for a walk, we'll stay here and lo

ling his shrillest. Russ was not quite happy unless he was making something, w

ack yard-and she had a large one, for which the boys and girl

ad not sent it to the dock to meet her brother and the children when the b

ur, who also helped about the house, taking out th

said Russ, when he learned what William did for Aunt Jo. "Je

be, some day,

corn shuckers he

cker? No. W

rn a wheel and the kernels of corn come out of one end, and the

in and shucked off all h

glad you haven't one here, William. Rose didn't

"Maybe I could think up a riddle about

he saw one with which William had been w

t," said the chauffeur, w

ldren's father. "They have on their old clothe

how," said William; "and I'd just as so

!" crie

first turn at squir

minutes at a time, and he would stay near by to see that everything was fair. So Laddie and Russ and Vi began t

alking down one of the Boston streets, after having bought some things in one of th

Look, M

t?" asked

o one on the sidewalk. "And it looks as if it

bout, and seeing no one who might have dropp

, and somebody will pull it away wit