The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City

s, he told his wife and children to sit down and wait for him. Mrs. Bobbsey led Nan and Bert and Flossie and Freddie to one of the many long benches in the large depot, but

han their brother and sister, wer

n our armory at home!" for in Lakeport ther

imes as big,"

he called to his sister, "let's see

for the moment, did not realize how really larg

!" promised Flo

u who have seen it know, takes up a whole New York City block

to buy a little candy at the newspaper stand near them, and as Mrs. Bobbsey wanted a magazine, the gettin

message and found out what he wante

Flossie a

, just seeing how big t

arger it is than our armory at

larger than our armory. I'd better go to look for them," he went on as a glance

with you,"

s father. "I don't want you getting lost, too." And he

s disappointed. He wandered about under the big glass roof, which at first the

ffin, boss?" inquired on

ldren," explained Mr. Bobbsey. "Th

oss! Chilluns gits lost heah ebery d

go, and I want them. Did you see them-two little ones-about so high," and he held h

ght for a momen

e-eyed an' light-haired chilluns in heah ebery day, and we has de

, I'll walk about I dare

ten has t' pick up lost little ones an' take 'em to de waiti

and he was about to walk on

ed gal now, an' she's runnin' like

ward him from the front part of the station. She seemed

guess what

id Mr. Bobbsey quickly, "We mus

happened to him," went on Flossi

bbsey. "Tell me quickl

he went into a store where there was a lot of bugs in the wind

. Bobbsey, who from where she sat had seen her husb

n the street," explained M

n. "They're great big bugs and they walk around and around and around!" and s

an?" asked Nan, who, with Be

a street," said Bert. "Maybe she means he went into a

said Flossie. "But some of the big bugs were green

uickly. "I think we can find Freddie that way. Did you

around and around and around, and go in a little door all by

bsey. "We seem to have found a queer p

from which she had come. Up a flight of broad stone steps she led him, the others followi

e went down there, and we stopped in front of a windo

y go around," said her mother, with a

treet," said Flo

of the depot-the vestibule, so to speak," he went on. "It's the entrance, and it i

of the arcade were stores, where fruit, candy, toys, flowers and other things were sold. You can imagine that a

Flossie, hurrying ahead of the other

around and around," laughed

" sighed Nan, who, though she was only ten years old,

move along on a spring roller that was fastened beneath them. There were green, red, yellow and spotted bugs, and they did indeed go "around and around and around," as F

he store door her brother talking to a clerk. And the clerk was showing

little girl. "I've brought back Papa and Mamma and Bert and Nan,"

his is going to be a busy day for me, I gu

sked Freddie, just as if he had caused no

e, too," ech

ed Mrs. Bobbsey, as the clerk sent t

nd just the thing for children. They can play

mischief," said Mr. Bobbsey, with a smile. "Yes, Freddie, you ma

rt, pointing to one that could be wound up with

that work bask

aid Mr. Bobbsey. "Come, Freddie, pick out the bugs you want, and don't run a

was," said Freddie. "I sent her back to

ted, though it took some little time. Bert's and Nan's gifts were wrapped up long before Freddie could make up his mind whether

anted to get a taxicab, but Flossie and Freddie had heard of the elevated trains, which ran "in the air," and they wanted to go in one of them, sayi

high above the street, set on iron pillars, some of which also held up the elevated tra

doesn't fal

on purpose, so they w

father was buying the tickets, to drop in the little box where the "chopper

die, thinking this was the train their parents, Bert and Nan, were going to take, and, being anxious to get seats near th