, as Dinah was very strong, she
managed to hold the big dog, who was barking and wagging his tail faster
than ever. He thought they were all playing with him.

"Hurry, honey!" called Dinah to Nan. "Snap's pullin' away from me a
little."

Nan reached the oven, and put the cake in, closing the door.

"There!" she cried. "Now it's all right, and you can let go of Snap!"

"An' he'd bettah git outdoors where he kin romp around t' suit
hisse'f," added Dinah. "Kitchens ain't no place fo' dogs when bakin's
goin' on."

So Snap was put outside, with a nice bone to gnaw, and he did not feel
unhappy. Flossie and Freddie cleaned out the brown bowl, on the sides
and bottom of which were bits of the sweet cake batter. And after Nan
had mixed up sugar and water to make icing to go on top of the cake, the
two little twins cleaned out that dish also.

Finally Nan's cake was done. It was taken from the oven, being a lovely
brown in color, and, after it had cooled, the icing was put on top. Then
the cake was put away for the party.

Everyone, whom Nan had invited, came that night. There were more than a
dozen, counting the Bobbsey twins, and they all had a good time. They
played a number of games, ending with hide-and-go-seek.

Freddie wanted to "blind" and look for the others, so they let him do
it. One after another the others stole away on tiptoe, while Freddie
stood with his head in a corner that he might not see where they hid.
Each boy and each girl picked out a place where he thought Freddie would
not see him.

"Ready or not I'm coming," called the little boy at last.

Then he opened his eyes and started to look for the hidden children. The
piano in the parlor stood out a little way from the wall, and Freddie
thought that would be a good place for some one to hide. He thrust his
head behind it, to see if any one was back of it, there being just about
room enough for him to do his. No one was there, but when Freddie tried
to pull his head out again it would not come.

"Oh! oh!" he cried, and his voice sounded queer, coming from behind the
piano. "Oh. I'm stuck! I'm caught fast just like Snoop, only worse!
Papa! Mamma! Come and get me out of the piano!"

CHAPTER X

IN THE LUMBER YARD

From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had
been playing hide-and-seek. Freddie's voice told every one that he was
in trouble.

"Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the
di