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Get ready for wintertime adventure with the fun-loving Bobbsey twins. Flossie, Freddie, Nan, and Bert gear up for outdoor shenanigans -- and stumble on a beguiling mystery along the way. Whether it's a raging avalanche or a nefarious villain, the kids outpace danger time and time again.

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Publié par	The Floating Press
Date de parution	01 décembre 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781776673957
Langue	English

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THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE
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LAURA LEE HOPE

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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge First published in 1913 Epub ISBN 978-1-77667-395-7 Also available: PDF ISBN 978-1-77667-396-4 © 2015 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
Contents
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Chapter I - The Runaways Chapter II - Old Mr. Carford Chapter III - The Big Snowball Chapter IV - The Accusation Chapter V - Holidays at Hand Chapter VI - A Visit to Mr. Carford Chapter VII - The Story of Snow Lodge Chapter VIII - A Kind Offer Chapter IX - Mr. Bobbsey's Story Chapter X - Unwelcome News Chapter XI - Making Plans Chapter XII - The Letters Chapter XIII - In a Hard Blow Chapter XIV - At Snow Lodge Chapter XV - The Snow Slide Chapter XVI - Lost in the Woods Chapter XVII - Henry Burdock Chapter XVIII - Snowballs Chapter XIX - Snap is Gone Chapter XX - The Big Storm Chapter XXI - The Falling Tree Chapter XXII - The Missing Money
Chapter I - The Runaways
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"Will Snap pull us, do you think, Freddie?" asked little FlossieBobbsey, as she anxiously looked at her small brother, who was fasteninga big, shaggy dog to his sled by means of a home-made harness. "Do youthink he'll give us a good ride?"
"Sure he will, Flossie," answered Freddie with an air of wisdom. "Iexplained it all to him, and I've tried him a little bit. He pulledfine, and you won't be much heavier. I'll have the harness all fixed ina minute, and then we'll have a grand ride."
"Do you think Snap will be strong enough to pull both of us?" asked thelittle girl.
"Of course he will!" exclaimed Freddie firmly. "He's as good as anEsquimo dog, and we saw some pictures of them pulling sleds bigger thanours."
"That's so," admitted Flossie. "Well, hurry up, please, Freddie 'causeI'm cold standing here, and I want to get under the blankets on the sledand have a nice ride."
"I'll hurry all right, Flossie. You go up there by Snap's head and pathim. Then he'll stand stiller, and I can fix the harness on himquicker."
Flossie, with a shake of her light curls, and a stamp of her little feetto rid them of the snow from the drift in which she had been standing,went closer to the fine-looking and intelligent dog, who did not seem tomind being all tied up with ropes and leather straps to Freddie's sled.
"Good old Snap!" exclaimed Flossie, patting his head. "You're going togive Freddie and me a fine ride; aren't you, old fellow?"
Snap barked and wagged his tail violently.
"Hey! Stop that!" cried Freddie. "He's flopping his tail right in myface!" the little boy added. "I can't see to fasten this strap. Hold histail, Flossie."
Snap, hearing the voice of his young master—one of his two masters bythe way—wagged his tail harder than ever. Freddie made a grab for it,but missed. Flossie, seeing this, laughed and Snap, thinking it was agreat joke, leaped about and barked with delight. He sprang out of theharness, which was only partly fastened on, and began leaping about inthe snow. Finally he stood up on his hind legs and marched about, forSnap was a trick dog, and had once belonged to a circus.
"There now! Look at that!" cried Freddie. "He's spoiled everything!We'll never get him hitched up now."
"It—it wasn't my fault," said Flossie, a tear or two coming into hereyes.
"I know it wasn't, Flossie," replied Freddie, speaking more quietly."It's always just that way with Snap when he gets excited. Come here!"he called to the dog, "and let me harness you. Come here Snap!"
The dog was well enough trained so that he knew when the time for funwas over and when he had to settle down. Still wagging his tailjoyously, however, Snap came up to Freddie, who started over again thework of harnessing the animal to the sled.
"I guess you'd better stand at his tail instead of at his head," saidFreddie. "So when he wags it you can grab it, Flossie, and hold itstill. Then it won't slap me in the face, and I can see what I'm doing.Hold his tail, Flossie."
"Then he can't wag it," objected the little girl.
"I know he can't. I don't want him to."
"But it may make him angry."
"Snap never gets mad; do you, Snap?" asked Freddie, and the dog's barkseemed to say "No, never!"
So Flossie held the dog's tail, while Freddie put on the harness again.This time he succeeded in getting it all arranged to suit him, and thefrisky Snap was soon made fast to the sled.
