"Sure, ma'am, a whole lot of things are missing!" declared the girl.
"Missing! What is missing?"
"Sure, ma'am, almost everything in the kitchen is missing, ma'am!" and the girl pointed around in a helpless sort of fashion. "All the knives and forks and spoons are gone! And so are some of the pots and pans and kettles!"
"Is that possible?"
"Yes, ma'am. And that ain't all, ma'am. Sure, and most of the things in the pantry and in the ice-box are gone, too!" announced Mary, running from one place to another. "Sure, ma'am, we've been burglarized, ma'am!"
CHAPTER XXVIII
DELLA FORD'S STATEMENT
"Burglars!"