“Oh, traveling’s good for you,” admitted Ellen, who was a fair little person in spite of her condescending ways at times. “My mother says you can learn a lot by traveling in different places.”
So Sunny Boy felt better, for of course he didn’t want to go through life without education. No one does.
Ellen and Ralph and Sunny Boy had only a few more days to play together at Nestle Cove. Then they separated, Ellen and Ralph to go home to the small town where they lived and go to school, and Sunny Boy and his mother and father to get ready for the trip to New York.
THE END
SUNNY BOY IN THE
BIG CITY
CHAPTER I
THE PARADE
“Fall in!” said Sunny Boy sharply.
The army, six small boys distributed comfortably over the front steps, scrambled to obey. That is, all except one, who remained seated, a sea shell held over each ear.
“I said ‘Fall in,’” repeated Sunny Boy patiently, as a general should speak.
“I heard you the first time,” admitted the small soldier. “Did you know these shells made a noise, Sunny?”