be packed in so. How do they manage to get a drink?"

"They will be watered to-night," replied the man, and then the
Bobbseys had to all hurry to get on the train again, for the
locomotive whistle had blown and the bell was ringing.

They found Dinah with her face pressed close to the window pane,
enjoying the sights on the platform.

"I specked you was clean gone and left me," she laughed. "S'pose you
saw lots of circuses, Freddie?"

"A whole carful," he answered, "but, Dinah," he went on, looking
scared, "where's Snoop?"

The box was gone!

"Right where you left him," she declared. "I nebber left dis yeah
spot, and nobody doan come ter steal de Snoopy kitty cat."

Dinah was crawling around much excited, looking for the missing box.
Bert, Nan, and Flossie, of course, all rummaged about, and even
Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey joined in the search. But there was no box to be
found.

"Oh, the boys have stoled my cat!" wailed Freddie. "I dust knowed
they would!" and he cried outright, for Snoop was a dear companion of
the little fellow, and why should he not cry at losing his pet?

"Now wait," commanded his father, "we must not give up so easily.