"First Lulu, the highest jumper in the world, will perform some tricks," said Professor Montelli. "Here, Lulu," he called, and a long, thin greyhound leaped from a chair and stood ready. This dog jumped over a pile of high baskets, and through some of them, there being no bottoms to them. Then the greyhound leaped over a high pile of chairs.
In turn the other dogs did tricks, some of which the Curlytops had seen before, andsome of which were new. They quite enjoyed the show, or they would have done so had they not been worrying about getting their own dogs back. They looked anxiously at the dogs on the platform. None of them was Tip or Top.
I shall not tell you all about the tricks the dogs in this show did, for I want to tell you about the circus the Curlytops had. Enough to say that Professor Montelli seemed to know a great deal about dogs, though I can not say the trick animals loved him. They seemed more afraid than anything else.
"Well, I guess we shan't find Tip or Top here," said Ted to Janet after a while. "There aren't any white poodles like ours."
"No, I guess not," sadly agreed the little girl.
But just then Professor Montelli stepped to the edge of the platform and said:
"This ends our regular performance, ladies an' gen'men, but I have two more dogs to show you. I have not finished training them yet, an' they can do only a few tricks, but I want you to be satisfied, an' think that you got your money's worth, so you will recommend my show to your friends. I will now show you two more trick dogs. Bringon the poodles, Jack," he called to his assistant.
Ted and Janet looked at each other, quickly.
"Poodles!" they murmured, but they did not speak out loud.
The same thought was in each of their minds. If the poodles should be Tip and Top!
A barking was heard back of the platform, and, a moment later, on rushed two dogs, exactly the same kind of poodles as were Tip and Top, and exactly the same size.
But alas! Tip and Top were white, while these poodles were jet black!
The hearts of the Curlytops had beaten high with hope when they heard Professor Montelli speak of some poodles. But when they saw that the two dogs were black, instead of white, their hearts sank.
"They look just like Tip and Top, but of course they can't be," whispered Janet, as the showman began clearing the stage platform in readiness for the poodles to do some tricks.
"No," answered Ted, in disappointed tones, "Tip and Top were white—not black, except for little spots. These dogs are black all over. We might as well go home. Maybe Policeman Cassidy knows of another dog show."
"Oh, let's stay and see just one poodle trick," begged Janet.
"All right," agreed Teddy.
So the Curlytops remained in their seats, with the others of the audience. The two black poodles barked, wagged their tails, and looked at Professor Montelli.
"Come on now, King! Turn a somersault!" suddenly cried the dark-moustached man. Instantly one of the black poodles—the one called "King," began turning somersault after somersault. Right out to the end of the platform he turned them, and then he stood there, wagging his tail and waiting for the applause, which he seemed to expect.
And the people did clap. They liked the poodle's trick. Janet leaned over and whispered to Teddy:
"That's just the same trick Tip did!"
"Yes," agreed the Curlytop boy. "But it can't be Tip."
"No, I s'pose not," sighed Janet.
"Come back here, King," suddenly called the trainer. "Now, Emperor," he went on, pointing his whip at the other poodle. "It is your turn. Walk on your hind legs!"
The other dog did not seem to understand. It slunk away and growled a little.
"Here! None of that!" cried the trainer. "You must do as I say! Walk on your hind legs!"
Still the dog would not mind.
"Emperor is not so good a dog as King," said the man, apologizing to the audience. "I have not had him so long, and he does not do his tricks very well. But I will make him!"
Suddenly he flicked the dog he called "Emperor" with the whip!
The dog let out a howl of pain.
"Here! Stop that!" cried Teddy, almost before he knew what he was saying.
"Yes, don't hurt the dogs," added a lady, looking kindly at the Curlytops. "The little boy is right."
"I did not mean to hurt him," explained Professor Montelli, smiling, but his smile was not a kind one. He seemed to be a cruel man, but he seemed to know that he must not be cruel to his dogs in public. "Come, Emperor!" he called more gently. "Walk on your hind legs!"
This time the black poodle did so, walking around the stage. Again Janet leaned over and whispered to her brother:
"Top used to do that same trick!"
"Yes," agreed Teddy. "That's right."
