as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead o

or he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.

!" cried Laddie, who did not like to pla

addy. "You shall all see

e clotheslines," said Mun Bun, b

think we'll all have a fair view of the wonder. But the 'wa

addy went down the steps first and then turned and "hopped" the children down to the cinde

ches alongside the railroad bed, the water had torn its way through the earth, leaving it red and raw. And big stones had

die, first to realize that what had made the train stop

's a great, big rock that

t that. For the rain must have washed it out of the h

ashout, and it will take a long time to get that big

fallen with it so that the rails of the east-bound track were likewise buried. There was already a gang of trackmen cle

going by when the rock fel

done to us?" asked Vi, who

ve done something,"

ight off the track," decla

it have done the

't, Vi," complaine

wouldn

many que

y n

iddle about that big rock; and n

said wonderingly. "Daddy says

id Laddie. "I meant my

le, then, if it went so easy," said

in, following Vi to the fen

climb right up that hill and see down int

" agreed the

imbed to the very top of the bank. It did not seem to either of the twins that they needed to ask permission to climb the

ok down upon the crowd of passengers from the stalled train and upon the workmen. The two explorers could see into the hole washed i

d Laddie, and Vi did not even ask why not. "

to be no reason why they should not go. It would be hours before that rock

ods. Although the ground was wet, it had stopped raining some time before and a strong wind w

the edge of the bank on a run. "See th

about it. He followed his sister, however, with much promptness, and b

for mother. Won't she

r approval. In a minute the twins were so busy gathering the blossoms of wild carrots and other weeds that they forg

ed the blossoms faster than Vi. At any rate, he had already a big handful. Suddenl

And on the fence something flashed into view and ran alo

cried Laddie. "T

's chippy?" deman

" shouted Laddi

one fence. Vi caught a glimpse of the whisking chipmunk

atch him! Let

the excited children. He did not seem much frightened. Perhaps he had been ch

ery edge of the woods, and then, with a flirt of its tail

nd rest. They looked back over the field. It was a long way to the bri

better go back

xclaimed Vi. "Do you know

e you dropped yours, I gu

ick them up

k up the hill. And just as they started they heard a

suppose that

s going to start without us," and L

n't go-you know it can't. T

ossibility that the train might go off and leave them filled the two children with alarm

ck for her and took her hand. He was frightened, too;

rain goes on with daddy and mother and