hought the wind blew it, and then, when I saw it wave at me,
and go back on his head, I knew somebody did it--or--or maybe he did
himself."

"But he couldn't, 'cause he's a snow man," insisted Laddie. "And I
helped make him and you didn't put any phonograph or any machinery in
him. You didn't, did you, Russ?"

"No, not a thing. He's just a snow man."

"Then he couldn't do it!" declared Rose. "But maybe it was Mr. Ghost!
No, it couldn't be that 'cause he only makes a noise, and, anyhow,
there isn't any such thing. But what is it?"

"Look! He's doing it again!" cried Vi.

Surely enough, the snow man once more took off his tall silk hat, and
waved it toward the children. Then it went back on his head again, but
this time it was not quite straight. It was tilted to one side, and gave
him a very odd look.

"Ho! Ho! Isn't he funny!" laughed Mun Bun. "I like that snow man. I'm
going to see what makes him take off his hat!"

"No, don't!" cried Rose, catching hold of her little brother's arm as he
was about to run toward Mr. White.

"Why not?" Mun Bun wanted to know.

"'Cause he might--something might--oh, I don't want you to go!"
exclaimed Rose. "I guess we'd better go and tell Daddy."

They stood for a moment looking at the snow man who had acted so
strangely.

Suddenly the tall silk hat was straightened on Mr. White's head, and
then, once more, it was lifted off and bowed to the six little Bunkers.

"Oh!"

"Come on!" cried Russ to Laddie after a moment. "Let's see what does
it."

"Maybe it's a riddle," Laddie suggested.

"If it is, it's a funny one," said his brother.

They started for Mr. White, and, all at once, off came the hat again,
and then, suddenly, there was a loud a-ker-choo sneeze!

"Oh, he's alive! The snow man has come to life!" cried Rose. "I'm going
to the house."

But just then, out from behind the big snow image, with the tall hat in
his hand, stepped--Grandpa Ford. He was laughing.

"I tried to stop that sneeze, but I couldn't," he said. "It came out in
spite of me."

"Oh, was that you, Grandpa?" asked Rose.

"Did you hide behind the snow man?" questioned Russ.

"And tip his hat?" Laddie demanded.

"Why didn't we see you?" inquired Violet.

"My! what a lot of questions," laughed Grandpa Ford. "Yes, I played a
little joke on you. I hid behind the snow man, which was so large I
could keep out of sight. I hid there when I saw you coming toward it,
and I thought it would be fun t