abo

rget your

for your

s no stops this side of

n had seen her brother building the ice-boat. Coming down the dock were Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey, with Nan, Flossie and F

lease hurry up

rip you were giving us, and we didn'

if you haven't any wind, and I want you to have a ride befor

steer!" cri

must not,

r boat, and I can steer an ice-boat, I g

t an ice-boat is different to steer from

on it, and there were blankets and robes to keep the passengers warm. After some failures Bert and Tommy had finally man

had finally gotten his father and mother to promise to take a trip in the boat, bringing Nan, Flossie and Freddie with them. Mr. Bobbsey had, before this, been gi

e had seen his father and mother, his si

. "Don't go too fast at first, an

little ones covered up all right?" he a

arm as-as popcor

er on!" ad

arm," laughed Mrs. Bobbsey, as she tucked t

ily, not counting, of course, fat Dinah and her husband, who stayed at home. Nor was Snoop, the black cat, along. Snap, the dog, ran a little way, but when he

, as he steered the ice-boat o

the wind and her cheeks almost as red as

easy. How do you

. When can

id Bert, with a laugh. "Say,

hink the wind is getting strong

t have to walk back if it keeps on this way. We

e boat yourself?" asked Bert's

wind than this. And we have a heavier lo

ted to let Bert do as much alone as he could, for this is a

Mr. Bobbsey, in a whisper to his wife,

lly think there is

ked down at the ice, which was only a few inches below them. "And we have so many r

inked on the ice, now and then scraping up a shower of icy splinters that sparkled in the sun. On the other side of the lake

e, after a bit. "Every time I open my mouth it gets

ed Bert. "Turn your back to the bow, or front end o

up to her name, and skimming along swiftly. Bert held to the steering handl

elp?" asked

ant to manage it all by

ere half-way down the lake, toward the end farthest fro

for his little brother was reaching out toward the sail. "I'll have to wait

ing fast!" cried the little fellow

nything, or whether Bert was afraid he would, and so pulled on

corner. It went around so quickly that it tipped half-way over. Mrs. Bobbsey and Nan screamed. Mr. Bobbse

ather and mother were also spilled out, followed by Nan. Then the ice-boat, not having such a h

nkets were not spilled out. They stayed on board; and Mr. Bobbsey, sitting up after he had slid some

ith Flossie and Freddie!" cried Nan