Uncle Frank threw open the door. There stood the goat, covered with snow, and stamping to get off as much as he could. Into the kitchen he walked as though he felt at home there, and Teddy and Janet began to hug him.
"Hold on there! Wait a minute!" called their father.
"What is it?" asked Mrs. Martin. "What's the matter, Dick?"
"There's something on that goat's neck!"
"Something on his neck?"
"Yes, a note or something. Nicknack has brought in something out of the storm. We must see what it is!"
CHAPTER XX
IN THE BUNGALOW
The Curlytops were very much excited when they heard their father say Nicknack had something on his neck. They had been so anxious to hug their pet that they had not thought of anything else, and had not noticed anything.
"We thought you were lost in the snow," murmured Janet.