"I did not--Freddie Bobbsey!"

"Yes, you did, too, and I'm going to squirt water on you, and put you
out. You're on fire! Your cheeks are all red!"

This was true enough. Flossie did get very red cheeks when she was
excited.

"Don't you put any water on me!" she cried. "I'll tell mamma on you!
And you've broke my best doll, too! Oh, dear!" and Flossie burst into
tears, so there was no need for Freddie to use his toy engine to wet
her flaming cheeks.

This frightened Freddie. He seldom made his twin sister cry, and he
was very much alarmed.

"I--I didn't mean to, Flossie," he said, putting his arms around her.
"I guess I was running pretty fast. Don't cry, and you can squirt my
engine. Maybe if you squirted some water on your doll she'd be all
right," and Freddie picked up the talking toy.

"Don't you dare put any water on her!" screamed Flossie. "You'll make
her catch cold, and then she won't talk at all, Oh, dear! I wish you
didn't have that old engine."

Mrs. Bobbsey came into the room just then, or there is no telling what
might have happened. She knew what to do, and soon she had
straightened out matters. It was not very often that Flossie and
Freddie had trouble of this kind, but they were only human children,
just like any others, and they had their little disputes now and then.