"Well, there's no smell to this," said Tom. "Now let's get out of here."
Led by Bunny and Sue, with Splash running on ahead, the ragged boy was soon out of the cave.
Bunny and Sue looked across the lake for a sight of their father in his boat coming back, but as they did not see him, Bunny said:
"I know what we can do to have some fun."
"What?" asked Sue, always ready for a good time.
"We can go in Mr. Bailey's barn and slide down the hay. He said we could do it any time without asking."
"Oh, let's do it then!" Sue cried. "You'll come, won't you?" she asked the ragged boy.
"Course I will! I like hay-sliding. I don't mind being stuck with prickers that way."
The three were soon sliding down the hay in the mow, coming to an end with a bump in a pile of hay on the barn floor.
All at once Bunny gave a cry, as he was part way down the slide, and he dug his hands into the hay to stop himself from going further.