And then a strange thing happened. All at once the two poodles put their noses together,as though talking, which they may have been doing in dog language. And then the one the man had called Emperor suddenly jumped on top of the back of the dog called King, and King began walking around the stage, giving the other a ride!
The people clapped at this trick, and the two Curlytops grew strangely excited. Ted and Janet looked at each other, standing up in their seats.
"Ted, do you know what I think?" said his sister. "I think those two dogs are really Tip and Top—our poodles! That's exactly the same trick they did in Uncle Toby's house."
"But how could they be Tip and Top when they're black, and Tip and Top were white?" asked Teddy.
"I don't know," Janet answered. "But I'm sure they are our dogs. Maybe they've been in the coal bin and got all black. And, oh, Ted! Look!"
Something else happening on the platform of the dog show tent. The black poodle called King began walking around in a little circle in the middle of the stage. And, while thus moving, the other poodle began to jump over its companion's back. First this wayand then that one poodle jumped over the other poodle's back.
"Why! Why!" cried Teddy. "That's the other trick we saw them do, Janet! That's the trick Mrs. Watson said Uncle Toby taught them—I mean taught Tip and Top."
"Yes," agreed Janet. "And I know these dogs are our poodles—I don't care if they are black!" Then, before Ted could stop her, she called: "Here, Tip! Here, Top! Come on!"
Instantly the two black poodles jumped down off the stage, and with barks of joy, and mad waggings of their little tails, ran to the Curlytops.
"Oh, Top!" cried Janet, as she patted his head, "I'm so glad we found you! I'd know you anywhere, even if you are black!"
Both dogs knew the children, though of course Top, having been with them longer, knew them best. Tip had been taken away soon after being removed from Uncle Toby's house, but when Tip saw that Top was friendly with the children, Tip was joyful also.
I call the black dogs Tip and Top, for they were really the missing poodles, and I willexplain how it was their color was changed.
No sooner did Ted and Janet call the black poodles to them than Professor Montelli grew very angry indeed. He jumped down off the platform, and, going to where the Curlytops stood at their seats, with the dogs frisking around them, the trainer cried:
"Here! What do you mean by calling my dogs away when I am making them do tricks? What do you children mean?"
"These aren't your dogs—they'reours!" declared Ted.
"Yours! Nonsense!" blustered the trainer. "These are my dogs. I have had them a long while!"
"Not both of them!" said Janet, who remembered what the man had said. "You told us you hadn't had Emperor very long."
"Well, I have the other! They are both my dogs!" cried the angry man. "If you have lost any dogs you had better look somewhere for them. Get out of my tent and give me back the poodles!"
He made a move to thrust Ted and Janet to one side and pick up the poodles, but a man in the audience said:
"Not so fast, Professor. It seems to me that by the way these dogs came to this girland boy when called that there may be something in their claim. Did you lose two dogs?" he asked Ted and Janet.
"Yes, sir," they answered. And then Ted told how Tip was taken out of their automobile some weeks before, while Top was stolen from their barn a night or two previous.
"Nonsense! As if I had their dogs!" sneered the trainer. "What kind of poodles did you lose, as you say?" he asked.
"Just exactly the same kind as these, and they did the same tricks," Ted answered. "We can make these do the same tricks you did, and some more, too," he added.
"I don't believe it!" growled the trainer.
"Let's show 'em, Ted!" cried Janet.
And then and there, down on the ground in the tent, while the crowd looked on, the Curlytops put the two black poodles through the tricks Tip and Top used to do.
"It begins to look as though there was something in their claim," said the man who had acted as the friend of Ted and Janet.
"Those are my dogs!" declared the Professor, getting more and more angry. "Tell me—what color were the poodles you had?" he asked Janet and Ted.
"Well," Ted answered slowly, "Tip and Top were white, except Tip had a little black spot on the end of his tail, and Top had a black spot on his head—on the top."
"There! What did I tell you?" cried the Professor. "Their poodles werewhiteand mine areblack! They can't be the same! Here, King and Emperor!" he cried, and, stooping down he made a grab for the little dogs that were staying near Ted and Janet.
With barks and growls the poodles sprang away from the angry man. And, as it happened, the one the man had called "King" ran against a pail of water that was near the bottom of the platform. The pail was upset and some of the water splashed over the black dog.
