charge hurried here and there quieting them.

Bert Bobbsey, who was with his sister Nan, looked out a window.

"Oh, see!" he cried. "A lot of men with guns are standing along the
track. They stopped the train, I guess. They must be robbers! I'm going
to hide my money!"

Several women heard Bert speak of robbers, and they screamed.

"Bert, don't be foolish!" said Mr. Bobbsey. "I dare say it isn't
anything. I'll go out and see what it means."

"I'll come with you," said a man in the seat behind Mr. Bobbsey. Several
other passengers also left the train. And while they are out seeking the
cause of the sudden stop I'll tell my new readers something about the
Bobbsey twins, so that they may feel better acquainted with them.

Those of you who have read the other books in this series, beginning
with the first, "The Bobbsey Twins," know enough about the children
already. But others do not.

There were two sets of Bobbsey twins. Bert and Nan were about ten years
old. Both were tall and slim, with dark hair and eyes. Flossie and
Freddie, who were about five years of age, were short and fat, and had
light hair and blue eyes.

The Bobbseys lived in an Eastern city called Lakeport, near Lake Metoka,
on the shore of which Mr. Bobbsey had a large lumber yard. Once this had
caught fire, and Freddie had thought he could put the blaze out with his