up to Grandma's little cottage.

But Grandma Bascom hadn't seen anybody pass that way, and wasn't
a bit afraid. There she sat, drinking her bowl of tea out under
the lilac bushes.

"Run in an' get some pep'mint drops out o' the cupboard," she
said sociably, "they're in the big green dish. Be careful of it,
for it's cracked."

"We can't," said Polly, "Mamsie wants us to come right home."

Joel's mouth watered. "'Twon't take but a minute, Polly," he
said.

"No, Joe, we mustn't," said Polly, firmly. "Good-by, Grandma.
Now, let's run, boys, as fast as we can, home to Mamsie, and see
which will get there first"




V

ON BANDY LEG MOUNTAIN


And so Joel finally went to the cave alone. But not before a
good many weeks, for the two boys didn't get play-day again in a
long while. There was work to do picking rocks for the neighboring