Chris

istmas to

is here! I wond

to get up

lying to their children's happy greetings. It was Flossie who had made the exclamation about wonder

nounced that the two younger tw

dressing gowns and sli

take cold. Nan, look

so much of a hurry as Flossie and Freddie for they were getting older, and though Christmas was still a source of gre

als of delighted and surprised laughter as Flos

u can wind up, and she walks and says 'mamma.' Look, Freddie

t's a fire engine, and it squirts real water.

itchen with his toy,

k him up in her arms. "You can't splash in the cold water until you h

ve got a wind-up steamboat, too. Oh! let me

rs a little later. She had wrapped a robe about Flossie, who was contentedly playing with her newest

tion to come down in his bath robe to see what he had received, and a little later fat D

sie. "Your things are all here on this chair," an

e Dinah don't git no Christmas!" protested the jolly

there were some useful presents for the cook,-large aprons, warm shoes, an

. "Good land a' massy! I guess ole Santa Claus d

were piled. There was no doubt of it, they were for Dinah, and near them was another chair containing gifts for her husband, Sam. He would not be i

obbsey could be heard moving around upstairs, having decided that

get dressed and then you can play as much as you like. I don't wan

r doll with her, and Freddie took along his fire engine, for that was the gift he h

unger children dressing completely until after breakfast, so in their warm robes and slippers Flo

tamp album he had long wanted, when from the kitchen where Dinah was getting

Fire!

?" screamed Mrs. Bo

an and Bert, with Flossie, gathered about

it soaked? An' yo'-all will suah spoil them pancakes! Oh, now yo' hab

sey looke

e up to some pr

en he was heard to laugh. The others all went out

o heartily that she could do nothing to stop him. Mr. Bobbsey, too, was shouting with mir

red apron-that's the fire!" and the little fellow turned the crank of his en

uld stop laughing. Dinah was still shaking with mirth,

le more water left.

e hose. At that moment the door of the kitchen opened, to let in Sam. With him ca

e demanded in surprise.

ne!" cried Freddie. "I

playing Dinah

replied Sam, with a grin that showed his w

d, there being no more water in Freddie's engine, h

was over, and laughing Dinah had dried her face, and put on another a

ut I did want to t

l do no harm. But come now, children, get your breakfast

to see some of their gifts. But finally the meal was over and then came more joyous times. Sam received

as a new ribbon with a silver bell, and Snap a new collar, with his name on," and

istmas this book would contain nothing else. So I will only say that

his, that we are to go to Snow

ood pictures up there wi

ow me how it

I want to see how my new skates go, too. T

ugh to spoil the skating, and soon Bert and Nan were on their way to the lake, while Flossie a

big Christmas dinner, with the roast turkey, for Mr. Bo

on the hill, a small one near their h

ride, yo

ts and packages, and the Bobbsey twins guessed rightly that the generous

reddie. "What shall we d

os

e can use yours until we come back, Flossie," and Freddie turned the coasters over to a poor boy and girl who

said Mr. Carford, as the twins got in his sl

ered Flossie. "I heard mamma and

ave your place," said Flossie. "Will you come up and se

so if the place gets on fire I can help put i

the children in a strange sort of

sie and Freddie were sorry they had asked him, for they remembered the stor

good things in the sled, and the happiness brought to many poor families seemed to

d, Mr. Carford drove the two younger Bobbsey twins

e ice. Nan's camera was used to take a number of pic

son came skating up, and Bert, whose best chum he

, as he saw Nan's camer

h a pleased smile. "I'm going to take

Charley. "You mean that

going to let us all go up

harley. "You'll have some ot

ng up to Snow Lo

d his folks were going up to a winter camp near there. Mr. Rugg has bought a lumber tract in the woods, and h

Nan, in dismay. "Tha

fter him!" exclaimed Bert, firmly. But he looked a