Fun in the Cherry Orchard
- Henry wonders if he should take the other kids to pick cherries, so he asks Jessie what she thinks.
- Jessie thinks that their grandfather might be on the lookout for four kids traveling together, so she suggests they walk into town in pairs.
- It's cherry-pickin' time. The whole gang is there, but Benny is too little to pick cherries so he's just going to watch.
- Henry, Jessie, and Violet start picking, while Benny just runs around eating cherries and making friends with everyone.
- At lunchtime, Dr. Moore invites the children to stay and eat. He asks if their mother will mind and gives Henry a quizzical look. Could he possibly know they're on their own?
- Henry doesn't know what to say about the whole mother thing, but Jessie steps in and says their parents are dead.
- Everyone eats lunch, and there are cherry dumplings for dessert. Yum. Then, Benny settles down for a nap, and the other kids get back to work.
- At the end of the day, Dr. Moore gives the kids $4 and more cherries. He notes that the kids leave in pairs instead of walking together as a group.
- The boxcar is just as the children left it, so they have some supper and go to bed.
- That night, Dr. Moore sees an ad in the paper: A man named James Henry Alden is offering $5,000 for four lost children.
- Dr. Moore instantly realizes that the children the man is looking for are his workers. You can't get anything by this doctor.
- The doctor resolves to keep the children's secret, though, 'cause he's cool like that.