The Curlytops at Silver Lake

"Sorry to call you back," he went on, as he came nearer. "I heard you were going away to-day, and I though

ot into Miss Ransom's store and

"Though I hope to have 'em soon, the rascals! Jus

he road, while Mr. Martin, Uncle Ben, a

g Skyrocket?"

ut him," said

ytops both at once, while Trouble, who heard

Skywock

you told me about him, Mr. Martin. And I don't want to be looking for a black dog, if it's a white one that's lost. And I don't want to be looking for a white dog if it's a black

mostly black

little white on

in. "And he was a curly black dog, too, and not very large

ks like I'll write it down on a piece of paper. Then I'll have it with me always, and I won't forg

ll find him,

," echoe

re in my own mind I can make a better hunt for him. I sort of plan to loo

s store had anything to do with Skyrocket's going away," sai

d Teddy. Sometimes he called his

n a while," said Mr. Martin. "However,

ack of an envelope, with a stub of a pencil, the color of t

t up and knocked some dust from his shoes with a bunch of weed

eplied Mr. Martin. "We're going

ore, Mr. Martin steering it down

r and mother had finished talking about the queer way Constabl

some time this afternoon

ed Uncle Ben, for the children now c

t. "And it's good for my dolls, too.

e churn?" asked Uncle Ben, with a smile, for Mrs

milk got inside her, 'cause she's got a hole in her back. But I make

t on Silver Lake, Uncle Ben?" asked

lets you go out in

you, D

said, as, just then, a rooster ran across the road in front of the

e me out and show me how to

o-if you'll be care

ked at a dock where rowboats and sailboats were rented out," he went on, "and lo

d and careful about children. They felt that they could trust the Curlytops a

e!" exclaimed Jan, when she had heard Ted t

ecided the little boy. "I wis

" echoed

rough a little village the automobile was driven pa

. "I'm sure some ice-cream would be good for the c

The automobile wants a drink, too. I forgot to p

said he took charge of it every summer, as soon as school was out,

," said the boy. "I can get it from a well right back of my stand. A

walk around a little," decided Mrs

ep, 'ike you sing me to

his mother. "My foot w

sticking in it-you know how it is if you lie down with your head on your arm som

rtin's foot "wake up;" and then the Curlytops, Baby William, Uncle Ben, and Mr. and Mrs

for your auto," said the lad,

also ordered, and in a little while a man whom Mr. Martin knew drove past, stopp

ting the water in daddy's auto," suggested Mrs. Martin, when the

down from his chair and looked around the country f

e as Silver Lak

se not!" agre

hed some crumbs off her dress, for she had opened a box of

ice-cream dish a moment

there was any left

slipped away when I leaned over to pick up my h

n't in trouble aga

Martin. Her husband was out in the road

, from somewhere back of the ice-cream st

ied Trouble. "Tum on, Tedd

e is Trouble in now?