promptly after dinner the baggage was opened, and vacation clothes were put on. Bert, of course, was ready firs

by exploring the flower

old Nan, "just see those yellows, and those pi

plied, in real admiration. "I have alway

what do you think

ther, and Nan thought she had never bef

were out in the barn

sie exclaimed, pointing to a lot of pigeons th

ed. "Some day we must go off to the woods and let t

" Freddie urged, alway

t Sarah told him. "Come, let me

reddie asked, as the

ding, they're for mi

Sarah said, while Frisky, the calf, rubbed

lk," Freddie pleaded, much in

ither," Flossie persis

d the rope, could

and hold her very tight," was the consen

ou let Snoop play with you?" Frisky was sniffing suspiciously all the tim

obediently the little cow walked along. But suddenly Fri

hind legs up in the air, then bolted straight

yelled Freddie, but th

ed Flossie, as she and Aunt

ll have called "Get app," for Frisky was going so fast now that po

alled Aunt Sarah as she saw Fr

, then again, winding the rope as she went, and throwing

ddie moan

Flossie, running up

turning over with much troub

ed once more, "

Sarah said, anxiously

look! There goes

ie almost cried, kissing the re

himself, "and I'm going to be a fireman. I was one that time, b

m. "You just sit here with sister while I try to ge

s she plunged in and out of the pretty hedges. F

"Stop the runaway!" and instantly a half-dozen

antage of a good start, and now she just dashed alo

he river!" ca

hat ran along some feet lower than the Bobbseys' house, on the ot

p, and as the boys squeezed in and out of the

now, sure!" call

h there wa

st be in

ight have sounded from, and the boys made their way

Bert discovered emergi

y finished, indicating th

's g

he drown so quic

," Tom Mason, one of the

rd something in the bu

hwood. With heavy hearts the boys turned away. They didn't even feel like

ming back without Frisky they just h

ered Freddie. "I didn't care if

e chickens nests," Flossie whimpe

o-morrer. See if she don't. You jest don't cry no more, but eat you supper and take a

uld buy another calf just like Frisky, so after a little while Freddie felt better and eve

d her little brother when she kissed him good-nigh

tell Him-tell Him if He'll do it this time, I'll be

t Sarah say, "The Lord bless the little darling!" Then night

ight," Bert remarked to Harry as they prepared t

, "and it's never late here unti

range to hear

oads and katydids. Oh, there's lots to

the boys had ceased whispering. Sudd

someone called o

ll asleep! Wake

ake up and ran int

Mr. Bobbsey," the

ectly," called back Uncle Daniel, who ver

ll the listeners at the windows to hear. "So you've got her?

re wasn't your calf asleep with mine as cozy as could be. I brought her over to-night f

ack to her own bed; but not until the little calf had been taken far out on

-night again and put him in his bed, happier this time than before. "And I p

out two hours when she sud

y dear?" asked

e piano," answered the

be dreaming," answered the

heard the piano,"

er listened, but

Mrs. Bobbsey. "Come, I will tuc

dreaming? Let