“Well, perhaps he just jumped out of the window to have a little fun after dark, though he never did it before,” said Mrs. Martin. “We’ll take a look around the house and call him.”
As they came out of the shed they heard a voice calling them. The voice said:
“Hello! Where’s everybody?”
“It’s daddy!” exclaimed Ted.
“Oh, Skyrocket is lost!” added Jan, as she ran to meet her father, who stood in the back kitchen door.
“Skyrocket lost? No!” exclaimed Mr. Martin, in surprise. “Did he run away?”
“It looks so,” said Mrs. Martin. “Come out here and we’ll tell you all about it.”
This Janet and Teddy did, taking turns, with Mrs. Martin putting in a word now and then.
“You say you shut Skyrocket up in the shed, and left the window closed?” said Mr. Martin, to Ted.
“Yes, Daddy. And when Jan and I came out he was gone.”