CHAPTER XVIII
A QUEER RIDE
Nan and Bert, who were in the room with their mother and father when the letter was read, looked quickly at Mr. Bobbsey. Flossie and Freddie had gone to the next apartment to play with Laddie.
"Does that mean we've got to go back?" asked Bert.
"We haven't seen half enough of New York," added Nan.
"Oh, no, you won't have to come back with me," said Mr. Bobbsey. "You'll stay here at the hotel, and I'll return in a few days."
"What's it all about?" asked Mrs. Bobbsey.
"Uncle Jack," answered her husband.
"You mean the woodchopper who was so kind to Flossie and Freddie?"
"Yes. and because he was so kind I can't refuse to do what he wants me to."
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