The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge | Page 5

in
the snow, went coasting, helped to discover what they thought was a
"ghost," and did many other things. Bert even went for a sail in an ice
boat he and Charley Mason had made, though it was almost more than
the boys could manage at times.
The second volume, called "The Bobbsey Twins in the Country," told
of the good times the four had when they went to the farm of Uncle
Daniel Bobbsey and his wife, Aunt Sarah, who lived at Meadow Brook.
Such fun as there was!
There was a country picnic, sport in the woods, and a great Fourth of
July celebration, A circus gave a chance to have other good times, and
though once there was a midnight scare, it all turned out happily.
But though the twins had much happiness in the country they were

destined to have still more fun when they went to the ocean shore, and
in the third book, called "The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore," I related
all that happened to them there.
They went on a visit to their uncle, William Minturn, who lived at
Ocean Cliff, and their cousin Dorothy showed them many strange
scenes and sights. They had most delightful times, and toward the close
of their visit there was a great storm at sea, and a shipwreck. The life
savers were on hand, however, and did such good work that no one was
drowned. And if you want to learn how a certain little girl was made
very happy, when she found that her father was among those saved,
you must read the book.
Then, after the storm ceased, there were more happy days at the shore.
The time for the Bobbseys to leave came all too soon. School was
about to open, and even the smaller twins must now settle down to
regular lessons.
In the fourth book of the series, called "The Bobbsey Twins at School,"
there is told of the start for home.
But many things happened before the family arrived. There was the
wreck of the circus train, the escape of the animals, the meeting with
the very fat lady, and the loss of Snoop, the pet cat. Then, too, a
valuable cup the smaller Bobbsey twins had been drinking from,
seemed to be lost, and they were very sorry about it.
On the way home something else occurred. They were followed in the
dark by some strange animal. At first they feared it was some wild
beast from the circus but it proved to be only a friendly dog.
How Flossie and Freddie insisted on keeping the dog, now that their pet
cat Snoop was gone, how they named him Snap, and how it was
discovered that he could do tricks, are all part of the story.
There were many more happenings after the twins started in at school.
Mr. Bobbsey's boathouse caught fire in a mysterious manner. Snap was
found to be a circus dog, and it was pretty certain that the fat lady in the

train had also belonged to the show, and that it was she who had the
valuable silver cup.
In time all was straightened out, and how Snoop came back from the
circus in far-off Cuba, how Snap was allowed to stay with the
Bobbseys, and how even the cup was finally recovered--all this you
will find set down in the fourth book of this series.
And now winter had come in earnest, though even before this story
opens the Bobbsey twins had had a taste of snow and ice. The accident
on the coasting hill now occupied the attention of all.
"Oh, Nan! Nan will be killed!" cried Flossie, as she stood with Freddie
gazing down the slope.
"No, she won't!" exclaimed Freddie, "Bert is going to save her--you'll
see!"
"Oh, if he only can!" murmured Nellie Parks, one of Nan's friends.
"I think he will! See, he is coming nearer to them," added Grace Lavine,
another friend.
Danny Rugg, mean as he was, was not quite so mean as to discourage
this hope. Some of the girls on the sleds that were coming nearer to the
rushing horses seemed about to roll off, rather than take chances of
steering out of the way of the steeds.
"What can Bert be going to do?" asked Grace. "How can he save
them?"
"I don't know," answered Nellie. "Let's watch him. Maybe he's going to
stop the horses."
"He'd never dare!" murmured Grace.
"Oh, Bert is brave," was the answer.
But Bert had no intention of leaping for the horses' heads just now. His

first idea was to get his sister and the other girls to a place of safety. As
he came near to them, his sled going much faster than theirs, he called
out:
"Steer to