he six little Bunkers, saw their mothe

asked Norah. "Is there a fire, a

ide from Jerry Simms, wer

ust told me that Mun Bun is caught up in a tree with a balloon, a

little lad caught up in a balloon! The saints preserve us! 'Tis probably one of them cir

er and Norah, "Mun isn't in a balloon. His balloon is caught

. "We'll have to get a fireman with a lon

He was in the yard playing, a little while ago. The next time

he balloon!" said

" cried Norah

n, and it had a long string to it, and it got caught up in a tree-the balloon did-and Mun Bun's got hold o

out of breath, but she had to

t and could look down and see Mun Bun standing u

' isn't caught up by a Germ

the five cents Jerry gave him," explaine

ghed. "Mun Bun doesn't want to come away without

rah, now laughing also, the three of them went to where Mun stood under the tree. Caught on one of the branch

it down!" h

climb up after it," said his mothe

among the tree branches until she had loosed the toy balloon. Then it floated free,

was bigger I could have a ride in it like J

said Mrs. Bunker. "Small as it is, you

him," said the girl, hugging the little boy close

t the balloon?" a

ttle toy and candy shop on the block on which the six litt

ver his head that Mun Bun had had the accident at the tree when the blown-up rubber bag got caught in t

in the yard. "And don't go away from the house this afternoon. It's quite warm, and I do

hile Mrs. Bunker and Norah went on with the packing of the trunks. A great many things must be taken a

Grandma Bell's?" asked Russ, as h

told us to come and stay as long as we liked, b

me back home

e may go to visit some of your cousin

we could go out West to Unc

om at the seashore," put in

and Indians!"

ston?" asked Laddie. "I'd like

y," said Mrs. Bunker. "But why wo

ome new riddles. I didn't think u

to lunch, and who had heard all about Mun's balloon. "I'l

ell me!" cried the litt

few seconds, and the

he can't

de some other guesses, and when Russ, Rose and the remaining

ny other horse! You mustn't always try to guess the hard

er, Mr. Bunker starte

tramp yet, Daddy?" asked Russ. "

. And I don't beli

'd let me come down to your of

said Mr. Bunker. "You'd better stay here and hel

and pies, turning them out of clam shells on to a shingle, and letting them dry in the sun. Mun's red balloon f

of his toys to Grandma Bell's. Rose had taken her doll and was sitting under a tree, making a new dress for her toy, and Laddie and Vi had gone down to the little brook which bubbled al

paddle in the water, and after a while Russ, stopping in his work of hammer

the boat sink? What

ime Vi gave a

mer and started to r

called his mother,

"but I guess Laddie has a new riddle. He's hollering

ing in her work of packing a trunk. "I hope