"Follow me!" called Daddy Bunker to his wife and children. "And don't lose
any of your bundles."

He was carrying Mun Bun, while Mrs. Bunker had Margy in her arms. Russ,
Rose, Laddie and Vi came along behind.

Laddie stopped for a moment to look at some pictures on the magazine
covers at the news stand, and then, as he gave a quick glance, and saw the
others crossing the platform, and leaving him, he ran on to catch up to
them.

He saw a man's hand dangling among others in the crowd, and in another
instant, Laddie had grasped it. He thought it was his father's, and he
called, above the noise of the crowd:

"Why don't the tickets get mad when the conductor punches 'em?"

"Eh? What's that? Tickets? A conductor? I'm not the conductor!" a voice
exclaimed. "Who's this grabbing my hand?"

Laddie looked up.

He had hold of the wrong daddy!




CHAPTER XI

THE FUNNY VOICE