The Bobbsey Twins

hings for presents. Nan and Bert had gazed into the windows a number of times, and even walked through the one big

Flossie, and begged her mother to tak

there are sixteen rocking horses all in a row,

ou can go with me, after school. It will be better to go now th

id he was going to spend the twenty-five ce

r Christmas," said Flossie, wh

shall

right thing, while Freddie thought an automobile that could be wound up a

said Nan. "And she ought to have

said Freddie. "Real auto'bil

uy her a little bottle of cologne, Freddie, and

e," said Freddie. "That big!" and he

al lace handkerchi

t you can," said practical

first stop was at Mr. Ringley's shoe store, where Mrs. Bobbsey purchased each of the twins a pair of shoes. It may be added here

not long ago," said Mrs. Bobbse

oke the window," answ

were

them arrested," said Mr. Ringley. "The broken glass ruined several pairs of sho

e and Flossie take their time in looking into the several windows. One

" she cried. "Must be 'bout ten mi

Flossie; but ther

ish I had that doll with the pink silk an

that is the ni

ttle miss. "It's too lovely for anythi

Santa Claus to send it to you,"

aught Freddie's eye, and for the time bein

set 'em up in a row, with the sword-ma

bring you some soldiers

t big ones, like that," and he

see what Santa Claus ca

ntil she had purchased some chocolate drops for Flossie, and a long peppermint cane for Freddie. Th

said Freddie presently. "Mamma

sey, with a puzzled look. "Wh

t runs up and down on a

mother. "Very well, you sha

of the store, although the swift way in which

Freddie. "It's ever so much n

w purchases first,"

usy in the rug and carpet department she allowed the twins to look a

But then Flossie discovered a counter where all sorts of things for dolls were on sale and she lingered there, to look a

aid, half aloud. There was a trunk she thought perfectly lovel

again with another load of people. As he had not seen it go down he concl

d down first one pair of stairs and then another, to the ground floor of the store

ooking at a circular railroad track upon which ran a real locomotive and three cars

oo timid to ask his way out and soon found himself among great rows of boxes and barrels. Then he made a turn or two and found himself in another room, filled with empty boxes a

e thought, and drew a long and exceedingly

ught the kitten and sat down for a moment to pet it. He now felt sleepy and in a few minu

earch. The floor-walkers in the big store aided her, but it was of no avail. Freddie could not be found, and soon it was time to close up the establish