"Now get on, Flossie," called her brother, "and we'll see how fast Snapcan pull us."
"But don't make him go too fast, Freddie," begged the little girl. "Forit's hard pulling in the snow."
"No, I'll let him go slow," promised Freddie. "But it won't be hard workpulling us. My sled goes awfully easy, anyhow."
Freddie tucked Flossie in amid the robes and rugs which the children hadtaken from the house, near which they had started to harness the dog.Then Freddie took his place in front of his sister, holding to two reinsthat were fastened to the dog's head. Freddie had made no bit, such asis used for horses and goats, but he thought by making straps fast to asort of muzzle by which he could guide Snap, by pulling his head to oneside or the other.
"All ready, Flossie?" called Freddie, when he himself was comfortable onthe sled.
"All ready," she answered.
"Giddap, Snap!" cried Freddie, and, with a bark, off the dog started,pulling the sled and the two children after him.
"Oh, he's going! He's giving us a ride! It's as real as anything!" criedFlossie in delight, holding fast to the sled. "Oh, Freddie!"
"Of course it's real!" said Freddie. "Bert and Nan said Snap wouldn'tpull us, but I knew he would. I just wish they could see us now."
As if in answer to this wish a little later, when the two smaller twinshad turned a corner, they saw coming toward them their brother andsister Nan and Bert, also twins, but four years older.
"Look, look!" cried Flossie to Nan. "See what a nice ride we're having."
"Oh, look, Bert!" exclaimed Nan, "Snap really is pulling them," and shegrasped her brother's arm. Bert was pulling his own sled and that of histwin sister.
"Yes, he'll pull them a little way," admitted Bert, as if he knew allabout it, "and then, the first thing they know, Snap will turn aroundshort and tip them into a snowdrift. He hasn't been trained to pull asled, no matter how many other tricks he can do."
"I trained him myself!" declared Freddie, as he pulled on the lines tobring the dog to a stop. But Snap, seeing Nan and Bert, was eager toreach them to be patted and made much of, so he did not obey the commandgiven by the reins, but kept on.
"Whoa there!" cried Freddie, holding back with all his little strength.
"See, I told you he wouldn't mind," said Bert, with a laugh.
"Oh, but isn't it cute!" exclaimed Nan, flapping her hands. "I didn'tthink they'd get any ride at all."
"We'll show you! We'll have a fine ride!" panted Freddie, vainly tryingto make Snap halt.
Then just what Bert said would happen seemed about to take place. Thedog leaped around, and turned short to get nearer to the older Bobbseytwins.
"Look out!" cried Bert, but his warning came too late.
Over went the sled, and Flossie and Freddie were pitched from it into abig, fluffy bank of snow, falling into it deeply, but with no more harmto them than if they had landed on a bed of feathers.
"Oh dear!" cried Flossie, as she felt herself shooting toward the snow.
"Whoa there! Whoa! Don't you run away, Snap!" shouted Freddie. Then hismouth was filled with snow and he could say nothing more.
"Oh, Bert! They'll be smothered!" cried Nan. "Help me get them out!"
Bert was laughing, and trying to defend himself against the jumping upof Snap, who seemed to want to hug the boy with his paws.
"Stop laughing! Help me!" ordered Nan, who was already trying to liftFlossie from her snowy bed.
"I can't help laughing—Freddie looked so funny when he went over," saidBert.
"There's no danger of smothering, though. That snow is as dry as sand.Here you go, Freddie. Give me your hand and I'll pull you out."
In a few seconds the smaller Bobbsey twins stood beside their largerbrother and sister, while Snap capered about them, barking loudly andwagging his tail.
"Oh, he's got loose, and the harness is all broken," said Freddie, andtears of disappointment stood in his blue eyes.
"Never mind," said Bert. "I'll help you make a better harness to-morrow,Freddie. That one wasn't strong enough for Snap, anyhow. I'll fix itdifferently."
"Oh, but we were going to have such a fine ride!" said Flossie, who wasalso ready to cry. The smaller twins were only about five years old, soit might have been expected.
"Well, come on and go coasting with Bert and me," said Nan, as shepatted her little sister's head. "We're going over on the long hill.It's fine there, and you'll have just as much fun as if you had Snap topull you."
"Shall we go, Freddie?" asked Flossie, who generally depended on him tostart their amusements.
"I guess so," he answered. "This harness is all busted, anyhow."
Sadly he looked at the tangled strings and straps fast to the sled,where Snap had broken away from them. The harness Freddie had made withsuch care was all broken now.
"Never mind," said Bert again. "I'll make you a better one to-morrow,Freddie. Come along now, and we'll have some fun. And when we getthrough coasting I'll buy everybody a hot chocolate soda."
"Really?" asked Flossie, her sorrow forgotten now.
"Sure thing," promised Bert.
"Come on, then, Freddie," said his little sister. "We can harness Snapup to-morro