uto is fixed
different?" begged Bunny.

Mrs. Brown nodded, and Bunker Blue helped the little boy and his sister
inside.

There were many things changed. The electric lights were bigger and
brighter, so they could see to read or play games better at night; a new
cookstove had been put in; an extra bunk had been made, so five persons
could sleep in the auto-van; a new tent had been bought; and in one
corner of the tiny kitchen was a little sink, with running water which
came from a tank on the roof. This tank was filled by a hose and pump
worked by the motor. Whenever the water ran low the automobile could be
stopped near a brook or lake, one end of the hose dipped in the water
and the other stuck in the tank. Then the pump could fill the tank, and
the tank, in turn, could let the water down into the sink whenever
needed.

"Your mother'll like that," said Bunker Blue.

"Indeed she will!" cried Sue.

"Is there anything else new?" asked Bunny.

"Indeed there is!" cried Bunker Blue. "The auto-van's got a self-starter
on. That's the best of all, I think. You don't have to get out to crank
up now. It's great. See, I'll show you."

While the children stood on the ground near the automobile, Bunker Blue
climbed to the seat near the steering wheel and pulled a lever. All at
once there was a grinding noise and the van started slowly off.

"That's the self-starter," explained Bunker. "I didn't throw in the
gears. The self-starter is strong enough to run the auto a little while
all by itself, if it isn't too heavily loaded. That's a big
improvement."

"That's what!" cried Bunny. His sister did not know much about electric
starters and such things, but Bunny, through having asked Bunker Blue
many questions, had come to learn considerable about the machinery.

"Hurry, children! You must come to breakfast!" called Mrs. Brown. "You
may look at the auto another time. After breakfast we'll have to pack it
and get ready for the trip."

"We're coming!" cried Bunny and Sue, and with last looks at the big car,
which was to be their home for some time to come, the children ran in to
breakfast.

"Now, Bunny and Sue," said Mr. Brown, as he made ready to go to his
office, "one thing I want you to do is to pick out what toys you want to
take with you. They can not be very many, so pick out those you like
best."

"Oh, Bunny!" cried Sue. "You take your 'lectricity train that you got
back from the hermit, and I'll take my Teddy bear