“I think I did,” her husband answered. “The keys ought to be right here on the sand.”
“A bunch of keys is easier to find than a wedding ring,” commented Janet.
“They ought to be in plain sight,” added her brother.
But though they all eagerly scanned the surface of the sand the keys were not in sight. They had vanished with the wedding ring. It was a great mystery.
“This is too bad!” said Mr. Keller. “If Mr. Narr finds out about this there may be trouble. I might even lose my position in his office.”
“Don’t say that!” begged his wife.
“But it’s true,” he murmured. “You don’t know what a terrible man he is when he gets angry. Oh, I must find those keys—and your wedding ring! I must find them!”
“We’ll help!” offered the Curlytops. They began crawling around the sand. But the second search had no more than begun before a voice was heard calling:
“Ted! Janet! Where are you?”