“All right, I’ll do that,” said Mrs. Martin.
The children were very excited and began making plans for taking care of the infant. They were to get good practise for their next adventure to be known as “The Bobbsey Twins Keeping House.”
Before going to the farm, they telephoned the news to Mrs. Bobbsey at Pine Hill, and there was a happy meeting when, once more, the baby was with those who had cared for the little foundling.
“You poor woman! How you must have suffered,” said Mrs. Bobbsey to Mrs. Martin, after having heard the story.
“You will never know how terrible it was when I realized that I had given the baby away—left her on a strange doorstep. And then I couldn’t remember for a long while where it was!” said Mrs. Martin. “But now it has all ended happily.”
And so it had, for a few days later the ship bearing Mr. and Mrs. Watson came in from South America, and the parents made a quick trip out to Pine Hill, where the mother gathered into her arms the baby who had gone through so many strange adventures.
No one blamed Mrs. Martin, for it was an accident, though undoubtedly if she had come to the Bobbseys and explained everything, instead of trying to kidnap the baby, it would have been much better. But, as she said, she hardly knew what she was doing.
“Well, I wish we could keep the baby,” said Nan. “But maybe something else will happen pretty soon.”
“Maybe,” agreed Bert. “Anyhow, it was exciting while it lasted.” And the other Bobbsey twins agreed with this.
THE BOBBSEY TWINS BOOKS _by_ Laura Lee Hope
These are books that charm boys and girls between the ages of three and ten. Many of the adventures of these famous twins are comical in the extreme, and all the accidents and incidents that ordinarily happen to youthful personages happen to these many-sided little mortals.
IN THE COUNTRY KEEPING HOUSE AT THE SEASHORE AT CLOVERBANK AT SCHOOL AT CHERRY CORNERS AT SNOW LODGE AND THEIR SCHOOLMATES ON A HOUSEBOAT TREASURE HUNTING AT MEADOW BROOK AT SPRUCE LAKE AT HOME WONDERFUL SECRET IN A GREAT CITY AT THE CIRCUS ON BLUEBERRY ISLAND ON AN AIRPLANE TRIP ON THE DEEP BLUE SEA SOLVE A MYSTERY IN WASHINGTON ON A RANCH IN THE GREAT WEST IN ESKIMO LAND AT CEDAR CAMP IN A RADIO PLAY AT THE COUNTY FAIR AT WINDMILL COTTAGE CAMPING OUT AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT BABY MAY AT INDIAN HOLLOW