"Pretty soon now," said their father.

I will not tell you all that happened on the journey to the West.
Truth to say there was not much except the collision. The Curly-tops
ate their meals, drank cupful after cupful of water, and Trouble did
the same, for children seem to get very thirsty when they travel--
much more so than at home.

Then, finally, one afternoon, after a long stop when a new engine
was attached to the train, Daddy Martin said:

"Well be at Rockville in an hour now. So we'd better begin to get
together our things."

"Shall we be at Uncle Frank's ranch in an hour?" asked Teddy.

"No, but well be at Rockville. From there we go out over the
prairies in a wagon."

"A wagon with ponies?" asked Janet.

"Yes, real Western ponies," said her father. "Then well be at the
ranch."

And it happened just that way. On puffed the train. Then the porter
came to help the Martin family off at Rockville.

"Rockville! Rockville! All out for Rockville!" joked Daddy Martin.