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Looking for a serene place to while away their summer, the Bobbsey family decides to spend the season camping on a remote island in the middle of their town's large lake. Nan, Bert, Flossie, Freddie and friends have plenty of fun in the sun -- and solve a mystery or two along the way.

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Publié par	The Floating Press
Date de parution	01 décembre 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781776673810
Langue	English

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THE BOBBSEY TWINS ON BLUEBERRY ISLAND
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LAURA LEE HOPE

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The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island First published in 1917 Epub ISBN 978-1-77667-381-0 Also available: PDF ISBN 978-1-77667-382-7 © 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 Gypsies Chapter II - A Surprise Chapter III - Worried Twins Chapter IV - The Goat Chapter V - A Bumpy Ride Chapter VI - Jolly News Chapter VII - Where is Snap? Chapter VIII - Off to Camp Chapter IX - A Night Scare Chapter X - The "Go-Around" Bugs Chapter XI - The Blueberry Boy Chapter XII - The Drifting Boat Chapter XIII - In the Cave Chapter XIV - Helen's Visit Chapter XV - The Doll's Dress Chapter XVI - Snoop is Missing Chapter XVII - Freddie is Caught Chapter XVIII - Flossie is Tangled Chapter XIX - The Twins Fall Down Chapter XX - The Queer Noise Chapter XXI - "Here Comes Snap!" Chapter XXII - Happy Days
Chapter I - The Gypsies
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"Oh, dear! I wish we weren't going home!"
"So do I! Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
"Why, Flossie and Freddie Bobbsey!" cried Nan, the older sister of thetwo small twins who had spoken. "A few minutes ago you were in a hurryto get home."
"Yes; they said they were so hungry they couldn't wait to see what Dinahwas going to have for supper," said Bert Bobbsey. "How about that,Freddie?"
"Well, I'm hungry yet," said the little boy, who was sitting beside hissister Flossie in a boat that was being rowed over the blue waters ofLake Metoka. "I am hungry, and I want some of Dinah's pie, but I'd liketo stay out longer."
"So would I," added Flossie. "It's so nice on the lake, and maybeto-morrow it will rain."
"Well, what if it does?" asked Nan. "You didn't expect to come out onthe lake again to-morrow, did you?"
"Maybe," answered Flossie, as she smoothed out the dress of a doll shewas holding in her lap.
"I'd like to come out on the lake and have a picnic every day," saidFreddie, leaning over the edge of the boat to see if a small ship, towhich he had fastened a string, was being pulled safely along.
"Don't do that!" cried Nan quickly. "Do you want to fall in?"
"No," answered Freddie slowly, as though he had been thinking thatperhaps a wetting in the lake might not be so bad after all. "No, Idon't want to fall in now, 'cause whenever I go in swimming I getterrible hungry, and I don't want to be any hungrier than I am now."
"Oh, so that's the only reason, is it?" asked Bert with a laugh. "Well,just keep inside the boat until we get on shore, and then you can fallout if you want to."
"How am I going to fall out when the boat's on shore?" asked Freddie."Boats can't go on land anyhow, Bert Bobbsey!"
"That will be something for you to think about, and then maybe you won'tlean over and scare Nan," said Bert, smiling.
"Do you want I should land you at your father's lumber dock, or shall Irow on down near the house, Bert?" asked a man who was pulling at theoars of the boat. "It won't make any difference to me. I've got lots oftime."
"Then, Jack, row us down near the house, if you don't mind," begged Nan."I want to get these two fat twins ashore as soon as I can; Freddieespecially, if he's going to almost fall overboard when I'm notlooking."
"I'm not going to fall overboard!" cried the little fat fellow. "Can't Irow, Jack?"
"Not now, Freddie. I'm in a hurry," answered the man, one of the workersfrom Mr. Bobbsey's lumberyard.
"But you told Bert, just now, that you had lots of time," insistedFreddie.
"Well—er—ahem—I haven't time to let you row, Freddie. Maybe I willsome other day," and Jack looked at Bert and smiled, while he said tohimself: "You've got to get up early in the morning to match a smartchap like him," meaning Freddie, of course.
A short time before, the Bobbsey twins had returned from the city of NewYork where they had spent a part of the winter. Now it was spring andwould soon be summer, and, as the day was a fine, warm one, they hadgone on a little picnic, taking their lunch with them and pretending tocamp on one of the many islands in the lake. Now they were on their wayhome.
"Well, here you are, safe on shore!" announced Jack, as the twins calledMr. Henderson, the man whom their father had sent with them to managethe boat.
