The Bobbsey Twins at School

t a hose, with water bursting from the nozzle will sometimes do if you don't hold it just right. Well, this hose did

t that!" he gasped. "I

e could not see. But with his handkerchief he soon had

in addition, was a bullying sort of chap, almost a

lly came rushing at him. Bert stood his ground manfully. He had taken up the hose where Freddie had dropped it, and the wa

a bit anxiously. More than once he and the bully had come to blows, and

the little fellow. Whereupon Freddie turned and ran toward the house.

at-to douse me with wate

quietly. "It was just a

on purpose or you told Freddie to

ed Bert. "But if you want to think Fred

just the same," growled Dann

still a lot of water in this hose," and he brought the nozzle around

ame to

!" cried the bully. "If you do, I'll-" H

t wet," said Bert. "This hose might sprinkle you by acc

an accident that was!" s

want to sprinkle that flower bed near where you are, and i

might have been more trouble, except that Sam, the colored man, came out on the lawn. He s

Massa Bert? Am yo' hab

ow," said Bert, as he saw Dann

, with a wide grin that showed his white teeth in his black, bu

ert, as he went on

out of the gate just the same. Sam went back to his work, of weeding the v

ing to you?" the little

e hose did something

it wet hi

what i

die. "I wish I'd been

hy did y

ood, and smiled. Then he let Freddie finish watering the flowers, after which F

by Flossie, who had just been washed and comb

make Snap do some tricks. See if he will j

uirt the water out straight, and you stand on on

s particular trick. He played soldier, said his prayers, stood on his h

nap!" called F

of fun, but jump he would not until he got ready. Then, when he

for the day was warm, and he stood still and let Freddie wet him all over. Th

d when Snap shook himself, as he often did, to get some of the drops off

this. She ran up to Flossie, wh

when mamma sees you! She cleaned y

o looking glass here," s

You'd both better go in the house righ

id Freddie. "You ought to s

er head. She seemed like a little mother to them

ry to see Flossie so wet

a clean dress on, Flossie. Now I must punish you. You will

was needed. It was hard when two of their little playmates came and called for them to

ments, and could go out, there

uirt the hose ever a

said his sister.

n the porch asleep, being cooled o

back," said Flossie. "Then we w

d Freddie. "I wond

any of the railroad men had seen their

without Snoop. He seems to have dis

id Freddie. "That Danny Rugg says he belongs to

hone tomorrow, and find out," spoke Mr. Bobbs

the circus people about the

ve to write there. It will be some time before we can expect an answer, though, as I suppose the show will be traveling

p, too,"

Snoo

ey from Mr. Peterson. That gentleman had lost a valuable dog, but it was a small poodle, and unlike big Snap. So far n

days following the fun with the hose, "school b

Freddie and Flossie are going to do such tricks as they did the other

"There are lot of new girls

s?" asked Bert,

arten, though, where Flossie and Freddie will go. Ne

oke Flossie. "I l

reddie will get along w

ou know, and you must so

," they

er and class days had begun once more. The four Bobbseys went off together to the building, which was on

Grace Lavine. "May I s

to ask her," sa

rst," spoke Gra

three seated desks," said Nan with a s

er!" cried Nellie. "

e," declared Flossie. "We're

ed Nan. "I'll speak to

with Charley Mason, when Da

after school, Bert Bobbsey!" calle

," spoke Bert quietl

e for the last bell to ring. Danny went off to join some of