"It was a nice ride we had," Nan said, "wasn't it, Bert?"
"Yes, it's great out on the lake. I wonder if we'll ever go camping as we talked of when we were in New York?"
"Maybe. Let's tease mother to let us!"
"All right. You ask her and I'll ask father. There's one island in the lake where——"
But Bert did not have a chance to finish what he was going to say, for just then Flossie and Freddie, who had hurried on ahead, came running back, surprise showing on their faces.
"Oh, Bert!" cried Freddie. "It's here! It's come!"
"Can we go to see it?" added Flossie. "Oh, I just want to!"
"What's here? What do you want to see? What is it?" asked Bert and Nan together, taking turns at the questions.
"The circus is here!" answered Freddie.
"Circus?" asked Bert in surprise.