"Oh, papa!" cried Freddie. "I am so glad you have come! I--I don't want
to go to sleep here again!"
The watchman's story was soon told, and Mr. Bobbsey made him happy by
presenting him with a two-dollar bill.
"The little chap would have been even more lonely if it hadn't been for
the kitten," said the man. "He wanted to keep the thing, so I told him
to do it."
"And I'm going to," said Freddie proudly. "It's just the dearest kitten
in the world." And keep the kitten he did. It soon grew to be a big, fat
cat and was called Snoop.
By the time home was reached, Freddie was sleepy again. But he speedily
woke up when his mamma and the others embraced him, and then he had to
tell the story of his adventure from end to end.
"I do not know as I shall take you with me again," said Mrs. Bobbsey.
"You have given us all a great scare."
"Oh, mamma, I won't leave you like that again," cried Freddie quickly.
"Don't like to be in the dark 'tall," he added.
"Oh, it must have been awful," said Flossie. "Didn't you see any--any
ghosts?"
"Barrels of them," said Freddie, nodding his head sleepily.
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