Charley, when he heard Bert calling. He ran right between Flossie
and Freddie, who raised the hoop just in time.

"Rip! Tear!" burst the paper, and Snap sailed through the hoop just
as he probably had often done in the circus, perhaps from the back
of a horse.

"Oh, that was fine!" cried Flossie. "Let's make another hoop!"

"Let's make a lot of 'em, and have a circus with Snap, and charge
money to see him, and then we can buy a lot of ice cream for our
party!" said Freddie.

"Oh, yes!" agreed his sister.

Well, they did make more hoops, and Snap seemed to enjoy jumping
through them. But when Mrs. Bobbsey heard about the circus plans
she decided it would make too much confusion.

"Besides, you have to help me get ready for your party," she said
to the two little twins.

This took their mind off the proposed circus, but for several days
after that they had much fun making hoops for Snap to jump through.

Bert and Charley got a long plank from the lumber yard, and spent
much time after school in the Bobbsey barn, working over their bob
sled. It was harder than they had thought it would be, and they
had to call in some other boys to help them. Mr. Bobbsey, too, gave
his son some advice about how to build it.