my grandmother, and
the shortest way was through the lumber yard. I thought it would be a
good chance to ask your father for work. And I am to have it--every
Saturday and on some other days after school."

"You'll earn a lot of money," Freddie said, "and then we can build our
ship."

"He can't get that idea out of his head," remarked Bert to Nan.

"Oh, he's anxious to help Tommy find his father," Nan answered. "I wish
it would happen, but I'm afraid he never will be found."

Having seen that Freddie was safe at home, Tommy hurried back to the
lumber yard office. Then he went on a number of errands for Mr. Bobbsey.
The twins' father said, that night, he had seldom met such a bright and
willing boy.

"Tommy will grow up to be a fine man, I'm sure," said Mr. Bobbsey.

One day, a little while after Freddie had been lost under the lumber
pile, he and Flossie were standing in the school yard at recess, Alice
Boyd came up to them.

"Want some candy?" she asked, holding out some in a paper.

"Thanks," said Freddie, taking some.

"Where did you get it?" Flossie inquired, as she took a piece.

"My sister and I made it," answered Alice.

"How do you make candy?" inquired Freddie.

"Oh, you just put some sugar and water on the stove in a tin dish,"
Alice answered, "and when it boils you pour it out on a buttered
pan--you butter the pan just as you butter a slice of bread."

"Why do you butter the pan?" demanded Flossie.

"So the candy won't stick to it. Candy is awful sticky. Our dog got a
lump in his mouth, and it stuck to his teeth so he couldn't open his
jaws."

"I wouldn't give a dog candy," declared Freddie. "I'd rather eat it
myself."

"Oh, well, we didn't 'zactly _give_ the candy to our dog," said Alice.
"A lump of it fell on the floor, and he grabbed it up before we could
stop him. Anyhow, we didn't want the candy after it had rolled on the
floor."

Flossie and Freddie ate the sweet stuff Alice handed them, and thought
it very good. That afternoon when Flossie reached home from school, she
marched out into the kitchen and said:

"Dinah, I'm going to make some candy!"

"Make candy, honey lamb! How yo' all gwine t' make candy?"

"Oh, you just put some sugar and water on the stove to boil, and when it
boils you butter a pan like a slice of bread, and pour the candy in it
so it won't stick. And if a lump falls on the floor--a lump of candy I
mean--that belongs to Snap. Though I hope it doesn't make his