The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City

f again! Freddie, have you g

good would paste be to

back her flaxen, curling hair, which had slipped from under her cap and was blowing into her eyes, sat down on a log

r, and with her same kind of light hair and blue eyes. "There go Bert, Nan and To

obbsey! How am I going to skate on on

other, and

y time I skate a little bit. That's why I want some pas

kating around in a ring-"grinding the bar," as it is called-and glided toward his

ff in your pockets I thoug

e, and I was making kites with Be

ou got a pos

What good would a postage stamp

gue once, and I just know if I could only fasten down the end of this skate strap, to keep it from

Freddie. "If you did stick it on it wouldn't last more t

t had stuck itself on half-way round the world-she told me so. And if a stamp sticks half-wa

or, just then, he was stooping over tightening o

ome off," suggested Flossie. "I've tried and tried,

Bobbsey! I'

with Tommy Todd, and Bert is going to buy hot chocolates.

I'll see if I can't fi

of doors, and playing games with his older brother Bert had taught Freddie how to do many things. He put Flossie's skate

in the snow on the edge of the lake. "I guess that will hold

er paste nor a postage stamp to hold it on, and in a little while the smaller twins had caught up to Bert an

n. "Did you try to do som

play fireman," remarked Bert with a smile, for his small brother was very fond of this game, and h

Freddie earnestly. "Cracks in the ice is dang

e-eyed girl. "But Freddie fixed it, and he didn't ha

op

ter's hand. "Come on, now, you little twins. I We waited for you, so we could all have h

as warm a

my Todd. "I often hear my grandmother s

warm your butter so you can spread it on your bread

ow. Skate lively, and we'll soon be there," and he pointed to a little candy and soda-water st

arm place for skaters, hot chocolate and other drinks could be had, and B

ie. "My skate might come off again,

something hot to drink. But mind you!" he cried, as he saw a mischievous look on his little sister'

l skate as fast as I

s, sometimes going with the older ones, Nan and Bert, and again with Flossie and Freddie. In fact, he played with these latter more often

sky, but not warmly enough to melt the ice. The steel skates of the five chil

head and sat down on a bench in front of the "Chocolate Cabi

te for you and have it cooling," for there was more trouble

rt!" called Nan. "I want malted m

exion, Sis!" laughed Bert, as he w

the way," advised Nan, after she had tried, without much su

"It's a bother-this skate.

aid Tommy. "You can get one in there,"

f the counter, sipping the warm drinks which made their cheeks gl

eat!" cried

ured Freddie, his n

out my strap," c

home." The man who sold the chocolate and candy in the cabin also had

as once more they were on the ice. "I ca

n can give Flossie and me a head start, 'cause they

will get us home quicker,

" suggested Tommy, who, being a little elder than

red. Skate on until I tell you to wait. Then I'll give Tommy a sta

skate went over a little piece of wood on the ice and he tripped and fell, p

ert, as he started towar

answered Flossie, who w

lied Freddie. "The ice

they're soft, like a feather pillow," laugh

ith a smile. "But they are pretty go

small twins had taken their places, and To

," answere

o," came

cried Ber

rd ice, leaving long white streaks where the children passed over.

win," said Nan, who was

eep going as fast as t

et them win, aren'

We must make a spurt toward the end, and pretend we did our be

him and tell him not

eclared Bert.

y, who was some distance behind Flossie and Freddie, wh

laimed, pointin

marked Bert. "And

ey're skating with their heads down, and don't see it! Oh, Bert! Ye

ith big white sails and runners, like large skates under it, wa