“How does it come that you are here, too?” she asked of the Chief of Detectives.
“I started to tell Gran’ma and Gran’pa up on the mountain a while ago,” he replied, “but I got off the subject. Now I will tell the story, strange as it may seem.”
“Here comes the Magic Umbrella!” cried Gran’ma, as she pointed to a speck in the air.
“It’s the Princess!” cried the Detective. “No, it isn’t, either,” he added as the Magic Umbrella drew closer.
It proved to be the General of the Guard, and when he had embraced the Tiptoe Brothers and Mrs. Tiptoe he was introduced to the rest of the party.
“The Princess is quite safe!” he exclaimed, as all started to ask after her, “and she has sent me to try and find you and bring you to the Castle.”
Gran’ma, Janey and Mrs. Tiptoe rode in the Magic Umbrella and the men rode underneath. (page [131])