"Yes, and there goes Freddie—falling overboard!" cried Bert with alaugh, as his little fat brother stumbled over a coil of rope on thedock and tumbled down. "It's a good thing you didn't do that in theboat, little fat fireman."
"I didn't hurt myself, anyhow," said Freddie, as he got up. "Come on,Flossie, let's run home. I'm terrible hungry."
"So'm I," added his sister, who was as fat as he, and just the samesize. The two smaller Bobbsey twins started on ahead, while Bert, afterseeing that the boat was well tied, followed on more slowly with hissister Nan.
"It was a nice ride we had," Nan said, "wasn't it, Bert?"
"Yes, it's great out on the lake. I wonder if we'll ever go camping aswe talked of when we were in New York?"
"Maybe. Let's tease mother to let us!"
"All right. You ask her and I'll ask father. There's one island in thelake where—"
But Bert did not have a chance to finish what he was going to say, forjust then Flossie and Freddie, who had hurried on ahead, came runningback, surprise showing on their faces.
"Oh, Bert!" cried Freddie. "It's here! It's come!"
"Can we go to see it?" added Flossie. "Oh, I just want to!"
"What's here? What do you want to see? What is it?" asked Bert and Nantogether, taking turns at the questions.
"The circus is here!" answered Freddie.
"Circus?" asked Bert in surprise.
"Yep! We saw the wagons!" went on Flossie. "They're all red and yellow,and they've got lookin' glasses all over the sides, and they have rumblywheels, like thunder, and horses with bells on and—and—"
"You'd better save a little of your breath to eat some of the goodthings you think Dinah is going to cook for you," said Nan with a laugh,as she put her arms around her small sister. "Now what is it all about?"
"It's a circus!" cried Freddie.
"We saw the wagons going along the street where our house is," addedFlossie. "All red and yellow and— Oh, look!" she suddenly cried."There they are now!"
She pointed excitedly down the side street, on which the Bobbsey twinsthen were, toward the main street of Lakeport, where the Bobbsey familylived. Nan and Bert, as well as Flossie and Freddie, saw three or fourbig wagons, gaily painted red and yellow, and with glittering pieces oflooking glass on their sides. The prancing horses drawing the wagons hadbells around their necks and a merry, tinkling jingle sounded, makingmusic wherever the horses went.
Bert and Nan gave one look at the wagons, and then they both laughed.Flossie and Freddie glanced up in surprise at their older brother andsister.
"Look what they thought was a circus!" chuckled Bert.
"Isn't it?" asked Flossie. "Isn't that a circus?"
"No, dear," answered Nan. "Don't laugh so much," she said to Bert, asshe saw that the two small twins felt hurt. "They do look something likecircus wagons."
"They are circus wagons!" declared Freddie. "And pretty soon theelephants will come past. I like elephants."
"You won't see any elephants to-day," said Bert. "That isn't a circusprocession."
"What is it?" Flossie demanded.
"Those are gypsy wagons," explained Nan. "Gypsies, you know, are thosequeer people, who are dark-skinned. They wear rings in their ears andlive in wagons like those. They ride all over the country and tellfortunes. I wanted to have my fortune told by a gypsy once, but motherwouldn't let me," she added.
"It's silly!" declared Bert. "Just as if a gypsy could tell you what'sgoing to happen!"
"Well, Lillie Kent had hers told," went on Nan, "and the gypsy looked ather hand and said she was going to have trouble, and she did."
"What?" asked Flossie eagerly.
"She lost a nickel a week after that—a nickel she was going to buy alead pencil with."
"Pooh!" laughed Bert, "she'd have lost the nickel anyhow. But say, thereare lots of gypsies in this band! I've counted five wagons so far."
"Maybe they're going to have a circus," insisted Freddie, who did notlike to give up the idea of seeing a show.
"Course they're going to have a circus," said Flossie. "Look at all thehorses," for behind the last two wagons were trotting a number ofhorses, being led along by men seated in the ends of the bright-coloredwagons. The men had straps which were fastened to the heads of theanimals.
"No; gypsies don't give shows. They buy and sell horses," said Bert."I've seen 'em here in Lakeport before, but not so many as this. I guessthey're going to make a camp somewhere on Lake Metoka."
"Maybe we'll see 'em when we go camping," said Freddie.
"It isn't yet sure that we're going," returned Nan. "But, come on. Thereare no more gypsy wagons to see, and we must get home."
Flossie and Freddie, somewhat disappointed that, after all, it was not acircus procession they had seen, started off again. They wished theycould have seen more of the gypsies, but the gay wagons rumbled on outof sight, though this was not the last the Bobbsey twins were to see ofthem. In fact, they were to meet the gypsies again, and to have quite anadventure with them before the summer was over.
"Well, we had a good time, anyhow," said Freddie to Flossie. "And we almost saw a circus, didn't we?"
"Yep," answered his sister. "I'm going to be a gypsy when I grow up."
"Why?" asked Freddie.
"'Cause they'v