Then a queer change took place. Instead of being pure black, the poodle became streaked black and white! The black color began running out of its hair, and formed a little inky pool on the ground beneath the animal.
"Look! Look!" cried Janet, pointing.
"Those dogs werecoloredblack—they're white poodles dyed black!" cried the man who had taken the part of the Curlytops."Now what have you to say?" he asked the animal trainer.
"Well—er—those dogs are mine! I don't know who stained 'em black. But I bought 'em of a young man——"
"Was his name Shorty?" asked Ted.
"Well, maybe it was," admitted the showman. "What has that got to do with it? Those are my dogs!"
"They're ours!" insisted Ted. "Shorty was watching our auto when Tip was stolen," he went on, "and he knew where we were taking Top. I guess Shorty broke into our barn the other night, and took Top and colored him black. These are our poodles, and we're going to have them!"
"It looks as though they had you, Professor," said the kind man.
"And we're going to get a policeman!" added Janet.
"Oh, well, if you're sure they are your dogs, take 'em!" growled the showman. "I didn't know they were stolen. A young fellow sold me one some time ago, and I bought the other of him day before yesterday. I did color the dogs black," he admitted, "because they don't get so dirty as white ones. The dye will wash off," he said. "If you are surethese are your poodles, take 'em along!" he said to Ted and Janet.
"Oh, we're sure all right!" cried Janet. And then she took Top up in her arms, while Teddy carried the partly black and partly white Tip out of the tent, while the audience laughed and some clapped.
"The show's over!" growled the black-moustached man. "And if I get hold of that Shorty I'll have him arrested for selling me stolen dogs. They were valuable, too—as good trick dogs as I ever saw. Do you want to sell them to me?" he asked the Curlytops.
"No, sir!" cried Teddy and Janet as they hurried out of the tent. "We're going to have a circus of our own with 'em!"
And, happy and joyful, with the delighted Tip and Top in their arms, the Curlytops started for home.
Hurrying along, as if afraid that Professor Montelli might run after them and take Tip and Top away again, Teddy and Janet went to the corner where they had left the trolley car. Some boys and girls who had been in the dog show followed the Curlytops, and men and women smiled at the children.
"Here comes a car!" cried Ted, as he saw one approaching. "Have we got enough money left to take us home, Jan?" he asked, for his sister had the cash.
"I guess so," she answered. "If we haven't we'll ask the conductor please to charge it."
The car stopped and with Janet holding Top and Ted with Tip in his arms, the children got aboard.
"Well, I see you got your dogs back," came a voice, and, looking up, the Curlytopssaw the same conductor they had ridden out with from Cresco.
"I didn't think I'd have you back with me so soon," he said. "But I'm glad to see you. It's sort of against the rules to bring dogs on trolley cars, but I guess yours will be all right, as long as they're trick circus dogs."
"Shall we make 'em do some tricks for you?" asked Teddy, as he and his sister took their seats.
"Well, not now, thank you," the conductor answered, with a smile as the car started off, leaving behind the curious crowd. "I'll soon be so busy collecting fares that I won't have time to watch."
"Then we'll send you a ticket to our circus," promised Janet, "'cause you were so kind to us."
"Thank you," replied the conductor. "I shall be glad to come. You can take my name and mail the ticket to me at the car house. I like animals," and he patted the heads of Tip and Top. "But what makes one black, and the other streaked black and white?" he asked.
"They're colored, but it will wash off,"answered Ted. "The Professor, or maybe Shorty, dyed our white poodles black."
You can imagine how surprised Mr. and Mrs. Martin were when Ted and Janet came in with the lost dogs—one black and the other white and black.
"I was just going to telephone to the police and have them start to look for you!" cried their mother. "I was worried. Where have you been?"
"To a dog show, where we found Tip and Top," said Janet.
Then they told the whole story, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin were much surprised at what the Curlytops had done.
"As it was, you did just the right thing," said their father. "Though I wouldn't like to have you do it again. However, I'm glad you have your pets back, though Tip isn't exactly a beauty."
"They'll be all right after they have had a bath," said Janet.
And the poodles were, coming from the tub as white as snow. Later it was learned that the young man known as Shorty had not really taken Tip from the automobile. But he had gotten a chum of his to do it, and afterward the two had sold the dog. Theysold him to Professor Montelli, who used to have a side show with a circus, but who, after a quarrel, started out for himself, traveling around the country giving exhibitions.
