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"He can look right at us, and yet he wants to know if we're here!" "It's just his joking way," said Mrs. Brown. "I've got another good riddle for you, youngsters," called Captain Ross, as he made his way along the deck. "What kind of tree would scare a cat?" HE CAN LOOK RIGHT AT US AND YET HE WANTS TO KNOW IF WE'RE HERE IT'S JUST HIS JOKING WAYS IN MISS BROWN I'VE GOT ANOTHER GOOD RIDDLE FOR YOU YOUNGSTERS CALLED CAPTAIN ROSS AS HE MADE HIS WAY ALONG THE DECK WHAT KIND OF TREE WOULD SCARE A CAT
ad been shut up, the things that were needed had been put on board the boat, Mrs. Brown was keeping an eye on the children to see that they did not stray away, and Uncle Tad was stowing away the baggage in the cabin. Soon Mr. Brown, Bunker Blue, and Captain Ross would come on board and the voyage would start. The _Fairy_ was large enough for the whole family, as well as the "crew," to sleep on board. The crew generally was made up of Captain Ross and a man and a boy. But this time Mr. Brown was going to take the place of the man, and Bunker Blue would be the "boy," so that it was more of a family party. Mr. Brown had known Captain Ross for many years, and the children felt as though he were as nearly related to them as was Uncle Tad. "All aboard!" called the captain, as he came down the wharf from Mr. Brown's office, accompanied by Mr. Brown and Bunker Blue. "Are you all aboard?" and he smiled at Bunny and Sue. "Yes, we're here," Bunny answered. "Isn't he funny, Mother?" whispered Sue. AT THEIR FATHER'S DOCK THE BROWN HOME HAD BEEN SHUT UP THE THINGS THAT WERE NEEDED HAD BEEN PUT ON BOARD THE BOAT MISS BROWN WAS KEEPING NINE THE CHILDREN TO SEE THAT THEY DID NOT STRAY AWAY AND UNCLE TAD WAS STOWING AWAY THE BAGGAGE IN THE CABIN SOON MISTER BROWN BUNKER BLUE AND CAPTAIN ROSS WOULD COME ON BOARD AND THE VOYAGE WOULD START THE FERRY WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AS WELL AS THE CREW TO SLEEP ON BOARD THE CREW GENERALLY WAS MADE UP OF CAPTAIN ROSS AND A MAN AND A BOY BUT THIS TIME MISTER BROWN WAS GOING TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE MAN AND BUNKER BLUE WOULD BE THE BOY SO THAT IT WAS MORE OF A FAMILY PARTY MISTER BROWN HAD KNOWN CAPTAIN ROSS MANY YEARS AND THE CHILDREN FELT AS THOUGH HE WERE AS NEARLY RELATED TO THEM AS UNCLE TAD ALL ABAWD CALLED THE CAPTAIN AS THEY CAME DOWN THE WHARF FROM MISTER BROWN'S OFFICE ACCOMPANIED BY MISTER BROWN AND BUNKER BLUE ARE YOU ALL ABOARD AND HE SMILED AT BUNNY AND SUE YES WE'RE HERE BUNNY ANSWERED ISN'T HE FUNNY MOTHER WHISPERED SUE
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