the room just then with a letter. "Your father is coming home to-
morrow."

"Oh, how nice!" cried Nan.

"I hope he brings us something," said Freddie.

"I'll have a chance to ask him about Mr. Carford," thought Bert. "I
wonder what that old man meant by his strange words?"




CHAPTER VI

A VISIT TO MR. CARFORD


"Freddie, what in the world are you doing?"

"Flossie! Oh dear! You children! You have the place all upset!"

Mrs. Bobbsey, who had come into the big living room, to see the two
younger twins engaged in some strange proceedings, paused at the
doorway to look on. Indeed the place was upset, for the chairs had
been dragged out from against the walls and from corners to be placed
in a row before a large sofa. From one corner of this to a side wall
was stretched a sheet, and in another corner, in a pen made of chairs,
could be seen the wagging tail of Snap, the trick dog.