Shorty, having heard the talk of the Martin family while he was acting as guard of the automobile load of pets, knew where Top was being taken, to Cresco. And it was he who broke into the barn and took away the poodle. For, as I have told you, while one dog was valuable for the tricks he could do, the two, doing tricks together, were worth much more.
Professor Montelli may not have known the poodles were stolen, and he may, as he said, have dyed them with harmless black color to keep their white coats from getting dirty. But the police said they thought the dog trainer had a hand, with Shorty, in the thefts, and this may have been so. At any rate the Curlytops had their pet poodles back, and they heard nothing more of Shorty or the showman.
"And now we can give our circus!" cried Janet one afternoon, when she and Teddy, with Trouble, were feeding their pets in the barn.
It did not take long to make arrangementsfor the show. Jimmy Norton's father secured a large tent for the Curlytops and their friends, and the tent was set up in a lot not far from the Martin house. Several boys and girls helped make the arrangements, and Mr. Martin sent up from the store a pile of boxes and boards which some of his men made into seats.
Mrs. Martin told the ladies who had asked her to help raise money for the orphans that the Curlytops were going to give all they took in at the circus to help the poor children. And when this became known many grown folk, as well as boys and girls, bought tickets for the performance.
It was to be given one afternoon, and you can imagine all the work that had to be done to get ready. But some of the fathers and mothers of the chums of the Curlytops helped, leaving to Ted and Janet the work of getting the animals ready to do their tricks. Jack Turton was to be a fat little clown, riding on a pony his father had bought for him. Harry Kent and some other boys were to help Teddy, and some of Jan's girl friends offered to help her.
And we must not forget Trouble. As arranged, he was to come into the tent at a certaintime, driving Skyrocket, the dog, and Turnover, the cat, hitched to his little express wagon, with funny Miss Muffin on the seat.
At last the day of the circus came. Into the tent were moved the cages of the white mice and the white rats, the tank containing Slider, the pet alligator, the cage of Mr. Nip, the parrot, and the box of Jack, the monkey. Snuff, Skyrocket and Turnover were on hand. Tip and Top were all ready to perform their tricks.
"Do you think we'll have a big crowd?" asked Janet of Ted, when everything was arranged and it was almost time for the show to begin.
"Sure we will!" he answered. "Everybody I met is coming—all the fellows and girls and a lot of men and women. We'll make a lot of money for the orphans."
"I wish Uncle Toby could be here to see it all," went on Janet, as she took a last look inside the tent to make sure everything was in order "He'd be surprised at some of the things his pets can do."
"Yes, I wish Uncle Toby could be here," said her brother. "It's queer about him. He never answered any of daddy's letters.South America must be a good way off, for Uncle Toby hasn't gotten there yet."
"Well," began Ted. "I guess——" and then Harry Kent called:
"Hey, Ted! You'd better look at Slider! He's trying to crawl out of his tank."
"It isn't time for him to start his act yet!" answered the Curlytop boy. "I'll have to give him a bit of meat to quiet him!"
And a little while after that the audience began to enter the tent. Boys and girls, of course, were the first, but there were a number of men and women, too, and it was not long before every seat was taken. Mr. and Mrs. Martin just had to be there—they couldn't stay away when the Curlytops were giving a show. Besides, Mother Martin had to help Trouble dress for his act.
"Oh, we're going to have a big crowd!" said Janet excitedly to Teddy, in the little dressing room behind the stage. There was a stage almost like the one Professor Montelli had in his dog show.
"You better go out and make your talk now," went on Janet to her brother. "The tent won't hold many more, and we want to start."
"All right," agreed Teddy. It had beendecided that he was to make a little speech of welcome. Soon he was out in front, bowing as he did when he "spoke a piece" in school.
"Ladies and gentlemen," began Teddy, "and boys and girls. We're glad you came to our circus, and we hope you will like our pets and what they do. And my little brother, Trouble, is going to do an act by himself. He——"
"Here I is!" suddenly cried Trouble, coming out behind Teddy. "I do my act now!"
"No! No!" said Teddy, while the audience laughed. For Trouble was only half dressed, having rushed out of the room back of the stage when he heard his name mentioned.
