tiful the parlor car was. "And isn't Freddie good?" the little girl remarked anxiou

and dignified, and, as Flossie said, really looked nice, in her very clean white waist and her soft black skirt. On her carefully parted hair she wore a neat little black turban. Bert

sed to let the kitten go into the baggage car. Dinah's lunch basket was so neatly done up the porter carried it very ca

ne had a chance to stop him, the little black kitten jumped out of the bo

r will put him off the train!" and she t

bsey assured her. "I wi

xed Nan, also alar

Flossie came down between the velvet chairs very cautiously, but as soon as Snoop saw her arm stretch

ce. "Goodness, gracious! what is that?" and before she had fully recovered from the sh

p laughing, but Freddie and the

w?" Freddie almost cried. "D

little kitten, and feeling very foolish she sat down and coa

ys approach the cat than Snoop would walk himself off. And not on the floor either, but up and down the velvet chairs, and in and out un

like it was so stuck up an' fine dar ain't no pl

Bert cried. "He'll surely th

op saw the porter himself and made up his mind the right t

ng colored man. "Scat! Well, I

to die, he was so scared, and Flo

e queer stories he had heard like that. Mr. Bobbsey,

while Snoop walked right up to him, sniffed his un

tten," the porter admitted, fo

cat!" cried Freddie, breaking away f

er leaned down to the frightened Freddie, "it's against orders, but I'd jest like to take dis y

him right back in the box," Freddie whimpered,

up. "What do you say if you papa let you come back in de ki

ng a little stowaway was now the hero of the occasion. More than once Freddie stumbled against the side of the big seats as the cars swung along like a reckless automo

ed the good-natured cook, who was really fond

d around in admiration, Snoop drank soup like a gentleman, and then too

membering how many men have to have their good clothes cleaned of soup after a dinner on a fast train. Reluctantly the men gave Snoop back to Freddi

they joined the party again. "Just see those mountains over there," and then they sat a