Queen Curtain looked up. "You won't stay for dinner and the theater?"
"No, thank you," replied Shaggy. "We have a long journey ahead of us and we really must be going on our way now."
With this, Shaggy and his friends walked up the aisle toward the door by which they had entered the theater. King Ticket had been staring intently at the Shaggy Man and now he whispered something in a low voice to Queen Curtain. The Queen considered for a moment and then nodded her head.
Twink and Tom, who were directly behind the Shaggy Man, stopped and stared at each other. They were only half way up the aisle. The Shaggy Man had been only a step ahead of them.
Now he was gone—vanished completely!
CHAPTER 10
Lady Cue
Twink and Tom were utterly bewildered at their friend's disappearance. They didn't know what to do next.