"Here, William! Come back and let me finish!" said his mother, and she reached out her hand and pulled Trouble back to her.
"Now the show will start," Teddy finished, amid laughter.
The first act was a tableau with Ted, Janet and their boy and girl helpers, not forgetting Trouble, of course, posing on the stage with their pets. Gathered about the children were the dogs, the cats, Mr. Nip, the parrot, Jack the monkey, the white mice andthe white rats in cages, and Slider, the pet alligator. Down in the audience Harry Weldon played the mouth organ. He was the "orchestra."
No sooner had Harry started to play than Tip, Top and Skyrocket barked, the cats mewed, the monkey chattered and Mr. Nip cried:
"I'm a crack-crack-cracker!"
You should have heard the audience clap then!
One after another the animals did their tricks, Ted, Janet and the other boys and girls helping. Mr. Nip, the parrot, after he had been quieted down, walked up and down a little ladder, that was balanced like a see-saw over a tiny board. Mr. Nip would walk to one end of the ladder, and it would go down with him. Then he would walk to the other end, which would then sway downward. And when he had finished this trick Mr. Nip cried:
"Help! Fire! Police!" and flew over on Janet's shoulder.
"He's as good as a watch dog, that parrot is," said Policeman Cassidy, who had come to the show, as had also the kind trolley carconductor. "He's a regular burglar alarm, he is!"
Snuff and Turnover did their tricks, some separately and some together. One of the tricks they did together was to run and jump through a paper hoop, and when Turnover had landed on the other side, through the hoop, he lay down and rolled over and over—one of the first tricks the Curlytops had taught their pet.
Again the audience clapped and laughed. But there was more to come. Tip and Top did the tricks for which they were famous, separately and together, one dog walking on his hind legs, and the other turning somersaults. Then one dog got on the other's back, the two going around the stage together. And as a climax they did the trick by which Ted and Janet had recognized their pets in Professor Montelli's tent, one dog leaping over the other's back, while moving along.
"Now, Jan, you do your trick with the white mice and the alligator while Harry Kent and I fix up the tower for Jack to jump from," said Ted. "And Jack can do his clown tricks, too."
It had been decided that while Teddy andhis helper were putting in place the tower for the monkey to leap from something must be done to amuse the audience.
So Janet had said she would do some little tricks with the mice, rats, and alligator, while Harry, the fat little boy clown, would turn somersaults and handsprings on the stage.
This went off very well. Janet fixed the slanting board for Slider to coast "down hill," and when the alligator had done this the audience laughed its hardest. Then some of the rats and mice did simple tricks, two of the larger rats pulling a little toy wagon in which rode two mice.
However, these pets did not do as well as the others, for the two in the wagon kept jumping out and Janet had to keep putting them back.
Jack, the fat little clown, made a big "hit." He was really very funny, and when, toward the end of his act, he got too near the edge of the stage and fell into the lap of big Oscar North, the audience thought it was all part of the show, and not an accident, and clapped most loudly. However, Jack was not hurt, and only laughed at the mishap.
By this time the tower was ready. It reached nearly to the top of the tent, and as the boxes had been covered with green branches they made a nice appearance.
"Up, Jack! Up!" called Ted, climbing up the stepladder and placing the banana on top of the tower. Then Ted had to hurry the ladder away, after Jack had climbed up to the top, for fear the monkey would climb down that same way instead of jumping as he was wanted to do.
Ted and Harry Kent held the net at the foot of the tower. This time the net was not a lace curtain, but some old bags sewed together. Janet held up the bit of banana, and, after he had eaten the piece on top of his perch, the monkey looked down at the other bit of fruit.
"Come on, Jack! Jump!" cried Teddy.
And to the delight of the Curlytops, Jack jumped his very best, landing in the net and bouncing up and down.
"Good trick! Good trick!" cried the trolley car conductor, clapping the loudest of all.
After that Jack did a number of other simple tricks, and then it was time for Trouble to come on in his act. Only a few knew what the little fellow was to do. Butwhen the curtains on the stage were pulled apart by Mrs. Martin and the little fellow walked out, dressed like the pictures of Cupid on valentines, driving the dog and cat harnessed to the wagon, with queer Miss Muffin on the seat, you should have heard the people laugh and clap!
