"Oh, Daddy! Daddy Brown! What have you brought?" cried the two children.
"Just a minute now, and I'll show you," said Mr. Brown, as he got out of the automobile and started for a tent, a big bundle under each arm. The children danced about in delight and Splash barked.
CHAPTER II
THE PAIL OF MILK
"Oh, Mother! is this the surprise you had for us?" asked Sue, as she hopped about, first on one foot then on the other. For she was so excited she could not keep still.
"No, this isn't exactly what I meant," said Mrs. Brown with a smile. "Still, this is a very nice surprise, isn't it?"
"Just the very nicest!" said Bunny. "It's nice to have daddy home, and it's nice to have him bring something."
"Oh, please tell us what it is—you have two things," went on Sue, as she looked at the two bundles which Mr. Brown carried, one under each arm. "Is there something for each of us, Daddy?"
"Well, yes, I think so, Sue," answered her father. "But just wait——"