tramp. There are many of them in New York. I'll give him something to
eat. Is Bunny bringing him here?"

"Yes, Aunt Lu. Bunny's walking up the stairs with him, so Henry won't
see him, and put him out, like he did our dog that we found."

Aunt Lu and Mother Brown laughed at this, but Sue did not mind. Soon
there came a ring at Aunt Lu's hall bell. She opened the door herself,
and saw, standing there, Bunny and the ragged man.

"Here he is!" Bunny cried. "I got him up stairs all right, but he
slipped on one step. I didn't let him fall, though, and Henry didn't see
us. He's hungry, Aunt Lu."

The ragged man took off his ragged cap.

"I'm sorry about this, lady," he said to Aunt Lu. "But the little boy
would have it that I come up with him. He said you'd give me a meal, but
I don't like to trouble you--"

"Oh, I'm glad to help you," said Aunt Lu. "Wait a minute and I'll hand
you out something to eat."

"Come on in!" said Bunny, who did not see why the ragged man should be
left standing in the hall.

"No, little chap, I'll wait here," said the man. A few minutes later he
was drinking a bowl of coffee Mary, the colored cook, brought him, and
he was given a bag of bread and meat, with a piece of cake.

"It's mighty good of you, lady," said the ragged man, as he started to
walk down the stairs again.

"You can thank the children," said Aunt Lu with a smile, as she gave the
man some money. "And you needn't walk down. I'll ring for the elevator
for you."

"Oh, no'm, I'd rather walk. I'm stronger now I've had that coffee. I'll
walk down. The elevator boy wouldn't want me in his car. I'll walk."

Down he started, not so hungry now, though as ragged as ever. And, too,
Aunt Lu had given him money enough to last him for a few days, until he
could find work to earn money for himself.

"But, Bunny and Sue, please don't ask any more ragged men up without
first coming to tell me," said Aunt Lu with a smile. "I like to be kind
to all poor persons, but you see I live in a house with many other
families, and some of them might not like to have tramps come up here.
However, you meant all right, only come and tell me or your mother
first, after this."

"I will," promised Bunny. "But he was awful hungry; wasn't he?"

"I guess he was, and I'm glad we could help him. But now Wopsie is ready
to take you to the moving pictures. Run along."

Bunny and Sue had another good time at the pictures. They saw the play
of Cinderella, a