"Oh, you mean Frank Kennedy, who worked for Mr. Mason," said the
lumber merchant.
"Yes, that's the boy," went on Freddie. "If you see him, tell him to
run this way, and we'll take him to the circus with us."
"Poor boy," sighed Mrs. Bobbsey. "I wonder what has become of him?"
"I don't know," answered her husband. "I'll ask Mr. Mason, if I see
him. He said Frank was sure to come back. It is a hard life for a boy
to lead. Well, take care of yourselves, children, and I'll come back
as soon as I can. Have a good time at the circus."
"We will, papa!" chorused the Bobbsey twins.
Uncle Daniel readily promised to take the whole family to the circus.
Rosedale, where the show would be held, in the big tents, was not far
from Meadow Brook.
"I'll just hitch up the team to the big wagon," said the farmer, "put
plenty of soft straw in the bottom, and we'll go over in style. We'll
take our lunch with us, and have a good time."
"Is Dinah going?" asked Flossie.
"Yes, I think we'll take her and Martha, too," said Mrs. Bobbsey, but
when Flossie went to tell the colored cook the treat in store for her,
Dinah cried:
"'Deed an' I ain't gwine t' no circus.
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