The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook

ar!" begged Nan, putting her

p it," stammered Floss

barn, that is sure. He'd never go out in all this rain

reman, and I'm papa's little fat fairy, and Freddie's losted-and-a

n all together and find

id somewhere

r the hay," sug

poke Bert in a low tone.

r go tell papa an

s, first," suggested h

, never

ling hay. Up and down in the mow they looked to find where Freddie might h

hen we've told him he could come in free. Freddie is too fond of playing hide and go

happen to hi

ut-" and Nan hesitat

d stranger, still, why did he not answer the many calls mad

into the house and tell his father what had happened. Just then Tom Mason slid down from a high part of

done it! Oh, dear! W

re?" asked Flossie from where she s

s nest, and I've broken all the e

out in front of him, for they were dripping with the whites and yo

he murmured. "And I'v

en oughtn't to have laid her eggs in here, and they wouldn't have

ried Nan, then she laughed in spi

cake before it's b

heartily at Tom

begged. "I can't reach in my pocket to get m

ed Bert, laughing so heartily

that?" sudde

somewhere down in the hay, near the sm

r? Isn't anybody

eddie!"

outed Bert. "

d! Freddie isn't los

ing up and do

crawled Freddie himself, rubbing his eyes

here all the whi

red Freddie, as if he

d Nan. "We were so frightened about you, Fre

. "I didn't hear you until you al

him, the little chap had dozed off, it was so warm and cozy in his hay-nest. And he had slept all through the search made for him, not hearing

"But it's all right now, dear," and she he

this game," suggested Harry

ed Freddie. "Can't we

tarting to bake cookies before we came out to the

ating cookies, they were telling about Freddie going to sleep in th

id rain," said Nan, as they were ready to go to be

Bert. "Harry and

hat it is," be

he laughed as h

, who did not get up very early,

boys?" she as

answer. "They took some big

oing to make ki

was not a kite game they were planning. For in letters, made

HOW COME O

she cried. "Plea

said Harry, "and we're going t

asked Nan. "I'll do an

I be

?" asked Bert of

"We boys won't be enough. W

going to be?

brother said. "We're g

going to b

of the animals,

Harry. "I only hope he keeps awake, and grow

when he gets a piece o

him meat in the s

ith some old sheets they made a curtain across one corner of the barn, in front of the haymow.

nd they were allowed to be in the show. Bert was to be a clown, and he put on an old s

ff the black tiger, which was Snoop, and the fierce

time for practice. But some of the "show bills" were fastened up about the village s

mission pins. Freddie wanted to be a fireman in the show, so they let him do this. His mot

it on anyone in the au

the wild animals if they get

teed from a saw-horse, with rope for reins. Nan perched herself up

e bringing the five pins, so that Flossie had many o

a clown, and he turned

hard place on the ba

uc

laughed harder when Bert made a fun

nimals, but Snoop rather spoiled the perform

keeper dared go in the cage with him. But he is a good tiger now, and loves h

y show!" exclaimed Nellie Jo

p, there came a loud noise. Snoop meowed very hard, and hissed as he

and out into the middle of the barn floor dashed the black cat with

Flossie. "The wild