"Where did Bunny go, Sue?" asked Mother Brown. "Wasn't he sitting here with you?"
"Yes, he was here a little while ago," answered Sue. "And then I was watching two of the sailboats to see if they would bump together, and I didn't look at Bunny. When I did look he was gone, but I thought he was downstairs."
"He isn't," said Mrs. Brown, "and he isn't here on deck. Oh, if he——"
She did not finish what she was going to say, but quickly ran to the side of the boat and looked down into the water, as if she might see Bunny paddling around there. The Fairy was still anchored in Clam Cove, waiting for the storm to blow out.
"Is Bunny in swimming?" asked Sue.
"What's the matter?" asked Captain Ross, who was up "for'ard," as he called it, meaning the front of the boat. He and Bunker Blue were mending one of the sails. "Anything wrong, Mrs. Brown?" asked the jolly old sailor.
"I can't find Bunny," she answered. "He was here with Sue a moment ago. Oh, I'm afraid Bunny——"
"Now, don't think that anything has happened!" interrupted Mr. Brown. "He's probably hiding somewhere."
"Bunny wouldn't do that," declared his mother.
"No, we weren't playing hide and go seek," said Sue.