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The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

Chapter 2 A TRAVELING MENAGERIE

Word Count: 1665    |    Released on: 04/12/2017

ddie to let him out of the box, on the quiet, but Bert overheard the plot and put a stop to it. Then, when the strange you

d the boy from the back seat, "

him coming up in the train, and he's the biggest member o

cat should not be taken out of the b

had come again, and only the rolling of the train and an occasional

hrough the other cars," agreed Mr. Bobbsey. "We mi

ok up her picket duty. "Look out the boys don't get 'em," with a wise

takes good care ob my beat, and you needn't be a-worryin', Freddie, de Snoopy kitty cat and d

ade a tour of the entire train, the boys with their father even going through the smoker into the baggage c

asked Freddie. "We need a man about your

, but Freddie always felt like a

lots of fires out already, besides gettin

is he?" inq

nd Freddie looked very much surprised that two grown-up peop

ing him along?" th

cow car?" Freddi

he railroaders. "If your papa will bring you out on the pla

lossie, and their mamma. Freddie told them at once about his promised ex

lways risky to get off and have to scramble to get back again. Sometimes they promi

the next minute they drew

bsey, picking Freddie up in his arms, a

, as quite a party of youngsters alighted. "They

reflected, seeing all the lunch boxes

called the baggage man, "w

age of cows-it was a cage made of slates, with openings betwe

place like that," declared Freddi

act," agreed the man. "But you see

ilk," said Freddie, speaking up bravely for his country f

ust wanting to talk about beefsteak. "

rs, and Bert managed to give her a couple of crackers from his

, I was ve

, "and it must be dreadful to be packed

the Bobbseys had to all hurry to get on the train again, fo

essed close to the window pane, e

left me," she laughed. "S'pose y

, "but, Dinah," he went on, l

ox wa

"I nebber left dis yeah spot, and nobody

und much excited, look

e, of course, all rum

ined in the search. But

un

they would!" and he cried outright, for Snoop was a dear companion

his father, "we must

boys hid him

was very true. But how could she watch those boys and keep her face so clo

brakeman that they knew nothing about the lost box. "We will look in and under every seat. Then we will go th

y thought she had seen a boy come in the door at the far end of the car, and go out again quickly, but otherwise

h. Some jelly got spilled, some fresh country eggs were cr

auling of the entire car th

e children falling into tears, whi

d, "and the conductor is sure not one of those boys went

have every one of them arrested when we get to

found at Auntie's were two much mixed points, but no one

?" suggested Dinah, for all this

ie, "'cause he ain't here to

lled Dinah, but there was no

se call him, so just you stop a-sniffing and come along. Dere's a good chile

ted to call, beginning at the front door

ordered Dinah, "cause he m

hed the rear doo

re good call" said D

Snoop!"

came a fa

d him!" cri

!" declar

other Bobbseys w

here," said Dinah.

p!" called t

!" came a di

of the stove, which, of course, was not used in summe

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