The moving picture actor might ship the box of albums back by express, or he might bring them himself, so Mr. Weldon said.
“Harry Portnay is a queer chap,” said the cowboy actor who had leaped his horse over the fence to save Trouble from the ugly boar. “He never does what you think he will. It would be just like him to send a special messenger back with those books, or he may even forget all about them and leave them in his New York office.”
“But I have written him a letter about them!” exclaimed Mr. Martin.
“Yes, I know. But he gets a lot of letters every day—all movie stars do—and he may not pay much attention to yours.”
“I must get those albums back if I have to go to New York for them myself,” declared the father of the Curlytops.
“Oh, I’d like to go to New York!” cried Ted.
“So would I!” added his sister.
“We have made other plans,” their mother answered, with a smile. “We are going to tour around and make a stop in Bentville—as soon as we get the albums.”
Meanwhile, the only thing to do was to wait, and it was a pleasant waiting, at least for the children. They liked it at the Dawson Farm, for there was much to see and do, especially with the moving picture people there. Every day some scenes were taken—nothing very elaborate or big, because of the absence of the star, but enough to keep the camera men and the actors and actresses busy.
To their delight, the day after the queer fishing trip the children saw Mr. Tizzy do some of his funny tricks in front of the camera. The acrobat said he was all right again after his tumble into the hole, and he certainly was lively enough, leaping here and there.