"That's the place where the doctor lives," went on Ted.
"How do you know?" demanded Janet.
"'Cause I heard Uncle Frank say so. Mother asked where a doctor lived, and Uncle Frank showed her that white house. I was on the porch and I heard him. He said if ever we needed a doctor we only had to go there and Doctor Bond would come right away. He's the only doctor around here."
"Then we'd better get him for our pony Clipclap!" exclaimed Janet. "Come on, Teddy."
"If we had our goat-wagon we could ride," said the little boy, as they walked along over the prairie together. "But I guess we've got to walk now."
"Is it very far?" asked Janet.
"No, not very far. I've never been there, but you can easy see it."
Truly enough the white house of Doctor Bond was in plain sight, but on the prairies the air is so clear that distant houses look nearer than they really are.
So, though Ted and Janet thought they would be at the doctor's in about ten minutes, they were really half an hour in reaching the place. They saw the doctor's brass sign on his house.
"I hope he's in," said Teddy.