The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch; Or, Little Folks on Ponyback

tops and others had been peacefully traveling through the n

n stop. So quickly had it stopped, in fact, that a fat man, who was asleep in a berth just behind Mr. Martin, had tumbled

fat man. "Who pus

of the other men and women could not help laughing at this

t on a pair of soft slippers he had ready in the little hammock that held his c

ng his head out between the curtains of the berth where he h

tall thin man, who was helping the fat man

. Mrs. Martin was looking at Trouble, whom she had taken up in her arms. "He hasn't a scratch on hi

of the windows when the train stopped so sudde

usly made friends with Jan and Teddy, "that the Curlytop

of the other men. The train had come to a standstill, and Jan and Ted, looking out of the wi

bers," said Ted

stop trains,"

rother positively, "Train rob

dy boy. Be thankful you are all right and

So it's a collision, is it? I dreamed we were

e same thing," said the thin man. "Ou

but, aside from seeing a number of men and women who were greatly excited, nothing

on a side track, but too close to our rails to be passed safely. It jarred up our engi

ed Mrs. Martin. "I mea

back on the track?" Teddy wanted to

o, too!" exc

lroad men don't want you in the way. They asked us all to go to our coa

were hungry. The porter who had been hurrying to and fro said he coul

these having been brought in, there was quite a merry picn

and there with flaring torches which flickered and smoked. These were the trainmen helping to get the engine back on the rails, whic

to the train, as Teddy called i

back on the rails and it has just backed up to couple on, or

ong to fall asleep once more, but some of the older people were kept awake

not amount to much, though it might have been a bad one had the freight car

rain, and though Jan and Ted liked to look out of the wind

be at Uncle F

now," said

except the collision. The Curly-tops ate their meals, drank cupful after cupful of water, and Trou

long stop when a new engine was atta

our now. So we'd better begin

e Frank's ranch in a

le. From there we go out ov

th ponies?"

s," said her father. "Th

ed the train. Then the porter came to

All out for Rockville

ied Teddy. "

et, looking from the window toward the

e Frank they rushed. He caught them up and kissed

changed a bit since you were snowed in! Now pile int

that?" as

it," and he pointed to the flank of one of the small horses, or ponies, hitche

or horses has a certain sign with which the animals are branded, or marked, so their own

ring-around-the-r

sy Ranch! That isn't a half bad name! Guess I'll call mine that after thi

stuck to it, so that even the cowboys began calli