Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III THE WASHINGTON CHILDREN There was no doubt of it. Flossie and Freddie were not under the pile of hay that had fallen on them. The hay had all been cast aside now, so far away from the place where it had fallen that it could not serve for a hiding place. And Bert and Nan could see the bare floor of the barn. "Where are they?" asked Bert, looking in surprise at Nan. "Where are Flossie and Freddie?" "Dat's whut I wants to know!" declared Dinah. "Where is dey? Has yo' all been playin' a trick on ole Dinah?" and she looked sadly at Bert and Nan. "Playing a trick?" cried Nan. "We didn't play any trick!" exclaimed Bert. "Flossie and Freddie were down under that hay!" "But they're not there now!" went on Nan. "No," said Dinah, as she poked aside some of the wisps of hay with her foot. "Dey isn't heah now, an' where is dey? Dat's whut I'se askin' yo' all, Bert an' Nan? Where is dem two little lambkins ?" Bert looked at Nan and Nan looked at Bert. It was a puzzle. What had become of Flossie and Freddie between the time they disappeared under the sliding pile of hay and now, when it had been cleared away to another part of the barn. "I saw them playing on the floor," said Nan. "Then, when Bert and I let go the ropes and jumped in the mow, a lot of hay came down all at once, and then I—I didn't see Flossie and Freddie any more. They surely were under the hay!" "Yes," agreed Bert, "they were. But they aren't here now. Maybe they fell down through the floor!" he added hopefully. "The cow stable is under this part of the barn." "Yes, but there isn't any hole in the barn floor here," said Nan. "And the cracks aren'tbig enough for Flossie and Freddie to slip through." "No, dey didn't go t'rough de flo', dat's suah!" exclaimed Dinah. "It's might...

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III THE WASHINGTON CHILDREN There was no doubt of it. Flossie and Freddie were not under the pile of hay that had fallen on them. The hay had all been cast aside now, so far away from the place where it had fallen that it could not serve for a hiding place. And Bert and Nan could see the bare floor of the barn. "Where are they?" asked Bert, looking in surprise at Nan. "Where are Flossie and Freddie?" "Dat's whut I wants to know!" declared Dinah. "Where is dey? Has yo' all been playin' a trick on ole Dinah?" and she looked sadly at Bert and Nan. "Playing a trick?" cried Nan. "We didn't play any trick!" exclaimed Bert. "Flossie and Freddie were down under that hay!" "But they're not there now!" went on Nan. "No," said Dinah, as she poked aside some of the wisps of hay with her foot. "Dey isn't heah now, an' where is dey? Dat's whut I'se askin' yo' all, Bert an' Nan? Where is dem two little lambkins ?" Bert looked at Nan and Nan looked at Bert. It was a puzzle. What had become of Flossie and Freddie between the time they disappeared under the sliding pile of hay and now, when it had been cleared away to another part of the barn. "I saw them playing on the floor," said Nan. "Then, when Bert and I let go the ropes and jumped in the mow, a lot of hay came down all at once, and then I—I didn't see Flossie and Freddie any more. They surely were under the hay!" "Yes," agreed Bert, "they were. But they aren't here now. Maybe they fell down through the floor!" he added hopefully. "The cow stable is under this part of the barn." "Yes, but there isn't any hole in the barn floor here," said Nan. "And the cracks aren'tbig enough for Flossie and Freddie to slip through." "No, dey didn't go t'rough de flo', dat's suah!" exclaimed Dinah. "It's might...