The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

very early the next morning, he having taken a day away from his of

and things could be brought home in the cart. Freddie expected to capture a real sea serpent, and Dorothy declared she would bring back a whale. Nellie had an idea she would find something valuable, maybe

Hal. "But be careful!" he cautioned, "the rocks are awfully slippery. Dorothy will

onsidered too dangerous for the little ones. Dorothy let Freddie

t Emily. Nan and Nellie took another path, if a small strip of jagged rock could be called

er her foot and she promptly slipped after it. "Nel

st her footing and fell, then turned over twice, and only

but Nellie promptly jumped up, showing

aughing, "only for Mr. Minturn interfering. I saw a star in each heel of

e ones a short distance away. Freddie had already filled his cap with little shells

rts of mussels, crabs, clams, and oysters around

e wet sand, now and then bringing

the shellfish in her hand. It was a large oyster a

" said Hal. "Sh

or she did not care about the little morsel. Hal opened i

d, suddenly. "What this?

ster. "Yes, that surely is a pearl. Now, Nellie, you have a prize. Sometimes these little p

looked for pearls, and never could find one. H

ed Nellie, hardly believing that anythi

ke care of it for you, and find out what it is worth," and he very caref

ound had been washed in somehow, for the oyster beds were out in deeper water. Yet,

ing them for necklaces," suggested Nan. "We can keep

Flossie, for, indeed, she had lost no time in filling he

n old net was tangled. Bert soon disentangled it and it proved to be a large

salt. I will always have the ocean in my room now,

declared Hal. "You w

couple of dollars

"I've been wishing for a net to put back of my swor

p now, and all agreed the

n looked for a piece of net and never could get tha

re he had a chance to think, he ran down to the edge of

ing in, and at that moment the water washed in

Quick as a flash Dorothy, who was nearest the edge, jumped in after Freddie, for as the wave receded the li

like one of Dinah's dish towels. Dorothy, too, was wet to the knees, but she did not mind that.

Flossie, who was always getting frig

outed Freddie, not feeling ve

and with Freddie and Flossie in the seat of the cart, the shells and net in the bottom, started off towards the cliffs, there to fix Freddie up in dry clothing. Of course he was not "wet to the skin," as he said, but

ah's baby boy," and kind-hearted Dinah rubbed Freddie's feet well, so he would not take cold; then, with fre