had seen her husband and little girl and had hurried on to join them.
"She says Freddie went down the street," explained Mr. Bobbsey, "and that he———"
"Yep! He went in a store with a lot of bugs in the window!" said Flossie again. "They're great big bugs and they walk around and around and around!" and she shook her flaxen head as hard as she could, as she often did when excited.
"What in the world do you mean?" asked Nan, who, with Bert, now joined their father.
"Freddie must have gone outside the depot to go down a street," said Bert. "Maybe she means he went into an animal store, where they sell monkeys and parrots."
"No, they weren't any monkeys—nor parrots, either," said Flossie. "But some of the big bugs were green like a parrot. And we didn't go outdoors, either."
"Then show us where you did go," ordered Mr. Bobbsey quickly. "I think we can find Freddie that way. Did you go into the store with him?" he asked his little girl.
"Nope. I ran back to get the money to buy
