o buy,
but I'll stop back in plenty of time to take you home."

The Browns and their lunch being safely unloaded from the wagon,
including, of course, Sue's Teddy bear, Farmer Jason drove off, while
Dix and Splash scampered about in the woods on the shore of the lake and
went swimming, something which Bunny and Sue wanted to do at once.

"I think it is a little cool," said Mother Brown. "Besides, I didn't
bring your bathing suits. I guess you can get along without a swim
to-day."

Indeed there was enough else to do at Blue Lake, as the children very
soon found out. Of course it was not the first time they had been at a
lake in the woods, but there seemed to be something new about this
place.

Perhaps the trees were greener. Certainly the lake seemed of a deeper
blue than any the children had seen before. They ran up and down the
pebbly shore, threw stones into the water to watch them sink, after
sending out a lot of rings that made little waves on the beach. They
tossed sticks into the water, which the dogs were eager to swim out for
and bring back. Then Bunny had an idea.

"Sue, let's go in wading!" he cried.

"Oh, yes, let's!" she agreed instantly; and without saying anything to
their father or mother about it the two took off their shoes and
stockings and were walking about in the shallow water near the shore.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown, with Uncle Tad, were sitting in the shade, looking
out over the beautiful lake. They were glad they had come on the little
excursion, and the trouble of the broken spring of the automobile seemed
turned into something good now.

"For," said Mrs. Brown, "it has given us a chance to camp out and to see
this lake, and I would not have missed this sight for a great deal."

"Nor I, either," said her husband. "But suppose we go to take a look at
the waterfall before lunch. I know I'll want to take a nap after I eat,
and then it will soon be time for Mr. Jason to come back for us, so if
we don't go now we may miss it."

"That's what I say," agreed Uncle Tad, and the three arose from the
fallen tree on which they had been sitting. Just then Mother Brown
caught sight of Bunny and Sue.

"Look at those children!" she cried.

"What's the matter?" asked Mr. Brown quickly. "They haven't fallen in, I
hope!"

"Well, they're _in_ all the same!" chuckled Uncle Tad. "Bunny has his
knickerbockers rolled up as high as they'll go, and if Sue's clothes
aren't wet I'm mistaken!"

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