“Do you know where these children live and could you take them home?” asked Mr. Ward. “I would, but I haven’t time.”
“Yes, I can take them home,” said Mr. Stern. “I’ll be glad to, as they were very kind to me.”
“All right then, I’ll leave them with you,” said Mr. Ward.
On the way home Bunny and Sue told all that had happened—how they had become lost in searching for Patter and how they were locked in the old factory. Whether Patter had been stolen or had just jumped out and wandered away was never found out.
“Well, I’m glad you have your dog back,” said Mr. Stern. “He is a good dog, and valuable.”
He went as far as the children’s corner with them, and when they were within sight of their house he would have left them. But Bunny and Sue caught hold of his hands and would not let him go.
“Daddy and mother will want to see you,” said Bunny.
Just then Mrs. Brown came out, looking for her children, as they had been gone a long time. She saw Mr. Stern, she heard the story, and she insisted that he come into the house.
“You shouldn’t have left the hospital without telling us,” she said.
“Oh, I didn’t want to make any bother,” he murmured.