"Fell off his pony!" cried her mother.

"He threw me!" explained Ted, and then he told what had happened.

"An' didn't you catch noffin for me?" asked Trouble, who heard his
brother telling the story of his adventure.

"I brought you these nice stones," and Teddy took them out of his
pocket. "You can play with them, Trouble."

Baby William laughed and sat down to play with the stones.

"Did the cowboys come back with the Indians?" asked Teddy of Aunt
Millie when she was giving him and Janet some bread and jam to eat.

"No, not yet, Curlytop. I expect Uncle Frank and the boys will be
gone all night."

"Will they have a house to sleep in?" asked Janet.

"No, unless they happen to be near one when it gets dark. But they
took their blankets with them, and it's so warm that they'll just
wrap up in them and sleep out on the prairie," said Aunt Millie.

"Won't they be hungry?" Teddy inquired, as he took a big bite of the
bread and jam.

"Oh, no! Don't you remember I told you they always take something to
eat with them when they go out this way? They are used to camping on
the prairies, and they know how to make a fire, broil the bacon and