Mrs. Martin looked at her two Curlytops.
“Are you sure your dog Skyrocket isn’t in the shed?” she asked.
“No, he isn’t there,” answered Ted.
“We looked all over, and I felt in his bed,” added Janet. “The soft carpet Ted put in for Skyrocket is there, but our dog is gone. Oh dear!” and she was almost crying.
“I’d better take a look to make sure,” said Mrs. Martin. “We’ll bring a lamp with us. He may be hiding in some dark corner,” she added as she lighted a lamp.
“And, if he isn’t there, can we go out and look for him?” asked Ted.
“We’ll see,” answered his mother. “Maybe he’ll come back himself, if he really is gone.”
“Oh, he’s gone,” declared Ted, sadly enough.
Out to the woodshed the two Curlytops followed their mother, who carried the lamp. And while they are looking for the lost Skyrocket it will be a good chance for me to let my new readers know something of the Martin children, as told in the previous books of this series.
As I have told you, Theodore and Janet were called the “Curlytops” as often as anything else, and the reason for this was because they had such curly hair. Ted’s whole name was Theodore Baradale Martin, and Jan’s was Janet, while “Trouble’s” right name was William Anthony Martin.