"If we only had a boat, and the pond was big enough, we could have a fine sail!" cried Laddie, as he looked at the wind making little waves on the place where Mun Bun had been stuck in the mud.
"Oh, I know what we could make!" suddenly exclaimed Russ.
"What?" his brother wanted to know.
"A wind wagon."
"A wind wagon?"
"Yes, you know, a wagon that the wind will blow. Come on, we'll do it. Mother read me a story once about a boy who lived in the West, and he made himself a wind wagon and he had a nice ride. Come on, we'll make one!"
CHAPTER XVI
"CAPTAIN RUSS"
Laddie knew Russ could make many play-things, for he had seen his brother at work. But a wind wagon was something new. Laddie did not see how this could be made.