urt? What happened, anyhow? Did

e and then another of the six little Bunkers. For a time they were

her feet, the little girl took a good look at him,

burglar! Oh, Mother! Norah!

e all the neighbors in!" said the man. "Be quiet,

shout, and looked at the man. He smiled at her and picked up Mun

ou?" aske

if you don't make such a racket,"

e strange man is I want to say just a few words about the children in thi

ave told you. There was Russ, aged eight, a great whistler and a

was Rose, a

elve in all, you see. They were twins, and each one had a funny habit. Vi asked a great many questions, some of

ok quite a while to think of the answer he wanted. Others didn't seem to have

as Laddie's real name was Fillmore Bunker. But he was seldom

nker, her little brother, who was four ye

as in the real estate business in Pineville, Pennsylvania, and his office was almost a mile from his ho

mms, an old soldier, who could tell fine stories of the time he was in the army. Now Jerry ran

unkers at Grandma Bell's." This is the book that begins the series, and tells of the visit the family made at Grandma Bell's at Lake Sagatook in Maine

ston, and the book which tells all about that, and the strange po

tive. This was Mr. Thomas Bunker, who was the son of Mr. Ral

story of the fun the children had at the seashore, an

Grandpa Ford's," and there was quite a mystery about a ghost

d the six little Bunkers any more than he did. The children spent the winter at Great Hedge Estate, and

Bunkers had come back home to Pineville. Daddy Bunker said he needed to look after the spring real estate

Bunkers had been in their own house about a month now, and they were playing in the

trange man, who pulled Mun Bun out of the tangle of arms

miling at the children. "

hook h

asked Violet. As usual, she

was coming here anyhow, and when I got here I

"'Cause if you did I don't believe my mother w

on each and ever one of the six little Bunkers in turn. "I'll say that

the door open, I walked right in. Then I heard a terrible racket up here i

two trunks, "it was this. We slid down the ironing-board h

let. "But if you didn't come to se

nd he smiled again, "you might

e to get us?

g to take you

ed Russ. "We won't go! We want to

for all you six little Bunkers and more too, out o

uld not understand it. They looked at the man aga

n. I was glad to get out of the rain. It's a cold storm. I hope

dren might have been frightened. But, as it

er go downstairs and tell your mother I have come to take

eard on the stairs leading to th

there's a man here and he says h

ic. She looked at the strange man, who smiled at her.

I was going to surprise the children with you. Oh, but I'm glad to see