Then a pale light began to glimmer over the hill-top and she said to herself, "I guess the night is over and morning is coming.

I'd like to see the sun rise, so I'll watch, and when it comes up we can find our way right home." But before the moon's round face peeped above the hill to destroy her hope, Nan had fallen asleep, leaning back in a little bower of tall ferns, and was deep in a mid-summer night's dream of fire-flies and blue aprons, mountains of huckleberries, and Robby wiping away the tears of a black cow, who sobbed, "I want to go home! I want to go home!" While the children were sleeping, peacefully lulled by the drowsy hum of many neighborly mosquitoes, the family at home were in a great state of agitation.

The hay-cart came at five, and all but Jack, Emil, Nan, and Rob were at the bars ready for it.

Franz drove instead of Silas, and when the boys told him that the others were going home through the wood, he said, looking ill-pleased, "They ought to have left Rob to ride, he will be tired out by the long walk." "It's shorter that way, and they will carry him," said Stuffy, who was in a hurry for his supper.
"You are sure Nan and Rob went with them ?" "Of course they did; I saw them getting over the wall, and sung out that it was most five, and Jack called back that they were going the other way," explained Tommy.
"Very well, pile in then," and away rattled the hay-cart with the tired children and the full pails.
Mrs.Jo looked sober when she heard of the division of the party, and sent Franz back with Toby to find and bring the little ones home.

Supper was over, and the family sitting about in the cool hall as usual, when Franz came trotting back, hot, dusty, and anxious.
"Have they come ?" he called out when half-way up the avenue.
"No!" and Mrs.Jo flew out of her chair looking so alarmed that every one jumped up and gathered round Franz.
"I can't find them anywhere," he began; but the words were hardly spoken when a loud "Hullo!" startled them all, and the next minute Jack and Emil came round the house.
"Where are Nan and Rob ?" cried Mrs.Jo, clutching Emil in a way that caused him to think his aunt had suddenly lost her wits.
"I don't know.