Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island

hall and on the stairs, but Twaddles and Dot worked like beavers to pick them up. And Norah was so glad that Twaddles had not tumbled with the basket that she did not grumble at having to brush

n curled up asleep on the newel post, a favorite resting place of hers) but a long nail had rapped her smar

ther Blossom was glad to have a list of errands to be done in town ready fo

rom Monday," said Meg

twins, "counting

rd one they had to walk around and sometimes it took them a long t

won't have to go to

we could stay at home all the time like Dot

cket and there were really a

Meg directed, "and I

and the twins poked their short, freckled nos

Meg waited quietly, and Bobby was interested in watching the big machine that ground coffee, but the irrepressi

ee pounds of prunes and two and a half pounds of rice for a fussy customer who chan

a pound of mixed tea, and a pound of

om the counter and starting for the other side of the sto

ed the shelves,

cornstarch, something Mother had written across the bottom of the

et flew up, her head went down, and she tripped the grocery clerk. His long pole crashed into the neat pile of bo

ourse he couldn't have known that Dot meditated such a catastroph

she stood revealed with flour on her face and well rubbed into her dark hai

u're not hurt and Carroll here fell on a sack of grain which didn't break his bones. Not even one box is sma

other things and put them in Bobby's bag. She was still crying when the four little

erely. "I was so mortified! Can't you go any

sister. Then he happened to get a good look at Twaddles, who ha

ejaculated Bobby. "W

ing to get a look at the back o

it didn't. I don't know what it is, Bobby-I only sat on t

informed him. "I guess you've gone and soaked up som

ect alarmed Twad

is time the four little Blossoms had reached their own

wish to see their little brother catch fire, and fire they always assoc

les until they were

some alarm as she noted his empty chair. "

," answered Bobby composedly,

stairs washing his h

will you run

stairs," sai

som stared,

e back with yo

ack," admitted Bobb

ea that they were doing Twaddles a great kindness. Of course Mother Bl

lossom in an odd, chok

ddles?" demanded Fat

e him? Is anything

rately. "I don't think anything m

er Blossom in wonder. "

" said Dot

ed Father and Mothe

ot saw that they co

ddl

fill oil cans in the grocery store and the back of him is all keros

a moment. Then he put back his head and shouted. He laughed until the

er Blossom. "Go and bring

Do you mean to tell me, Bobby, that you left Twaddles outdoors because you

tted Bobby lamely. "I guess

ed his eyes and la

think an island is the only place for a family such as our

?" asked Bob

ked suit," replied Father Blossom, going to the

and Dot looked

ht of that," c