Juliet Sutherland Charles Franks and the Online Distributed ProofreadingTeamThe Bobbsey Twinsin WashingtonBY LAURA LEE HOPEAUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS THE BUNNYBROWN SERIES THE OUTDOOR GIRLSSERIES ETCILLUSTRATEDBOOKS BY LAURA LEE HOPE12mo Cloth IllustratedTHE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIESTHE BOBBSEY TWINSTHE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRYTHE BOBBSEY TWINS AT THE SEASHORETHE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SCHOOLTHE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGETHE BOBBSEY TWINS ON A HOUSEBOATTHE BOBBSEY TWINS AT MEADOW BROOKTHE BOBBSEY TWINS AT HOMETHE BOBBSEY TWINS IN A GREAT CITYTHE BOBBSEY TWINS ON BLUEBERRY ISLANDTHE BOBBSEY TWINS ON THE DEEP BLUE SEATHE BOBBSEY TWINS IN WASHINGTONTHE BUNNY BROWN SERIESBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUEBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON GRANDPAS FARMBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE PLAYING CIRCUSBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT AUNT LUS CITY HOMEBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AT CAMP RESTAWHILEBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE IN THE BIG WOODSBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE ON AN AUTO TOURBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE AND THEIR SHETLAND PONYBUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE GIVING A SHOWTHE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIESTHE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALETHE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKETHE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A MOTOR CARTHE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMPTHE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN FLORIDATHE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEWTHE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON PINE ISLANDTHE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN ARMY SERVICETHE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT HOSTESS HOUSECONTENTSI     UNDER THE HAYII    DIGGING OUTIII   THE WASHINGTON CHILDRENIV    MISS POMPRETS CHINAV     WHAT A LOT OF MONEYVI    WONDERFUL NEWSVII   ON A TRIPVIII  IN NEW YORKIX    WASHINGTON AT LASTX     LOSTXI    THE PRESIDENTXII   WASHINGTON MONUMENTXIII  A STRAY CATXIV   STRAY CHILDRENXV    WHERE ARE THEYXVI   THE FIRE BELLXVII  FREDDIES REAL ALARMXVIII THE ORIENTAL CHILDRENXIX   OH LOOKXX    A GREAT BARGAINXXI   JUST SUPPOSEXXII  HAPPY DAYSCHAPTER IUNDER THE HAYThis is most as much fun as we had on Blueberry Island or when wewent to Florida on the deep blue sea isnt it Bert asked NanBobbsey as she sat on the porch and fanned herself with her hat Sheand her brother had been running around the house playing a new gameand Nan was warmYes its fun all right agreed Bert But I liked the deep blue seabetteror even Blueberry Island and off came his hat to cool hisflushed face for though it was late in September the day was warmBut we couldnt stay on the island always went on Nan We have togo to school daddy saysDont speak about it begged Bert I dont want to go to school for along long time and not thenHave we got to go to school asked a little lighthaired and blueeyedgirl as she ran up the steps to sink in a heap at the feet of hersister Nan Bobbsey When do we go she went onOh not right away little fat fairy laughed Nan giving Flossiethe name her father sometimes called her School wont open for twoweeks moreHurray cried Bert The longer it stays closed the better I like itBut come on Nan Lets have some more fun This isnt like BlueberryIsland sitting still on a porchYou havent sat still more than three minutes Bert Bobbsey cried hissister I can hardly get my breath you made me run so fastJust then a little boy who had the same sort of blue eyes and goldenhair that made Flossie such a pretty little girl came tumbling up thesteps with a clatter and a bang falling down at Berts feet The olderboy caught his small brother just in time or there might have been abumped noseHi there Freddie whats the matter asked Bert with a laugh Isour dog Snap chasing you or have you been playing a trick on our catSnoopIIIm aa fireman panted Freddie for he too was out of breathfrom running Im a fireman and IIve got to get the engine Theresa big big fire and his eyes opened wide and roundA big firereally asked Nan quicklyCourse not Hes only making believe replied BertWell I thought maybe he might have seen some boys start a bonfiresomewhere explained Nan They sometimes doI know they do admitted Bert And I hope they dont start one neardaddys lumberyardThere was a fire down in the lumber once exclaimed Freddie He wastoo young to have seen it but he had heard his father and mother talkabout the time Mr Bobbseys lumberyard was nearly burned out FreddieBobbsey was very fond of a toy fire engine he had been given forChristmas and his father often called Freddie a little fireman justas Flossie was named a fairyWell if its only a makebelieve fire we can sit here and cool offwent on Nan What were you doing Flossie she asked her littlesisterOh I was having a race with our cat Snoop but I guess I beat causeSnoop didnt get here to the porch before I didYes you won the race all right laughed Bert But its too hot forany more running games I wish we were back on the island where we foundthat boy Jack Nelson and could play we were sailors and could splashin the waterThat would be fun sighed Nan as she fanned herself harder than everwith her hatThe Bobbsey twins had a few days before returned to their home from avacation spent on a strange island off the coast of Florida They hadgone there with Cousin Jasper Dent to rescue a boy who had been left ina lonely cave and very many strange adventures the Bobbsey twins andtheir father and mother to say nothing of Cousin Jasper had had onthat voyageNow the simple games they tried to get up around the house and thethought of having to go back to school soon made them feel a bitlonesome for the deep blue sea over which they had made a voyage torescue the boy Jack Nelson and also for Blueberry Island where oncethey spent