Unafraid of animals, as were Teddy and Janet, baby William picked Slider up and put him on the slanting board.
Down went the alligator as nicely as you please!
It was about half an hour after this that Teddy and Janet decided they would try to teach their dog Skyrocket some tricks to do with Top.
"Let's bring 'em both out here in the yard together," suggested Ted. "You get Skyrocket, Jan, and I'll hunt Top."
"All right," agreed his sister.
But before they had gone far, looking for the two dogs, they heard a cry of alarm from Mrs. Johnson, one of the neighbors across the street.
"Oh, my baby! My baby!" cried Mrs. Johnson, as she ran down off the porch toward a mosquito-netting covered carriage in the front yard. "A big snake is going to sting my baby! Oh, Trouble! what shall I do?"
"Ha! is Trouble over there?" asked Ted of Janet.
"Yes, and something else, too, I guess," was the answer.
And Mrs. Johnson called again: