“It’s ours,” Teddy said.
“Oh, I didn’t know you had a deer,” Mrs. Traddle was much surprised. “But then I suppose I’m old fashioned. Dogs and cats were all we had for pets when I was a child.”
“It isn’t exactly our deer, but we sort of saw it and we are going to get it and solve the mystery of it,” Teddy said. But it is doubtful if Mrs. Traddle heard this last explanation. Some other customers came in.
And as Teddy and his chums went out, they heard the store keeper telling her new customers something about the deer the Benson children had for a pet.
“No use bothering to explain,” Teddy said. “It’s too hot to have to talk loud enough for Mrs. Traddle to hear.”
Margie and Lucy had decided to go on a little picnic next day. Teddy asked Joe and Dick what they planned to do.
“Why not have another try for that deer?” asked Teddy as his chums had no particular place to go.
“Sure,” agreed Joe and Dick.
“If we’re going to solve the mystery,” Teddy went on, “we might as well start. Come over to my house right after breakfast.”
“We’ll do that,” Joe promised and Dick agreed, adding: