The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook

A middle-class family takes a summer trip to a country estate with two older twins, two younger siblings, parents, household help, and beloved pets, and their visit becomes a string of episodic adventures. On the journey a pet dog leaps from a train and is recovered, and at Meadow Brook the children attend picnics, a small circus and moving-picture entertainments, stage amateur performances, and join in games that include a sham battle and swimming. Several tense episodes — a child temporarily missing, getting lost in a hayloft, a wild-animal scare, and a subplot about bad money — are resolved, and a troubled runaway youth’s story is explained before the family enjoys peaceful, happy days.