So they kept quiet and waited, and it seemed a long time to both the boy and the girl before a soft, furry head popped out of a near-by hole, and two big, gentle brown eyes looked at them curiously.
[Chapter III]
Mr. Bowko, the Mayor
"Dear me!" said the prairie-dog, speaking almost in a whisper; "here are some of those queer humans from the village."
"Let me see! Let me see!" cried two shrill little voices, and the wee heads of two small creatures popped out of the hole and fixed their bright eyes upon the heads of Twinkle and Chubbins.
"Go down at once!" said the mother prairie-dog. "Do you want to get hurt, you naughty little things?"