Sue got down off the chair, on which she stood to push shut the door, after Bunny crawled inside the dumb waiter. The little girl ran out of the kitchen, calling to her mother, Aunt Lu and Wopsie. The colored cook was the first one to answer.
"What's the matter?" she called. "What hab happened, Sue?"
"Oh, it's Bunny! He's gone! He's gone!" sobbed Sue.
"Gone? Gone where?" Mary asked.
"Down there!" and Sue pointed to the dumb waiter door.
Mary ran across the kitchen, and opened the door. She looked down, and then she turned to Sue and asked:
"Did he fall down, Sue?"
"No, he didn't fall down. But he got in the little box, where the ice was, and told me to shut the door. He was going to have a ride. It was going to be my turn when he came back. But there was a big bump, and Bunny hollered, and he didn't come back, and oh dear! I guess he's losted again!"
Mrs. Brown and Aunt Lu came hurrying into the kitchen. Behind them was Wopsie, her hair standing up more than ever, for she had just finished tying it in rags.
"What's the matter?" asked Mother Brown and Aunt Lu at the same time.