Bunny and Sue rather wished they could see Wango riding on Toby's back, but they knew, as well as did their mother, that Mr. Winkler's pet sometimes did mischievous as well as funny tricks. Perhaps it was better not to have him ride Toby.
"Well, I'm glad you like my pony, or, rather, the pony that used to be mine," said Mr. Tallman, as he was leaving. "If you are kind and good to him, as I know you will be, perhaps you can teach him other tricks."
"Oh, yes! That's what I'm going to do!" cried Bunny. "And then we can take him to the circus!"
"No!" cried Sue. "You can't take my pony to the circus! I own half of Toby, don't I, Mother?"
"Well, yes, I suppose so. But I don't believe Bunny would really take him to any circus."
"Oh, no, I only meant a make-believe circus, like we played once before," said the little boy.
"Oh, yes, we can do that," agreed Sue.
Mr. Tallman told Bunny and Sue some other simple tricks they might teach Toby to do, and then he said good-bye to the pony and started back home.
"And we hope you'll find your red-and-yellow box," said Sue, as she waved her hand.
"So do I," added the man who had been robbed, so that he was made poor and had to sell Toby. "I hope so, too!"