“There we are again!” cried Tommy. “I wish we had thought to have tags put on us, with our address, and then we wouldn’t get lost, or, if we did, a postman could take us home.”
Then the three little Trippertrots looked worried, and, when the kind grocery boy saw this, he said:
“Never mind, I’m sure I can find your house sooner or later. Come, we will walk along, and look for it. Whoever sees it first will get a penny.”
“Who will give it to us?” asked Johnny.
“I will, myself, out of my own pocket,” said the grocery boy. “See, I have a bright, new penny,” and he showed it to the Trippertrots.
“Ah, but suppose you see the house first?” asked Mary.
TOMMY, JOHNNY AND MARY BEGAN TO FLOAT UP INTO THE AIR
“I won’t, I promise you,” said the grocery boy. “I will walk along with my eyes shut, and you can lead me. Then some of you will be sure to see the house first yourselves, and you can have the penny, whoever is first.”
“But suppose we all see our house at the same time?” inquired Johnny.