"Are you sure she came over here?" asked Bunny Brown.
"Sure," answered Rose. "You see this was her pretend house, and mine was over there under the string of sleigh bells." She pointed to where several small trunks had been drawn together to form a square. Some old bed quilts had been laid over to make a roof, and under this Rose received visits from her friend Sue, who went by the name of Mrs. Wilson.
"When did you last see her?" asked Charlie. "Maybe she went downstairs."
"No, she didn't, for I saw her opening the big trunk and taking clothes out to dress up in. Besides she couldn't get downstairs, for you boys pulled two trunks in front of the stairs for a fort."
"So we did," said Charlie. "She couldn't have gone down without moving the trunks, and they haven't been moved."
"Well, then she must be up here somewhere," said Bunny. "Maybe she's shut up in the big trunk."
"That's dreadful! Call and let's see if she is in there," said Rose.
Bunny went close to the big trunk—the largest, in the attic—and then he called as loudly as he could:
"Are you in there, Sue?"
Back came the answer, very faintly: