," ordered Bunny. Soon he and Sue were
eating the cold dessert. As they were taking up the last spoonfuls they
saw the waitress girl, at the next table carrying a large piece of red
watermelon to a man.

"Oh, Bunny!" cried Sue. "I want some of that!"

"So do I!" exclaimed Bunny. "We'll have some."

And so, after the ice-cream, they ordered watermelon.

"Do you think it will be good for you?" asked the waitress girl.

"Oh, yes, we like it," said Bunny. That was all he thought of--just
then.

The ice-cream had been cold, and so was the watermelon, for it had been
on the ice, and by the time they had finished that Bunny and Sue were
quite chilled through.

"Now I'd like to be warm again," said Sue. "Let's have some more hot
cakes, Bunny."

"All right," agreed her brother. He waved his hand to the waitress girl.

"Some more hot cakes!" ordered Bunny.

The girl laughed and said:

"I guess you tots had better not eat any more. I'll call the manager,
and ask him if he thinks it safe."

A man, with a black moustache and red cheeks, came up to the table.

"What is it?" he asked. The waitress girl explained. At the same time
she put down on the table, by Bunny's plate, two little cards, with some
numbers on them, and some round holes punched near the numbers.

"We want some hot cakes, 'cause the ice-cream and watermelon made us so
cold," Bunny said.

"How much money have you?" asked the manager, who is the man who sees
that everyone gets enough to eat, and then that they pay for it.

"Money?" cried Bunny Brown. "Money?"

"Yes, you must have money to pay for what you eat," the man said.

"I've five cents," explained Sue. "My mother gave it to me for a toy
balloon, but I didn't spend it yet."

"I've four cents," said Bunny, reaching into his pocket, and bringing
out four pennies. "I had five cents," he explained, "but I spent a penny
for a lollypop."

He shoved the four pennies over toward the girl. Sue began looking in
her pocket for her five cent piece.

"I'm afraid you won't have enough money," the manager said. "But if you
tell me where you live, and give me the name of your father, I'll call
him up on the telephone, and let him know you are here."

"Oh, our daddy's away off," said Bunny. "But you can talk to Aunt Lu on
the telephone. She's got one. My mother is with her. She'll buy some
cakes for us."

"What's your aunt's name?" the manager wanted to know.

"Aunt Lu!" said Sue.

"Aunt Lu Baker,