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 that kind. Come, let's see whose balloon will go the highest."

Each took a string, Topsy, Dinah, and Mirandy timidly holding to the fence till they were satisfied they would not follow the bears.

They had great sport, till suddenly they saw coming toward them a beautiful yellow coach and four shiny black horses.

"Here comes our coach and four. Wind up your twine. They can fly low as we drive along. Hop in!" cried the hostess.

In great surprise they scrambled in, and when all were settled with the balloons darting here and there from all sides of the coach, and the children merrily chattering inside, the horses went clattering down the street.