The Bobbsey Twins

the top of the hill, but Na

said one of the boys

it over again," put i

anny Rugg, who had

cried Danny boastfully. "Thi

n, to Bert. "If I were you

answered her twin brother, and t

for the test, and away they wen

will win this t

at Bert will wi

s wonderful," sniffed Nellie,

ood as any boy,"

ide as before. They were but a foot apart, for each

Bert Bobbsey!" shout

ours, Charley Maso

ess the contest, but now with a whoop Danny Rugg swept for

ley's sled made an unexpected turn and crashed into

that for?" dema

ammered Charley. "I gu

I did

sound behind him and then came a crash as Danny Rugg ran into him. Down he went again and

e way!" roared Danny Rugg rou

ert. For the moment the w

your ankle," wen

ast, the point of your s

n the first place,

n that." Bert tried to stand, but

Rugg, and began to haul his sle

y," called out Bert. "I

was really responsible for running into Bert in the

" said Bert, surveyi

s Danny'

ought to pay for

nything he breaks, B

sled to the top of the hill. Sharp, hot flashes of pain

the matter? Are y

into me, and b

lustered the big boy. "You had

gg, and you will have to hav

wn sled, Danny advanced and dou

at to me," he said surl

to continue the quarrel. He felt hi

home," wh

can't walk," put in Charl

home he went, with Charley and Nan pulling hi

rs. Bobbsey was much alarmed. She took off his shoe and stocking and

d. "Never mind the broken sled. Perhaps

ying to walk around upon it. That night Mr. Bobbsey carried him up to bed, and he remained home for three days, when the a

Danny Rugg," said Mrs. Bobbsey to her s

mamma, if he'll leave m

nd read to him and played games. Nan was also learning to play on the piano and she played a number of tunes that he liked to hear

was a great delight to Freddie and Flossie, who worked hard to build themselves a snow house. They enlisted t

l yo' hab got to do is to clear out de insides." And then

hree rooms, "dining room, kitchen, and be

e little boy. "Make one big

got an ev'rythin

reddie. "When it's done we can put in a

nside of the heap of snow, but they kept at it, and at

y it, Flossie!" And Flossie did try, and

indow," she added. "And a

d up in the house. He was inside, shoveling out the snow, while his twin

bay window?" asked th

ed Flossie, pointing w

dig a hole through the

once, and hardly had she spoken when down came the whole top of t