XIIIA New Home for the Boxcar THE CHILDRENS grandfather wanted them to like his house. He wanted them to live with him all the time. So he had made over some of the rooms just for them. The children went with him in his car to see the house. When the...
XIIJames Henry and Henry James DR. MOORE WENT to get his mother. Mother, he said, this is Mr. James Henry Alden. He wants to take his grandchildren to live with him, Im afraid they wont want to go with you, said Mrs. Moore, until they learn to like y...
XIThe Doctor Takes a Hand THE DAYS WENT BY happily for the boxcar children. They found more treasures in the dump, and Henry worked every day for Dr. Moore. One noon Henry came home with some new stockings for Benny. Benny was very happy about them a...
XHenry and the Free-for-All JAMES HENRY ALDEN was a very rich man. His big mills stood just between Greenfield and Silver City. Now J. H. Alden liked boys. He liked to see them running and jumping and playing. So each year, with three other rich men,...
IXFun in the Cherry Orchard THE NEXT MORNING Henry thought and thought about taking the other children to pick cherries with him. At last he told his sisters about it as they ate bread and milk for breakfast. Dr. Moore said he wanted more children to...
VIIIA Swimming Pool at Last THE BOXCAR CHILDREN were so tired that they slept until ten oclock Sunday morning. When they woke up at last, they hurried through breakfast and went to work on the swimming pool. Well make a dam across the brook, said Hen...
VIIA Big Meal from Little Onions THE NEXT MORNING Jessie and Henry talked about the queer noise. They did not tell Violet and Benny. What do you think it was? asked Jessie. Do you think it was a rabbit? I dont know, said Henry. But I think someone wa...
VIA Queer Noise in the Night AT LAST IT WAS dinner time, and the children sat down to see what Henry had in his bundles. I bought another loaf of brown bread at the store, said Henry, and some more milk. Then I bought some dried meat, because we can...
VThe Explorers Find Treasure THE NEXT MORNING Jessie woke up first, and she got up at once, for she was the housekeeper. The dog sat in the door of the car and looked at her as she jumped down to get the milk for breakfast. Then he jumped down after...
IVHenry Has Two Surprises JESSIE WHISPERED, Keep still! The three children did not say a word. They sat quietly in the boxcar, looking at the bushes. I wonder if its a bear, thought Benny. Soon something came out. But it wasnt a bear. It was a dog, w...
IIIA New Home in the Woods AT LAST Jessie opened her eyes. It was morning, but the sun was covered by clouds. She sat up and looked all around her, and then she looked at the sky. It seemed like night, for it was very dark. Suddenly it began to thund...
IINight Is Turned into Day SOON THE CHILDREN left the town and came to a road. The big yellow moon was out, and they could see the road very well. We must walk fast, said Henry. I hope the baker and his wife dont wake up and find us gone. They walked...
IThe Four Hungry Children ONE WARM NIGHT four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from. The bakers wife saw them first, as they stood looking in at the window of her store. The little boy was looking...
