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It was soft, for the sun was now warm, and the snow packed well. The snowballs were put together, and thus the snow man was started. The six little Bunkers then made arms and legs for him, stuck pieces of coal in for buttons on his coat and for his eyes and nose and mouth, and then Dick gave them an old hat to put on the snow man's head.
During the two days the Moltke lay in the harbor fifteen hundred tons of coal were carried in baskets on the shoulders of Arabs from barges into the hold of the vessel, a slow method of delivering compared with the rush of the steam scoops in New York harbor where three thousand tons were dumped into the bunkers in a few hours' time.
"Then we can make more snow men!" shouted Russ. "And maybe I'll make an ice boat, too, when the snow melts so we can go on the pond." Out in the snow rushed the six little Bunkers, and they had fun playing near the big hedge which gave Grandpa Ford's place its name. When the children were romping about, sliding down a little hill they made, and tumbling about in the snow, along came Mr. Thompson.
But we are used to such things happening, and we don't mind. I hope you will not be driven wild by the children." "Oh, no, I love them!" said Cousin Ruth with a smile, as she looked over at the six little Bunkers. "That's good," said their mother with a smile. "Of course they get into mischief once in a while, but they are usually pretty good and don't give much trouble.
Adair and his lieutenant, as well as the carpenter and boatswain, had made repeated efforts to discover the exact spot. The only way to do this was to creep under the bunkers among the bilge water, an unpleasant and dangerous task. It was evident that the water must be reduced before the leak could be discovered.
These figures have to be examined in relation to Germany's probable output. The maximum pre-war figure was reached in 1913 with a total of 191,500,000 tons. It is estimated that this total was employed as follows: Railways 18,000,000 tons. Gas, water, and electricity 12,500,000 " Bunkers 6,500,000 " House-fuel, small industry and agriculture 24,000,000 " Industry 78,000,000 " 139,000,000 "
Maybe you was specializin' on spuds, or cabbages. But I'll bet you had your foolish spell." Mr. Shinn shakes his head. "All the digging I ever did out there," says he, "was with a niblick in the bunkers of the Roaring Rock golf course. No, I'm wrong." "Ha, ha!" says I. "I thought so." "Yes," he goes on, rubbin' his chin reminiscent, "I mind me of one little job of digging I did.
The Armatage children knew a great deal more about the plantation and the country surrounding it than the Bunkers did. That was only natural. Philly or Alice or Frane, Junior, would not have started off secretly, as Russ and Rose Bunker did, after nine o'clock at night to go down to the place where old Mammy June's cabin had been burned.
The six little Bunkers, having changed into their old clothes, were running about the yard, getting acquainted with the premises all over again. "Now I guess we're all ready to sit down," said Mother Bunker, for, with the help of Rose and Norah, the table had been set, tea made and a meal gotten ready in quick time.
How can you sail a boat on a pond that is covered with ice?" "I'm going to sail an ice boat," answered Dick. "Want to come down and see me, and have a ride?" You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat. "I want to come!" cried Russ. "I want a ride!" shouted Laddie. "Shall we get wet?" asked Rose.
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