Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's

ide. For right into it he ran, and he splattered some of the muddy water over the two boys, who stood near the hole they had dug. William was

n he came to the edge. With a loud bark, in he jumped, and as he was almost as

s he felt the muddy wat

ough for Aunt Jo's Great Dane to swim in, he just ran through it, really making more of

anced down at his suit, which was speckl

I don't care! We couldn't help it, a

ut on the far side of the hole, and

addie. "Stop him! Alexis will bi

own the street a way, and he and Alexis often play together this way, and race all over the yard. But

k to the hole. Meanwhile Alexis was rolling on the g

brush off,

old clothes," a

boat, I guess. But don't dig any more holes in the yard, and don't play

well dried on the clothes of Russ and Laddie, and they did

d their mother. "Don't make any m

," promis

Mr. North's yard?" asked

ither," his mother sai

ed afterward, and for many a day he and Laddie had fu

They went downtown to see the sights of Boston, including Bunker Hil

paper to see if any one had advertised for a lost poc

advertisement in himself, stating that such a purse ha

oll of bills and the sad little letter, was locked in Aunt

Rose, who inquired, each day, wh

" promised

the money to spe

d you spend so much mon

Rose. "I know a store, about two blocks down

oney for a toy balloon I'll g

e one, too

?" adde

id Mun Bun.

e others had, whether or

e an idea. "Let's all get a balloon, and then we can t

a race!" sugg

agreed Russ. "We

rs. Bunker gave them money enough so each one could buy

the fivers," she said, "and t

s went down the street to get the toy balloons. It was

y house in Boston as they had at Grandma Bell's," said Aunt

ker. "They always have a good time, wh

tasket Beach some day," said Aunt Jo. "I think

dollars. I have an idea it must be the savings of some poor woman, or rather, from the letter, money

t Jo. And they were to, in a very stra

toy balloons. They saw them in the store window-red, gr

ey marched back with the blown-up rubber

and Rose, to make sure the toys of Mun Bun and Margy

s," said Laddie. "Maybe I could th

ich one goes highest in the air," said Russ. "When we get to Aunt

t would not be so heavy, and soon the six little Bunkers were out

, as he looked at his green ball

he thread," said Laddie. "I'm no

t away. For some time they had fun in this way, pulling the balloons down wh

m the house. It was

jam for hungry children.

how many did. Each of the si

et back," said Russ, and this was done, he and Rose tying the thre

he children went back to sit under the grape-arbor

iam brought the automobile out of the garage and began to get

doing to the a

nd Laddie, with Vi, Mun Bun and Margy, ran over to

ons be all righ

an't get awa

ns could not have gotten away by thems

d, she went into the house, got Lily, one of her dolls, and a small basket.

ion, and right over Aunt Jo's house. The children were much excited by it, and at firs

herself. "Anyhow I can make something to g

balloon pulled-for they were filled with gas just as a real balloon is-and R

basket, and put Lily in and give

t Rose did. She carefully loosed each balloon, besides her own, from the fe

The basket was not heavy, either. So that when Rose had tied the last balloon to the handle, she found that it rose into t

" exclaimed the little girl, and, rea

he basket with Lily in it,

LOATED THE BASKE

nkers at Aunt

if I can't whistle like him," she said.

that she did, but if dolls like airship

, lifting the basket, and then, a