nt, upset Flossie down the pine needle bank into the brook above the mill dam, Bert and Nan were trud

came to Cedar Camp

ke having two vacations in the same year. W

we get back, and roast the

ng aside the pine cones and dried leaves.

mother," added Nan. "T

e North Woods than down in Lakeport. But Bert and Nan were warmly dressed, and th

far before the sky began to be overcast with clouds. Not that Bert and Nan minded this. They were t

nd cedar trees. The ground underfoot was thickly carpeted with dried leaves and pine needles,

. They were following a path that led along Pine Brook, and Jim Denton had said that if th

little farther," the lumberman had said. "The squ

o the weather. In fact, they could scarcely see the sky at times.

ne needles made a thicker carpet than usual, B

hifting from one hand to the othe

something," said

is sister heard a grunting noise in the bushes, and then the

a bear!" cried Nan, cl

Bert. He hardly kne

t, was a little animal, somewhat larger than a rabbit, but with different kind

"Oh, Bert! we'd better run back

e bright eyes peered at the Bobbsey t

. "It's a raccoon. I can tel

ed Nan. "Will it-

moment later, for with a snorting grunt the ra

aid Bert.

ith a sigh of relief. "I don't li

ared Bert. "I wish I

as much frightened at having seen the Bobbsey twins as

alked on again, and soon they had reached th

said Bert. His father had taught him how to tell the mor

ok for chestnut

over, for the little brown nuts, when the frost has popped them out o

ied Nan. "Two-three! Oh,

nd with three shini

g away among the leaves. "There's lots of trees and fresh burrs

m beating you!" laughed Nan,

cried Bert, as he picked up his first. "But th

time, but there were not so many scattered over

s been taking the nuts

er stooping to pick two of the b

ray fellows, sitting on a tree and looking down at the Bobbsey t

t of the children and began to "scold" them. Oh, what a racket he made, his thin tai

d he's mad 'cause we're taking some, I guess

e if we go on a little

w it, the two children had wandered some distance fr

Nan, reaching another grove of chestnut trees

hat the chestnuts were quite thick on the ground. In a short time Bert and Nan had h

ightening up after four or five minu

s and we'll have enou

she could see through the overhead trees, an

orm! Look at the clouds! And it's

that had not been present when the B

quick darkening of the air, the wind began to blow, and, so suddenly as to startle the children, they found t

lizzard! Oh, shall we ever get b