hat dog belongs to
Mr. Peterson, who lives over in Millville. He lost a trick dog, and he
adverstised for it. He's going to give a reward. I'm going to tell
him, and get the money."

"You can't take our dog away!" cried Freddie, coming up just then.
"Don't you dare do it, Danny Rugg."

"Yes, I will!" exclaimed the mean boy, who often teased the smaller
Bobbsey twins. "You won't have that dog after today."

"Don't mind him, Freddie," said Bert in a low voice. "He's trying to
scare you."

"Oh, I am eh?" cried Danny. "I'll show you what I'm trying to do.
I'll tell on you for keeping a dog that don't belong to you, and you'll
be arrested--all of you."

Freddie looked worried, and tears came into his eyes. Bert saw this,
and was angry at Danny for being so mean.

"Don't be afraid, Freddie," said Bert, "Look, I'll let you squirt the
hose, and you can pretend to be a fireman."

"Oh, fine!" cried Freddie, in delight, as he took the nozzle from his
older brother.

Just how it happened neither of them could tell, but the stream of
water shot right at Danny Rugg, and wet him all over in a second.

"Hi there!" he cried. "Stop that! I'll pay you back for that, Fred
Bobbsey," and he jumped over the fence and ran toward the little fellow.

CHAPTER VII

AT SCHOOL

FREDDIE saw Danny coming, and did the most natural thing in the world.
He dropped the hose and ran. And you know what a hose, with water
bursting from the nozzle will sometimes do if you don't hold it just
right. Well, this hose did that. It seemed to aim itself straight at
Danny, and again the rough boy received a charge of water full in the
face.

"Ha! ha! here! You quit that!" he gasped. "I'll fix you for that!"

The water got in his eyes and mouth, and for a moment he could not see.
But with his handkerchief he soon had his eyes cleared, and then he
came running toward Bert.

Danny Rugg was larger than Bert, and stronger, and, in addition, was a
bullying sort of chap, almost always ready to fight some one smaller
than himself.

But what Bert lacked in size and strength he made up in a bold Spirit.
He was not at all afraid of Danny, even when the bully came rushing at
him. Bert stood his ground manfully. He had taken up the hose where
Freddie had dropped it, and the water was spurting out in a solid
stream. Freddie, having gotten a safe distance away, now turned and
stood looking at Danny.

Danny, too, had halted and was fairly g