When Russ and Laddie came home from the moving picture show, they heard all about what had happened to their little brother.
"Let's go out and look at the hole," suggested Laddie.
"All right," agreed Russ. "I knew it was there, 'cause the last time it rained I saw water running into it. But I didn't know the iron grating lifted up."
For several days after that the six little Bunkers had lots of fun at Aunt Jo's. They played all sorts of games, and had rides on the roller-skate wagon Russ had made, as well as in the express wagon, pulled by Alexis, the big dog.
They went out to Bunker Hill monument, where they were told something about what had happened when the men of the colonies fought that these United States might become a free nation.
"Daddy," asked Vi very seriously, "didn't they name this monument after you?"
"How could they?" broke in Russ. "This monument was put up years and years before Daddy was born."
"Well, maybe they named it after his great, great, I don't know how many great grandfathers," put in Laddie.
"No, it wasn't named after any one in our family," answered Daddy Bunker.
The father also took the children out to the Charlestown Navy Yard, and told them something about the navy and how our fighting men of the sea helped to keep us a great and free people.