"Well, that was a pretty good throw, Bunny. But throw it again. I like to run after sticks and bring 'em back to you."
"Oh, dear!" exclaimed Sue. "What are we going to do now?"
"What's the matter?" asked a voice the children knew, and there was Bunker Blue, walking along with an axe over his shoulder. He was going to the woods to cut some stakes for the big fish nets. "What's the matter, Bunny and Sue?" asked the boat boy.
"Oh, Splash is following us, and we're going to the farm, and there's a big dog there that bites him," explained Bunny. "We can't make Splash go back home."
"And Bunny threw a stick and—and everything," added Sue.
"Well, I'll take him with me," offered Bunker Blue. "He always likes to go to the woods. I'll take him with me and then he won't bother you. Here, Splash!" he called.
With a bark and a joyful wag of his tail, Splash sprang up and ran toward Bunker.
"Come on now! Off to the woods!" cried the fish boy.
Splash turned once to look back at Bunny and Sue in the pony cart, and then he glanced at Bunker. It was as if he said:
"Well, I like you both, and I don't know which one to go with."