Then Nan awakened, and she, too, saw the great numbers of trees on
both sides of the train. Quickly she and Bert dressed, and, finding a
place where a sleeping berth had been folded up and the seats made
ready for use again, the two children took their places there and
looked out.
"What makes so many trees?" asked Nan. "Is this a camping place?"
"It would be a dandy place for us Boy Scouts to camp," said Bert. "But
I guess this must be where they get lumber from, isn't it, Daddy?" he
asked, as his father came through the car just then, having been to
the wash-room to shave.
"Yes, this is the place of big trees and lumber," said Mr. Bobbsey.
"We are coming to Lumberville soon, and half our journey will be
over."
"Is this the West?" asked Nan.
"Yes, this is the West," her father told her, "though it is not as far
West as we are going. The cattle ranch is still farther on. It will
take us some time to get there, but we are going to stay in
Lumberville nearly a week."
By this time Flossie and Freddie had awakened and their mother had
helped them to dress.
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