The Happy Hollisters and the Swiss Echo Mystery

The Happy Hollisters and the Swiss Echo Mystery — page 9
Let him have my place Ricky said and squirmed out of his seat I want to go outside and play May I Mother Yes Mrs Hollister answered but don’t wander off Holly begged to go with her brother and when she was excused scampered off behind Ricky and disappeared outside Pam wiped Biffi’s feet with a paper napkin Then at her command the dog jumped onto her brother’s empty chair Oh isn’t he cute Sue exclaimed as she reached over to pet the poodle Ricky and Holly meanwhile ran about in the snow They were all alone except for a middle-aged Swiss couple who despite the falling flakes were taking photographs beside the inn Let’s throw snowballs Holly said At each other No said Holly pointing upward If we throw them on the roof they’ll roll down and get bigger and bigger Yikes That’s keen Ricky exclaimed He and his sister bent down to make several snowballs They were so busy doing this that they did not see the middle-aged Swiss man remove his hat hold it in the crook of his arm and stand stiffly for a snapshot As he did this the children tossed their snowballs on the roof one after another At first the white balls did not seem to move but gradually they began to roll 12