locked up for the Summer, Bunny Brown and his sister Sue, with their
father and their mother, took their places in the little house that was
made inside the big automobile. Bunker Blue was out on the front seat to
steer, and make the automobile go.

"Are you all ready?" asked Bunker of Mr. Brown.

"All ready, Bunker. You may start now!"

"Chug! Chug!" went the automobile, and away it rolled, out of the yard
and into the street.

"Hurrah!" cried Bunny Brown. "We're off for grandpa's farm!"

CHAPTER VI

JUST LIKE GYPSIES

Away down the road rumbled the big automobile, which was just like a
little house on wheels. Bunny Brown and his sister Sue sat, one at each
window, on cute little chairs, and looked out.

"Oh, isn't this fun?" cried Sue.

"The best fun we ever had," agreed Bunny. "It was more fun than when we
were shipwrecked on the island; 'member?"

"Yes. When we played Robinson Crusoe," went on Sue, "and we couldn't
find Mr. Friday because it was Thursday," and she laughed.

"And you fell in," added Bunny.

"And Splash pulled me out!"

"Oh, Father!" suddenly cried Bunny, as Sue mentioned the name of the pet
dog, "couldn't we take Splash with us?"

"Well, I don't know," said Mr. Brown slowly. "You know we weren't going
to take him down on the farm, because grandpa has a dog. But I guess, if
you want Splash very much, we have room for him. What do you say,
Mother?" and he looked at Mrs. Brown.

"Oh, let the children have their pet," said Mother Brown.

"Fine!" shouted Bunny.

"We'll stop at Mr. West's and get him," said Mr. Brown.

When the Brown family decided to go away, they had not planned to take
Splash with them, and he was left at the home of Sadie West, a little
girl with whom Sue played. Sadie said she would take good care of
Splash. But now Bunny and Sue wanted him with them.

So the big automobile was steered down toward the West home, and a
little later, Splash was barking joyously inside the little room, and
trying to kiss, with his red tongue, Bunny, Sue and Mr. and Mrs. Brown,
all at the same time.

"Oh, I'm so glad we're going to take you!" cried Sue, hugging her pet.
Half of Splash belonged to Sue, and half to Bunny. They made believe to
divide the dog down the middle, lengthwise, so each would have part of
the tail, which always wagged so joyfully when Splash saw either of the
children.

Once again the automobile--a little house on wheels--set off.

"Good-bye!" cal