"Didap! Didap!" cried Trouble to his dog and cat team. "Didap an' go fast!"
Around the stage went Skyrocket and Turnover, behaving very nicely; and when he had made one round Trouble stood in the middle of the stage and made a low bow, as his mother had taught him to do.
"He's a cute little chap!" said Policeman Cassidy.
And then came the last scene of all, where Ted, Janet, Trouble and their boy and girl helpers, with all the pets, except the parrot, alligator and rats and mice, marched around the stage, while the mouth organ was loudly played.
"That's the end of the show! Much obliged to you all for coming!" called out Teddy.
"And let's see how much we made for the orphans!" exclaimed Janet, before any of the audience had a chance to leave.
There was a laugh at this.
"You did very well, Curlytops, and Trouble also," said Mrs. Martin, as the children began to take off their costumes, for they had all dressed especially for the occasion.
"I never thought the pets would act so well," added Mr. Martin.
"And did we make much money?" Janet wanted to know.
Mr. Martin was counting it. As he dropped the last penny back into the cash box he announced:
"It is ninety-nine dollars and one cent."
"Well, here's ninety-nine cents to make it an even hundred dollars!" cried a jolly voice at the tent entrance, and in walked a man who seemed to be a stranger. But at the second look Mr. Martin cried:
"Uncle Toby!"
"Yes, Uncle Toby!" laughed the man. "I got here a little too late for the show, but you can give it over again for me, and I'll put as much again in the collection box as you have there. How are all my pets?" and he laughed again and looked at the Curlytops as well as at the animals.
"We're well, thank you," said Janet, shyly.
"And Tip and Top were taken away but we got them back," added Ted.
"An' Mr. Nip he catch a bu'glar!" lisped Trouble.
"My! My! There must have been a lot of excitement while I have been gone!" laughed Uncle Toby, for it was, indeed, he.
"When did you get back from South America?" asked Mr. Martin.
"I didn't go," answered Uncle Toby. "I got all ready to go, but changed my mind and went to Canada instead. I'm going back to live in my old house."
"And will you—will you take your pets?" asked Teddy.
"Well, not right away," answered Uncle Toby. "You may keep them as long as you like. I wish I had been here for the show, but here's the ninety-nine cents I promised, and if you give the show for me later on I'll give a hundred dollars for the orphans."
"Oh, how lovely!" cried Janet. "Let's start and give it now!"
It was, however, a little too late in the day for that. But, a week later, Uncle Toby did see all the pets put through their tricksand he gave another hundred to the orphan fund, so that many of the poor children had a fine vacation time in the country.
"Well, we certainly had a lot of fun with all the animals," said Janet one day, when she and Teddy were playing out under the trees with the dogs and the cats.
"Yes," he agreed, "we did. We had as much fun this summer as if we had gone away. And I wonder what we can do next?"
"Oh, something, I guess," said Janet. "What I'm going to do now is go in and get something to eat."
"I'm a crack-crack-cracker!" shrieked Mr. Nip from his perch.
"Well, I want something more than crackers!" laughed Janet.
"So do I!" agreed Teddy. "We'll get some bread and jam and also feed our pets. I guess they're hungry, too."
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FOUR LITTLE BLOSSOMS AT BROOKSIDE FARM
1. FOUR LITTLE BLOSSOMS ATBROOKSIDE FARMMother called them her Four Little Blossoms,but Daddy Blossom called them Bobby,Meg, and the twins. The twins, Twaddlesand Dot, were a comical pair and alwaysgetting into mischief. The children hadheaps of fun around the big farm.2. FOUR LITTLE BLOSSOMS ATOAK HILL SCHOOLIn the Fall, Bobby and Meg had to go toschool. It was good fun, for Miss Mason was a kind teacher.Then the twins insisted on going to school, too, and their appearancequite upset the class. In school something very odd happened.3. FOUR LITTLE BLOSSOMS AND THEIR WINTERFUNWinter came and with it lots of ice and snow, and oh! what funthe Blossoms had skating and sledding. And once Bobby andMeg went on an errand and got lost in a sudden snowstorm.4. FOUR LITTLE BLOSSOMS ON APPLE TREE ISLANDThe Four Little Blossoms went to a beautiful island in the middleof a big lake and there had a grand time on the water and inthe woods.5. FOUR LITTLE BLOSSOMS THROUGH THE HOLIDAYSThe story starts at Thanksgiving. They went skating and coasting,and they built a wonderful snowman, and one day Bobby andhis chums visited a carpenter shop on the sly, and that night theshop burnt down, and there was trouble for the boys.6. FOUR LITTLE BLOSSOMS AT SUNRISE BEACHThe Four Little Blossoms start on the happy road to fun andvacation at Sunrise Beach. Their delightful adventures will amuseand interest you.
