"I guess so," she answered. "If we haven't we'll ask the conductor please to charge it."
The car stopped and with Janet holding Top and Ted with Tip in his arms, the children got aboard.
"Well, I see you got your dogs back," came a voice, and, looking up, the Curlytops saw the same conductor they had ridden out with from Cresco.
"I didn't think I'd have you back with me so soon," he said. "But I'm glad to see you. It's sort of against the rules to bring dogs on trolley cars, but I guess yours will be all right, as long as they're trick circus dogs."
"Shall we make 'em do some tricks for you?" asked Teddy, as he and his sister took their seats.
"Well, not now, thank you," the conductor answered, with a smile as the car started off, leaving behind the curious crowd. "I'll soon be so busy collecting fares that I won't have time to watch."
"Then we'll send you a ticket to our circus," promised Janet, "'cause you were so kind to us."
"Thank you," replied the conductor. "I shall be glad to come. You can take my name and mail the ticket to me at the car house. I like animals," and he patted the heads of Tip and Top. "But what makes one black, and the other streaked black and white?" he asked.
"They're colored, but it will wash off," answered Ted. "The Professor, or maybe Shorty, dyed our white poodles black."
You can imagine how surprised Mr. and Mrs. Martin were when Ted and Janet came in with the lost dogs—one black and the other white and black.