CHAPTER 13
Tom Goes to the Rescue
Despite the late hour at which they had gone to bed, Tom awakened bright and early in the morning, hurried into his clothes and bounded into Twink's room.
The bed was empty!
Thinking that Twink might have risen before him, Tom dashed into the living room. There he found Twiffle alone, deep in thought.
"Twiffle! Twiffle! Twink is gone!" exclaimed Tom.
Twiffle nodded his head gravely. "I know," he said. "I looked for her about half an hour ago and she was gone. I was afraid this would happen."
"But this is terrible!" protested Tom. "Think of poor Twink—one of those senseless dummies, just for the amusement of these wicked people." The boy was thoroughly incensed as he went on. "They call this the Valley of Romance! Why, they must be heartless. They don't even know what real romance or love is!"
Twiffle let out a shout and leaped to his feet.
"My boy, you've done it!" he cried.