"Ho! I see! You were so small that the ticket chopper didn't see you.
Well, don't worry--it will be all right. The road won't lose much by
carrying you two."

"You could send the bill to my father," said Flossie. "That's what mother
says when she goes to buy things at the store."

"That will be all right," the guard said. "I'll see that you're not put
off until the proper time comes. And you save your five cents," he added
to Freddie, who was holding up the nickel. "You might want to buy some
peanuts."

"Oh, that's so--for the monkeys in the park!" cried Freddie. "I forgot we
were going to see them!"

By this time some of the other passengers were interested in the children,
asking them many questions and learning the story of their coming to New
York on a visit.

"They don't seem worried," said one woman. "And they're quite lost in this
big city."

"Oh, we've been lost before," said Flossie easily. "Lots of times!"

"In the woods, too," added Freddie. "And we heard funny noises. But we
weren't scared. Were we, Flossie?"

"Nope. We'll just keep on riding now until Daddy comes for us. It's fun, I
think."