"And one of the horses shook his head good-bye to me!" exclaimed
Flossie, who pressed her chubby nose against the window to catch the
last view of the lumber team.
"I hope we have as good a time on the cattle ranch as we had in the
lumber camp," said Nan, as she and the other children settled down for
the long ride.
"We'll have more fun!" declared Bert. "We can ride ponies out on the
ranch!"
"Oh, may we?" asked Nan with shining eyes, turning to her mother.
"I guess so," was the answer.
"I want a pony, too!" cried Freddie. "If Bert and Nan ride pony-back
Flossie and I want to ride, too."
"We'll ride you in a little cart," said Mr. Bobbsey, with a laugh.
"That will be safer--you won't fall so easily."
They were to ride all that day, all night, and part of the next day
before they would reach the cattle ranch which Mrs. Bobbsey's uncle
had left her. The railroad trip was enjoyed by the Bobbseys, but the
children were eager to get to the new place they were going to visit.
Bert wanted to see the cowboys and the Indians, Nan wanted to ride a
pony and get an Indian doll, and as for Flossie and Freddie, they just
wanted to have a good time in any way possible.
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