aisle watched him and nudged each other. Their mother
would not let them out into the aisle, or very likely they would have
come closer to see what that boy was doing with so many nice things.

"I'd like, Mother," announced Sunny Boy suddenly, "to pass my crackers to
the little boy with the green tie--he looks like Nelson Baker. Would that
be all right?"

"Why, of course," agreed Mrs. Horton. "Ask their mother if she is willing
for them to have some, and give some to each child, dear. And don't stay
too long, because I shall miss you."

Sunny Boy went down the aisle to the seats where the children were. The
lolly-pops had disappeared long ago, and so had the picnic sandwiches.
They were all stickier than ever, were those children. The heavy baby was
asleep in his mother's lap, and she smiled when Sunny asked her if she
were willing he should pass his crackers.

"Thank you, they'd like 'em first-rate," she said, speaking low so as not
to wake the baby. "Mamie, Ellen, Jamie, Fred, George--say thank you, and
don't grab."

Sunny Boy stayed a little while, talking to them all, and they told him
they were going to another state far away. They would be all night on the
train. Sunny Boy was a bit disappointed that he must get off at
Cloverways, the nearest station to Grandpa's farm, for he had never
stayed all night on a train in his life. He hurried back to Mother to
tell her of the fortunate family who were to spend the night on the
train.

"That poor woman!" Mother, to his astonishment, exclaimed. "She'll be
worn out before she gets all those children safely somewhere. Think of
sitting up all night with that fretful baby! I'll tell you, Sunny Boy--we
get off in about half an hour now; wouldn't you like to leave your
surprise package to amuse those children who are going farther than we
are? I'll help you tie them up again, and I have two more cakes of
chocolate in the bag. You are so careful with your things they are not
hurt at all, and it will keep them busy for an hour or two, playing with
them."

Sunny Boy thought this a fine plan, and he hardly had all the packages
tied up and in the box again when Mrs. Horton pinned on her hat and gave
him his, saying that the next station was theirs. She went down the aisle
with him and they gave the surprise box to the five youngsters who were
delighted to have something new to look at. And then the train stopped,
and the brakeman lifted Sunny Boy down, and he found an old ge