"And ice cream! She said ice cream, too!" added Vi. "I heard her!"

"Yes, I guess she did say ice cream," admitted Russ. "Come on!" and he set
out on a run toward the house.

"Wait for me! Wait for me!" begged Mun Bun, whose short legs could not go
as fast as could those of Russ.

"I'll wait for you, Mun," said Rose kindly, and she turned back and took
the little fellow's hand.

"Maybe all the cream'll melt if we don't run," said Mun, as he toddled
along beside Rose.

"Oh, no, I guess not. Norah will save some for us," said the little girl,
humming a song.

And Rose was right. Norah made all the children sit down on the side
porch, and she waited until Mun and Rose--the last to arrive--reached the
place, before she dished out the cream. Daddy and Mother Bunker were
there, too, with their dishes, and so was Jerry Simms.

"This is better than bein' in the army," said the old soldier.

"Didn't you ever have ice cream there?" asked Russ.

"Oh, once in a while. But it wasn't at all the kind Norah can make. Sure
she's a wonder at ice cream!"

"And we're going to have thunder-and-lightning cake, too!" added Rose.