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Rned. The children dug holes in the sand, made miniature cities and
railroads, built tunnels which caved in, and finally started to make a
cabin of driftwood. Uncle Tad and Bunker Blue were helping at this, and
they planned to make a regular thatched roof of seaweed. The little
shack on the sand was half done when the puffing of a motor boat was
heard near shore and a voice hailed the little party. "Can you tell me
where Christmas Tree Cove is?" asked a young man in the boat. "It is
right here," answered Mrs. Brown, waving her hand toward the groups of
evergreens on the shore. Bunny, Sue, and Harry looked at the man in the
boat, and then at something else. And the something else was a big,
yellow dog that stood on one of the seats. At the sight of this animal
Mrs. Slater stood up and Harry cried: "There's Sandy! That's my Sandy
all right!" Instantly, at the sound of the little boy's voice, the dog
gave a loud bark and leaped into the bay to swim to shore. He reached
the sand and ran at full speed toward the party of picnickers. As he
ran, Bunny Brown cried: "That's the dog! That's the dog that took my
mother's pocketbook and diamond ring!" CHAPTER XXIV IN THE BOAT Nearer
and nearer to the picnic party on the beach raced the big, yellow dog.
He was barking in delight and his tail was wagging from side to side.
"He'll get us wet!" exclaimed Mrs. Slater. "Down, Sandy! Down!" she
commanded. Instantly the dog stopped and began to shake himself
vigorously, sending the water in a shower from his shaggy coat. "Oh, he
minded you! He's your dog all right, isn't he?" cried Bunny. "Yes, he's
my Sandy," answered Harry. "He always minds sometimes." At the sound of
his young m