player was started, and the party made their way to the dining room.

Uncle William took Mrs. Manily to her place, as she was a stranger;
Bert sat between Dorothy and Nan, Mr. Bobbsey looked after Aunt Emily,
and Mr. Jack Burnet, a friend of Uncle William, who had been spending
the evening at the cottage, escorted Mrs. Bobbsey to her place.

"Come, Flossie, my dear, you see I have gotten a tall chair for you,"
said Aunt Emily, and Flossie was made comfortable in one of those
"between" chairs, higher than the others, and not as high as a baby's.

It was quite a brilliant dinner party, for the Minturns were
well-to-do and enjoyed their prosperity as they went along.
Mrs. Minturn had been a society belle when she was married. She was
now a graceful young hostess, with a handsome husband. She had
married earlier than her sister, Mrs. Bobbsey, but kept up her good
times in spite of the home cares that followed. During the dinner,
Dinah helped the waitress, being perhaps a little jealous that any
other maid should look after the wants of Flossie and Freddie.

"Oh, Dinah!" exclaimed Freddie, as she came in with more milk for him,
"did you take Snoop out of the box and did you give Downy some water?"

"I suah did, chile," said Dinah, "and you jest ought ter see that
Downy duck fly 'round de kitchen. Why, he jest got one of dem fits he
had on de train, and we had to shut him in de pantry to get hold ob
him."

The waitress, too, told about the flying duck, and everybody enjoyed
hearing about the pranks of Freddie's animals.