d Violet in a whisper. "My
doll's asleep."

"It's Margy and Mun Bun," said Rose, as the two smallest Bunkers came
racing around the corner of the porch. "They're my little sister and
brother," Rose explained to the other girls. "They've just had a nap,
so they feel like playing now."

"Can we have some fun?" asked Margy.

"We want lots of fun!" added Mun Bun.

"Oh, dear! They'll wake up my doll!" whispered Vi. "Can't you two go
away and play somewhere else?"

"Here. I'll let 'em take these marbles," said Mabel. "They're my little
brother's. He gave me his bag to hold when he went off to play tops with
some of the boys. I'll let Margy and Mun Bun take the marbles to play
with."

"That'll be nice," said Rose. "Run along, Mun Bun and Margy, and play
marbles."

This just suited the younger children. Down off the porch they ran, and
soon the others could hear them laughing and shouting. But pretty soon
Margy came running back.

"Come an' get Mun Bun," she said to Rose. "He's got his head in, an' he
can't get it out."

"Got his head in where?" asked Rose.

"In a hole," answered Margy quite calmly.

CHAPTER XXII

OUT TO NANTASKET BEACH

When Margy told Rose about Mun Bun being down in a hole, Mabel, Florence
and Sallie looked much more frightened than the little girl who had come
running to the porch with the news. Indeed, Margy did not seem
frightened at all; but, of course, Mun Bun could not stay always with
his head in a hole, so she had come to tell some one to get him out.

"What kind of a hole is he in?" asked Mabel.

"Can't he ever get out?" Florence inquired.

"I don't know," answered Margy. "It's a funny hole. It's in the yard,
and Mun Bun's head is away down in it. I can't see his head, but his
legs are stickin' out."

"Mother! Mother!" cried Rose, running into the house, where Mrs. Bunker
was sitting in the sewing-room with Aunt Jo. "Oh, Mother! Mun Bun----"

Rose had to stop, for she was out of breath.

"What's he been doing now?" asked Mrs. Bunker. Then she saw Rose's face,
and added: "Oh, has anything happened?" and she hurried over to Rose.

"Margy says his head is in a hole in the yard, and that his legs are
sticking out," went on the little girl. "Mun Bun and Margy went out to
play marbles an'----"

But Mrs. Bunker did not stop to hear. Followed by Aunt Jo, out she
rushed to the yard, and there she saw a strange sight. In the middle of
the lawn Mun Bun seemed to be kneeling