The Bobbsey Twins

y twins, as they gathered around Mrs. Bobbsey in the hallway. She had sever

fore speaking. "Have you been g

to be good," ans

, that's all," said Flossie

m and Mrs. Bobbsey was called upon to admire the row of house

inah must set the table for dinner. But be sure and put o

ert. He was anxious to try a sled h

ghborhood were out. Some of the girls were skipping rope, and Nan joined

hey had reins of red leather, with bells, and Freddi

cautioned Freddie, and began to prance around wildly, ag

ng on the reins. "Whoa, you naughty h

n and ran around the house just as nicely as any horse could. Then he snorted and ran up to the water bucket near t

jumped, Grace was a great jumper and had already pass

ump so much. Yo

ace. She was a headstrong girl

Mrs. Lavine. "Now, don't do too much of it," and then the

trip," sighed Grace. "I d

u to jump any more," put in ano

that. She said not

seven and then tripped. Nellie followed and reached thir

is time," said Grace, a

u had better n

I'll beat you,"

. But your m

forbid my jumping," cut in the obstina

the jumping started. Soon Grace had reach

hundred after all," declared Ne

answered Grace, in a panting voi

ioned Nan. She was a little frightened, bu

ed Grace.

eighty-five. Nelli

eight, eighty-nine, ninety!" she w

fast!" panted

y-seven," she sank down in a heap, with her

n in blank wonder, not knowing what t

s, she ha

ellie Parks. "And if she is, we ki

ay that!" said Nan. She cou

s. Lavine?" asked anoth

so bewildered she scarcely knew

. While they were there, and one had gone to tell Mrs. Lavine, a gentlema

asked, and then saw Grac

dn't jump any more," sobbed Nan. "O

tle girl dying from too much jumping. He took the limp form up in his arms and hurri

as fast as her feet could carry her. The doctor had just come in f

" she sobbed. "Grace Lavine is dead, a

d?" repeated the

s!

e is

rried her int

toward the Lavine residence, around which quite

eally dead?

rope and she had reached ninety-seven, when all at once she sank down, and

n a big boy, Danny Rugg by name. Danny was someth

n playing football

nny. "Rope jumping brings on heart di

n't get heart dis

ny maliciously. "If she dies, they

Bert, coming to his sister'

n stop 'em,

n't

you c

gave Danny such a look that the latter edge

ntly, waiting for news. The excitement increased, and Mrs. Bobbsey came f

can it mean?" sa

and sank, limp and helple

vine residence. Seeing his wife supporting t

fainting spell, that is all. But I think after