"Oh, you mustn't do that!" cried Ted, as he saw what his little brother was doing. "You'll hit his hat," for one of Trouble's snowballs came very near the shiny "stovepipe" as Jan had called it.
"Trouble 'ike snow man," said the little fellow, laughing.
"Well, we like him, too," answered Janet, "and we don't want you to spoil him, baby. Don't throw snowballs at Mr. North."
"Here, I'll help you make a little snow man for yourself," offered Ted to his brother.
"Oh, dat fun!" laughed the little fellow. "I want a biggest one."
"No, a small one will be better, and then you can throw as many snowballs at it as you want," went on Ted.
Jan helped Ted make the snow man for Trouble, for Tom and Lola were called home by their mother. In a short while Trouble's white image was finished. Jan found more red cloth to make the lips and tongue, Ted got more coal for eyes and coat buttons and then he made a paper soldier hat for the small snow man.
"Do you like it, Trouble?" asked his brother, when it was finished.
"Nice," answered Baby William. "Bring it in house to play wif!"
"Oh, no! You mustn't try to do that!" laughed Janet. "If you brought your snow man into the house he would all melt!"