The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp
is a good thing they had hurried with it, for the next day there came a thaw and the snow began to melt. It melted so fast that by noon th
t she and her brothers and sister had to g
the winter isn't over. We always h
went on Nan, when it had been decided to give up coasting a
be glad?" Bert
daddy can get his shipment of Chris
hat trip with him to the North Woods to see what the matter is. And I wanted to go
re in the winter," agreed Nan. "Rem
t much use talking about snow when it thaws li
cried Nan. "You'll
bbers on,"
. There they would stay until more snow came. When Bert went into the house, after putting away the bob
ered at the office, but they sent it here by mistake, and Dinah took it in before I could call to the boy to take it ba
replied Ber
go along?" b
ood!" promi
hem?" asked Ber
she answered. "Doe
girl friends, so she said she would stay in the house and busy herself with needle and thre
ossie became very much interested in everything that happened, from
Lakeport in which Mr. Bobbsey's lumberyard and office were situated. Finally the st
rates, in which were chickens and ducks, had come to a stop alongside of the trolley car, and so close that,
Christmas," said Bert. "Look out there, Freddie!" he suddenly called, and, leapin
arted off after being stalled, lurched to one side, and a corner of one
ted, and had guessed that it was going to slide over and crash agains
there was a shout by the conductor and motorma
to-truck came loose, and in through the broken window fluttered a hen and a roos
Look!" cr
e, pulling away from Bert a
as Freddie called it, down to the end of the car, and, as the conductor had just opened
, cackling and making a great fuss. The men in the car laughed, and the wom
e to lay an egg!" sugg
catch her!" sh
a chicken dinner,"
enjoying the queer excitement. As for the hen, I do not think
about whose fault it was that the trolley window had bec
ter back," said the truck driver. "I'l
window in our car broken," said
!" insisted
to catch her, but could not. Several of the men made grabs for the lively fowl, but fin
e it in here,"
passenger, laughing. "Poor thing!
'em," suggested Freddie. But Ber
led fast so no other fowls could get out, and then the trolley car moved along. The conductor picked up
en the children finally reached his office and told him of th
" said the litt
t him, and then the same worried look Bert
o tell mother any
letter. Still, you might say to her that I think
dar Camp?"
e the Christmas trees grow that I hope to have to sell. I haven't got them yet,
where the Christmas tre
n the woods,"
summer. However, we shall not have any bad storms or severe weather for another month, I think. Perhap
" said Bert. "Do you real
"Here, take Flossie and Freddie to the store and get the
but they were so excited, thinking about a possible tr
have to go?" asked Mrs. Bobbse
here between Cedar Camp and here, and I must find them, or I sh
e us?" a
s!" cried
obbsey looked
go?" asked Mr. Bo
we stay?" s
as long as the weather did not get too cold, and as long as there were no bad storms. I really ought to go right to the woods, so that
!" cried the
obbsey thought he could get to Cedar Camp and return with his family before the really severe winter weather set in. He di
r, when plans had been completed, the