“He’s the trick dog of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue.”
But in spite of all their looking that day, Patter was not found.
Night came and Bunny and Sue, who had been out in turn with George, Charlie and Harry, came back to their home. They were tired and discouraged.
“Do you think we’ll ever find him, Mother?” asked Sue.
“Oh, yes, I think so,” was the answer. “Your father is going to put a notice in the paper offering a reward to whoever finds Patter and brings him home.”
“But if we don’t find him, what about the show?” asked Bunny. “We have to have it soon.”
“The show will have to be postponed if Patter isn’t found,” said Mrs. Brown.
“Does that mean we can’t have it?”
“No, it means it will be put off and given later. But don’t fret. Eat your suppers and go to bed, and perhaps in the morning Patter will be here.”
At supper Bunny and Sue ate a little better than at breakfast because they had been outdoors all day in the fresh air. After supper they sat up a while before going to bed, hoping some good news might come in over the telephone.