Daddy Bunker gave the lumberman some money, as his share in the good luck, and told him when he was through working for Mr. Barker to come to Pineville.

“I’ll give you work there,” said the children’s father.

“All right, I’ll come,” promised Mr. Gannon.  “And the next time any one gives me an old coat I’ll look in the torn lining, as well as in the pockets, and if I find any valuable papers I can give them back right away.”

Then he told of having tramped from place to place after leaving Pineville, wearing the old coat, until he reached Green Pond.

“It’s just like a story in a book,” said Rose.

“Yes, it surely is,” agreed Daddy Bunker, as he put the valuable papers into his coat pocket, that had no hole in it.

Then the six little Bunkers and the others went on to a lovely spot on the shore of Green Pond and ate their picnic lunch.

“Oh, it’s just lovely here,” said Rose, as she gave Mun Bun another small piece of cake.

“I wish we could stay forever,” added Laddie.  “I like it!  I can think up awful good riddles here.”

“It’s fun to sail boats,” said Russ, as he whistled a merry tune.

“And there are so many things to see and do at Grandma Bell’s house,” added Vi.

“I won’t throw any more dollies down the well,” promised Margy, who remembered her little trick.

“That’s good!” laughed Mother Bunker.  “But, nice as it is, we can’t stay much longer.  We are going somewhere else.”

“Where?” asked Russ eagerly.

“Well, we have an invitation from your aunt to spend the last of July and part of August in Boston,” said his mother.  “Would you like to go?”

“We love Grandma Bell, but we would like to go to Boston,” answered Rose.

And what the children saw and did there you may learn by reading the next book in this series, to be called:  “Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo’s.”

“We did have such a lovely time!” said Rose on their homeward way.  “Didn’t we, Russ?”

“Yes.  And I’m glad daddy got his papers.  Oh, look!  There goes a bunny!” and he pointed.  “Margy—­Mun Bun!  Look!  There’s a bunny like the one Zip chased,” and Russ turned to the two small children.

But Mun Bun and Margy were fast asleep on the seat between Mother Bunker and Grandma Bell.

THE END