The Curlytops and Their Pets

Curlytops and Their Pets, by
Howard R. Garis

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Title: The Curlytops and Their Pets or Uncle Toby's Strange Collection
Author: Howard R. Garis
Illustrator: Julia Greene
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THE CURLYTOPS AND THEIR PETS OR Uncle Toby's Strange
Collection
BY HOWARD R. GARIS
AUTHOR OF "THE CURLYTOPS SERIES," "UNCLE WIGGILY
SERIES," "BEDTIME STORIES," ETC.

Illustrations by JULIA GREENE

NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE CURLYTOPS SERIES By HOWARD R. GARIS 12mo. Cloth.
Illustrated.
THE CURLYTOPS AT CHERRY FARM Or, Vacation Days in the
Country
THE CURLYTOPS ON STAR ISLAND Or, Camping Out With Grandpa
THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds
THE CURLYTOPS AT UNCLE FRANK'S RANCH Or, Little Folks on
Ponyback
THE CURLYTOPS AT SILVER LAKE Or, On the Water With Uncle
Ben
THE CURLYTOPS AND THEIR PETS Or, Uncle Toby's Strange
Collection

CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, New York
COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
THE CURLYTOPS AND THEIR PETS Printed in U.S.A.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I UNCLE TOBY'S LETTER 1
II AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE 14
III THE QUEER OLD LADY 28
IV UNCLE TOBY'S PETS 40
V TIP AND TOP 52
VI WHERE IS TIP? 65
VII A FUZZY BURGLAR 79
VIII SLIDER GOES SLIDING 92
IX MRS. JOHNSON'S BABY 104
X MR. CAPPER'S BUNS 116
XI TOP ACTS STRANGELY 128
XII MR. NIP'S ALARM 141
XIII THE HAND-ORGAN MAN 154
XIV TURNOVER AND SKYROCKET 166

XV PLANNING THE CIRCUS 182
XVI TOP IS GONE 193
XVII THE DOG SHOW 203
XVIII THE BLACK POODLES 212
XIX A HAPPY REUNION 221
XX THE CURLYTOPS' CIRCUS 231

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ONE OF THE TRICKS WAS TO RUN AND JUMP THROUGH A
PAPER HOOP. "The Curlytops and Their Pets." Page 240
THE SECOND DOG BEGAN TURNING SOMERSAULTS. "The
Curlytops and Their Pets." Page 50
SLIDER WENT SLIDING DOWN THE SMOOTH SLANTING
BOARD. "The Curlytops and Their Pets." Page 102
JACK MADE ONE LEAP AND LANDED SAFELY IN TEDDY'S
ARMS. "The Curlytops and Their Pets." Page 174

THE CURLYTOPS AND THEIR PETS
CHAPTER I
UNCLE TOBY'S LETTER
"What you going to put on your ship, Ted?"
"Oh, swords and guns and gunpowder and soldiers. What you going to
load on your ship, Jan?"

"Oranges and lemons and pineapples," answered the little girl, who was
playing with her brother at sailing boats in the brook that ran back of
the house. "And maybe I'll have gold and diamonds and chocolate cake
on my ship, Teddy," went on Janet Martin.
"If you do I'll be a pirate and sink your ship! Oh, Jan, let's play that! I'll
be a pirate!"
Teddy Martin jumped up so suddenly from the bank of the brook,
where he was loading his ship with what he called "swords, guns and
gunpowder," that he tipped the vessel over and the whole cargo was
spilled into the water.
"Oh, look what you did!" cried Janet. "Your gunpowder will be all
wet!"
"I'm not ready to play the pirate game yet," explained Teddy. "Anyhow,
I can get more powder."
This would be easy enough, it seemed, as the children were only
pretending that stones, pebbles and bits of sticks were the cargoes of
their toy ships, and, as Teddy had said, he could easily get more stones.
The brook was filled with them.
"Where are you going?" Janet called after her brother, as she saw him
hurrying toward the house, which was out of sight behind the trees and
bushes that grew on the edge of the brook.
"I'm going to get a black flag so I can be a pirate and sink your ship
with gold, diamonds and chocolate cakes on!" answered Teddy over his
shoulder as he ran on.
"I--I don't guess I want you to be a pirate," said Janet slowly, as she
looked at her ship, on which the pebbles, stones and bits of wood were
neatly arranged in piles. "I'm not going to play that game! I don't want
you to be a pirate, Ted! It's too scary!"
But her brother was beyond the reach of her voice now, hurrying

toward the