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By ANNA ANDREWS
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PEGGY AND MICHAEL OF THE COFFEE PLANTATION
A charming series of stories of a young American girl, Peggy Lee, living with her family (including many unusual pets) on a large coffee plantation in Central America, and her many adventures there and in New York.
The action is rapid, full of fun, and takes the reader not only to many interesting places in Central America, but in the country as well, where Peggy attends a school for girls. The incidents are cleverly brought out, and Peggy in her wistful way, proves in her many adventures to be a brave girl and an endearing heroine to her friends and readers.
1. PEGGY AND MICHAEL OF THE COFFEE PLANTATION2. PEGGY LEE OF THE GOLDEN THISTLE PLANTATION3. PEGGY LEE AND THE MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS
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By AGNES MILLER
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THE LINGER-NOTS AND THE MYSTERY HOUSE
This new series of girls' books is in a new style of story writing. The interest is in knowing the girls and seeing them solve the problems that develop their character. Incidentally, a great deal of historical information is imparted.
1. THE LINGER-NOTS AND THE MYSTERY HOUSEor the Story of Nine Adventurous GirlsHow the Linger-Not girls met and formed their club, and howthey made their club serve a great purpose, introduces a new typeof girlhood.2. THE LINGER-NOTS AND THE VALLEY FEUDor the Great West Point ChainThe Linger-Not girls had no thought of becoming mixed up withfeuds or mysteries, but their habit of being useful soon entangledthem in some surprising adventures.3. THE LINGER-NOTS AND THEIR GOLDEN QUESTFor a club of girls to become involved in a mystery leading backinto the times of the California gold-rush, and how the girls helpedone of their friends to come into her rightful name and inheritance.4. THE LINGER-NOTS AND THE WHISPERING CHARMor The Secret from Old AlaskaWhether engrossed in thrilling adventures in the Far North oroccupied with quiet home duties, the Linger-Not girls could workunitedly and solve a colorful mystery.5. THE LINGER-NOTS AND THE SECRET MAZEor The Treasure-Trove on Battlefield HillThe discovery of a thrilling treasure-trove at the end of themaze where the Linger-Nots learn many useful facts and the realsecret of the hidden maze.
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By ALICE B. EMERSON
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RUTH FIELDING IN TALKING PICTURES
Ruth Fielding was an orphan and came to live with her miserly uncle. Her adventures and travels make stories that will hold the interest of every reader.
Ruth Fielding is a character that will live in juvenile fiction.
1. RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL2. RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL3. RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW CAMP4. RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT5. RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH6. RUTH FIELDING ON CLIFF ISLAND7. RUTH FIELDING AT SUNRISE FARM8. RUTH FIELDING AND THE GYPSIES9. RUTH FIELDING IN MOVING PICTURES10. RUTH FIELDING DOWN IN DIXIE11. RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGE12. RUTH FIELDING IN THE SADDLE13. RUTH FIELDING IN THE RED CROSS14. RUTH FIELDING AT THE WAR FRONT15. RUTH FIELDING HOMEWARD BOUND16. RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST17. RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST18. RUTH FIELDING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE19. RUTH FIELDING TREASURE HUNTING20. RUTH FIELDING IN THE FAR NORTH21. RUTH FIELDING AT GOLDEN PASS22. RUTH FIELDING IN ALASKA23. RUTH FIELDING IN HER GREAT SCENARIO24. RUTH FIELDING AT CAMERON HALL25. RUTH FIELDING CLEARING HER NAME26. RUTH FIELDING IN TALKING PICTURES27. RUTH FIELDING AND BABY JUNE28. RUTH FIELDING AND HER DOUBLE
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